The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-18
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some fellow who has a pull may land
the Job OF ascertaining Nauyoo's popu-
lation-
Mrs Fred Weisinger who has been
making Nauvoo her home for MUM
Der of months, has moved back TO The
farm III Sonora township five miles
east OF Nauyoo.
Mrs. Lou Argast spent last weeks
end visiting keokuk relatives and
friends, and while there was The
guest Of hrs. John H. Wolff.
Allen Timme of Keokuk, who was
an employe in one of Nauvoo's
saloons before prohibition threw
them out Of the city, is about to open
soft drink palace in Fit Madison
Mr. Timme made many friends While
resident of Nauvoo, all who wish
him well in his new venture.
John Monroe of Powellton. has
leased Lou Hudson's large frame
building in Nauvoo's business section
and will utilize 1t for storage pur-
poses.
Last Saturday night Nauvoo's bust
ness section was alive with stroling
humanity. 1t seemed like Nauyoos
entire population was in the bust
ness district, bent on meeting friends
and do the weeks or Sunday dinner
shopping There were also many
automobiles curbed along this
! thoroughfare.
Nauyoo has not done thing to-
wards holding one celebration within
1 its borders this year. while other
towns in this neighborhooG are hold
ling attractions several times during
! the summer months to induce people
1 to visit them
/ Another band of gypsies consisting
/ of eight vehicle loads struck Nauyoo
! last Thursday and camped at the
creek near the old steamboat land
! ing The female members Of the
outfit came up into the city and be-
gan their begging and fortune telling
stunt when our efficient police force
swooped down on them and order ed
them to move down the boulevard
which they did with the rest OF the
4 dark colored band.
! Nauvoo's grape harvest began
Monday morning and the MOore's
Early variety is being pIucked rom
F. the vines with some few other early
grapes. This harvest WIFI only asst
a few days and then an interval tn
Ill the Concord grapes get ripe
enough to ship to the markets. A
large part of Nauvoo's population IS
employed to gather the fruit.
/ Several couple of Nauvoo's young
people arranged a party to go over to
Bluff Park last Friday evening TO
picnic and attend the dance over
there, but the elements cast tocmy
look upon them and they were
marooned in JOS. Oschsner's unfnish-
ed building. The sky shed SO many
tears that the company repaired TO
a cream parlor and spread the cake
prepared by the dainty hands Of the
lovely girls and enjoyed themselves
by devouring the sweets with ice
cream.
Another outdoor movie show viii
be given in our little city park some
evening this week under the auspices
of the business mems club. These
fine pictures ought to draw large
crowds If given at stated intervals.
The editor OF the Montrose Journal
says that there is fine bathing
beach near Jack creek short dis
lance above the railroad station
which has been quite frequently used
by the female sex. He has had his
modesty severely shocked by learn
ing the ladies go in bathing there
and their bathing costumes don't
contain enough cloth TO furnish a
wad for a single barrel shotgun.