The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-01
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! Nauvoo's two city hall officials who
participated in double wedding last
week have returned to their homes
here with Ntheir brides and began 70
take up the burdens of the high cost
of living. Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Nelson
are occupying the groom's mother S
residence, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Bicker will reside in the husband
old homestead. Both newlyweds we're
treated to several rousing charivaris
after their return from honeymoon.
ing.
The Keoluk water power people
have a force Of men at work above
Nauvoo repairing the road leading to
Mormon Springs which connects with
what Is known as the FTenchtown
road.
Dog owners in Nauvoo will be
compelled to pay tax on their pets
on July L
Grandma Pfkert who is making her
home with her daughter, Mrs Fred
Tanner, in Nauvoo's first district, has
been very i'll and has been bedfast
for number of days. This fine old
lady is over eighty years of age.
The fixtures used for saloon pur-
poses before prohibition struck this
grand old town. were removed from
the Ochsner building and shipped to
Quincy last week.
The regular meeting of the Maui
WOO council members occurs next
Monday evening.
A Salvation Army contingent con-
isisting Of two couple were in Maui
WOO last Monday, and sang on one of
our business street corners. They
icanvassed our mercantile houses for
Ialms and were literally received.
They drove to Nauvoo in an auto
from Fort Madison.
Leo SChaefer has accepted a posi-
ton in one Of Nauvoo's general
stores. s <
One OF Nauvoo's young ladies who
lives over on Knight street, will be
married to a gentleman located in the
far west. He was a former Nauvoo
resident. This is one Of the young
ladies Dame Rumor reported would
be married and who we mentioned in
our last issue.
Mr.. Carl Blum, one of Nauvoo's
business men, was elected director
for the second district schools to fill
la vacancy. The election occurred
last Saturday and but four votes were
cast.
Nauvoo's civil war veterans will
receive their quarterly pension
vouchers on July 4. AS the day falls
on Sunday they will get the papers
on Saturday or Monday.
Miss Grace Fulton of the east
country near Nauvoo, became afflict-
led with appendicitis few days ago
land she was rushed to st. Joseph's
hospital in Keokuk and submitted to
the necessary operation. This popu-
liar young lady Is recovering rapidly
from the complaint which her many
friends are pleased to learn. SIS
+ Erwin Reimbold, wife and two chill
idren were out motoring last Sunday
and went to- the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Siegrist in the northeast
country from Nauvoo. When at their
destination one of the wheels Of their
auto broke which caused the car to
upset and covered the quartette. Help
was near and soon had the unfortun-
Iates relieved from their difficulties.
The mother sustained a fractured
collar bone and the others escaped
with some painful scratches.
Nauvoo is now well supplied with
fruits and vegetables and what is not
grown here is shipped in to us and
can be purchased, if you have. the
necessary price. .s...,....-
Watermebons are selling here at 4c
per pound and tomatoes at Csc the
pound or SIS a bushel Most of us
are waiting for the home grown
variety before indulging. New pota-
toes are finding their way to the Maui
WOO dining room table at $7.85 4
bushel. There are a fine lot of red
and black raspberries, all home grown
lin our market and selling at 80 cents
the quart.
Nauvoo Masonic lodge members are
going to enjoy an old-fashioned pic
mic down on Sheridan's point on the
the city limits, on July 5. All who
intend being present are requested to
prepare a basket of eats for picnic
dinner. There win be fine program
prepared which viii be presented in
the afteTn Son.
The Sonora Home Corners associa'
ton have arranged picnic to take
place next Saturday, July 3, at
Golden's point several miles below
Nauvoo. It will be in the nature OF
a basket picnic and all are cordially
invited to attend.
Chas. L. Dundy, former Nauvoo
resident, died in his home in Omaha,
Nebr., on Friday night, June rs,
1920. Mr.. Dundy was born and raised
in Nauyoo. his parents residing in the
residence still standing near the ferry
landing. His father and brother pre-
coded him in death and are buried