The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-18

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offices and transact any business that
may come before the session.
Miss Ruth Schleicher OF Nauvoo
, who went to Quincy short time ago
to assist in caring for the sick In her
married sisters household, has been
stricken with the scarlet fever which
was prevalent in the home.
There is q piece of Nauvoo prop
erty on. South Thirteenth that has
been sold for taxes. 1t belongs to
Geo. A. Ritter of st. Louis and is well
worth keeping the taxes paid up and
people in Nauvoo wonder why he
negiects payment
AL Newton, a Nauvoo painter. was
married to FIT Madison young lady
last Tuesday. His bride held the po-
sition of stenographer in an auto store
conducted by Jos. Ochsner.
Carl Haas has returned to Nauvoo
after two weeks visit with relatives
in st. Louis.
Ellis Daugherty, AL Schmitz and Al
bert Deeg were in Chicago this week
on business. Mr.. Schmitz shipped
three cor loads of hogs to the windy
city.
(. Mrs. Ed Walther. accidentally trip
ped and was thrown down the cellar
steps in her Nauyoo home last Tues
| day. The lady alighted on the cement
| floor in the cellar in such manner
as to receive fractured rib and other
| painful bruises. Her many friends
hope that she will. rapidly recover
from her injuries.
/ Mrs. Lou Argast is gradually re-
covering from her illness and if she
continues to improve at the present
rate, will be able to be about again.
Nauyoo winters are very busy prun-
/ ing their Vineyards. In week or two
| the tying of the vines to the wires will
| begin.
Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
| Schneider of Nauvoo, had the mis-
| fortune to fracture his ankle last
Tuesday. Master Richard, who is
eleven years of age, was playing with
several other boys of about his age,
in the city park when one of his play
mates jumped on MIN and backed
him against tree trunk which re-
suited in a>1racture. The little fellow
will be housed for some time.
1t is a good sign when March came
in with loud whistle. Now we will
have an early spring and good wealth
er unless ;,di signs fail. Spring Is
supposed to arrive in Nauvoo next
Sunday unless it gets sidetracked
like the Nauvoo mails now and then.
Quite number of Nauvoo and vi |
entity individuals were seen about our |
streets Wednesday, wearing the green |
emblem in honor of St Patrick's day. |
Some OF Nauvoo's old bachelors who |
have billiard ball dome and have a
pair of bow legs expect leap year
proposal. they have sprinkled a. lit
tie gasoline on their Sunday clothes,
believing it will be an auto Offset to
their age of shortcomings.
The films for the Nauvoo movie
show failed to arrive in time for the
show Tuesday night and the films
were thrown on the screen on We'd
nesday night instead Of the regular
show night.
not enjoy their picnic supper at this
time, but will arrange it for some eve
hing after Easter.
Considerable moving from one resi-
ience to another was done in Nauyoo
he last several weeks, more than was
lone in any year heretofore.
If the weather warns up consider
able there will be a good deal of
leaning UP done in Nauvoo and gar
len making commenced about the city. ! +
al SchmltZ. who lives in Sonora
ownship q few miles below Nauvoo,
illed an even dozen fine calves last
tuesday. The bunch were brought to
Ais Daugherty's business building
nd shipped to the city markets on
Vednesday.
The Nauvoo ferry boat which is lay.
1S in a harbor at the Walter slaugh-
er house was showed up to the ex.
-ems north end by the high winds
hich prevailed the past week. The
oat may be brought up any day after
ext week if the elements do not in
.rfere and warm weather arrives.
II want to see the craft begin max.
u regular trips for the season.
1t should now be but only short
me for. the steamer keokuk to begin
aking her regular trips from Quincy
} keokuk, Nauvoo and Burlington.
asst fall it was reported that this
opular steamer would be sold and
ken out of this trade. Nauvoo peo-
e. would be sorry to know that these
d times would be gone. To recall
ese journeys to and fro uniting keo-
Tx and Burlington to Nauvoo, the
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
epdF lures Anu TIE EVENING" Teturns
le crowds at the landings, those
eat cargoes, the industry. the pros
Gritty the proud direct navigation,
lie machinery embodying the viii or
an, that all powerful boiler, the
noke, all that reality This steam.
rat has been the final crown of Maui
%. Where is she now, that mis-
ess of the river, the queen that was
} accommodating to our people. 1t
hoped she will not give up this
ade and abdicate. To cease to ex-
here and become an empty byword
Id an empty bag. What sight it
upon the waves of the lake that
)ble steamer with its capital OF
poke. And that little harbor in this :
tile town OF iNauvoo. Can it be that,
,ying seen it, all will vanish to be di