The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-19

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ling the week. He received fur
| Tough, the first one since he left here
and returns today for tho camp when
he expects to receive his discharge
papers. His brother Fred who has
been in the service at San Diego,
Calf, for about the same length of
time, has been sent to Camp Grant
at Rockford, H., and Is expected to
be mustered out at any time now.
AT the coming city election which
occurs in Nauvoo on Tuesday, April
Is, mayor, an alderman in each of
the three wards, clerk, trea surer and
attorney will be elected, besides a
police magistrate. The city primaries
viii take place on Tuesday, March IL.
The Nauvoo Ladies' Industrial so
|ciety members will meet with Mrs.
Ben Koechli Thursday afternoon of
this week
The Ladies Aid society of the Maui
VOC M. q. church are scheduled for
a, meet at the home of Mrs. John
Hohl on Thursday afternoon and the
isession will be of a social order.
Percy Heberer, the Sonora town
ship young man who took violently
i'll several days ago and was sent to
the Jacksonville, ILL.,, institution. has
returned to his home near Nauvoo
greatly improvde in mind and body.
Rev Frank Marston, principal OF
the Nauvoo high school and minister
of the Nauvoo M. e. church. has
lapplied for naturalization papers at
1.-THE county seat. He has been a resi-
Ident of the states since 1913 and
Jeanne here from Manchester. Eng.
Louis, son of Mr.. George Tanner OF
Nauvoo has sent to his father unique
relic from France "It is Hun souven-
il, crucifix made from brass shells
and bracelets, containing this inscript-
ion, Got Nit Uns," over the form OF
Jesus. The relic is seven and one-haf
inches in height, but Louis did not
state whether he secured 1t from
iGead Hun whom he had slain or wheth-
he purchased it from curio shop in
France However his father prizes the
souvenir highly, no matter where his
1 son secured It
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Gross. former
Nauvoo residents who how are making
Los Angeles. California. their home
had the sad misfortune to lose their
son and daughter by death from influ-
enza followed by pneumonia last week.
They died within two days Of each
other, so the telegram received by
their aunt Mrs. G. Scanlon in Nauvoo
stated. Tie son Elmer was twenty-nine
years Of age and his sister Miss Lor-
ena, twenty.four years at the time oil
their death. The parents are also Ill
with the complaint and so deeply
erieved at the loss Of their children.
that fears for their recovery is enter
tanned. The daughter was highly ed
ucated young lady, splendid musician
and fine actress, although she did not
follow the latter vocation. Her mar.
rage engagement was out recently an
pounced and her prospective husband
was prominent landscape artist. The
young man was in the contracting bus
mess with his father and had just re-
turned from army service from camp
in Oregon. They were both born in
Nauvoo leaving this city for their west
ern home about fourteen years ago.
Mrs. Scanlon intends going to Los An
geles to visit her brother and wife in
4 short time.
Albert BaImer was showing one OF
the gas masks in Nauvoo business
places last Saturday, the first one to
arrive here from overseas. His son Lee
vi brought it over from France.
Rev. Father Tholan of the Nanvoo
lCatholic church communicated with
the knights Of Columbus over in
France requesting them to try to To-
cate Fred Haas, a Nauvoo soldier boy,
dead or alive, and Nauvoo's popular
!priest was informed that so far no It'd
lings of the young man has been obtain
ed but they are using every means to
locate him and will keep up the
search Fred was reported missing
| while in action in France
| The Nauvoo library has issued in
one month the following books: Ffct-
ion sci, Juvenile 1876. non-fictfon Al,
magazines 70. Scrap books which were
made UP by Nauvoo young folks for
wounded soldiers were sent to recon
struction hospital at Camp Mcpherson,
Atlanta. Georgia, and the last lot
OF books gathered for camp libraries
we're dispatched to the Rock Island
arsenal The board of trustees OF the
iNauvoo library extend thanks to all
|who assisted in making the work sue
lcess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dachroth, one of
lNauvpo's most popular young married
couple were treated to an enjoyable
surprise party at the home of the
/ husbands parents in this city last Sun
|day evening There we're fourteen cou-
ules who participated in the festivities
and all had a delightful time. The game
of $500" was the advertisement of the
evening and before the departure of
the guests. delicious refreshments
were served. Mrs. Dhchroth leaves for
Long Beach, California, Thursday for
an extended visit with her parents,
INT. and Mrs. Theodore Christen.
Mrs. Herman Schenk Of Nauvoo was
a pleasantly surprised person last Mon
day evening when a number of her
lady friends called on her to spend the
evening. Card games were INDUCED in
and a dainty luncheon served. All pre-
sent report an enjoyable evening and