The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-06
Charles II. Baker Of Des Moines VIII
Experiment In the Region Of Ben
tonsport and Hohaparte
For Fuel.
LOOKS LIKE SUCCESS
state Geoogist George F. Kay Thinks
From the Evidence Of the Sur
vey, Prospects Are
Good.

BONAPARTE, Iowa, Dec. 6.-Chas.
H. Baker Of Des Moines has leased
several thousand acres of land along
the north side OF the Des Moines river
between Bentonsport and Bonaparte
and intends to soon bore for oil and gas.
State Geologist George F. Kay thinks
from the evidence OF the survey and
including the work done by DR.. Van
Tuyl of Illinois. that the prospects for
finding oil are good. Since oil has
been discovered in Illinois on the par
allel line running from the northwest
to the southeast in southeastern Iowa,
the chances are favorable for opening
the oil field on this side Of the river.
Mr.. Baker will drill for oil and gas at
some point between Bentonsport and
Bonaparte as soon as the weather will
permit. He has drilling machine and
has had much experience id the oil
business.
Miss Margaret Johnson visited with
Fairfield friends couple of days last
week.
i The Commercial club had very sue
cessful meeting at Community hall
last Wednesday evening. About thirty
farmers were the guests of the club on
that occasion and twenty-three of them
became members of the Bonaparte
Commercial club for the next year.
Others who were unable to attend are
invited to join and help boost and put
Bonaparte in line for anything that
will benefit the town and help her tr
go ahead in 1917 in social and busl
ness way. Several more boosters will
soon join the club as good many to
whom invitations were sent were un.
able to be present on Wednesday
night.
The birth Of Nation" has been
showing at Keokuk the past four days
of this week and as usual Bonaparte
has been represented in large num-
bers. A good many took advantage OF
the nice weather and good roads and
went in automobiles while good
many others made the trip by rail.
Clarence Miller has been carrying
mail on route one. out Of Bonaparte,
while regular carrier Roberts has
been taking few days vacation.
Miss Nora Burrier Of Arson. Mo-.
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Flora Robinson the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Proper of San
Francisco, California, came last week
for a visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Proper. -le has been in
the government employ for several
years and in the summer is on board a
coast guard vessel and in the winter
at the offices at San Francisco or Sc
attic.
Tom Cummings has had a new chick
EN- bungalow" erected on the Stat
ford farm in South Bonaparte the past
week. T. l.. Simmons assisted in do
ing the carpenter work.
The Modern Woodman had a meet
ing and also their election of officers
for next year at the lodge room in the
i. o. o. F. building Monday evening
Of this week.
Bonaparte school teachers and
scholars enjoyed a two days vacation
last week on account OF Thanksgiving.
Miss Ethel Packer, a teacher in the
Oskaloosa school, visited here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Packer
last week
Miss Margaret Cassidy, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cassidy, was bad
" burned by boiling water Monday.
Her mother had placed pan Of water
on the floor and was getting ready to
scrub. She had sent the little girl in
to another room and was busy when
Margaret came back into the room and
not thinking about the pan of water,
stumbled and fell so that her
hands and both knees we're in the pan.
She was given medical attention at
ir or;l,
be expected under the circumstances.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson and friend, Miss
Brown were in Aledo, Illinois last
the death of Mrs. Johnson's> cousin,
Mrs. Margaret Wedding, who Is better
known here as Miss Gilmore. Mr.
Wedding and Miss Gilmore were mar
ried at the Johnson home about ten
years ago.
Miss Lucy Perkins, Of Fulton. Ohio,
is here for a months visit with rela.
tfves and friends. She was accom-
ranied by her aunt. Mrs. VIM. Perkins
who is visiting her mother. Mrs.
George Alexander at Pierceville.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Thompson OF
Media, Illinois, have been visiting here
with their daughter, Mrs. Noah House
Mrs Hixor OF Mt. Sterling has also
been a visitor at the House home.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Hogue and son.
Morris of Eldon, have been enjoying
visit here the past few days at the
j. o. Morris home
w. G. Page and son will give their
customers a complimentary program
at Whiteley opera house on Friday ev-
ening, December 8.
Miss Bertha Meredith has stored her
household goods in the Middleton
property on Texas street, having
sold her residence in east Bonapare
last week
Dale Grimsley returned last week
from Canada, where he has been en-
ployed during the past summer.
Elmer Roberts has rented the Guth-
RE farm northwest of town and moved
to same.
Curt and Cloe Bradford have moved
their saw-mill from Reeds creek to
the Levi Cummings farm. They have