The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23
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| ed quite a lot of relatives over Eas'
tier. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hilderbrano
of Quincy, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Riley
of Moline, Miss Fern Parker and
Miss Brown who are attending col.
!lege In Quincy were the guests OF
the Nauvoo family.
| Ed. Hanansky of Chicago. was
among Nauyoo and vicinity relatives
| over Easter Sunday.
| Rev. w. F. Hertel OF the Nauvoo
Lutheran church, left for Camp Grant
at Rockford, ILL.,, last Sunday AFTER
moon for visit with his brother.
Sigmund, who arrived there from
France some time ago. The young
man was wounded while overseas.
Adrian Meinhardt who is travelling
for a large chemical house, dropped
into Nauvoo last Friday for visit
over Easter with his wife, child and
Or. and Mrs. w. M. Haggett. The
husband, wife and child went over to
Donnellson, Iowa, to visit the nus
bands parents before resuming MS
duties on the road.
Mrs. Geo. Goegg Of Wadsworth,
New, has arrived in Nauvoo TO De
with her mother, Mrs. John Weliner,
who has been seriously Ill.
Ed Benne Of Nauvoo, has gone 10
Sterling, Ill, where he will work IN
a canning plant which is under the
supervision Of Mr.. r. Arbuckle, for
merly manager of the Nauvoo plant.
Business in Nauvoo last Saturday
during the day and evening was ex-
ceptionally good and will get better
as the pleasant weather and near
approach of July when the wet
period ends in the old Mormon town.
A colored driver of an auto was
nabbed in Nauvoo a few days ago Tor
exceeding the speed limit and Judge
Hudson fined him SIS and costs. Ihe
marshal should keep his eyes pealed
on some home drivers who are in the
habit of exceeding the speed limit
The wheat crop in Nauvoo and
vicinity looks splendid and was
never known to look as we'll as IL
does at this season. If nothing inter
feres from now until harvest time
one of the largest crops ever raised
here will be placed in the bins.
Harold Hart and Miss Edna Open
heimer Of Ft Madison, were Easter
Sunday visitors in Nau!oo.
Frank Rheinberger of New York
City, travelling salesman, visited
relatives in Nauvoo for several days
during the past week. The gentle
man was born and raised in grand
old Nauvoo.
Mrs. Edward Dachroth who has
been absent In Long Beach, Calf.
for about two months visiting her
parents, is expected to return to her
Nauvoo home and husband the latter
part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meinhardt OF
Donnellson, Iowa, came over to Maui
VOC on Easter Sunday and spent the
day at the DIR. w. M. Haggett home.
Messrs. Farm Whitcomb, Geo.
Gross, Everett Gnann, Walter Crit
tfiths. Russell and Emerson Soland OF
Nauvoo, attended the consistory IN
Quincy, ILL.,, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week where
they we're conferred the thirty-second
degree in the Masonic lodge.
Mrs. Virgie Nicaise entertained her
little daughter, Rosalie's classmates
lin her Nauvoo home last Sunday aft
ernoon in honor of the little lassies'
ninth birthday anniversary. Appro-
pirate games were INDUCED in and
the company had a most delightful
time. During the time delicious re-
Treatments were served.
The sophomore and junior classes
OF the Nauvoo high school will enjoy
a debate in the school room next
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and
they will wrestle with the subject:
THAT Women Should be Permitted
to Vote" The public is cordially In
yited to come and hear them.
Nauvoo's community chorus gave a
special concert in the Nauvoo opera
house Tuesday evening. The concert
was given for the benefit of the Maui
VOC library and chorus society.
Chas. Scheu, former Nauvoo resi-
dent, is reported to have married
MRS. Irene Anderson of Carthage, ILL.,,
on April 9. in Blackjack, Mimi. The
bride was a former resident OF
Sonora township, a few miles below
Nauyoo. The newly weds will make
their home In the Minnesota town
where the groom has property inter
! ests.
| Another old Nauvoo citizen has
passed away. At his home on April
I19. Martin Kelly succumbed from
! an attack of influenza. He was about
! eighty years of age at the time OF
his death. Mr.. Kelly was born in
ireland and came to Nauvoo's vicni-
lity when but seven years of age He
was a faithful member of the Nau-
WOO Catholic church, fine citizen
and numbered his friends by the
score. Over forty years ago he was
united in marriage 10 Miss Mary
Ellison and eight children were born
to them. His wife, May, Ellen,
Frances, John, James and Thomas
survive him. Owing to the disease
he died Of, the funeral was held at
the Catholic cemetery at 8 o'clock
last Monday morning and services in
the church building at 10. The family
have the sympathy of this com
munity.
Nauvoos st. Rose society held a
market day sale last Saturday in
their hall and cleared the sum Of s35
for their efforts.
| Miss Jaunita Story who Is employ