The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-30

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returned to his home from the wess
1t is reported that young lady he
was to marry in September, met with
an auto accident and was killed in
Denver. Colo.
Among the marvels worked since
July 1, year ago, it Is said that
! Nauvoo is consuming more water
than last year. OF course our people
are entitled to make their own e1pla-
inationa
JOS. Crum has returned TO Nauvoo
after pleasant visit with his sister
| in Little Rock, Ark
| Miss Magdahne Argast attended
normal school work in Macomb re-
Gently.
Cashier Art J. Schneider Of the
Nauvoo State bank, was a recent visi-
tor with his sister and family in Nc
Allen, Texas.
| Miss Leota walther. Nauvoo
school marin, was recent visitor
with Bonaparte, Iowa, relatives.
Miss Marguerite GumbIe of Keokuk
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Lug
ner in Nauvoo the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Olson Of Chicago,
were recent guests in the J. C. Ochs-
ner Nauvoo home.
Harry Rain and family who have
been making their home in Fort Mad
ison, have returned to Nauvoo to
take up their residence here
Misses Helen and Madaline Twes-
ton Of Hamilton, were recent visitors
with their aunt, Mrs. Virgil Nicaise,
lin Nauvoo
Miss Wilda Hummel recently re-
turned from attending normal school
in Bloomington, Ill
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Reimbold are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. W s.
Warder in Friend, Nebr. They will
also visit elsewhere before their re-
turn to their Nauvoo home.
! Mr. and Mrs. Geo Rheinhardt Of
lNauYoo's vicinity intend visiting AL
SAGE, France, in the near future. They
have relatives there.
Mrs. W. M. Argast daughter Miss
! Frances, and son William, went to
Madison, Wis, for a visit with rela-
| tives The latter will go from there
to Dayton, Ohio, to resume his posi-
1 ton in the National Cash Register
company's Office.
| When any article used by the con-
sumer rises in price in the wholesale
houses, the retail price jumps double,
so it seems in Nauvoo. But when it
falls at wholesale, the retail price re-
mains the same This is a fact IN
many kinds of articles. But that is
the least narrowing part of the story.
Mr. Lou v. Datin and family left
for Chicago last Tuesday. They went
lby the motor route and before their
return to Nauvoo will visit relatives
/ in Rockford, Ill
It is said that more than 1000
cigarettes are smoked in the United
States every second. A good portion
of them are consumed by Nauvoo
young men. We have not heard of
Il any women cigarette smokers in the
old Mormon city.
Mrs. Eberdt of Nauvoo. with her
lchildren and families held a reunion
on Thursday Of last week. They went
Ito Burlington on the steamer Keokuk
and visited Grape park and enjoyed a
sort of picnic This kind and plea
SAINT Nauvoo lady was delighted more
than words can tell to have her fam
lily of children around her once again
during her old age. 1t was a most
pleasant occasion for all concerned.
A short time ago one of Nauyoo's
ladies threw a bed-tick filled with
corn shucks out of an attic window.
1T had outlived It's usefulness since
the mattress had supplanted it The
cloth OF the bed-tick was made Of the
best linen and the lady intended to
use it for other purposes. for cloth
of this fine and good quality is sell
dom found in the shops these days.
1t was left where It was thrown over
night and the following morning the
cloth disappeared, but the corn shucks
remained. The party. is known who
confscated it, but it has not be 81
decided as to what disposition VIII
be made of the case. 1t is still cts
tomary to leave the fire plugs in
Nauvoo out over night.
The Catholic ladies cleared sos
from their ice cream social held in
the city park last Saturday afternoon
and evening. This handsome sum
from so small an enterprise has been
donated to the Nauvoo St Mary's
academy.
Mrs. Lawrence Schupp had the
misfortune to lose horse valued at
SITS. The animal died last Monday.
Some one is telling this one on
Nauvoo's chief of police, John John
son: He traded fat hen for thirteen
eggs and the rent of a setting hen |
for three months He secured thir-
teen chicks. Some day John will be
rich, and the other fellow who got /