The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-11

! Marcos Household Science club
was entertained By Mrs Minnie
Kruger Last Monday afternoon
/ The LeIsy building formerly occu-
pied by JAKE Boyer for a saloon IN
Sa1yoo, Is undergoing some needed
irepsns. 4 new floor Is being aid
| and the interior decorated When
finished the property will be occupied
I By Joesph Crurn for cleaning and
ipressiag house and billiard room.
Ar. Crlrn viii install three new pool
tables Of the latest pattern and stand
ard size.
George W. Dachrolh, one Of Man
voo's citizens, who was injured by a
fall from wagon q short time ago,
I IL still housed, but may be able TO
get around coon
/ Mrg. Jas. Schilson fs enjoying a
visit with Hannibal and Quincy
friends this week.
: Bert johnson, who has been visit
ing his mother and relatives In Maui
,yoo's vicinity for few months, has
returned 10 his western home.
The .Sauyoo school building and
itwo-acre tract Of land located in the
first ward, was sold at public sale
last Saturday afternoon TO the
highest and best bidder. Represen-
;tatiyes Of the Latter Day Saints
church Of Lamont, Iowa, purchased
this beautiful building for the sum of
| 81 300 which Is very cheap piece Of
property. The cost OF erecting the
building q number Of years ago when
material and workmanship was
cheap, was In the neighborhood Of
50 900. The l. d. s. officials will re-
model the structure some and use it
for religious purposes.
! A report is going around NauYoo
that the building used by Hagen L
Rumble for saloon purposes, has been
LEASED for a meat market Last week
| fl was rumored that q pool hall would
be opened IN the building.
| George Harsc1, one Of Nauyoo's
splendid young men who was EN-
tpioyed in one of Nauvoo's mercantile
houses az clerk for several years,
has purchased the J. e. Mapes' gro
Icery store and hag taken charge of
the business. Mr.. Mapes viii con-
itinue in the egg and poultry. bust
ness.
! Vernon Schneider and family will
occupy the Steiner old homestead
I In Eauyoo, now owned by VIM. Her
;tenstein. The man will be employed
7 By the latter On his fruit farm In
this city.
! Eauyoo's mayor has lifted the flu
ban on public amusementg and gath
Ierings in the city, as very few cases
are reported about the city. But
Gsuvoo society is counting the days
until Ash "Wednesday which. viii
arrive next week and compelg halt
( II not a. digcontinuance OF festivities.
II is certainly not with feyerfsh an
ticipatiun that Eauvoo Young folks
await that solemn Wednesday, Feb
ruary Is, but with anxiety intended
( TO get in all the amusement which
was down on the Eocial calendar
when the fin ban stopped the whirl
and now nothing more before Easter.
The observance OF Lent in Eauyoo Is
always T. custom while the season of
sack cloth and ashes means but little
10 come religions. There will be
very few entertainments in Nauyoo
from February 10 until April 4. when
that glorious Easter season bursts
upon us, and the beginning of the
spring period.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Len Koecfle Of Eau-
VOC, have now been granted the legal
adoption of their grandson, Richard
Harold Martin, and his surname has
been changed TO that Of his grand
parents. The mother died over a
year ago, aimee when the little fellow
has been cared for by his grandpar-
ents. The father wag present in the
county court in Carthage last Satur.
day 70 raise objections to the adop-
ton, but the Judge oyerruled his
plea.
Elmer Schleicher who has been a
former employe in Datin & Lcppert's
INauyoo store, has been reengaged by
the firm.
The Nauvoo Industrial society will
hold their usual weekly meeting in
the Nauvoo home Of Mrs. Matthew
,Bruegger Thursday afternoon.
The Nauyoo public library will
have closed doors on Thursday even.
ing of this week in honor OF Lincoin's
birthday.
Fred Bogner, Nauvoo man, was
lsent to one Of KeokulSs hospitals