The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-21


harvesting and threshing twenty acres
If clover After the threshers had
finished abstracting the seed from tne
clover stalks the twenty acres yieloeu
lust seventy bushels and at the pres
emit high price of some twenty dollars
or better per bushel it will prins
Charles a handsome profit FOR NIB
\ labor and acreage. Can any FARMER
here or elsewhere beat 1t!
Chas. Mulch and George Hart
threshed the wheat in their fields IN
Nauyoo's first district and the yielo
averaged twenty-five bushels to the
acre and the grain is of fine quality.
Nauvoo's city council members held
special session night recently 10
consider the advisability OF purchasing
a tractor engine for the city's need 10
pull street grader and power our rock
crusher. Before purchasing one ike
demonstrated here several days ago, 1t
was decided to try out one or two
other machines. At this meeting the
4 mayor was advised to collect the
sewer rent.
The one story brick building adjoin-
Ing the Nauvoo opera house bought by
/. the telephone officials for the central
station Is being attached to the Maui
VOC waterworks and sewerage plants.
The company has received new
cable to be placed in position when
the change is made into their new
home. The work of removal will be-
gin soon.
Miss Mittie Hubbard of F't. Madi-
son, has been visiting friends here for
several days recently. The lady was
a former resident Of Nauvoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Reimbold. OF
Nauvoos Hotel Oriental, were Car
thage business visitors last Saturday.
Mrs Nancy Burt and daughter, Miss
Jennie, have returned from their ST.
Louis visit where the mother was re-
ceiving treatment for some ailment.
Miss Minnie Beisel and Jack Datin
Of Chicago, arrived in Nauvoo last Fri
day for visit with relatives and
friends.
Homer Bruegger and friend OF
Galesburg, H., spent few days OF
last week with the formers parents
in Nauvoo.
Miss Leda Morrill, of Rock Island,
ILL.,, is guest of her aunt, Mrs. Chas.
Kraft in her Nauvoo home, and will
remain for several days here.
Misses Margaret and Veva Steffey
of Basco, H.. are guests Of Louis
Hohls family in Nauvoo.
Miss Agnes Marley OF Keokuk,
came up to Nauyoo last week and WIS.,
tied for few days with Mrs. R. Sum
merhalder.
Mrs. Aug. ]. Beger of Nauvoo, was
summoned TO Carthage last Wednes-
day on account OF the death of her
aunt, Mrs. ]. D. Miller.
% ire
Hertel. Sr., who has been his sisters
guest in Nauvoo for some days. de-
parted last Friday for his home in
Bascobel. Wis.
Mrs. Henry Maiberger Of Fl. Madi-
son. came TO Nauvoo last Friday to
visit her daughter. Mrs. Harry Rain,
who has been ILL.,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher re-
turned 10 Nauvoo last Wednesday
from their New York City stay. Elmer
received his discharge from the navy
after over a years service as an assis-
tant paymaster with the rank of en-
sign. The legion of friends in Maui
VOC of this popular and prominent
couple are pleased to have them re-
turn to their old Mormon city home
and hope they will remain with us. Mr..
Fisher can now be found in his old
position as assistant csshier in the
Nauvoo State bank
Alphonse Linge, Nauvoo French
man, sold out all his property here
about two months ago and concluded
to return to his mother country to
spend his remaining days with rela-
tives and friends The people of Maui
VOC were surprised TO see him in Maui
WOO last Thursday, having returned
from France after remaining in that
country just three weeks. He claims
that the country is not fit for an
American to live in at the present
time, bearing out the statement of the
returning American soldiers. The gen.
tleman intends to remain in Nauvoo
for some time and later on may con.
clude to go west, but the chances are
that he will make Nauvoo his perma-
nent home.
The property known as the George
Bruegger place in Nauvoos third dis
trict, was sold at master in chancerg
sale in this city last Saturday after
noon to satisfy the heirs at law. Mrs.
Dena Wustrow of Keokuk, one OF the
heirs bid s751 for the one and one
fifth acres of ground and four-room
frame residence. and 1t was sold to
the lady Mr.. George Bruegger, de-
ceased, who owned the property, was
Nauvoo's sexton for good many
years and raised a large family of
boys and girls on the property. There
were few bidders for the place and it
rightfully should pass into the hands
of one of the heirs if any one of them
wanted it, and we are pleased to state
that Mrs WustrOw succeeded in mr.
chasing it.
At the last meeting Of the Hancock
county Mutual lodge in Nauvoo, Mrs.
Blanche Young was admitted into the
order.
The Nauvoo Industrial society held
social session at the Hotel Oriental
with Mrs. w. c. Reimbold as hostess
Jos. F. Ochsner finished the founda