The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-11
ONE HUNDRED
WERE PRESENT
Honaparte Improvement Club Benefit
Social Proved to be
Great Sue
cess.
TAX SALE WAS HELD
Iowa Sheep Breeders and Wool Grow
ers Are to Meet In OF
tumwa on December
Twentyflrst.

Mrs. C. B. Collins of Chicago were
over Sunday visitors here at the
Henkle home. Mr.. Collins represents
the Beacon Falls Rubber Co., and
being on the road for his company,
stopped here for short visit.
Miss Trix Ware OF Pennington
visited here with her sister Mrs.
Frank Locke, several days last week
C. E. Meredith of Burlington, Wis
tied here couple of days the latetr
part of last week with relatives and
old friends.
J. S. Harper was business visitor
to Chicago last week and was also
in attendance at the big stock show.
Miss Rene Smith of KeosauQua
came Saturday evening for short
visit with her sister Mrs. DR.. Boyle,
and family.
Tom Lorigan who has been en-
ployed in Keokuk for the past sew
eral months, is visiting at the A. j..
Cummings home, south of town.
The Iowa. Sheep Breeders and
Wool Growers association will meet
at Ottumwa Thursday, December Il,
and be in session two days. The TACT
that wool and sheep are the highest
priced since the civil war and sheep
and wool raising are more profitable
than ever before, lends added inter-
est to the subject of wool growing
and to the meeting of wool growers
organizations. The Iowa Sheep Breed
ers' and Wool Growers association
was organized in 1882. The public
and especially everybody Interested
In sheep are invited to attend the
meetings and take part in the DIS
cussions. Will Michael OF Selma Is
the president of the association and
". G. Warner of Bloomfield is secre-
tary. The following Van Buren,
county men are among the member
ship Of the association: Viii Michael,
Selma; Leo Wolf, Keosaudua; Holmes
Bros, Milton: J. A. Ely. Birmingham;
A. F. Anderson, Selma: V. N. Casady,
Selma; J. Rail and Son. Birmingham.
and many others.
oscar Brown of Hannibal, Mo-.
came Thursday evening for visit
with his father J. A Brown. He for
merly conducted barber shop here,
but has been engaged in the same
business at Hannibal for the past
four years.
The annual delinquent tax sale was
held at the ueasurer's Office In AAeo-
sauqua Monday of last week. Taxes
only forty-three pieces OF property
remained to be sold. The principal
buyers were J. c. Calhoun, W. b.
Lining and B. J. Stong. although a
number OF pieces of property were
taken By other parties who were In
terested in them. The total sales
were $1,000.
Mrs. r. ]. Westfeld and Miss Pearl
Cleland of Bevington, Iowa, were
visitors here at the U. S. Smith home
several days last week.
VIII Jamison and family OF Burling-
ton, visited here several days last
week with Mrs. Jamison's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Saddler.
J. W. RowIey and wife of keosau-
qua visited with Bonaparte friends
Monday.
A. j. Cummings and wife and Miss
Thelma Henry visited in keokuk last
Wednesday with relatives.
Isaac Atkinson of Mt Pleasant Wis
tied with Bonaparte friends and
transacted business last Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Dulin visited in Ere
mont, Iowa, several days last week
with her daughter Mrs. Ben Roof and
family.
Mrs. John Tenner OF Hannibal,
Mo, is a visitor here at the Fred
Radestock home, southwest of town.
Miss Addie Baird of Dewitt, Iowa,
has been visiting here with her sister
Mrs. John Stevenson and family for
The past week.
J. c. Perkins went to Moline, H.,
Saturday for a two weeks vis.t with
his daughter Mrs. Elmer Neatly.
The NJ. E. Ladies Aid society held
no
and useful articles at Community hall
here last Saturday.
II. r. Jones, Pennington marble
dealer and Mr.. Hufford were here
several days last week doing some
work in the Bonaparte cemetery for
e. A. Demple of Keokuk.
c. E. Meek, deputy county auditor.
visited at his home here over Sun
day.
The Bentonsport Improvement club
Is highly gratified with the success Of
their first benefit social which was
held last week. Over one hundred
persons showed their appreciation Of
the efforts put forth to beautify thcp
little town. Mr.. Farrow kindly do
mated the use of his new Victrola,
which discoursed sweet music. The
young ladies gave a song service and
Rev. Mason of Bonaparte gave short
address on the subject, The City
Beautiful" The last but not the
least of the evenings amusement was
The "Shadowgraph" conducted by
Mrs. Farrow, with "Bill' Bostock as
auctioneer. The shadow, the young
ladies and matrons who had prepared
nicely decorated and well filled boxes
was thrown upon a screen and thu
highest bidder was privileged to ca
lunch with the original shadow. Abou
twenty-six dollars was realized from
the entertainment and this will b.
used for improvements that will hell
build up the little city of Bentonsport
Marion Hornbaker has been HAVING