The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-24

with Bonaparte friends several days
during the past week. a1Ss.
Earl Moore went to Eddyvifle Sat
urday where he expected to visit
over Sunday with relatives and
friends He formerly lived in Eddy
Vile before coming here, where he
has been living on the Chas. Finn
farm, southwest of town. during the
past season.
Elmer Watts and family of Hills
boro, visited here Sunday at the Mrs.
is. Cox home.
Don Proper and family returned to
their home In Rock Island, ILL.,, the
first part OF this week. Mr.. Proper
was called here last week by the
death Of his aunt. Mrs. J. T. Hissem.
Mrs. Proper and children have been
here for several weeks for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ). L.
Johnson, and family.
Mrs. Edmondson is having furn'
ace installed in the residence prop
erty she recently purchased here.
The first annual county home picnic
will be held at the Van Buren, county
home, Tuesday, October 2, 1917, oom-
mencing at 10 o'clock a. m. The pub
lie is invited to come, bring their
lunch and enjoy the day. free
watermelon feast will be provided.
A good program of speaking and
music has been arranged.
In a game Of baseball played at
Christy park last Saturday, the Hills
boro school team defeated the Bon
aparte school team by score OF 10
to g. The batteries for the Kills
boro team were Atkinson and Miller.
and for Bonaparte, Hooper and Steb-
bins.
w. f. Weller, wife and daughter,
the Justus Weller home, near Douds.
First Lieutenant G. e. Payne, a
former Van Buren, county and Bona
parte boy, made a short visit in this
town last week. He visited at Mt.
Sterling with the family Of his sister.
Mrs. Dr. Buechler, at Keosauqua with
relatives, the HARDWOOD and Aylor
families, and at Bonaparte with his
mother, Mrs. Hannah Delaney, and
other relatives. He Is in the avia-
ton service and had been ordered to
report from Ell Paso, Texas. to some
point in Virginia.
The following real estate trans
fers have been made in Van Buren,
county during the past few weeks:
Hazel C. Hustled and husband to An
ma Holland, property in Cantril. 800.
N johnson to Frank Farrow, proper
ty in Bentonsport, s1.00.
Helen M. Curtis to Glenn and Ora
Cares, lots 3 and 4, block 6. Farm
ington, $1.OO.
Alpha Singleton and husband to
| Christian Schaad, three-fourths acre
in Pennington, $1,000.
Mrs " 1. Goodenough to Sol Crown,
property in Pennington, $275.
S. L. Fellows to Geo. w. Ffndlay,
the undivided one-half interest in 96
acres in Vernon township, $40 and
other consideration.
! Lizzie Pyle, ct al, to Elliott Mar
shall, north half of lots l and 2, BLOCK
| 10, Pennington, $3.50.
Nellie S. Therme to George C. and
Lemuel Vickers, lot q, block 3,
Pennington, 5000.
Henry H. Knott to Minnie Mack
Dray, acres in Pennington town
ship, $3.50.
Mabel R. Moffett and husband to
Ralph Wharf, 80 acres in Chequest
township, $1.o0.
The Van Buren, county pickle crop
| this year will total about 10000
bushels, as against $4,000 bushels
last year.
H. J. Percival, who has been in
Uncle Sans service and who has
been stationed at FIT. Barrancas,
Florida, returned to his home here
last Friday. He was badly injured in
a baseball game there when player
slid into him at third base, and he
had his knee and lower limb so bad
ly hurt as to keep him in a hospital
for four and half months. He Is
pretty badly crippled and it is neces-
sary for him to use a cane to aid in
walking all Of the time.
Several Bonaparte friends Of
Charles L. Wiley, who died at his
home a few miles northeast of town,
last Wednesday, attended the funeral
sesvices which were held in the Shar
on church last Friday