The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-20

Last Sunday proved most beautiful
one for St. Patrick's day and the
wearing OF the green was much in evil
dence in honor of the patron saint in
Nauvoo. Many automobile parties
passed through the city, all bent on
enjoying the fine weather to the ut
most.
Nauvoo's city council members held
a special session Tuesday evening to
take action on the resignation of May
or R. Arbuckle.
Mrs. Herman Schenk has leased
rooms in Mrs. v. Schaefers Nauvod
home and will not take up her resi-
dence with her son Paul and family
as was intended.
Jos. Ochsner intends to resume
work on his unfinished service station
auto building in a few days il the
weather continues it's mild nature.
| If the present weather continues,
all Of the farmers in Nauvoo's vicinity
will finish sowing the oat crop. They
are busy as bees planting their acre
age to oats now and business in Maui
VOC suffers considerable during their
absence. It is said the oat acreage
win be much larger in this section
than that OF last year.
| H.. Il lOIIutl Iui al iouLC
carrier on No 2, out Of Nauvoo is now
located down in San Antonio, Texas.
| A number Of Knights Of Columbus
members Of Nauvoo went to Fl. Madi-
son Tuesday evening to attend lee
ture delivered by Father Callahan Of
Burlington.
A suit case belonging to Edward
Moorhart of Sonora township. below
Nauvoo was sent to this city Monday.
Ed was one Of the soldier boys sent to
Camp Dodge, Iowa, and is believed to
be on his way or Is somewhere in
France"
Mr.. and MIS-. Ethan Kimball's daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine of Bushnell, ILL.,,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis recently. The kimballs We're
Narcotics until they moved to the
above Illinois city. The young lady
we are glad to state, is recovering rap
idly from the operation.
Next Friday evening the Nauyco
Rebekahs will entertain at box sup
per and social for the benefit of the To-
cal Red Cross chapter.
| Albert Schaefer and family, former
l1y Of Nauvoo. who now reside on a
farm near Orient, Iowa, had the mis-
fortune to lose their home by fire one
| evening last week, caused presumably
by defective flue and their loss is
estimated to be about $4,000, with
some insurance on building and con-
tents.
Mrs. Geo. Bruegger and Mrs. Matt
Bruegger of Nauvoo recently enter
tanned a company Of friends at the
home Of the former lady in honor of
Mrs Maude Ross, who has moved to
Keokuk. The evening was spent in
card games and a fine luncheon was
served before farewells were said to
the lady who has departed from this
beautiful city.
The Nauvoo st. Rose society admit
ted Ave new members last Sunday
afternoon. They were Mrs. Thos.
Kelly and daughter Miss Annie, Mrs.
Emil Newton, Mrs. Allie Faulkner and
Miss Clara Brady. The ladies enjoy
ed a social after the business session
and served delicious luncheon
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joey Ochsner of Chi
Gag report the arrival of girl baby
at their home last week. The happy
father was a former Nauvoo young
man.
| J. F. Argast Is serving as grand
juror in the circuit court at Carthage
which convenes this week
Adolph Amsler of Nauvoo, who is
engaged in Rock Island. visited his
wife and daughter here the past sew
eral days.
The Nauvoo Ladies Industrial so
ciety will meet next Thursday with
Mrs. John Johnson in social session.
The steamer keosuk intends begin.