The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-03
NAUVOO
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1918.
Nauvoo's city council members will
meet in regular session next Monday
evening, the first session in the new
year.
All Of the lads and lassies from
other places who came to Nauvoo to
spend Christmas and the holidays have
returned to their respective cities and
employment. They all seemed to en-
Joy their visit to the. old home town.
Mrs. Robt. Blake and Mrs. A. M.
|Geiger of Chicago, visited their daugh-
tiers in st. Mary's academy in Maui
VOC recently.
Miss Lois Hobbs of Nauvoo has been
visiting relatives in Fit. Madison.
Rudy Tanner Of Mcdonald, Kansas,
is in Nauvoo for a four weeks visit
with his fathers family.
Some fellows in Nauvoo are already
making a noise about the coming
peach crop being a failure here. The
last extreme cold spell when the bulb
in the thermometer fell to near the
bottom and reached the thirteen be
low zero mark the cry of the Nauvoo
peach crop being killed for this year
could be heard by some of these cal
amity howlers at this early season.
Last yea we had nary a peach grown
lin Nauvoo and if we get no crop this
year we will get along as before. For
Itunately no one in Nauvoo depends
on a livelihood with this kind of fruit
crop.
A. e. Daugherty, Albert Deeg. Louis
Hohl, Jr., VIM. Kreiter and Ferd Nj
caise have joined the Nauvoo Wood
men order. They were initiated at a
-~oosn1 vooD{s--..n Cow vio1{o 4~ ~
The st. Rose society's card party in
the Nauvoo K. G. hall New Years eve
was attended by a good crowd and
about thirty dollars was taken in at
the door. The proceeds were added to
the X. c. war fund.
Do you know any town in these
United States that needs an aeroplane
as badly as does Nauvoo in winter
time? Several times this winter Nau-
VOC people had to send their letters to
ft. Madison to get them placed in the
mails so as to reach their destination
in time. The unsafe crossing on the
lake here usually occurs in the most
busy season. After this big war is
over Nauvoo may get railway trans
portation facilities.
Lent begins February IS this year
and Easter Sunday will be with us
March 81.
The Court of Honor lodge members
of Nauvoo meets with Mrs. VIM. Ar
Igast this Thursday evening.
Albert Rain ST., the Nauvoo plumber
has been housed with an ailment re-
sembling sciatic rheumatism.
st. Rose society of the Nauvoo Cath.
Ole church held a business meeting
| xNadp acIo, ovoninu -
Nauvoo Odd Fellows held an install
~lation of officers Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Fred Salm, Jr., of Nauvoo was
at the bedside of Mrs. T. D. Owings
of .Colusa, ILL.,, when she had an oper.
alton for tumor made in Burlington
hospital last Wednesday.
There were no New Year orgies in
Nauvoo last Monday evening. Every
thing was quiet about the city and
there wasn't a scratch on our black
slate.
Nauvoo Royal Neighbor members
initiated two candidates at a special
meeting last Saturday evening. Mrs.
j. +. Simmons L Miss Mary Boeg-
ner were the ladies who Joined the
order. After the business session a
dainty luncheon was served.
oue Oi lWO HOle Yeas VI u OopSIlls
like the one just passed for Nauvoo
and vicinity farmers and they will
take to wearing plug hats.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Deimer entertained
a company of friends at a watch party
last Monday evening at their Nau.
VOC hame and all present report a
glorious time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Buckert OF
1Nauvoo's first ward invited a num-
Der of friends to come to their home
and watch the old year out and new
year in last Monday evening. Games
were played and al oyster supper were
the evenings advertisement.
Geo. Boegner, the stock shipper.
sent two car loads of live stock to
Chicago the latter part of last week
and a car load of hogs to the same
place Wednesday.
The Nauvoo Civic leagues Little
Ferret" play, given in the Nauvoo
opera house last Friday evening was
attended by a fairly good house, the
weather keeping many away. The
play was we'll rendered by the all
home cast and those taking part re