The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-27
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Miss Adele Rose OF Hamilton has
been visiting her parents in Nauvoo
Frank Wolf Of Omaha, Neb., came
TO Nauyoo last Monday to give his
| parents q short visit.
Nauvoo had another registration
day Tor women last Monday. There
are now 314 women registered in
/ Nauvoo and 100 still remain outside
| or the fold, and some of these have
expressed a desire to join their sis
1 ters and may be given quiet oppor.
tunity to enter the list which should
| ne complete one in the old Mormon
town.
| Nauvoo people WILL not need any
sympathy for injuries to their eyes
watching moving picture shows this
summer in this city, for no one has
the nerve to open an amusement
place OF this sort since the airdome
quit business. They will have to be
content now to see all the films by
Just listening to their friends from
other towns
} The first warm day In May Nail.
WOO should have cleanup" day
Not that 1t is particularly needed here,
but Mayor Montgomery should issue
proclamation and 1t should be obey
ed by every Nauvoo citizen to the let
ter. Every one should knock off from
their regular work and men, women
and children alike give the old town a
scrubbing and securing. If there is
not enough OF this work found to
consume the day, it could be finished
in patriotic meeting in honor OF the
Nauvoo and country's soldier boys.
| Postmaster Hart showed us photo
OF his son, Herold, clothed IN his sol.
dier uniform and the young man looks
every inch Hun fighter. Herold is
at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan, with the
engineering corps.
| Wayne Atkinson, who held the po'
sition of barber In JOS Welter's Maui
| is now a soldier in the Fort Rose
as regimental barber OF his col
leagues.
Captain Carl Weller Of the United
States marine corps, former Nauvoo
boy, has recently been visiting his
| aunt, Miss Emma Hauptman, in Dav-
export, Iowa He is gun captain in
| his company and has returned to his
command at Quantico, Va, and has
! just completed an instructive course
at the Savage arms company in Utica,
| New York. where he succeeded In
qualifying as a Lewis machine gun
expert The young man has been in
| the service for eight years and has
seen considerable foreign service. He
is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Weller. deceased, and the father was
employed in the Schenk brewery
while residents of Nauvoo, and his
mother is the daughter of Mrs. John
Hauptman, who is now Mrs. Edward
Argast, ST., and residing in Musca-
tine, Iowa, since leaving Nauvoo.
Carl's many young friends in Nauvoo
will be glad to learn Of his attaining
the high position he holds in the gov
ernment's service and will be pleas
ed to hear Of any further advance
ment he might make.
Mayor Montgomery's first message
to the Nauvoo council members will
not contain twenty or thirty type
written pages in length at the first
meeting Of the new body one week
from next Monday evening. He will
perhaps give the members q little
good common sense advice besides
Informing them Of his good inten-
lions for Nauvoos welfare during his
term of Office. The salary OF the
mayor OF Nauvoo is not very great,
but the general judgment is that
Monty" not only can earn that sal
airy, but will
burlington grocery people will
close their stores on every Wednes-
day afternoon from May 1 to October
!, 1. This is probably done to give
their employees time to visit Nauvoo's
| thirst parlors and take supply back
to their dry zones.
Mrs. Ellen Clark of Nauvoo. was
rendered a pleasant surprise party
by the members Of the Nauvoo Wom-
ems Relief Corps last Tuesday after
noon by invading her home, IN the
south part of the city. The ladies
! enjoyed a pleasant time In the COM
pany of the hostess and delicious
sandwiches and ice cream were serV-
ed. Miss Mary Stein OF Kansas city,
MO. was an out Of town guest
No matter how many people have
lived in Nauvoo. they have . sneakins
| idea that they can do better and may
get rich by moving to some other
place. But a good many Of them who
move away from Nauvoo. come BACK
and are glad to remain here.
| Marshal Ed Boedecker's family ana
his wifes sister have moved their
household goods to Mt. Moriah on
the property owned by Mrs. Boed.
ecker's father, Mr.. Amos Roberts, OF
Nauyoo. Marshal Boedecker will re-
main in town for awhile, at least
Nauvoo is busy town In many
things but one Of its best industries
is buying and shipping eggs, whlcn
are becoming more plentiful now ana
she has four firms anxious to secure