The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-10

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! Miss Mary Kraus of Keokuk. IS
visiting her brother John and ramliy
q In Nauvoo and intends remaining Tor
| a few weeks.
Edward Argast, ST., left for Daven-
port, Iowa, for an indefinite stay Win
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Meinhart and
child left Nauvoo last Monday TOT
| their Detroit, Mich, home after
pleasant visit of several weeks WIN
the lady's parents, DR.. ana MRS. w.
M. Haggett.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Reimbold of
1 Chicago, were Nauvoo visitors re-
i Gently with relatives and friends.
IWm. Reimbold of Keokuk. the genial
treasurer of Lee county, was Maui
VOC visitor last Monday.
J1nius BIGGER who made apphca'
ton for admittance to the Northwest
ern university in Chicago some time
ago and was informed that the quota
of scholars was filed, received
Telegram last week to report at once
for military training in the school and
left for the windy city on Wednesday
of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Welter and
daughter Olive, will depart for chi
cago this weeks end to make their
) future home. They shipped their
household goods from Nauvoo last
Monday.
Nauyoo will lose its canning fac
tory superintendent soon, SO report
has it. Mr.. R. Arbuckle who has
managed the plant since 1t was bullt'
has a fiattering offer elsewhere which
he intends to accept The Nauvoo
plant has been playing in hard luck
almost since its inauguration, not
being provided with one good crop.
This season the tomato crop has been
short one, the pea crop proved
} short session and the sweet corn crop
) almost a total failure. With good
) crops the Nauvoo canning factory
could be made a paying institution.
) Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dallinger OF AT
llanttc, Iowa, have been visiting olo
time friends and relatives in Nauvoo
during the past week. They were
former residents In grand old Nauvoo
Tony Kock, the Nauvoo painter
has the contract to paint the Niota
Modern Woodmen hall about eight
miles above Nauvoo. He will also
paint the interior of the store room
Ion the first floor.
Miss Josephine Schaefer sold he1
household goods In Nauvoo last Sat
lurday and will make her home fo1
! awhile with her sister, Mrs. Johr
! !Laubersheimer, at the city limits
ledge.
: 1t is said gasless Sundays will not
, be discarded for awhile yet, accord
. ling to authorities and auto pleasure
, drivers will have to use week days FOL
,, that purpose If they wish to appear
patriotic.
Corn huskers have had their wage
scale set by the state council OF DC
tense. The standard wage has been
placed at six cents and seven cents
per bushel this fall, and the council
will endeavor to supply corn smokers
, to remove the corn from the helds.
The Nauvoo high school Hiking clut
arranged marshmallow toast Iues
!, day night and extended an intivatior
to the balance of the school pupils
/, ito attend the festivities which were
greatly enjoyed by all who were sc
: fortunate to attend.
!, The Nauvoo chapter Of Red Cross
: sent the following made articles tc
Headquarters in Carthage a few days
:. ago which the official pronounced
lgood and thankfully received: Ihere
l we're twelve hospital bed shirts, TWEEN
Il
pinafores, twenty-five boys drawers
and two girls night gowns.
, 1t will only be little over a month
, thence until our local packet, the
!steamer Keokuk, and our ferryboat
a lefty of Nauvoo, will seek their win
= tier quarters when this grand, old ant
beautiful lively business town vii
: again be cut off from the outside
= world. rhe interurban railway line
. that we was sure to get before the
! snow flies has proved a canard witt
, the outlook for railroad passing
: through the town no brighter than i
was a half century ago. AS we sale
before in these columns, that the onl!
hone is for the Nauvoo business mer
and citizens to get together and see
! about establishing freight and pas
J senger auto bus line from Nauvoo tt
LIT. Madison and keokuk for the win
: tier season, at least Steps should be
taken for the regular delivery Of Nau
Eyoo's mails from one OF these cities
while the war is going on this winter
At their meeting last Friday nigh
q the Nauvoo Rebekah lodge members
v Installed their remaining officers tina
r did not receive the pledge at a recen
s session The following were installed
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