The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-14

inferred in the Nauvoo cemetery
The Industrial society of the Nauvoc
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. William c. Reimbold, Thursday
afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society, of the Nau.
WOO M. E. church, will meet in the
home of Mrs. Frank Marston, on
Thursday afternoon. 1t will be a
social meeting.
I At the Nauvoo Lutheran church last
Sunday six new members were ad-
mitted to the congregation. Those
who received the religious vows, were:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buckert; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Buckert; Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Buckert.
The next monthly fellowship dinner
served by one of the members of
the Nauvoo M. E. church, will be held
in the home of the Rev. F. Marston,
pastor of the church. Members of
this religious order and friends of the
church are respectfully invited to at
tend.
Jos. Wiegan!, of Oquawka, ILL.,. was
a Nauvoo business visitor last Tues.
day. This gentleman was a former
Nauvoo boy and conducted business
here.
A final report of the estate of de-
ceased Nauvoo resident was made a
short time ago. The estate shows
a total amount of $21,763.18, and the
sum of s1,12425 paid out, leaving a
balance of s20.65093 for distribution
among his heirs Mr. Williams was
IA retired farmer and moved to Maui
VOC some years ago. Besides the
above sum Mr.. Williams owned prop
|erty in Nauvoo and the country near
Nauvoo.
VIM. Bicker has resigned his mem
bership in the Nauvoo volunteer fire
department and Harry Argast has
been admitted in his place.
Potatoes are selling for $500 per
bushel in the retail market now The
seed variety is selling for IS and S5.75
per bushel.
Art J. Schneider, cashier of the
Nauvoo state Bank. was admitted into
the mysteries of Odd Fellowship in
the local order on, Wednesday evening
of last week.
The late severe weather and cold
snaps have injured the peach buds in
Nauvoo, so some claim. The buds
were considerably advanced and the
cold of Monday night froze ice three
eighths of an inch in thickness in
Nauvoo, and some fruit growers here
claim there will be few peaches raised
in Nauvoo this year. Time alone will
tell.
Mrs. Louise Bosch has returned to
Nauvoo from her ST. Louis visit, where
she was called by the death of rela-
tive
The Nauvoo ferry has not yet been
placed in commission between Nauvoo
and Montrose, and no definite date
has been announced yet as to when
the little craft will begin running
1t is claimed that Nauvoo citizen
who possessed a considerable amount
Of this worlds goods, and who moved
10 a city in California, has lost his
all, and is almost destitute.
Quite number Of Nauvoo citizens,
asst Monday and Tuesday. purchased
100 pound bage of granulated sugar !
rom the Farmers elevator company
n Niota, opposite Fort Madison. The
price they paid for the sweets was
1875 per 100 pounds, and it cost
hem 25 cents for delivery to Nauvoo.
The Nauvoo retail merchants are sell ,
ng sugar at % cents per pound at
his time.
One of the outbuildings of the Maui |
90 Canning company was washed
nto the lake the other day and
,oatman close at hand towed it to .
hore and safety. 1t is said that the F.
;nire building is in danger of falling ,
nto the lake if the chopping waves !
nd washing OF the shore continues to
rumble the earth away. The officials
ught to present the factory to some
nterprising firm if they would agree
0 operate it here, or move the machin-
ry and buildings to a place of safety
t is too bad that the only factory in
Iauvoo remains idle when it looks !
ike Nauvoo is not going to get that
nterurban railway this year The
oliciting committee have almost the |!
equired amount of subscriptions
aised and Promoter Petsch has not /
cen heard from for some time At /
east nothing has been given out for /;
for some time. {