The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-06

ing the probability that the NauvOO
wet goods emporiums may have to
go out of business on July 1.
Business in Nauvoo the past two
weeks was not as good as our mer-
chants would have liked to see. The
several snowstorms and severe cold
spell were the cause of it. Sleighing
is fine at this time and the roads
are beaten smooth, and IL they re-
main so it will liven up business here
| in the stores and wet goods houses.
1t is said that the auto license tags
for 1919 In Illinois are to contain
white figures on a brown back
ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Schneider
have returned from their visit to the
noted surgeons. the Mayo brothers.
at Rochester, Mimi, and both are Ill
with the dreaded influenza. The hus-
bands Illness has developed into
pneumonia. A nurse from Dallas
City, ILL.,, is attending them.
There was dance given in the
Nauvoo opera house last Tuesday
evening, New Years eve, and only
about fifteen couples were In attend
ance. 1t was given by the manage
ment OF the Nauvoo opera house.
The small attendance was caused, no
doubt. by the snowstorm that came
, on that evening.
The influenza epidemic seems to
have somewhat abated in Nauvoo
since the snowstorms and severe
cold weather visited us. There have
been no new cases reported In the
past week. There is an old tradition
that comes to mind Of some old Nau-
VOC citizens and has proved true.
1t is that when much snow falls 1t
tends to purify the air and makes
healthy weather.
Last Wednesday, New Years day,
/ was very quiet one in Nauvoo. All
of our wet goods houses were open
and nearly all of the other business
houses were closed. The weather
was extremely cold and few people
left their comfortable homes to mix
with the crowds in the accustomed
meeting places down town" There
were number of watch parties on
the evening previous to the new
year to watch the departure OF 1918
and the arrival of 1919. A number
of dinner parties were held by our
people, to which relatives only were
| invited.
Nauyoo business men are now busy
J taking an inventory of their stocks
of goods to find out how much profit
they made during 1918. No doubt
! they will find it one OF the mos
profitable years during their bust
ness career in this old Mormon town
The annual cry that the peachbuds
in Nauvoo were killed on account OF
| the 17-degreelbelow-zero weather that
visited this city last Thursday night.
when the city Thermometers ranged
all the way from IL to % degrees be-
| low the notch. 1t is claimed that
/ there will be mary" peach grown
| in this fine fruit producing section
( this year; and we had none last
! year.
Almost every day In Nauvoo nov
we are uncertain about getting our
regular mail. While the crossing on
the lake between Nauvoo and Mont
rose is considered good at this time,
the trains are late, and If they are
announced several hours late the
mails are not brought over the pond
until that evening or the next dag.
Some change for the best In tno
Nauvoo mail service during the win
ter season ought to be made by tAe
government, where salaried post
master is located and two rural
routes are maintained.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Welner. OF Maui
yoo received telegram from tue
government officials last week say
ing that their son, Edwin, was killed
in action on October 16. Before this
he was reported missing. Fred Haas,
of Nauvoo, who has also been re.
ported missing even before Edwin,
has not been heard from since the
first news was received here The
Young men were cousins and two OF
the finest and most popular young
men of this section.
Mrs. George Anton, Of Nauvoo, Is
visiting relatives in Chicago.
Mrs. C. r. Montgomery has been
visiting her parents and relatives IN
Hamilton. Il
Miss Fern Parker, who is attend
ing a business college in Quincy, |
spent her vacation in Nauvoo due
ing the holidays.
E. f. Knitaan, of Burlington, came |
to Nauvoo and remained during the
holidays and was guest Of his sis |
ter, Mrs. c. J. Baxter, and family.
Clarence JeTnison, who has been
an inmate Of the Jacksonville, ILL.,, in !
stitution, has returned to his Nauvoo
home much improved in mind and
body. His father went to the Illinois !
city and returned with him.