The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12
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leave Camp Taylor, KY, for France,
when he was attacked with the Span
/ 1ch "F1ue." He was better when he
wrote his letter to home folks.
Phillip Kyburg of the cast country
near Nauvoo was dangerously sick
with the influenza at Camp Grant and
his mother and brother George went
up to see him last Tuesday He is re-
ported better from last reports.
George Harsch and Carl Rheinhardt
who are attending Knox college in
iGalesburg, ILL.,, are reported sick in
a hospital there.
1 The Nauvoo band should emerge
from its Information about now and
become community asset 1t is one
| OF the numerous factors which, il
/ handled properly, contributes enor-
mously to the public's pleasure The
kind of band concerts Nauvoo had in
former years on our business street
1 is recalled with pleasure by our citi-
izens. The band could have artistic
possibilities that need not float so far
over the heads OF our people as to be
beyond them. But, decidedly, it should
not gravel in the earth SO deeply as to
be beneath them. There is only one or
| two of Nauvoo's band members, who
have been called to camp or sent over
seas to do their bit in hunting, catch
| ing and training the Hun. Shall the
Nauvoo band keep snuffed out? Shall
the boys return home from the
trenches to a tuneless town? Nothing
doing? Start new draft. Let the
conscripts be all the old members. Let
these keep the flags waving, the band
Wv l,0,
1.-THE Nauvoo Yanks return loaded with
laurels and love for those to whom they
ARE reunited. We should prepare to
greet them with enthusiasm that their
heroic sacrifices justify. But it can't
be we'll done without band and flags
Those Nauvoo "old timers that were
ionce the backbone of the band still
have 'toot" left in them when it
comes to show down. They did not
quit the band few years ago because
they could not play. but poxause o;.er
and more important business affairs
claimed their attention Music espec-
tally band music, can no more be for
gotten than swimming. True a per-
son may get out of practice, but push
a man OF sixtyfive years overheard
and he VIII swim like a duck for
awhile, anyhow if in his youth he ac-
CURED the art. Give an instrument to
an old band man that hasn't had a
horn to his lips for years and he will
play Hail Columbia" with such fer
yor that his friends will wonder why
he ever quit the band The incentive
is here now, strong. for there Is no
more important business among the
non -combatant just now than band !
music. 1t is the only opportunity for !
some Of those past draft age to eff |
fectually do their bit. The boys called
to the colors are having their oppor
tunity and will make a good record
over there" and it is UP to the old I
timers to bring back the old band and
keep it going. It's success will surprise
and delight the returning warriors. !
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Burgmeier mourn .
the loss of their three-year-old daugh !
ter, Mildred May. who died last Tues
day morning at l o'clock, after a
weeks illness of bowel trouble. The .
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of the entire community. The fun
eral took place from their near Maui
VOC home to the Catholic church
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock, Rev.
Father Tholon officiating. Burial
made in the Nauvoo Catholic GENE
terry.
The steamer Keokuk, Nauvoo's To-
cal packet, brought up from Quincy
to Nauvoo last Sunday a good sized
excursion. 1t was an ideal day for
an outing, and was also the steamers
last excursion for the season.
0. C. Mccartney, the newly Sc
lected postmaster of Hamilton is a
son OF Mrs. Mccartney Of Nauvoo
John Hohl is one of the petit jury II
men from Nauvoo to serve at the cir Il
cult term of court which convenes in !
Carthage October 81. Il
Only about two weeks more when
the clocks throughout these United
States will be turned backward in
heir flight just one hour before be
ng allowed to turn ahead again. We !
will be back to the dear old sun time
again when Nauvoo people can arise s