The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-14

sight made it imperative to give up
his business and he later became
totally blind He was born in Ger
many and came to the states when
quite young man, settling in Keo-
kuk, after trying several other cities,
where he resided for a number of
years, conducting a bakery on Main
between Seventh and Eighth streets.
one daughter, besides numerous rela-
tives, to mourn. The funeral &C.
Cured from the family home last
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock and
the body was inferred in the Nauvoo
cemetery ......
In about four or five weeks the
! Nauyoo grape crop viii begin to
move. The early varieties usually
ripen about the latter part of August
The grapes look splendid at this time
and a large and prolific crop is ex-
pected. There will be considerable
wine made for private use if present
| intentions are not interfered with.
| Nauvoo has a genuine and first
| class frog pond, or hole, right near
/ its business section, and it is full Of
the hoppers, whose musical voices
the night The pond, or hole, is
cellar from which building has been
RACED and is partly filled with earth,
in which condition it remains. 1t is
disease-breeding, filthy spot which
! the Nauvoo board of health and city
! authorities ought to attend to at
once to protect those who live near
| the place.
most
quiet business days seen in Nauvoo
for years. Saturdays are usually ban
ner business days for our merchants.
In the evening buiness took a turn
for the better and a large crowd came
in from the rural districts. The NOV
ing picture house was largely patron
lied during the evening.
Farmers are getting along splendid
ly with their work in Nauvoo and
vicinity. Much of the harvesting has
been done and nearly all of the corn
has been laid by.
Leonard Hudson and daughter,
Miss Emily, have returned from their
Cuba, Mo, visit with the son Harry,
and family.
In response to. a. telegram last
Sunday. Edward Brown, brother
Clarence, and Miss Edith Diton went
to Lincoln, MINI, where they We're
called by the serious illness Of the
two formers father, Mr.. l.. A. Brown,
who is visiting in the northern city |
with his daughter and family.
Rev. Frank MaTston Of the Nauvoo !
M. E. church, is enjoying a vacation |
Of few weeks and with his wife has |
gone to Indianapolis, Ind, and will !
return with a new Ford automobile. |
Rev. Father Mona CHAN who is chap |
lain on the .. S. S. Prairie of the |
Pacific coast destroyer f1otilla, is on
a furlough and visited his intimate |,
friend, Rev. Father Tholen, in Maui /
VOC last Saturday.
Louis Boegner of Kansas City, Mo.
Is visiting Nauvoo relatives and :
friends
Mrs. VIM. Roessler and Mrs. Harry I
Knapp Of Cincinnati, Ohio, have been j
recent guests of Mrs. Edward Walther
n Nauvoo. It is the first visit to the
aides to grand old Nauvoo and they,
ike many others, are very favorably
impressed with this grand and beau
iful old river town. T
Mrs Edna Hart of Fort Madison. <
'ecently visited in the home of her
'elatives in Nauvoo. the guest OF
postmaster HdrL ana family. -
George Deeg who has been type d,
manipulation in the Nauvoo Indepen-
lent Office, has gone to Rockford. Ill.
O seek a situation.
MI and Mrs. James Dimond. Mr.. c
nd Mrs. John Dimond. Mrs. Kate t
'rasse and son of Keokuk, visited in !
he Charles Mulch Nauvoo home last !
sunday. +
Aug. J. Beger has received wo"I !
rom his son Donald, who is employed !
n bank in BartlesvilIe, Okla. that L
Re was promoted to the position of y
ssistant cashier of the financial in
titution with a handsome increase
4 salary. :
There will be no services in the ;,
auvoo NJ. E. church for two weeks ,,
n account Of the absence of Rev. .!
rank Marston who is enjoying his !,
acation. =
The Nauvoo Ladies' Aid society
ill meet in a social session in the n
ONE of Mrs. John Hohl Thursday a
fternoon. Il
The Ladies Industrial society of the Il
-auvoo Presbyterian church will as ID
emble in the home of Mrs. w. NJ O
[aggett. %
Nauvoo's st. Rose society members
attend excurting to Burlington next s