The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-17

lciety have announced their first con
cert 10 be held in the Sauvoo opera
house on Tuesday evening, April q
The members held a rehearsal in
the opera house last Tuesday night
| Mr. AdoIp Linger who lives just on
1.-THE outskirts OF Nauvoo, has sold his
property interests here 10 Mr. E. ].
Baxter, for $1,000. The gentleman
has been resident of Nauvoo for a
number Of years and now intends to
return 10 his native country In
France, where he has relatives.
The pupils OF the Nauvoo Presby-
terrain church Sunday school were
treated to fine supper in the church
basement last Friday evening which
all present greatly enjoyed.
Rev. John Williams Of New Salem.
Ill, delivered a splendid sermon in
the Nauyoo Presbyterian church last
Friday evening. Special Easter serv-
ices will be held in the same church
next Sunday morning. The Ladies'
Aid society Of the congregation meet
in the home OF Miss Bottens all day
Thursday.
Z. Bakers Sons some time ago
brought q suit for trespass against
VIM. Haas in the circuit court at
Carthage recently. After due con-
siderstion the plaintiffs had the case
dismissed al their cost.
Several pieces OF residence prop
erty and real estate are advertised
for sale in NauToo, but buyers are
slow 10 see any profteering in buy
ing places in the old Mormon town
at this time.
About the noon hour last Friday
the roof of the garage of W. E.
HANNA in Nauyoo's business section
was discovered 10 be on fire. A
store pipe extending through the
roof caused the shingles to become
ignited and had it not been discov-
cred a serious blaze would have re-
suited. The fire was extinguished
with hand chemicals before the
volunteer fire department arrived on
the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Montgomery Of
Nauyoo, attended the funeral Of the
lady's father in Hamilton last Satur-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Gaule, the
lady's parents, were residents of
NauYoo in the sixties and were united
in marriage here.
Robt Hubbard, born and reared in
Nauvoo and resident OF this city
until about nne years ago, died in
the Sacred Heart hospital in Fort
Madison last Saturday morning after
an illness of only few days. He
was Al years, months and 10 days
Of age at the time of his death, and
is survived by his mother and Eister,
Mrs. John NJ Hobbs of the Pen City.
After the funeral services were held
in Ft. Madison the body was brought
to Nauyoo last Monday and inferred
in the city cemetery.
Friday of this week Is Arbor day,
but few trees will be planted in Maui
VOC unless they are fruit trees.
VIM. Argast of Nauvoo, was in Chi
cago and Dayton, Ohio, visiting rela-
tiTes during the week
The Lee county, Iowa, Medical
society at recent meeting held in
Keokuk, decided to hold their next
session in grand old Nauvoo on Tues
day, May 81, and they will receive
the welcome hand of all OF our citi-
zens.
This is known as Holy week in the
Nauvoo Catholic church calendar an,a
services viii be held on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday mornings. Eas-
ter Sunday morning the Knights of
Columbus members will commune in
a body. gzl
Nauvoo Odd Fellows lodge mem
bers will celebrate the centennial
anniversary of the order by holding
social in their rooms on Thursday
evening, April "a, and have invited
their ladies and the Rebekah lodge
members.
The Woodmen lodge members were
to have held social on April "a, but
on account of the Odd Fellows who
meet in the same rooms and have
that date for their celebration, the
former have postponed their "doings"
until later date.
Many rough necks were again April
fooled last Tuesday on account of
city election day. They tried to butt
in at the doors of Nauyoo's booze
joints which were forced to have
closed doors on that date.
Just two weeks more and then
Nauyoo saloonkeepers will replenish
the city treasury to the amount of
81 100 and the pool hall owners $3.50
more.
The Nauvoo kids are ready with
their musical instruments, consisting
of cow bells, dish pans, tin horns,
etc, to serenade some young couple,
who contemplates marriage immed-
lately after Easter. II. has been long
long time since they have received
generous treat from some good
hearted groom.
Mr.. Fred Salm, Sr., of Nauvoo is
occupying a cot in the Graham hospi-
tai in Keokuk where he underwent
preliminary operation last Monday
and stood the ordeal splendidly. He
will have to undergo another opera
ton shortly TO be relieved of his trou-
bles. His many Nauvoo friends hope
for his speedy recovery.
Nauvoo was without any mail on
Thursday OF last week on account of
the choppy lake caused by the high
winds.
The citizens Of Nauvoo should have
been asked last Tuesday at the city
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