The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-20

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resenting another firm may beat him
to it and sell the bill of goods he has
in mind.
Mrs. Earl Laubersheimer, who has
been making her home with her hus
bands parents in Nauvoo since her
husband Joined the war forces, has
not been enjoying the best of health
since her return from an operation IN
a Keokuk hospital.
/ The ST. Rose society ladies of Nau.
VOC are holding meetings every Wed
nesday afternoon in the Knights OF
Columbus hall, where they engage in
plain sewing, knitting and quilting.
! The proceeds of their llandiwork is
deposited in a fund for which to
! purchase stamps.
/ Richard Baxter has leased from
his uncle, e. J. Baxter, the Young
/ meyer vineyard on the southeast
edge of Nauvoo. The owner intends
to pass the summer in pleasure and
sight seeing in the western country.
Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served by the Nauvoo Knights of Co
lumbus society, with a program OF
songs, declarations, music and pat
riotc addresses. The event will
take place in their hall in the First
I
Cleary Of Warsaw and Courtney Of
| Keokuk will deliver the addresses
! The knights invite the ladies to be
present and enjoy the program.
| The heatless days are now at an
| end in Nauvoo and our business men
are glad of 1t.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Walther of Nau.
VOC were married twenty-seven years
ago last Saturday and their daugh-
ters, Misses Zelda and Leota. ar.
ranged a delightful surprise party
which they planned for Sunday even
! ing in honor of the event. The young
ladies invited dozen married
cauples who are intimate friends of
| their parents to come and enjoy the
festivities and help celebrate the an
niversary. The evening was spent IN
card games and social converse and
| delicious refreshments were served.
| This popular couple was presented
with a beautiful thermos bottle. The
anniversary was a happy occasion to
all who participated and they wished
the host and hostess many more re-
turns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher and
Mrs. Allie Dachroth, the Nauvoo
young married folks who went to
| New York City some time ago, have
been having serious tussle with
the mumps. Mr.. Fisher WAS drafted
f.. the United States army, but
secured a clerical position to escape
the draft Mrs Dachroth's husba nd
was also drafted, but went to the
eastern city to enter the service of
the ship builders which also may en-
able him to escape the trenches.
Carrot Meiertholen and family have
leased the Bush residence in Maui
voo's third ward and will make their
home there. The gentleman will be
employed by G.. j. Baxter for the
coming season. The property known
as the N. j. Reimbold residence,
vacated by him, will be occupied by
George and Phillip Koechli who have
leased the place.
Quite number of Nauvoo people
have received seed packages from
the congressman OF this district the
past week which is another evidence
that spring is not a great way of
and that the planting season will
soon roll round again.
Nauvoo's public library will have a
readingless day next Friday and the
rooms will be closed in the evening
!
Ed. Bicker, a Nauvoo business man
has been hedfast with that cid COM
plant known as the grippe" for sew
eral days >cently.
| Wayne Atkinson, Carl Boedecker
and Fred Schleicher of Nauvoo went
| to Carthage last Tuesday to answer
to a summons of Uncle Sam and
show cause why they should not take
part in the great worlds strife. Al
fred Hohl and John LANCE, also Of
Nauvoo, went to Carthage with them
| from where they will go to Quincy
| to 20 before the district board for
examination for admittance to some
branch in the army.
! A new Masonic lodge may be in
| stituted in Nauyoo in short time.
| The organizers will meet next Thurs
| day evening and a number will enter
the school of instructions to be held
then, after which the new lodge may
be instituted in Nauvoo.
| Rev. Father Tholen and some six
teen knights Of Columbus members
went down to Warsaw last Sunday
and met an enthusiastic bunch Of
young Catholic men Of that place
who wish to become members Of the
council in Nauvoo. The outlook for
a good number of candidates looks
promising and they may be added to
! the council here some time next
| May.
| The ice in the lake at Nauvoo still
! remains intact, but not considered
safe enough to risk crossing at times
and the Nauvoo mails were again
brought up from Keokuk Tuesday.
When you mail letter in Nauvoo
you are not certain when 1t leaves
for its destination.
| After April Nauvoo and Illinois
dogs will be compelled to wear a
license number around their necks or
be sent to the canine burial grounds
This is a law made for sheep pro-
lection for there are SO many worth.
less ours running at large and the
good as well as the bad dogs will be
compelled to wear the license num-
Der.
Chioaoo's Coat Of Arms.