The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-25
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,ohr Koehler has received letter
rom government headquarters regard
,ro the purchase of walnut trees
:, rovn in Nauvoo and vicinity. The
pon,muntcation reads: First. refer
Vino to government business given you
~ Hack walnut material, this section
fishes to advise you that an emer-
gencv exists and the United States
savernment must receive this ma
.er;a, at the earliest possible moment:
second, YOU are requested to proceed
n Inv the necessary logs to fill these
orders, at I. price that is just and
'.asonable. In case you meet any
owners of logs or timber who do not
show a disposition to help and are I'M
nst and unreasonable you are request
"a TO notify this section at once, CIV
inc the name and address of such per-
sons in order that this section may
AXE further action in the matter;
third. should you find teamsters and
eutters unwilling to render reasonable
.ssistance, you are requested to for
ward their names and addresses to
his section for such further action
a. il may deem necessary to take. By
direction of the chief signal officer
and the acting chief OF ordinance, u.
s. A.
Mrs. William LANCE and daughter of
lrhicago are guests of the husbands
mother and family in Nauvoo.
charles Stratton Of the Nauvoo tele-
ahone exchange spent his vacation by
going to Flint, Mich, with a gang OF
men and returning with ten automo-
biles, last week.
Misses Rose Bogner and Sylvia
kruger of Nauvoo have been visiting
In Chicago and Rockford, Ill.
Miss Lizzie Beecher of Chicago was
Nauvoo visitor with her sister, Sis
Ter Aloysius, and friends in the
Spalding institute.
Mrs. Earl Laubersheimer has re-
mrued to her Nauvoo relatives from
Charlotte, N. c.. The lady had been
there with her husband until he was
urlmoned to France to help wipe out
The Huns.
George A. Brueger, former legal
Hight of Nauvoo, stopped off here for
q two days visit last week with rela-
tives while on his way from Chicago
10 Memphis, Tenn, on business mis-
sion. a.
Mrs.tGeorge, Dachroth and Mrs. Ed
Dachroth were last Sunday visitors
with the formers son at Camp Dodge,
Iowa
A number of the members of the
local Red Cross chapter motored on
Friday of last week to listen to ma
donal lecture delivered for the benefit
VI county officers of the Red Cross
chapters and work room committees.
Those from Nauvoo who attended
we're: Mrs. Fred Salm Jr., Mrs. L. B.
Hobbs, Mrs. William Argast, Miss
Grace Argast, Miss Leotar Walther,
Miss Villa Nelson, James Nelson,
Ezra Hertenstein and DR.. L. b.
Hobbs.
Mrs. Barbara Storfel has been a
guest Of keokuk relatives during the
week.
Mrs. H. B. Mcdowell of Keokuk
vas last Monday visitor in the DR..
W. NJ. Haggett's family home.
Rev. Father Tholen entertained Rev.
Father Sunday Of Oregon, H., last
week. The gentleman is in the serv'
Ice as army chaplain and is on fur
Tough and will leave for France short.
E
George Harsch is enjoying his vaca.
ton this week and visiting Burlington
relatives.
Charles Lugner was a Sunday visi'
tor with his wife, who is undergoing
treatment in Graham hospital in keo'
kuk. The lady was not doing as well
as her doctor and many friends an
tcipated and she has had several bad
spells, but all are pleased to learn that
she is improving nicely at this time.
Peter Hudson of Erie, Kan, who
was born and raised in Nauvoo, may
come back to the old Mormon town
soon to make this his future home.
Nauvoo's Red Cross chapter has
oeen generously remembered again re
gently by donations from the Home
guards to the amount of $2.S5, Mrs
George Dachroth IS, Dr. Hobbs 81
and Brownson Literary club $40.
Rev. McVey and family of Hamil
Ton have moved to Nauvoo to reside
and are livi in the John Strom ole
residence which is now the property
ot John hoehler. Mcvey is driving
one Of the coal teams for 4dayor Mont
eomery.
Quite number from Nauvoo wen'
20 Quincy last week to attend the
races and big circus which exhibited
N the Gem city.
The members of St Rose societ,
ot the Catholic church will hold theil
Fahuai picnic in the Moffitt grove