The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-12

will be used TO haul freight from FIT.
Madison and Keokuk to Nauvoo.
Some of Nauvoo's ice harvesters
stored crystal blocks that were eight
! inches in thickness. The ice was
1 secured In the Sheridan creek about
two and half miles below Nauvoo.
They were enga ged at it Monday and
Tuesday.
John Bertschi, George Hart and
Fred Salm appraised the Casper REIN
Lold estate In Nauvoo one day last
week
Lincoln's birthday Wednesday was
! not observed by any society or order in
Nauvoo this year.
Miss Wilder, the home bureau work
er will visit Nauvoo Thursday, Febru-
airy 20.
Messrs. Charles Reimbold, Everett
Cram and Rudy Tanner became mem
bers of the Nauvoo Masonic lodge at
regular melting one evening last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dightner became
the parents OF ten pound boy baby
on Thursday of last week. The par
ents live on farm in Sonora town
ship. Mrs. Dightner was Miss Marguer-
tie Yaeger Of Nauvoo hefore her mar
rage.
St Rose society of the Nauvoo
Catholic church selected new officers
to repres ent their order for the ensu-
| ing year on Wednesday evening of last
| week. After the election social time
/ was INDUCED in and refreshments were
served.
Dick" Kimball was Use recipient OF
a delightful surprise party on Wednes-
| day of last week. The affair was ar
ranged by his wife in honor OF his for
ty-third birthday anniversary. Some
fourteen couple were invited to the
/; Kimball Neuvoo manse where all en-
| joyed a pleasant evening in card
games and birthday luncheon. MIR.
Kimball received beautiful service
! able rug as birthday present to re-
/ mind him OF the event for some years
| to come
i Collecting the taxes OF Hancock
| county devolves under the new law
| upon the county treasurer instead oil
twenty-four township collectors. Fred
Salm, the county treasurer has the
books at the Nauvoo banks and
will let them remain there I'M
till about March 1, when he
will close them and remove them
to Carthage. Nauvoo people can pay
tax dues any time now until the date
5 stated above and avoid trip to the
county hub if they do so.
The crossing ON the lake at Nauvoo
is fairly good at the present time and
our mail matter is arriving little more
on schedule time now.
WAYNE Atkinson, Rolla Upton and
Chas. Wifhelmy of Nauvoo are ex-
r.ected to reach the states from France
about February 16, so relatives and
friends have been advised here.
Miss Grace Argast entertained the
members OF Nauvoo Young Ladies
club at her home on Wednesday eve
ming of last week. An enjoyable time
| was had by those present and before
tie departure OF her guests delicious
refreshments were served.
Mayor c. p. Montgomery says as far
as he is concerned the ban on social
amusements caused by the flu epidem.
ic is lifted, but the Nauvoo board OF
health has not consulted him in the
matter and it is up to them to say il
public gatherings shall again be per
mittei. There has been no new cases
of the epidemic in Nauyoo for some
time.
Just one Of Nauvoo's office seekers
has made known his attention of be
coming a public servant of the city
at the coming city election which oc-
ours on the third Tuesday in April. He
wants to become city treasurer and
/ handle the city's wealth which will
not be so large after the saloons go
! cut in July l. Why not place the Of
fees Of city treasurer and clerk in one
mans hand as well as marshal and
overseer OF streets. This would cur
tail expenses and a saving on city
taxes. Nauvoo will have to find many
different ways to secure revenue to
run the city after the saloons go out.