The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-06

Mrs. Wesley Schneider entertained
the Nauvoo Civic league members in
her beautiful manse on East knight
street, Tuesday evening. IN interest
ing business session was held.
The Nauvoo grade school pupils
of Nauvoo cleared SIS with their
market day sale last Saturday, which
will be used for the benefit OF the
Junior Red Gross society.
Nauvoo Rebekah lodge members
have decided to give a box supper and
social entertainment on Friday.
March %, and the proceeds accruing
therefrom will he used for the bene-
fit Of the Nauvoo Red Cross work.
Dennis Datin and daughter, Miss
Mildred, have leased the Beger old
homestead in Nauvoo and will move
into the residence soon. The home
they occupy now was purchased by
Mrs. Mary Brueger, who will move in
by the above family.
Grandma Wolf, who is residing with
her daughter, Mrs. John Buckert,
down in the first ward Is reported
very i'll at this time and recovery
doubtful. The lady is nearly eighty
one years of age and has been q resi-
uCuI ol NduSoS "SAo S'SN A@~
a century.
When you want to purchase a sack
Of flour in Nauvoo now you cannot Sc
ere 1t unless 20 buy ffty-ffty. That
is you must buy fifty pounds OF other
cereals If you want to get a fifty pound
sack of flour. And the substitutes are
named by the food powers that be, not
allowing you to make a selection of
any kind Of eats.
There was a meeting held by the
canning factory stockholders in the
Nauvoo council rooms Tuesday Eel
ing to decide what disposition could
be made Of the machinery used to a
and peas for these commodities
were discarded from the factory's out
put on account of the willow bug pest
and insufficient acreage. Sterling,
Ill, BUSINESS men want to purchase
the machinery for use in their factory
and have submitted a tempting offer
to the Nauvoo stockholders. Some OF
those holding an interest in the fac
tory are in favor OF keeping the plant
intact, while others are for selling
the machinery not used. The result
Of the meeting comes too late for this
column in this issue.
1lCl IdS SOL oo"A w hOoAhJ
26 cents on Nauvoo. Egg dealers r
ing cases in which to ship the product
to markets this spring. The large
dealers in the material say that It is
hard to get and what they receive will
be equally ~proportioned among their
regular customers. Nauvoo ought to
build a cold storage plant for the egg
crop.
Teachers examination will be held
at s o'clock a. m. Some few from Nau-
Albert Rain, Jr.. Is now carrying the
mali for the rural route on No. 2 out
OF Nauvoo. Last Saturday and Mon
the hours Of s and 9 o'clock on his re-
mail powers that be ought to do some
learn who ought to be responsible for
rural mail delivery at any aso OF
the year.
Ed Koechli, a former Nauvoo young
man, who lives now in Davenport, en-
listed in the engineering department
Ii Lue dl LILY SCl NIS6 Solhc IlhlO d6oS AS
ceived word from headquarters to re-
port at Camp Dodge, Iowa, whittier he
went and from there will be sent to
France. His wife intends taking up
Red Cross nurse work during his alb
Nauvoo's tax collector has announc-
ed that next Saturday will be the last
date that he will appear In the Maui
,,1- 1o-1x ~ ,ooafr. %ovo, f~o~, 1,,r
property owners. II you have not paid
SO at once.
clear of Ice and no more Is looked for
here unless some comes floating
down from the north. The Nauvoo
ferry boat ought to be brought out to
begin making regular trips between
Keokuk which runs from Quincy, Maui
VOC to Davenport may begin at any
time now and again place this town
on the map. Her welcome whistle at
this port will be welcomed with Joy.
The Nauvoo Ladies' Aid society Of
the M. e. church will meet in business
session at the home of Mrs. Reuben
Hummel next Thursday afternoon.
Liz 4duNoO lhouoIlldl SoSlCly WILL
meet at the home Of Mrs. Jos. Carroll
next Thursday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of electing new officers for the
ensuing year
Nauvoo's Woman's Relief Corps
members held a meeting Tuesday af-
at the home Of one Of its
members.
The Schenk hill road in Nauvoo was
dragged a short time ago and Mulhol-
land street in our business section
dragged, cleaned and flushed.
Spring is officially announced to ap-
pear In Nauvoo on March 21 and the
almanac has 1t so. That will be two
weeks from next Thursday. Palm Sun
day will arrive on the twenty-fourth of
March and Easter on the following
Sunday. Surely winter ought to end
by the time the annual Easter display
Of fancy costumes occurs Looks like
as If 1t would be an early spring.
Mrs Ed. Walther, who is chairman