The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-15

Mrs George Hart has been very ill
in her Nauyoo home and her legion
of friends hope to see her about again
in a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Thomas, who
now reside in Nauvoo's second dis
trict, have leased the former Lou
Schoell property on South Tenth
street In the early sixties the build
ing was owned by Richard Yates.
A good many farmers in NauVoo
as to retain the fodder for feeding
purposes for the winters use, during
| the past few weeks.
The Ladies Industrial society hold
their harvest social tonight and to-
morrow night in the opera house. A
| splendid program and chicken dinner
were added attractions that appealed
to many who were and are in attend
ancs during the session.
A Nauvoo fellow was greatly sur
prised to learn of several Of our young
men going in bathing in the lake
here last Sunday. The fellow ought
to have been old enough in the begin
ming of the seventies, when he could
have gazed on young men bathing in
day and Christmas day, which was
done on several occasions by some
Nauvoo young men.
Several Nauvoo homes have drop
ped their telephones on account Of the
increased rate and on account Of the
dull season coming on.
The old settlers OF Hancock county
will hold their annual reunion IN FL
,e,%1 pTrrncInv A hn
ner and speaking will be the chief
advertisements of the day. There was
a time some years ago when the old
settlers celebration was one Of the
main holiday events of the day, and
liberal bids to be allowed to entertain
the old folks on the annual date and
the young element took as much in
terest in the celebration as did the
older heads Nauvoo bid high for
them, and it was several years before
the committee of the Old Settlers
to take place here, well knowing that
one convention in the old Mormon
town would mean a hard breaking
away in the yearly meets to follow.
The persistent overtures made by our
q
men Of those days finally landed one
old settlers meeting in Nauvoo. Their
promises for big and interesting en-
tertainment were more than fulfilled
and over ten thousand people gath /,
cred in the city and what was then {
known as Smiths grove, a short dis /,
lance south Of our business district. |
There were amusements and enter !
.z: f& call h@Sh
and old settlers during both day end |
evening, and all departed for their |
bones after the festivities declaring /
that Nauvoo> was an ideal place for !
old settlers celebrations and the n in ,
habftants the proper people to enter !
tain the old folks in future years, and I
it was hard matter for any town in
this county to secure the date after
the meeting here if Nauvoo wanted !
it. The people living here during the
eighties and little later knew how
to arrange a celebration and entertain
visitors and were more liberal with
the almighty dollar" than the ele-
ment of the present day. And Just
think Of over ten thousand people
road and automobiles unknown at
that time, to enjoy an old settlers
But times and conditions
have changed since then.
It is reported that PoweTlton's NJ.
W. A. and R N. a members have
purchased the building and hall at
that place for a home Of their own.
They paid the sum of 81 500 for the
structure.
The marriage of two of Nauvoo's
popular young people will be sol
en1nized in the Catholic church here
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, and
Rev. Father Tholen will officiate. The