The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-21

week two, airplanes Swooped down on
| Nauvoo and made the big field IN
our first district their landing place
| They stopped for gasoline and while
| here made a number of short flights.
| taking up ten of Nauvoo's citizens at
| $40 for ten minutes. They found it
a profitable stop for gas. There
were four men in the two planes and
| they hailed from Galesburg, Ill. After
satisfying all who wanted to take
Joy ride over Nauvoo, they left at
about the hour of 4:30 for Monmouth,
III. On the following afternoon an
other airplane passed over Nauvoo
at a very high altitude. 1t came from
Iowa City, Iowa, and was bound for
st. Louis.
The fruit shipping season tn Nan
VOC will soon be ended for the season
of 1920. The shipment of grapes
will end Tuesday or Wednesday, Aft
er all shipments are ended, there
will be some grapes left in the vine
yards, which will find ready sales for
wine for domestic use.
The Nauyoo canning factory stock
holders sold all the remaining cans
they had in stock and shipped them
to Mayfield, Ill, last week.
Carl Falk is now located in Wells
ton, Mo-, where he has bought
hotel His many Nauvoo friends wish
him well in his new location
Theo Gross and wife have moved
into the residence just recently va
Gated by John Dusenberry and fami-
~. The building belongs to John
Replinger.
Popel & Gfrer. of Warsaw, intend
to squeeze all Nauvoo grapes bought
by them with a press installed by
them in this city next season. They
find that to convey the fruit to War
saw from Nauvoo is an frksome job.
Nauvoo's Domestic Science club
will hold a market day sale in one
Of Nauvoo's business places next
Saturday. It is held for the benefit
of the Parent-Teachsrs' association.
1t is reported that Nauvoo will
have new garage building. It will
be located in the west end Of Nau-
voo's business district
The Ladies' Aid society held so
cial session in the home of Mrs.
John G. Schneider last Thursday aft
ernoon.
It is said that coal took jump Of
S. the ton in Montrose last week A
number of Nauvoo people are yet out
Of coal for their winters use.
Business in Nauvoo had a metro |
politan appearance last Saturday
evening and the movie show house !
was crowded.
The shipment of pears and apples |
is next in order, but the crop of the !
latter is very small There Is quite |,
crop of pears in Nauvoo, but the |
fruit is not as large this season as
in former years.
Both of Nauvoo's banks are in a
flourishing condition and show sub
stantial gains since their last re-
ports.
George Rheinhart and wife have
arrived safely in France This is |
the Nauvoo couple that left a short |
time ago for visit with relatives in |
Germany.
DR.. L. c. Ford, wife and grand |
daughter, of near Butte, Mont, who
have been visiting relatives and |
friends in Nauvoo, will leave soon for |
their western home. The doctor and |
mis- wife were old time residents of |
Nauvoo. DR.. Ford hung out his |
shingle here when quite young man
and practiced his profession, while |
his wife, who was Miss Lucy Ohler,
taught school at times in the three
different ward school buildings in
Nauvoo. They had very pleasant
visit during their stay here.
Selwyn Wyles and Dr. Ford attend
ed Frank Ballinger's funeral in Mont
rost last Monday afternoon.