The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-11
FOR
COMING TERM
Bonaparte Board Of Education Sc
Iects staff for Public
Schools for Ensuing
Year,

Iects staff for Public
Schools for Ensuing
Year.
BONA.PARTE, May 1.-THE board
Of education OF the Bonaparte schools
held a meeting last Friday evening
and made the following selection of
teachers for 1917-1s: Professor Verne
A. McGrew, who is now employed in
the Keokuk high school, was chosen
for superintendent. He is highly rec
commended by Superintendent Aldrich
of tho Keokuk high school. Miss
Christine Kostova, whose homo ia in
Georgia. was selected for principal
and contE1cts for signature wero sent
to her. Miss Beulah Smith. whose
home in Indiana, was reelected to
teach the domestic science depart
ment and she will probably accept.
Miss Emith has taught this depart
mont during the past school year. In
. highly satisfactory manner and all
hope she will return next year. Miss
Ethel Cornell was reelected and she
may change from second primary to
the grammar department. Miss Rita
Marley, the present grammar room
teacher, was not candidate for re-
election, as she intends going to
school during the coming year. Miss
Gwendolyn Ross OF Pennington was
elected to one Of the grade positions.
She has been teaching in the Milton
schools and is highly recommended.
Miss Jennie Young, present 1nterme-
date teacher, was not an applicant,
and had arranged to teach next year
in the schools of her home town, Pu-
II IL al nf
Iowa, was chosen as grade teacher.
remain in charge Of the primary room,
a position which she has very salts
factorily held for several years. SUI
,perintendent Joe Parks and the prin-
cipal, Miss Lois Campbell, were not
applicants for reelection. This will
complete the selection OF teachers II
those who have been selected decide
| to accept the positions.
| The committee in charge OF the
services for Decoration day are ar
ranging a program which will be
given in Riverside park II the wealth
er permits. County Attorney George
Buckles will be the orator of the day.
| A program will be printed In this col
umn later.
| w. r. Wilson and John Sorenson,
who have been here for the past
three weeks, packing and loading
machinery from the old Meek wooden
mill for shipment to the LAcon. ILL.,,
mill, returned to their home IN the
Illinois city Tuesday evening of this
week.
The funeral services for Mrs. N. H.
Smith, who died at her home here
Tuesday, were held at the Presbyter-
ian church at two o'clock Thursday
afternoon, with Rev. Mason in charge,
and the remains were laid to rest IN
the Bonaparte Cemetery.
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. l. Easling. who
have been in California for the past
five years, returned TO Bonaparte this
week and are again occupying their
home, two blocks north of the depot.
Their daughter, Mrs. Josephine LOOT
bourrow Of Fairfield. accompanied
tn EN- here and visited few days and
helped get them started to housekeep-
ing again in their home which has
been closed for the past four years.
| T. A. Vickers who has been en-
ployed in, the Nichols hardware store
at Burlington, has been sent by his en-
ployer to manage fruit farm IN
southern Illinois. Mrs. Vickers and
children are here for visit with
Bonaparte relatives before removing
| to their new home.
A meeting of the alumni of the
Bonaparte high school, was held Tues
day evening OF this week at the home
of one OF its members. Miss Reba
Packer.
Bruce McComb who has been at
| tending school at Des Moines during
the winter, returned to his home here
Thursday evening.
S. s.. Troutman of Mt. Sterling
visited with Bonaparte relatives and
| friends Tuesday of this week.
| c.. g. Stebbins and family moved
this week to their farm across the
river from town. They will live on
the farm during the summer and
move back to their home in town to
spend the winter.
Harold Johnson Of Bismark. N. d.,
came the first of this week for an ex-
tended visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Johnson.
J. w. HARDWOOD OF Keosauqua was
Bonaparte business visitor the first
Of this week.
A gang of workmen from Farming
ton are at work building a large con-
crete bridge a short distance north OF
town near the D. P. fIouser place.
The painters and paper hangers
are having their busy time now. A
number of residences in town are
much improved in appearance be-
cause Of new paint, in spite Of the
fact that it costs much more than 1t
did fourteen months ago.
A letter received from Ray keer,
who enlisted with Uncle Sam a few
days ago, and who has been at JEFF
ferson barracks near st. Lbuis, for
several days. stated that he was to
be sent to Fort Wright, near New
York City and started for that place
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