The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-13

past summer and fall. He will visit
here during the winter with his faith
er, ]. NJ. Page, and brothers, w. C..
and A. j. Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Fitzgerald
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an
niversary last Thursday, December
z. 1916. They were married on that
date Of the year 1856, on the farm on
Vernon prairie, where the H. A.
Chapman family now reside. The
bride was Miss Eliza Story, who was
born and raised in Van Buren, coun-
ty. Mr.. Fitzgerald was born in
Michigan, but came to Van Buren,
county July 4. 1897. at.the age Of two
years. SO both Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzger-
aid have been residents Of Van Buren,
county practically all their lives.
Two children, Mrs. Celia Robb and
Delbert ]. Fitzgerald, two grandchil-
dren, Miss Anna Robb and Ray C..
Fitzgerald, and great-grandson,
Floyd Fitzgerald, are the immediate
family of this well known couple.
Mr. Fitzgerald was eighty-one on
April 20. while Mrs. Fitzgerald will
soon celebrate her seventy-eighth
birthday.
Miss Jennie Rippon was a visitor
with Keokuk friends last week.
Robert Weiher has sold half in
terest in Riverside garage at Bona
parte, to Mr.. Fisher. Of Salem, who
Is now employed here and making
Bonaparte his home.
w. D. Mccormick OF Pennington,
was Bonaparte business visitor
Tuesday.
The Glover Leaf club had a party
WaHraaIov ~ lost rnoly To Na1nhrq ia
the birthday anniversary of Mrs. c..
B. Ray.
T. o. Alternately OF Los Angeles,
California, who was called here a
few weeks ago by the sudden death
of his father. John Alternately, re-
turned to his home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Cresap have
gone to Chicago for a several weeks
visit with their daughter, Mrs. o. G..
Corns and family.
w. S. Blackboard was a business
visitor in Des Moines last week.
J. v. Linley OF Leon, Iowa, and his
assistant, Mr. Getty, Of Boone, are
making an examination of the books
of the Van Buren, county officials.
and began with the Office of treasurer.
Mrs. Julia B. Vale and her Sunday
school class had an entertainment at
the Presbyterian church Thursday
evening, illustrating a school OF fifty
years ago, giving an imitation OF
what a school might have been in
the early days. The first class called
was A, B, C. class of two pupils. Miss
Mary Hornbaker and Jerome Long;
next class called was reading class
Of about a dozen members, each of
whom had a different kind of book.
The geography class sang the states,
capitois and rivers on which, they
were located. After these, there was
a literary program consisting Of reel
tations, dialogues and songs, which
the fifty-year-old little ones" gave
in fauItless style. The school direc-
tor was Uncle John Fitzgerald. who
made a good talk. first to the pupils,
then to the parents. Much of his
talk would apply very nicely to the
schools of today. Mrs. Vale. teacher,
presided over her school very grac-
ious1y and mixed frequent wit and
humor with her instruction. The
the net proceeds We're about s1S.
which was placed in the treasury of
the Ladies' Aid society.
Frank Candle and Miss Ina Miller,
two popular young people, who reside
about two miles north of Bonaparte,
were married at high noon on Tues
day, December IL, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Miller. Both have a host of friends
and relatives who extend congratula-
tions and good wishes for long and
happy future.