The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-10
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VOC alderman now refuses to allow nj
name to come before the voters at tn
coming city election, April 16. Thl
leaves a vacancy for the office In tn
second ward unless some one comei
forward and throws his hat in the al
derman ring before election day.
Mrs. Mary Voorvart of Nauyoo, Il
in Rochester, Mimi, to take treatmen
for some female ailment and is undel
the care of the Mayo Bros. Her sol
Henry and Mrs. Louise Lucher wen
up to the famous doctors with her.
Nauvoo's domestic science club vii
be the guests OF Mrs. Max kruegel
next Thursday evening.
Roscoe Bertschi and wife have leas
ed the Anna Jackson residence on
South Twelfth street in Nauvoo.
Mrs. J. NJ. Schmidt has been select
ed as a delegate to attend the coming
convention of the Rebekah lodge.
Ed Boedecker, the present CHIEF OF
police in Nauvoo, who was elected
constable at the late township cleo
ton, refuses to qualify and take the
cath for the position to which he was
selected.
DR.. ]. A. Bortz, the Nauvoo doctor
who entered the war service, has dis
posed of his practice and parapher-
MALTA to DR.. Rudolph, who is prac-
ticing his profession in this city.
/ Theo. Gross, the Nauvoo township
tax collector has filed his receipts
with the county circuit clerk and aud
itor. His total tax collections were
s15.19O.S5 of which he succeeded IN
securing s13,SSS0S. Dog tax $42.4O,
and non-high school tax $227.95.
There being no candidate against
an aspirant for office he should be de-
clared elected without the Formally
of an election. This handy, short cut
misht be made to apply in Nauvoo
elections now and then as the case
was at the last township election
where there was no opposition. Bat.
of course we had to have an election
on account of the dry and wet ques-
ton being brought before the voters
again.
Nauvoo's canning factory has Sc
cured a sufficient number of pea and
tomato acreage, bat the corn acreage
is on the wane. It is hoped that
enough of the latter will be contracted
for before the season of planting ar
rives.
ST. Roses society of the Catholic
church contributed 800 in war stamps
for the benefit of Rev. Father Thol-
ems rectory fund.
Last Monday evening George Anton
was adopted into the local Hancock
County Mutual. The business session
was concluded with refreshments and
a social was held.
In the Liberty loan drive Nauvoo
people are expected to invest SoO,oVo
in bonds. And they will do it, too.
The blooming booze that creates hi
larity, on sale in Nauvoo, has taken
another jump in price and now a
pint Of what is considered good stuff
will cost you from SIZE to S1.75. II
the law don't prohibit people from
using John Barleycorn, the cost Will,
if it keeps on soaring.
C. H. Petsch of the Nauvoo interur-
ban trolley line fame has appeared In
the limelight again. He met Nau-
VOC citizen in New York recently and
informed the Mennonite that he is
ready to proceed in building this line
this summer and complete it before
January first, if those residing along
the line are ready and willing to do
their share with contributed finances
ana intends coming to Nauvoo some
dav next week. The gentleman will
he cordially welcomed when he visits
Nauvoo, but we hope international
courtesy will not require anybody in
this city to ride in one of his coaches
before the ties and rails are laid.
1t is reported that the ferryboat Is
now plying between this city and Mont
rose. We had the boat navigating
some time ago on two different occa-
sions, but something occurred to keep
her in her nest again. However, she is
steaming across the lake in earnest
now. which the travelling public is
glad to hear.
Nauvo has real war bride now.
The young lady is Miss Dolores Graf
and she was married to Wayne Atkin-
son. who held the position of barber
in Jos. w. Welter's shop. This young
couple was reported to have married
right after the groom was summoned
to answer his QUESTIONABLE and ac-
cepted into service. He was one OF
the boys sent to FIT. Rosecranz, San
Diego, Calf, on Wednesday Of last
week None of the four Nauvoo boys
have been heard from, but it is pre-
sumed that they arrived at their des-
tination last Sunday evening.
A school election will be held in
Nauvoc next Saturday when two mem
bers of the high school board of edu-
cation are to be selected. Nauvoc
should never step back educationally
To vote next Saturday for good mem
bers would show a general disposition
to give far better support to the
school.
The egg market is sliding backward
and forward in Nauvoo these days and
keeps the buyer guessing where he IS
at.
Nauvoo has a citizen who has de-
cided to cool his own foodstuffs, but
ter. etc, and IL the summer is as
l.