The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-23

town guests were Mrs Phil Nickies
/, of Warsaw, and Mrs. Bode OF Keokslk.
: One week from the coming Sunday
the Nauvoo knights OF Columbus
members will go to Warsaw where q
big time will be had. The Warsaw
members are going to entertain the
Nauvoo contingent IN q royal man
} ner and few of the knights here are
, going to miss the treat
MT. and Mrs. Geo. Marzolf's son,
Alvin, had the misfortune to fracture
: his right arm last Monday while in
, bile.
: Mrs. Voorvort of Nauvoo, has re-
} ceived word from her son, Arthur.
who Is q soldier boy. that he is on
his way 10 somewhere in France.
Geo DaHhruth who Is in camp at
! Fl Dodge, Iowa, writes to his Nau-
VOC home that he Is in the enrolling
Office
News from Alfred Hofl has been
J received in Nauvoo that he is i'll In
a hospital in Camp Rosencrans, Calf
Fred Haas OF Nauwoo who Is in the
; training camp in Fl Dodge, Iowa,
may be sent to the camp in Houston,
Texas, in a short time, probably to
|
Another fine movie show was given
in the Nauvoo Empire theatre last
Saturday and Sunday evenings, by
; Simon Dilkman Of Fl Madison Judg-
ing from the crowd present at last
Saturdays show it begins to look
Like Nauvoo people are beginning to
appreciate the fine movies that are
now being thrown on the screen. We
can safely say that the pictures now
seen in the Nauvoo movie show
house are the best ever shown here
and are as good as seen in the lar ger
cities. Nauuoo is in need of just
such an amusement place and if lib
orally patronized, we will retain it
here. Shows will be given every
Saturday and Sunday night and the
pictures for this week will be ex-
EXCEPTIONALLY fine ones.
This is Red Cross drive week in
Nauvoo and our people are respond
ling splendidly. At this writing this
town has raised 81 300 of the $1,4O0
allotted us, and will go over the top
before the week ends Hancock coun-
ty of which Nauvoo is proud to be
one OF the towns, has already gone
over the top. being one Of the nine
counties IN the state that were first
to report the allotted amount sub
scribed
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Haas visited
their son, Fred. over in Camp Dodge,
Iowa, for several days recently.
Geo. Gibben Of Pekin, nj, is visit.
ing J. o. Boyer's family in Nanvoo.
! Adolph johnson of Moline, H.. is
guest of Marshal johnson and family,
| of Nauvoo.
! Jacob Christ OF Bascobel, Wis, was
a recent guest of his sister Mrs. W.
Hertel ST., In Nauvoo.
Mrs J. A. Meinhardt of Detroit,
Mich, came down to Nauvoo for
visit with her parents, Dr.. and Mrs
W. NJ. Haggett
MRS. Van Kraft Of Hannibal, Mo-.
was guest Of her husbands mother
in Sauvoo last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Birdie Roberts and her sister,
Mrs. Dona Daugherty and daughters
Of Carthage have been visiting friends
in Nanvoo during the week.
Geo. Boegner and Al. Schmitz were
In Chicago the fore part Of the week
Of cattle and the latter one
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Schneider's little
nephew, Donald Zaiser of Milwaukee.
Wis, came to Nauvoo with them on
their return home for a visit with his
grandparents.
Carl Boedecker and Fred Schleicher
OF Nauvoo left for Carthage today to
leave Friday for Jefferson Barracks
in ST. Louis to receive their training
to become first class soldier boys to
go to France to help wallop the Huns.
Another call was received in Maui
VOC last Tuesday, when fifteen boys
from Nauvoo and vicinity receive
their final summons to appear in
Carthage to be sent to one of the
southern camps for training. Those
called from Nauvoo are Harry Argast,
Oliver Argast, Frank Ed, Ed J. Rose,
Elmer Schlefcher. Clarence Newton,
Geo. Morrill,, Harry Hummel, Steve
Burgmeier, Theo. Gross and Ralph
Hudson who is Gale as the tenth al
ternate, but will not likely be sent
with the others. Those from our VI
cinity who will go are Guy Pflkington.
Frank Christy, Len Hutson, Roscoe |
Hutson. This contingent will leave
for Carthage next Sunday and be sent
south from the county hub on Mon
day morning.
Work on Jos. Ochsner's new service
station building in Nauvoo is pro-
crossing slowly Sometimes the ele-
ments interfere and at other times |
material shortage stops work.
Geo Boegner the Nauvoo live stock !
buyer recently purchased twenty |
three fine steers from Len Heberer
for which he paid 5000 the head.
DR.. and Mrs. A. W. Rudolph and |
Mrs. Sam Gasaway were admitted as
members of the Nauvoo M. e. church I
last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Krefter's sons are build |,
ing fine little cottage on the Nauvoo
home place for the mother.
Another fine statement Of the Nan
VOC State bank has Just been publish
ed There has been considerable
money spent for Liberty loan bonds.
which was extracted from the bank,
but still the deposits seem on the in
crease in this popular financial insh-
tuition and Cashier Art J. Schneider
can well feel proud Of the creditable |,