The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-23

Mrs. Lydia Haugh. OF Davenport
Iowa, came to Nauvoo to nurse tnem'
Mrs. Lou Hudson and daughter,
Miss Hazel, were i'll for several days
in their Nauvoo home, but are I'M
proving rapidly.
| Quite q number Of Nauvoo people
had the pleasure and surprise OF see
ing an aeroplane pass over the city
last Friday morning. 1t could pc
plainly seen and the whirr OF the
| engine heard as it passed over the
| city. From whence it came or where
| it was going on one seemed to know,
nor has it since been learned. There
were two occupants in the machine.
So it Is said, and they certainty
missed something by not landing
here for short while at least wet
towns are few and far between. and
had they known that they were near
an alcoholic liquid hole, they might
have landed for brief period, and
there are many large fields where
desirable landing could be effected,
and right near the business section.
Mrs. Ellis Daugherty, who is, occu-
pying a cot in the Graham hospital
in Keokuk, is improving splendidly
from the operation she underwent
some time ago, and this popular
/ lady expects to be able to come to
her home here next week, which IS
pleasant news to her legion OF
friends.
Fred Salm, Jr., another Nauvoo
citizen, is also an inmate OF the
! Graham hospital in Keokuk, where
he was given minor operation
short time ago. He is getting along
fine and was able TO arise from his
bed and sit up last Sunday. He'may
have to submit to another operation
before he leaves the institution.
The Nauyoo city council members
held an adjourned meeting last Mon
day evening and placed everything in
! shape for the new members, recently
elected, to take up the reins Of city
affairs one week from next Monday
evening.
And now the humps is invading
some of the Nauvoo homes. Preston.
son Of Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Kimball.
is one Of It's victims.
The FLU has flew into Nauvoo
again and it seems there are new
cases reported every day.
! Nauyoo citizens were shocked to
learn that Mrs William Bicker, of
Nauvoo. died at her home In this
city last Sunday night at 1904
| o'clock Of that dreaded complaint,
pneumonia. The lady had been Ill
! but a few days, and it was with deep
sorrow and profound regret that she
passed from among US in SO short
period This popular lady will be
/ greatly missed from her large circle
OF friends and relatives. She Is sur
! vived by her husband and her son.
| Dewey. At the time OF her death
she was 80 years, 5 months and 8
days OF age. Relatives left to mourn
4 are her brother,f Myron, Of Chicago;
sisters. Mrs. Irene Rain, Mrs. sula
| Harsch, of Nauvoo. and Mrs. Grace
! Siegrist, OF Appanoose township. The
| lady was an active member OF Nau-
! voo's Presbyterian church. from
! which place the funeral will be held
! today wednesday,. She was a
member of the Royal Neighbor and
| Rebekah lodges. which orders will
| hold short services at the cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Boyd, Of Carthage, will Off
ciate at the funeral services.
! The Keokuk Moose lodge will pre-
! sent a moving picture show in the
/ Nauyoo opera house tonight.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
( society of Nauyoo will assemble in
the home of Miss Gusta Kemler
| Thursday afternoon.
| The Royal Neighbors' lodge admit
| ted one new member into their or
der last Thursday evening. The can
didate was Miss Eudocfa Barker.
! After the business session refresh
ments were served.
| Miss Loretta Argast, one Of Maui
voo's most pleasant and popular
young ladies, has been Ill with that
| abominable complaint known as the
FLU" Her friends will be glad to
know that she is able to be at her
| post OF duty manipulating the little
movables in a local print shop.
| Jake Hummel, living a few miles
northeast of Nauvoo, shot jack
rabbit near his farm last Monday. 1t
(! is said to be the first jackrabbit ever
killed in these parts. A. Montrose
man took it home with him and made
| a pot boil of the carcass.
/ Several Nauvoo Odd Fellows went
| to Carthage last Monday to attend
! celebration OF the order there.
/ Easter Sunday was one OF the
most pleasant days we have enjoyed
| this spring. and many of Nauvoo's
| beautiful young ladies were out
|. promenading our business thorough
I fares, exhibiting their Easter finery.
I and the little folks had delightful
| time with beautiful cnlored eggs.
Nauvoo churches were all well at
| tended.
| The little lads and lassies in Miss
verna Hollis school room were treat
| ed to an Easter egg hunt on the
school grounds last Friday afternoon,
and the little tots enjoyed the game
to their hearts content.
Mrs. John Rea, an aged Nauvoo
resident, was stricken with paralysis
a week ago, which affects her entire