The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-22
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Curtis Of GUN
J RE, Okla, have been enjoying a yist
, here with Mrs. Curtis parents M
and Mrs. B. F. Whitmore. and othe,
relatives.
Mrs. Clarence Hogan and sm
Eddie, are moving to Chehalis, Wash.
where they will make their home.
p. A. Doughty has gone to Siouy
City for few days business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Meek enter
tanned the Remnant club of Kec
sauqua on Friday evening at Their
home here.
Miss Lorena Meek has gone ID
Cedar Falls to resume her school
WORK.
Albert Cor1s of Gary, Ind, is en-
joying visit here with his mothe,
Mrs. Angelina Corns. and other relS
tives.
The Bonaparte Commercial club
held meeting Tuesday evening Il
the Odd Fellows hall, to arrange
! program for colt show day. Thursday
Oct. 5. and to attend to other In
pOILduI business.
Geo. Syfert and daughter Mauds
have moved to Lacon. ILL.,, where
Mr.. Syfert will be employed in the
WOODEN mills as night Waterman.
N. S. Moody has been selected sec
rotary OF the Bonaparte board of edr
cation in place Of C. E. Meredith who
has moved to Burlington.
Miss Emma Gentle of Alliance,
ynh hoa ~~Sc xay;fh b1,U
sister Mrs. NJ. A. Machin.
| E. w. Chapman received his com
mission as postmaster here last week
anu took charge of the ONCE Satur
day morning, relieving L. J. Finn
who has been in charge OF the Office
a little over four years. Mrs. Chap
man is assisting her husband In the |
ONCE.
| Miss Jennie Scott Of Bentonsport
and Mr.. Ira Pickard, residing north. |
west of Bonaparte. went to Keosau.
qua and were quietly married last
4 thursday. They are both excellent
young people and have the best
wishes Of all for . happy and pros
porous welded life. They will reside
on a farm near Stockport
Greyheath orchard. two miles north
Of Bonaparte. win have several thou.
sand bushels Of apples this year.
There are very few on each tree. but
there are SO many thousand trees
that the total number of bushels will
be large. Indications are that they
will be sold for about one dollar a
bushel and many OF them will be
sold right here at home.
! Attend the Bonaparte colt show
Thursday. Oct 5.
| The Royal Neighbors held recep
ton here last Thursday evening In
honor Of three Of their members.
Mrs. C. e. Meredith, who Is moving
to Burlington. and Mrs. Ruth Nosks
Meek and birs. Lizzie Davis Clark
who were recently married. They
presented Mrs. Meredith souvenir
spoon and to each bride they gave
fine table cloth. An excellent bas-
ket dinner was served.
/ Bonaparte will send a big crowd 70
Keokuk's fall celebration which VIII
be held October 8 to 8.
{ Mrs. Mary Bowers has returned 70
her home in Fl. Worth. Texas, after
visit here with her sisters Mrs.
j Emil Noske and Mrs. Chas. Marun'
and her brother William.
Oscar Derr, wife and daughter
Maxine Of Lacon, Ill, are visiting
here with relatives and old frlenos'
| Byron Cummings and wife OF Farm
ington, visited here several days ias'
week at the Thos. Cummings home
in south Bonaparte.
The Jacob Wolfe property one
block north of the depot has peen
sold to John Alternately who resides
east of town and who will soon movs
to his newly acquired property. :.
L. johnson and family will move "
the Sedgewick property recent.
vacated by s. G.. Smith and fanny.
Quite q number OF Bonaparte
people motored to Pennington Iues
day evening and attended fers
Uncle Toms Cabin" show. -
The fast Bonaparte ball team VIII
play the New London team on Wec
nesday at the West Point fair.
Robt. Haney who was called ner
by the death of his brother w =
Haney, returned to his home IN CreS
ton last Saturday.
Mrs. Grace McNamer Of Mt. Stel
ling. visited here with her parenls
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Thompson ias'
week. "a
Thos. Neeves. representing the o..
reliable Gate City. was business
visitor in Bonaparte last week.
Sam Downs, wife and baby, ana ME-,
John A. Wilson went to Illinois ias'
Saturday for q two weeks visit Wiz w.
relatives. They made the trip IN Mi'
Downs Buick car.
| w. r. Wilson and John Sorensoa
of Lacon, ILL.,, are here loading ~.
looms from tho old Bonaparte wooie.
mills, which were sold short tln's
ago TO the Laeon Wooden Co.. anr
which will be shipped to that CIV
and placed in the new building "hi'A
has recently been built.
David Clark and son OF Mempn.s'
Mo-, visited with relatives here luz
day while on the way to New Lonuo.
| on q business trip.