The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-06

in Nauvoo.
Mrs. John w. Bertschi entertained
q number of her lady friends in her
NauYoo home on Thursday afternoon
of last week The ladies present
had a fine time.
Mrs. Fred Schoell. ST.. hsA the
pleasure of entertaining the Birth
day. club at the comfortable home
of her daughter. Mrs. Charles Hud-
son, down in Nauvoo's first ward last
Saturday afternoon. The guests were
delighted with the pleasures OF me
event
Mrs. Fred Walther and Mrs. Kate
Argast entertained a select party OF
friends in the Knights of Columbus
hall last Friday evening.
Elmer Bruegger. a Nauvoo soldier
boy who has been in the marine
corps in France is now in the states
and is at Quantico, Virginia.
Warren Argast. formerly OF Maui
VOC, who now resides in Pontoosuc,
H., has received his discharge at
Camp Grant, Ill, and has, returned
home He was rural mail carrier
before he entered the service and
may resume the position
Alfred Hohl who has been at Camp
Grant ILL.,, sends word to his parents
in Nauvoo last Monday that he ex-
poets to be at home any day now.
Wayne Atkinson, Rolla Upton and
Thos. Kelly. the other Nauvoo sol
der lads who are also there, may
come with him.
Chas. Wilhelmy, another Nauvoo
soldier boy who has been in France,
is reported to be in New York In
one of the hospitals there.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
Nauyoo home of Mrs. ]. T. Argast
this Thursday afternoon in bust-
ness session.
The Nauvoo Ladies' Industrial so
ciety met with Mrs. Al Rain, Jr.,
this Thursday afternoon.
The members of the Nauyoo St
Rose society held a business session
Thursday afternoon
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Nauvoo Lutheran church held a meet
ing in the church basement rooms
Wednesday afternoon.
There will be Lenten services held
every Wednesday evening In the
Nauvoo Lutheran church at 1880
o'clock.
The Nauvoo Lutheran league mem
bers will hold a meeting next Sun
day evening at $3.50 o'clock.
On and after July LIST, about four
months hence, any young man found
on the streets of Nauvoo on Sun
day night intoxicated with bliss after
calling on his sweetheart, ought to
be made to report to Judge Hudson
Monday morning and show cause
why he shouldn't be incracerated in
the city bastile or pay a fine of five
dollars or both.
There was public sale held to dis
pose of the V. Schaefer property in
Nauvoo last Saturday and VIM
Kelly purchased the homestead,
frame building consisting of two
stories and used for residence. He
paid $500 for it. The lot is 3Sx5S
feet. L. c. Schaefer bought the lot
west of his business place fer 1910.
1t is lis feet front by So feet IN
depth. Mr.. Kelly may move to Maui
VOC and discontinue farming.
Gabe Wilkens who has been tilling
his fathers farm known as the For
ney place, has purchased the eighty
acre tract of land for $1,000. The
farm is down in Sonora township,
several miles below Nauvoo.
Mr.. C. J. Baxter went to Rockford,
ILL.,, last Tuesday to visit his son
Fred, who is again confined IN the
hospital in Camp Grant, but his ILL
ness is not of serious nature.
Mrs. Lola Ripper. daughter OF
DR.. G. w. Fegers, formerly of Maui
VOC, has been visiting friends in this
city recently. Her nome is in Ne
braska City, Nebr.
Messrs Farm Whitcomb and w. B.
KimbalI held a sale of horses at the
latters place in Nauvoo last Satur-
day They had about thirty head of
horses which they purchased in Iowa
and succeeded in disposing Of about
a half dozen of the bunch. ST. Rose
society of the Nauvoo Catholic
church served lunch at the sale.
The community chorus in Nauvoo
is arranging a concert to be given
Immediately after Lent. They will
hold their first rehearsal in the K. c.
hall next Tuesday evening.
Donald Morrill,, printer in the
Nauvoo Independent office, had the
misfortune to get his right hand
caught in a job press last Saturday
afternoon and four fingers were bad
ly lacerated, but no. bones were
broken. He will have an enforced
vacation for few weeks.
Several Nauvoo Knights Of Column
bus members went t. keokuk last
Sunday to see los candidates put
through the degree work at tri-city
initiation A banquet was enjoyed
after the business session.
August Sellers and wife have
leased the r. G.. Ochsner residence
in Nauvoo's first district and took
possession of the property this week.
Only couple of weeks more and
Nauvoo people will be pleased to
hear the welcome whistle of the
steamer Keokuk at our landing. Maui
VOC will then again be on the map
and connected directly with the out
side world.
Irwin Reimbold. a Nauyoo bust