The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-21
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ton for an addition to the rear of bis
partly completed Ford service station
in Nauvoo. 1t is now reported that he
intends completing the structure anc
occupy the premises in short time
AL G. Rain, the Nauvoo plumber. re
ceived the contract to install the heat
ing apparatus and other fixtures IN the
new State bank building at Colusa
ILL.,, little town about thirteen miles
northeast of Nauvoo, in which some
of this city's capitalists are interested.
VIM. Koechli, Jr., a Nauvoo young
man who is only eighteen years OF
age, was united in marriage to Miss
Anna Wyatt, of Novinger, Mo-, on
Saturday Of last week. The marriage
took place in Keokuk. The bride il
a neice of the groom's step-mother.
I The happy couple will reside in Maui
i VOC.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Herman Berger. Jr.,
and infant son, have gone to Colorado
Springs, Colo, for visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Falk.
Miss Grace Argast returned last
Saturday afternoon from her Column.
( bia, H., and st. Louis visit with rela
tives.
Her mother, Mrs. Lou Argast who
| has been visiting relatives in Keo-
! kuk, returned with her to their Maui
| VOC home.
! Andy Barber, of Moline, H., has
been visiting his sister, Mrs Harry
: Hudson and family in Nauvoo's vlcin-
4 ity.
Oliver Argast has returned from
overseas and when his Nauvoo par
ents received word from him he was
at Hoboken, New Jersey. He expects
| to receive his honorable discharge
shortly and allowed to return home
His cousin, Harry Argast, recently
wrote a postal card from France on
which be stated that he expected to
arrive from overseas to the states
some time this month.
: Miss Margaret Gamble of Keokuk,
was a recent visitor with her aunt,
{ Mrs. Chas Lugner in Nauvoo.
Miss Catherine Clark of Denmark,
Iowa. is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. M.
Baumert, i; Nauvoo.
George Harsch of the Datin & Lep-
pert store force, yacationed in Gales
burg and Chicago before returning TO
his duties in the Nauvoo mercantile
house.
Miss Fern, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Len Parker, of Nauvoo. has gone to
Chicago where this pleasant little
lady has secured a lucrative position
in the office of one of the large COM
mercial houses.
Miss Agatha and Miss Vera Wellner
are visiting relatives in Parker, Kan
sas. and will be absent for several
weeks before returning to their Maui
VOC home.
Curtis Roberts who was one of
the first soldier lads sent from Maui
VOC to enter into the great war, has
been discharged from the service and
returned TO his Nauvoo home last
Thursday.
Some OF Nauvoo's old folks seem
extreme hot weather.
The big show of the year is coming
to this city August q to 81 inclu-
sfve. 1t will be the Nauvoo chau-
tauaua and ii will be five days
program and it will consist of the
Cheney Concert company; Herald
Morton Kramer, lecturer; Ricketts,
Glee company; Hon. Frank S. Regain.
lecturer; Alva Ball entertainers;
Maynard Lee Daggy, lecturer; Fred
erick's concert artists; Lieut.. James
R Mckay, lecturer; Handel Concert
company, and Edward F. Elliott, i'm
personator The tent will no doubt
be pitched on the second district
school grounds where the former
Nauvoo chautauquas were held.
Nauvoo will have another excur-
sion crowd visit her next Wednesday
afternoon The steamer G. w Hill
is scheduled to arrive at Nauvoo's
port with an excursion from Burling
ton, Dallas City and FIT Madison, at
$50 o'clock and return at $50. The
steamer might just as well turn
around when It arrives here and go
back again for the passengers would
not have time to give this city in
the business section lookoyer.
Mrs Pearl Smith. district deputy of
the Royal Neighbors lodge. was in
Nauvoo last Thursday afternoon and
met with the local members for a
discussion on the proposed raising Of
rates of the order Most OF the con-
tingent present declared against the
raise
Mrs. Harry Rumble of Quincy, died
last Wednesday afternoon at the age
of thirty-eight years. The lady was
the wife Of Mr.. Henry Rumble who
conducted thirst parIor in Nauvoo
before the saloons went out of bust.
ness.
And now the sad news Is reported
that tho apple crop in Nauvoo and
vicinity will be cut very short when
many persons intended to have some
hard cider In their cellars for the
winters use in the absence Of other
alcoholic drinks
Mothers in Nauvoo who had their
babes measured and weighed by our
physicians last fall are advised that
they can receive their booklets and
cards now from DR.. Haggett and Dr.
Rudolph.
Mrs. Gertrude Miller Of Carthage,
who died in that city last Thursday
afternoon. was buried in the Nauvoo
Catholic cemetery last Friday. The
lady was seventyfour years Of age
and resided In Nauvoo until she mar