The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-10
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came to attend the festivities were
not to lose the pleasures of the
evening for they engaged music of
the home talent variety and held
dance of their own.
The Nauvoo district school closed
last Friday and a picnic WAS held on
the school grounds and fine lunch in
the school room. The threatening
weather prevented the holding of the
picnic in grove below Nauvoo, but
the pupils had an enjoyable time just
the same.
Prof Mills, the instructor in the
district school reports the following
pupils who graduated: Dorothy Ar
CAST, Elmer knight. Oscar Ourth,
George Deeg and Arnold Ourth. Maui
voo's high school closes in June and
there will be but one graduate, and
a lonely boy at that, who is Edward,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lutz Schaefer
Of Nauvoo.
The board of education Of the Mall
VOC district schools held meeting
one evening last week anu while in
session re-engaged the following In
structors: Victor Mills, principal;
Misses Clara Cambre, Verna Hohl
and Sylvia Kruger. They also gave
their corps OF teachers q $40 Per
month raise in salary.
! The commencement exercises OF
the Nauvoo high school win take
place on the evening OF May 30. A
! dramatic entertafnme win be given
| in addition to the exercises. There
| will be but one lonely graduate, and
Edward Sohaefer is the lucky Lad
who will receive his diploma.
Nauvoo may not celebrate the
Fourth Of July this year, but June
80 may be observed instead. There
will be plenty OF firewater in Maui
VOC that day to celebrate In the good
old style. and many will take advan-
tage of the opportunity to bid John
Barleycorn farewell, for he leaves the
old Mormon town on that date and
may never return.
Farmers in Nauvoo and vicinity
| are crying "Too much RAIN and
would like to see a week CT more OF
! warm and sunshiny weather, SO as
to allow them to plant their big corn
crop The time is growing short In
which to plant this. the main cereal
crop of this section
The Alabama Troubadours, an ag-
gregation of colored men and women.
| occupied the boards Of the Nauvoo
opera house last Saturday and sun
day nights. Their show was OF the
| minstrel order and gave splendid
satisfaction, Judging from the gen
erous applause the artists received.
| The troupe carried a good band and
orchestra, which was the main fea-
ture of the company.
| Next Sunday is Mothers day and
will be particularly observed In the
Nauvoo M. B. church.
| Nauyoofs old council members met
for the last time last Monday even
ing. After transacting what bust
| ness came before them, they ad'
journed and turned over the affairs
of the city to the newly elected mem
beers. The old council LETT the sum
OF $4,942.43 for the new council to
begin business with. The new mayor
reappointed John johnson chief OF
police and Carl Boedecker night
| watchman for the period OF two
| months. Some of the business men
will pay the principal part of Carts
salary and the city will donate a
mite Herman Gerhardt was re-
appointed sexton Henry Snider
j asked for and was granted license
to conduct q pool habitat Is, he
| Just made an application for the
privilege of conducting pool room
with a number Of tables. John T.
Hudson asked s25 from tho city for
rent for ground on which the steam
| boat warehouse stands. No action
| was concluded in the matter, for the
city claims ownership of the plot of
land. No street supervisor was ap-
pointed at this session, but someone
| will be selected at the next meeting.
Mrs. J. A Meinhart and little
daughter have left Nauvoo for Oak
Park. ILL.,, to join the husband and
father and make their future home
there.
Sam Gassaway has sold his Nau.
VOC home to William Koechle. who
will be given possession next Octo-
| Der.
Miss Fern Dussenberry has nc.
| cepted a position In a Nauveo Ice
cream parlor and began her duties
! last Monday.
The Nauvoo canning plant win not
be operated this year.
| Oliver Argast and Carl Deeg, two
Nauvoo soldier lads who have been
overseas for some time, are now re-
ported to be in the states and are
] looked for here at most any time.
! Miss Laura Bowman, OF Chicago
arrived in Nauvoo for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Datin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Buckert were
in Warsaw last week. They went
there to visit the gentleman's
mother. who was very Ill.
The Nauvoo folks who are in a
Keokuk hospital are getting along
nicely now, 30 reports have 1T.
Nauvoo is over the top again In
the fifth Liberty loan bond issue
and It did not take her people long
to do It.
It will only be short time now
until the Nauvoo strawberry VIII be
In market-that is. if the elements
VIII be kind to the plants until ripen,
ing time.
Next week will be known as health
| promotion week, but Nauvoo people