The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-13

sons are employed, and all will re
main there for the month and then
leave for Seattle, Wash. The mother
expects TO visit again In Nauvoo be
lfore her departure for the west.
The Nauvoo Canning company has
not yet announced as to what dispo
sition they will make Of the factory
property. The stockholders have no,
had meeting for many months and
the factory remains idle. 1t surely
could have been leased to some re
liable party at nominal cost. II
the stockholders had done this for
this season Nauvoo would have had
la pay roll which would have bene.
fitted the city and would have given
ia better chance to dispose Of the
factory plant. AS it now stands, It
lis going to wreck and ruin and will
mot net dollar for the stockholders.
/ What is the matter with Nauvou
business men and those who own the
stock in this fine factory plant7 Why
don't they wake up to the realization
of the above fact? it is the only
factory Nauvoo has and not wheel
turned in it for three seasons.
Nauvoo soft drink and ice cream
|parlors WIN now have to pay license
fee Of 500 per year to conduct their
bus mess and those business men sell
/ ing cigars and tobaccos. $40 per year,
The revenue to conduct city Anal, s
must be raised from some source
since the saloon revenue has been
obliterated from the city treasury
j NalIyoo's musicians, and there are
about one dozen OF them, should call
! a meeting very soon and reorganize
a hand for summer evening concerts
and other occasions demanding
music. This is Also campaign yea;
and band may be in demand before
the November election rolls around
This would also be splendid
season for the Nauvoo ball tossers
IN organize a team to combat with
Hamilton, Warsaw, Carthage and La
Harpe.
| Commencement exercises OF the
Nauvoo Catholic high school and
commercial institute will be held in
st. Mary's academy auditorium On
| June IL. The graduates are Bertha
jMoffitt. Helen Hillesheim and Vir.
ginia Datin.
The Nauvoo high school COM
Imencement exercises will be held on
May q, and our graduates will re-
iceive their diplomas. They are Merle
!, Guam, Albert Lausch, Hdred Reim-
bold and Gertrude Beger. ..M#'
! The. Balfe old home residence near
THE Nauvoo Presbyterian church has
received a new shingle roof. 1t IS
| not said who will occupy 1t. This
| frame residence has not been occu-
! pied for some time.
Mr.. L. A. Brown who is commander
! of the Nauvoo G.. A! r. post, has re,
iceiyed blanks which informs the old
civil war veterans here that the new
ipension bill has been signed by the
president and has become law, in
creasing their pension to $50 per
month. Soldiers widows will receive
$50 the month.
| The first district school building in
iNauvoo has been remodeled and ar.
ranged for church purposes. The
Latter Day Saints have purchased
the structure and next Sunday will
hold service In this fine building
! Nauvoo's volunteer fire ladies held
an election OF officers an evening OF
last week Theo. Gross holds the
position of chief: Fred Smmiens. sec
rotary; Fred Walther, treasurer. joey
Ochsner and Harry Argast were ad-
mitted as new members.
Twin daughters were. born to Mr..
and Mrs. Carrot Meiertholen in their
Nauvoo home last Saturday
Nauvoo and vicinity farmers are
now very busy getting their farm
soil ready for planting corn
The travelling public and Nauvoo
people are glad to learn that at last
our ferry boat has entered the Nau-
VOC and Montrose trade for the
season. It will no doubt receive 4
liberal patronage from automobile
owners for drives to Keokuk on &C
count OF the splendid condition of the
lake shore drive on the Iowa side
The road along the lake on our side
Is in bad condition and the Mt.
Moriah bridge unfit for traffic.
Some wonder what Nauvoo people
are going to do about observing Me-
mortal day this year. 1t is about time
for action IL public observance is
10 be made 49,.
George Koech1e Is preparing 10
build a two room brick addition TO
his first ward Nauvoo property.
Several Nauvoo. couple of young
uxlks attended a dance in Niota last
Friday evening and report an enjoy
able time.
Mrs. Jos. welter and her, neice,
Miss Grace Argast, Of Nauvoo, at
tended the funeral Of Mr.. Chas. Mar
RELY in Keokuk last Thursday. Rev.
and Mrs. w. F. Hertel went down
with the ladies.
Junius Beger has been selected as
the new assistant in the Nauvoo
postoffice and is at present learning
the business. He will begin his active
duties on June /. Il
1t is reported that Herman Haas, a
Nauvoo citizen who sold his posses
sion and left here a few months ago
for Independence, Mo-, has been
afflicted with dropsy to an alarming
extent.
Miss Alta futile Of Nanvoo, was
taken to Keokuk last Monday to
enter a hospital for an examination
for an injury received while at play.
Mrs. H. Dusenberry. an aged Mall
WOO lady, was badly bruised and re-
'ceived cuts in her head from fall
down a cellar way last Monday.
Next Friday evening the Parent