The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-11

7 S'es OAA 'SeASSuayb A~S~NA'pNA ~ ptAS
was almost 81 years of age at the
time of her death. Before making
Nauvoo her home she resided in
Sonora township. One brother, Mr..
John Bennett, Of Sonora township,
the only near relative, survives her.
The funeral occurred from the home
OF her brother last Friday. and w. F.
Hertel of the Nauyoo Lutheran
church officiated. The body was in
TERED in Stearns' cemetery.
| The annual slaughter OF the domes-
tic porker at the Nauvoo and vicinity
household is now on and sausages
are gracing the dining room tables
as well as lard and smoked meats ar
ranged for another years use.
One of Nauvoo vicinity young
farmers shot wolf in the back yard
of the farm premises last Saturday,
| Van Kraft, a former Nauvoo man,
died at his home in Hannibal, Mo,
last Saturday, cancer or the face
being the cause of his demise. Van
was born and raised in this old Nor
mon town and his parents were Mr..
and Mrs. George Kraft, the former
| preceding him in death number OF
years ago from the same disease. His
mother survives him and still resides
lin Nauvoo, besides two brothers and
three sisters His wife and daughter
are left to mourn. The funeral oc.
Cured in Hannibal where the re-
mains were buried.
| Mrs Everett Walther Gnann enter.
tanned quite a number of lady
friends at her mothers Nauvoo home
last Saturday afternoon. Games were
tplayed to entertain and refreshments
were served.
| Miss Miller, trained nurse from
Keokuk, who has been attending
Fred Walter during his illness in
Nauvoo, has returned to her home.
Emile Eid who has been serving
with the Swift & Co. concern in
Keokuk, has come to his parent
Nauvoo home for the winter.
! Miss Anna Baumert who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Maui
WOO, has returned to her Keokuk
home
Mrs. George Anton and Mrs. Joey
lOschsner and little daughter, who
have been visiting in Chicago for
lsome time, have returned to their
Mormon city homes.
| The Nauvoo parochial school endow-
ment fund has now reached the hand
some sum of $4,T00 and all obtained
in two months. Rev. Father Tholen
lis a very enthusiastic and suntfring
worker and he will succeed easily in
swelling the sum to $4,000 by Christ
mas time.
A Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation industrial worker of Chicago
was in Nauvoo recently for the pur-
|pose of interesting our lassies in start
ing a branch of the order in Nauvoo.
A celebration of the holy commun
ion will be held at the morning ser
vices in the Nauvoo Lutheran church
next Sunday.
/ Mid-week services of the NJ e.
church members were held in the
home of Mrs. Lou Hudson last Wed.
|nesday evening and the choir met for
practice at the same place. Plans are
Ialso being made by the congregation
for Christmas program to be pre-
Isented in the church building Christ.
mas eve.
The shop windows in Nauvoos bus
mess section present a pretty appear.
ance since they have been arranged
in Christmas attire. The little folks
gaze at them with sparkling eyes as
they pass and are anxiously awaiting
for Christmas day which arrives one
week from next Thursday.
| A number of Nauvoo people escaped
from falls on our icy pavements since
the sleet and frozen ice falling Oh
Them. Some business men make no
peffort to remove the formation on the
walks or place some substance on
them to make transportation safe.
Chas Singer, an aged Nauvoo citi-
zen is said to be i'll, but not Of SER
ious nature.
Arnold Ourth, Nauvoo lad, was
coasting on one of the hills about the
city last Monday evening and ran into
a fence. Result: A bruised eye and
| injured arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foney HANNA of Maui
VOC, were presented with fine girl
baby weighing 91s pounds last Tues
dayevening. 1t was the first child to
arrive at their home and the parents
are very happy over the event.
| The taking Of the 1920 census will
begin next month. 1t is taken every
| ten years and persons refusing to
answer questions of the enumerator
are liable to a severe penalty. VIM.
Kenny, Nauvoos city attorney may
be appointed to take the census for
Nauvoo township.
| There was social In the Nauvoo
Knights of Columbus hall last Monday
evening 1t was given up Mr.. Paul
Marie of Hamilton, who is lecturer OF
the Nauvoo council. Refreshments
were served and a delightful time had
by the ladies and members present.
Mrs. Luella Stratton returned to
Nauvoo after a pleasant and delight
! full visit with her daughter in Quincy.
| Jackson e. Ross will spend next
Saturday and Sunday in Carthage.
Some of his most intimate friends
claim he will return to Nauvoo &C
companied by a bride.
| The days are growing shorter and
the cold is beginning to strengthen in
Nauvoo. Wednesday morning the Their
mometer in Nauvoo registered all the
way from to 16 degrees below zero.
Crossing the lake on the ice between
Nauvoo and Montrose is considered
absolutely safe now and our people
get their mails daily when the trains
bob up on time at the Montrose sta
| lion. The north mails are late almost