The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-16

and little tots who had an amDttlon
for wage earning succeeded in get
ting generous supply of pin money,
and In consequence the ice cream
parlors and confection stores We're
literally patronized after each pick
ing. Home grown cherries are al
ready in market and raspberries are
due, all Of which keeps the Nauvoo
housewives busy stocking their cell
lars with canned fruits, jellies and
Jams for the coming winters use.
Harry, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as p. Baxter, who has been over
seas for ever year, has received
his honorable discharge from the
army service and returned to his
Nauvoo home, and his numerous
friends and relatives were indeed
glad to welcome him among us
again. Harry arrived here last Fri
day.
There will be big excursion
locked at the Nauvoo landing next
Wednesday. The steamer G. w. Hill
will bring the grocers and butchers
and their families of burlington, 10
the Mormon city for days outing
and have wisely chosen this beautlfui
little city for their enjoyment. The
steamer with its cargo OF human
freight is scheduled to arrive in Nau-
VOC at | o'clock and remain until
$3.50, giving the excursionists four ana
half hours stay in this historic niue
city which has became famous since
the prohibition laws have affected
rany states and towns In wet states.
After arriving here the excursionlsts
will enjoy basket lunch and use our
little park for a picnic, and the
Orchard City band of Burlington will
accompany them and will play con-
cert in the park during the afternoon.
Nauvoo people will welcome them
with a glad hand and hope their stay
III the city will be an enjoyable one.
!. The steamer Keokuk arrived IN
Nauvoo last Sunday with another ex'
cursion from Quincy and Keokuk.
The army worm has visited Maui
yoo's vicinity and is doing consider
able damage and every means is being
taken to destroy the pest.
Only twelve more days remain IN
Nauvoo to do your liquor shopping
and you had better do it and avoid
the rush as we'll as finding secret
hiding place for storage If you wish
to retain any of the stuff for July 4.
Well, Nauvoo had three June wed
dings this year. something unusual
for this historical little city.
George Marzolf has acquired an
other piece of real estate He has pur-
chased the Bernstein property down
in the first ward, from the heirs at a
cost Of $4,000. 1t consists Of resi-
dence and eight acres of land and con-
sidered a bargain in Nauvoo property
Mrs. ]. A. Hobbs and children in
Nauyoo, have disposed of their Ap-
panoose township farm consisting OF
100 acres and received 5000 per acre
for 1t.
James Schilson of Nauvoo, with his
brothers, have purchased a new
threshing outfit which they will mani
pulate in Nauvoo's vicinity this sea
son. The wheat crop looks fine and
the harvest win begin earlier than
usual this season.
Miss Zelda Walther has closed her
mlnlnery establishment in Nauvoo for
the season.
1t is reported that DR.. ]. A. Bortz,
a former Nauvoo physician, who LETT
here to Join the medical corps in the
army service and later sold out his IN
terests here, intends to return to the
old town and take up practice again
Nauvoo's ST. Mary's academy annual
commencement exercises were held IN
the auditorium last Friday evening.
The Spalding institute pupils gave an
interesting program on Thursday !
evening, June IL. which ended their
school year for this season. Nearly I
ali the foreign pupils attending both
schools have left for their homes until j
n
tember.
A one armed man and one without !
anv arms at all were arrested last
Thursday evening at the boat landing
in Nauvoo and placed in the city Jail
for being intoxicated. They went
down to the landing to take passage
on the steamer Keokuk, but were re-
fused to board her when the chief OF
police was notified and went after
them and brought them back to the
cooler to sober up. They were hiked
out of the city the next morning.
A number of Nauvoo kids are al
ready celebrating the Fourth of July
by firing crackers about the city.
They are relieving themselves Of their
berry plucking money as well as
showing their patriotism this early in
the season.
Another pension day will come
along the fourth of next month, when
Nauvoo civil war veterans will re-
ceive their quarterly pension youch-
ers.
Vacation season is on in Nauvoo
and the clerks in different lines OF
business are looking about as to where I
they can find suitable place for an
enjoyable time, while some of them
will remain in beautiful Nauvoo and
enjoy well earned rest.
1t is said by one Nauvooite who is
III position to know, that the re-
ceipts Of the six Nauvoo saloons doing /
business here would reach $4,000
for last Friday and Saturday. The city
on these days was crowded with visi- /
tors who came to Nauyoo to stock up !,
with blooming booze that can be OBJ
tanned in but few cities in this section.
Nauvoo will be hot business town
from this time until the first Of July /
rolls around And then it Is said that
Nauvoo saloons will remain closed !
only until Labor day on the first Mon .