The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-20

and laSsies were present TO enjoy the
festivities Agnes orchestra of ,Keo-
kuk furnished the music for the oc-
casion.
The Nauvoo Parent-Teachers' asso-
citation held another meeting last Fri
day evening The community high
school question was discussed and q
committee of three appointed, one
from each of the three townships. A
fine program was rendered after the
business session and of the grade
school girls served lemonade and pop
corn
Mrs. Samuel Gassoway of Dallas
City, Ill, who visited here last Sat
urday and Sunday, was given pleas
ant enjoyable surprise party by num-
Der of her Nauvoo lady friends in the
home Of Mrs. ]. W. Layton last Sun
day evening. Tempting refreshments
were served.
Mrs Ellen Clark, an aged and splen-
did Nauvoo lady, is reported very ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.
Baumert
1 a cute little lassie arrived in the
home Of Mrs. Edward Dachroth last
Sunday morning and it tipped the
scales at just ten and half pounds.
| Ed, who is assistant cashier of the
bank is all smiles and as happy as he
can be. The little bit of humanity
and the dear mamma are getting along
splendidly.
] Quite a number Of Nauvoo's yicini-
ty farmers have planted corn. while
others have not been able to SOW a
kernel on account of the extreme
condition of their land. Just about
he tn fos hat
fields to begin planting, 1t rains again.
Jacob Leininger, an aged Nauvoo
resident, is totally blind now. For
some time his eye sight has been
falling him and at last has deserted
! him. He is also belfast with a SER
ious Illness
Miss Alta Tuttle who was in Keo-
kuk hospital for treatment for an all
ment, has returned to her Nauvoo
home.
Nauvoo's vicinity has person who
has a mild case of small pox. Mrs.
Minnie Hughes of Fort Madison,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hy
burg of the east county, near this city,
came to her parents home not feeling
in the best of health. DR.. Rudolph
of Nauvoo was called to administer
to her needs and after a dignosis of
her case, he pronounced 1t small pox
| in a mild form, and the farm home
with its inmates were Immediately
lquarantined There is no spread of
the disease so far. and the patient is
getting along as well as can be expect
ed.
Mrs. John M. Schmidt, one of Maui
voo's splendid and popular ladies, who
dc in n
kuk's hospitals for the removal of a
troublesome tumor, arrived in her
Nauvoo home last Tuesday, and is
much relieved and feeling splendid.
| The recognized Latter Day Saints
new church, formerly the first district
school building in Nauvoo, has been
placed in a fine condition for their re-
ligious purposes and was dedicated
last Sunday.
Mrs, Edward Kemler is visiting in
Revere. Mo.
| Ralph Hudson went to Chicago last
Wednesday morning on business
mission.
Mrs. Carl Pfaffe and daughter, Miss
Dorothy, of Keokuk, were recent vls1-
tors with Nauvoo relatives.
! Art Datin, Of Seattle, Wash, came
to Nauvoo hast Sunday for visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Da-
tin and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraus, of Maui
VOC. were in Keokuk last Tuesday to
attend the wedding of the husbands
sister, Miss Elizabeth to Charles Var
ner.
| A number of Nauvoo people are
working hard to establish communi-
ty high school in the old Mormon
town They propose taking straw
vote soon to learn how many are for
or against the proposition.
Old potatoes are selling at 10 cents
pound in Nauvoo now and hard to
get at that prica. No new stock has
arrived here yet. Sugar is sretiling
at 80 cents per pound in Nauvoo
stores.
! Miss Anna Boegner, pleasant and
popular Nauvoo young lady, while on
her way to school last Tuesday,
stepped on piece of broken glass that
penetrated through her shoe and cut
ting the flesh of her foot quite badly
and is now using crutches to get
around physician was necessary
to attend the wound.
Graduating exercises of the Nauvoo
high school will take place next
Thursday, May q, and the Nauvoo