The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-28
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Mrs. Caroline Cullum and grand
daughter, Miss Lottie Weiher of
Brookpark, Mimi, are enjoying a Wis
1t here with relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Bohannon and niece, Miss
Ruth Catcott, of Peoria, Ill. who have
been visiting here at the w. G. Page
home. departed for same Friday.
Miss Helen Ketcham of Pennington
is enjoying visit here at the Christy
and Ketcham homes.
Mrs. Jennie Ryland Gregg who has
been visiting here with relatives and
old friends for the past few days, de-
parted for her home in Des Moines
last week.
Bruce Vale Of Bonaparte and B. M.
Boyer and Mr. Marmion Of Farming
ton left here Wednesday for the state
fair, taking with them a car Of fancy
swine.
The Bonaparte board Of education
at meeting held last Friday evening
selected Miss Myrtle Davidson Of
Keokuk for the position in the Bona
parte schools made vacant by the res
ignation Of Miss Helen Thompson.
Miss Anna Higher is visiting in
West Point at the Albert King home.
The fast Ronaparte ball team will
mix with the Charleston team at
Chrfsty park here Sunday. August
27th and a neat game is assured.
The Sunshine society held fare
well party for Mrs. D. A. Leonard last
Wednesday. The Leonard family will
move to Cedar Rapids this week,
| where their new home will be made.
| w. F. Weller Of Mt. Sterling has
rented the Spence property one block
south Of the depot and will soon move
to Bonaparte. where his daughter will
attend school,
Rev. Hawk, wife and son of Farm
ington. visited with friends here
Thursday.
| Mrs. Oliver Baber and daughter.
Mrs. John Matlock Of Moline, ILL.,. are
here for a visit with relatives and old
friends.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Siemon Of Mankato,
Kansas, visited here with Mr.. Stem
ons' sister. Mrs. Iouisa Rehkopf and
other relatives last week.
| J. S. Hooper is making garage In
! the west side of his livery barn. He
will put on new siding and have a
concrete floor put in and when re-
modelled he will have room for eight
or ten cars.
Miss Benna Blackmer will teach the
fall and winter term Of school at
Thos. Jefferson.
| Mr.. Ed Finn of Hettinger, North
Dakota, and Miss Estella Gleason OF
Breckenridge, South Dakota, were
married last Sunday, Aug. 20. Mr..
Finn is son of Jas. Finn OF Bona
parte and was born and reared IN this
vicinity. He has been school teach
err in the Dakctas for several years.
Friends here extend CONGRATULATIONS.
Mrs J. I. Safer and two children are
Twisting in Henry county this week
with relatives and friends.
! The Bonaparte chautauqua begins
Saturday. Sept 2. The first attrac-
ton Is Victor's Venetian band, big
company Of experienced musicians
from New York City. This chautau-
qua is under the management or the
Bonaparte commercial club, who
guarantee to sell certain number OF
tickets in order to secure same.
The Willing Workers will hold an
ice cream social Saturday evening
NEAR the Electric theatre building.
| Robert Meek was going west on
Front street near Bridge street Sun
day morning when Jesse johns was
coming off the bridge approach on
hicvcle Meek was driving slowly
and was on the proper side OF the
street. The boy lost control of the bt
cycle and in trying to turn. ran di-
rectly in front of the car. Mr.. Meek
turned the car squarely into large
telephone pole and stopped just IN
time to- save the boy, who was knock
ed from his bicycle and thrown down
in front of the car. The right front
wheel of the car passed over the pl-
cycle. The car has damaged fendei
land bent axle. Jesse Johns Is son
| OF Mr. and Mrs Gus Johns, who i've