The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-01
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Mr.. Adolph Linge, the Frenchman
who resided in Nauvoo and vicinity
for many years, will sell his house
hold effects next Saturday and depart
soon for France to spend his remain
ing days among his relatives over
there.
Fred Salm, ST., who has been &C.
cupying a cot in the Graham hospital
IN Keokuk for several weeks. has i'm
proved from a minor operation and
has SO far advanced hat he will sub
nit to another and more serious one
in a short time, which his legion OF
Nauvoo friends hope he will come
through successfully and gain his u.s.
ual good health before returning to
Lis home in the old Mormon city. His
good and faithful wife is with him.
Gordinier Bros Stock company play
ed a two nights engagement in the
Nauvoo Opera house last Saturday
and Sunday and were greeted with
small crowds. The company is a good
che and presented good plays and
vaudeville. They expect to play a re-
turn engagement later in the season
here.
The Nauvoo Woodman lodge mem
hers will enjoy their much delayed
social Thursday evening of this week
in their hall over the Nauvoo post
Office building. Tie wives and lady
company of the members will be elig-
lille for admittance to the function.
A short program of musical or liter
cry order, cards and refreshments Will
be the advertisement of the evening.
Nauyoo's ST. Rose society card party
was held in the Knights of Columbus
rooms last Friday evening and al
though a small crowd attended, the
members counted s22 to the good.
County chairman of the Liberty
Loan committee has sent Nauvoo a
Liberty loan flag, which is on display
in our mail house. 1t has a broad
red border with a white background
and four blue stripes across the cen
ter. which represents the 0 liberty
lean drives.
Another Nauvoo splendid industry
has come to a finish for want Of proper
management. This industrial enter
prise is the Nauvoo canning FACTORY.
The. corn and pea part OF the plant
has been sold to the MT. Sterling, III.
canning plant and the tomato part n
buildings of this fine factory remains
and will also be sold if a buyer can
To found. 1t Is too bad to have such
L. magnificent institution demorallzed
without any successful attempt BEING
made to place it into the hands OF
sumo competent person who is ramll-
iar with canning factory crops n the
workings of the interior, as well as
tile marketing of the products. 1t is
the only factory Nauvoo had and now
that is almost a thing Of the past,
which should have been a joy forever
tc the town and it's people. 1t may
tc that some n may yet lake up
the tomato canning part of the plant,
which still remains here and give the
industry a tryout and If properly man
aged could not help but be a financial
Gain for no soil on the face Of the
earth can raise better product for a
canning factory than the soil In Ma
uyoo and vicinity.
The Victory oar drive started in
|Nauvoo the fore part of the week and
this city's share is $22 300.
Chas. Reimbold is placing a cement
walk along the north side of his prop
erty and also around the residence as
we'll as other needed improvements
that will beautify his fine ans
Mrs. Phin Kimball, of Nauvoo, has
returned to the city after several
weeks visit with relatives in Peoria
and Bushnell.
Miss Rosetta Hertel, who is an in
~structor in one of the departments OF
Muscatine, Iowa, schools, came to Maui
VOC last Saturday and remained over
Sunday for a visit with her parents
and principally to see her soldier broth
or. Sigmond, who has returned from
France and received his discharge
from Camp Grant last week. The Maui
WOO soldier boy was over the top
four times in pursuit of the Huns He
wears two wound stripes and was gas
cd while in the service, but looks well
after the ordeal he went through. He
will remain in Nauvoo with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hertel,Sr.
for a lengthy visit and rest.
Mrs. Gaul, two sons and two daugh-
ters of Hamilton, visited the ladys
daughter. Mrs. c. R. Montgomery, In
her Nauvoo home recently.
Mrs. Geo. Kimball Lubbe, of Peoria,
was a recent visitor in Nauvoo with
her mother. The lady went to Quincy
for a visit before returning to her
home.
Mrs. Edward Dachroth returned to
her Nauvoo home last Monday morn
ing, from Long Beach, Calf, where
she has been visiting her parents for
the last two months, The lady en-
joyed her visit to the golden state
very much, while the husband In Maui