The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-13

the beginning of February.
The children belonging to the st.
Peters and Pauls church secured a
hals dozen war savings stamps and
began on their seventh. They do
mated the stamps to Rev. Father
Tholen's rectory fund.
Nauvoo never reasoned that the
late SHOWS were good for winter
wheat. She knew that it was good
to track up the house with and that
sutfices.
Services in the Nauvoo Catholic
church last Sunday were held IN
honor of our soldier boys. An honor
,, list at this church was posted with
eight names attached, showing that
there were that many Nauvoo Cath
Ollie boys doing duty in this govern
ment's service. Those from this par
ish who are with Uncle Sam are:
Elmer Bruegger, Orville and Jessie
Nelson, Raymond Monroe, Ferd PHI
kington, Dick Faulkner, Arthur
Sheets and Earl Laubersheimer.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Lutheran church will meet this We'd
nesday afternoon and the Luther
league meets in the evening. Ger
man Lenten services In the Nauvoo
Lutheran church will be held to-
night Beginning at $50 o'clock. Eng
lish sermon sunday morning at 1890
and in the evening at 1880. A bust
ness meeting will be held next Sun
day after the morning service.
Nauvoo's vicinity farmers should
know that this year it will be very
unpatriotic to spoil any good farmer
by trying to elect him to Office.
Mrs John Koechli has purchased
from the Droe heirs, four acres of
land in Nauvoo situated in the third
ward, and the consideration was
$500 per acre.
Mrs Barbara Mensendfck of Fl.
Scott, Kansas, has purchased her old
homestead in Nauvoos third ward
district. The lady resided in this
city for many years before her Sec
ond marriage and departure for her
Kansas home. She will move back to
grand old Nauvoo and occupy her
recently purchased property.
A Nauvoo man has been winding
the family clock for the past FIVE
years every night and has now dis
covered that it is an eight day clock.
He can't read.
Irwin Reimbold and family who
have been occupying the Daugherty
residence on Knight street in Maui
VOC, will move into the Herman:
Schenk place on North Eleventh
street, and AL Rain, Jr., and wife will
move into the residence vacated by
the former.
Nauvoo people may not always be
able to catch on the attentions of
the weather man, but they got on to
his drift a few weeks ago all right,
all right.
Nauvoo knights of Columbus coun-
Gil members intend observing Wash
ington's birthday on February 81.
Reverends Father Cleary of Warsaw,
Father Gillespie and Father Courtney
of Keokuk have signified their inten-
lions to be present and deliver adj
dresses on the illustrious statesman.
During the extreme cold weather
in Nauvoo it developed that there
was big difference in the registra-
ton of the thermometers in use
about the city. There were mighty
fine bunch Of falsifiers at work in
this community, or the Keokuk in
strument was off In its calculations.
Nauyoo city council members are
still negotiating with the academy
sisters for the privilege of connect
ing city sewerage system with the
sewer laid by the institution several
years ago. 1t is believed an amicable
adjustment will be reached before
spring time rolls around.
The fuel situation in Nauvoo is ex-
ceedingly lucky as compared with
other places herea bouts. Nauvoo
people plan way ahead for an album
dant supply.
1t ts pleasing to think that Nau-
VOC people responded SO generously
In the purchase Of thrift and war
| savings stamps. Nauyoo citizens are
doing noble and patriotic work BY
| Investing their savings in such a
noble cause as helping to win the
| war. Let each person, old and young.
loan to the government so that we
| can win the worlds war which must
be won by America before the close
of 1918. We learn that over
$4,000 worth Of stamps so far
have been sold here. The good work
is on so let it proceed.
Nauvoo's city election will soon
roll around again and If you intend
to be a candidate for the office of
alderman you have got to file your
petition with the city clerk before
February 20 in order to get your
name placed on the primary ballot.
The two young men we spoke of In
our last issue as being accused of
| stealing chickens from two of Maui
voo's citizens may be dealt with
quite severely. The victims of these
young thieves went to Carthage this
morning to consult with the proper
| officials as to what disposition should
be made of the accused. 1t may be
that on account Of their parents they
may be paroled and placed on a farm
to work or at some other honorable
employment and allowed to remain at
work during good behavior One of
the poultry raisers had thirty chick
ems swiped from him and the other
! fifteen, which were all sold in Maui
VOC to buyers.
| Arthur Bidamon, former Nauvoo
young man who now lives in High
| lnad Park near Chicago, has joined