The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-05
nAUvoo, ILL, JUNE s.

The children of the Methodist Sun
day school have had arranged chill
dren's special program which will be
presented in the church next Sunday
evening at o'clock and all are In
vited to come.
George, son Of MI. and Mrs. G. W..
Dachroth of Nauvoo, sent telegram
to his parents In Nauvoo last Friday,
which informed them that he had ar
rived safe in New York from Europe
and expected to be sent to Camp
Grant, ILL.,, where he may be mus
tered out in short time and allowed
tC return to his Nauvoo home. This
popular Nauvoo young mans many
friends and relatives will be glad to
see him back in the old home town.
The Nauvoo State bank officials have
iscued condensed statement Of the
condition Of the institution at the
close Of business May IL, 1919, which
shows the loans and discounts at
S955, 027.60; U. s. certificates, bonds
and stamps $3.50, 0S4!O0; over drafts
S4,654.33; banking house $1,000; cash
and due from banks $109,924.49. The
deposits now total $1,263,690.42. This
fine and substantial banking institu'
ton is and ought to be the pride or
every Nauvoo citizen, and few If any
towns the size of Nauvoo can show
bank that can compare with ours.
With these popular and obliging Off
Gals, j. M. Fisher, president, and
Art J. Schneider, cashier. the bank
has prospered beyond the expecta-
tons and they have inspired ana ouiti-
waited the saving habit OF Nauvoo ana
vicinity people.
One of the best celebrations OF
Memorial day ever held in Nauvoo
was observed last Friday. The day
was most fine one for a celebration
of this kind and people from every
where surrounding Nauvoo came 10
the city to help observe this beautiful
custom Of honoring the dead heroes.
The program opened with a military
mass and sermon: in the Cathonc
church after some of the late war SOL
diers and Knights Of Columbus mem
beers marched from the latter's hall
to- the large religious temple at y
o'clock in the morning. The g. A. n.
post members also accompanied the
procession to the church. In the after
noon the program opened at 1:3o
o'clock with music by the Warsaw
band, invocation by Rev. w. F. Hertel.
g. A. R. post commanders address
read by Leonard Hudson, America
sang by the Nauvoo community
chorus with band accompaniment, Lin
coins address by VIM. Hemmy, pa
triotic reading by Miss Gladys Guyer,
Nauvoo high school instructor. and the
address of the day was delivered by
Attorney E. w. McManus of keckuk,
which was one of the finest orauons
every delivered on like occasion IN
Neuvoo. After the address Herman
Berger, ST., crowned the G. A H.
statue with wreath OF flowers ID
honor Of the dead civil war veterans
and then the program was concluded
with the community chorus singing
The Star Spangled Banner. A process
sion was then formed headed by the
Warsaw band, with the Grand Army
post members in autos, young soldiers.
other autos and vehicles which pro-
ceeded to the cemeteries at the ex-
IRENE end Of the city to decorate the
graves of soldiers, relatives ana
friends.
The Nauvoo st. Rose society served
a fine dinner on Memorial day IN the
Nauvoo X. G. hall which was gener-
ously patronized and they cleared
about $50 for their efforts.
1t Is reported by the gossips and
others that Miss Bertha koehler OF
Nauvoo, will soon be united In mar
rage to a young man residing IN
Kansas. 1t is also said that at least
two Nauvoo young couple will be
united in the holy bonds of matrimQny
during the month of June.
The steamer Keokuk finds Nauvoo's
port one of the best freight stations
on her run from Burlington to Quincy.
There isn't trip but what this popu-
lar craft has tons of freight for Nau.
yoo's business men. Nauvoo would
certainly feel lost without Capt. Wal
ter Blair's steamer Keokuk and we
believe our merchants are, or should,
give the boat every pound Of freight to
haul that lies in their power. The