The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat., 1917-04-07
STREET LIGHTS
FOR BONAPARTE

Council Signs Contract for Forty
Lamps ~ First instzfi1-
tion for the
City.
BoNAPARTE, April THE old
city council met Monday evening
and finished a lot of business,
part OF which was the signing
OF CONTRACT with the Iowa Electric
Co, for forty street lights for Bona
parrs. The old council adjourned
about II O'Clock and the new one
was sworn in. E. c. Smith was APP
pointed city clerk and the selection
OF marshal and street commissioners
was deferred until later date.
An entertainment for the benefit
OF the school will be held at Thomas
Paine, school hoHse tonight.
Don Cox Of Garden City, Mime
sofa, came Monday for few weeks
visit with relatives here. His pa
rents, sssEE. and Hrs. Lee Cox. formerly
OF Bona7arte, have recently moved
from Vernon Center to farm near
Garden City.
The Mt Zion Presbyterian church
had It's annual business meeting
Thursday ard the usual good time ia
connection Herewith, consisting OF a
big dinner, etc This Is an annual
event end is always weu attended.
Dr. Scott Smith OF Cedar Rapids,
was present. going from there to
Sharon for a special community build
ing meeting on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Roberts. the Sharon pastor. has
big plans for that church. including
a large play ground and new church
building.
Mrs T. H Middleton and daughter
OF OttDmwa, were visitors here 3
couple OF days this week at the c. 4
Middleton and Kirk Meek homes.
\ fair sized audience gathered at
the opera house in Keosauqua last
Friday night to listen to propositions
regarding the Development OF the
Chequest stone quaTies IN the vi
cinity OF Pfttsburg- Attorney s. T.
Irish Of that city presided. and talks
were made by Judge Hughes, OF keo-
kuk, John s Rsmey. Of Burlington,
owner Of the quarry; and two stone
experts from Quincy, Ill No tangible
proposition was made On the part OF
the promoters The following com-
mittee was appointed to raise about
$4,000 worth Of stock The names
of the committee are S. E. Irish,
chairman; ]. L. Therme, W. c. Don
aho, W. NJ Walker, W B. Newbold.
H. E Bfackledge, ]. Il. Strfckling. j.
c. Calhoun, Il. & Sloan. q. ". David
son, E c. Duheld, Arthur Sample,
Oscar Reed. I. H Strait and Evan
Fellows
The Bonaparte school teachers de
parted for Fr Madison Wednesday
evening, where they are attending
the Southeastern Teachers meeting.
The following teachers from he-s
made the trip TO that city: Super
intendent Joe Parks, Misses Camp
bell, Smith, Cornell. Young, Marley
and Easling-
When court opened on Monday
forenoon OF this week at Keosauqua,
the following jury was sworn in to
try the case entitled Eta McCoilom
VS. the Independent School District
os ncuas-Lsa.Sc: J. P Moore. Ed Ed
Keller, p. c. Larson, NJ. G. Johnston,
l. A Fritz, VIII Lazenby. 0. II.
beaverton. John Work, Chas. Brown
lee. Paul Cox. s. P. Evans. 0. A. Dor
SON This case was Brought as an
erees appointed by the county super
intendent in condemnation pro-
ceeding. The property appraised be-
longs TO the plaintiff. Mrs McCollom,
and Is included as part of the plat o.
the school house site. The property
was appraised at $1,000, but the own
er refused to ecce2t this amount and
brought the suit to set aside the ap-
praisement The case went to the
jury at 1880 Tuesday forenoon They
agreed on & verdict at about 200
O'Clock that afternoon The verdict
placed the value Of plaintiffs prop
erty at 1880
On Tuesday OF last week the jury
case OF T. J. McSlanus vs.. c. C.
Rambo was taken up. The case went
TO the jury at 2:30 the next day and
at 2:15 the jury returned TO court
with a verdict in favor Of plaintiff in
The sum OF sf44 and interest. Ii this
case plaintiff claimed Of dsfsndan.
commission for selling the letters
farm. Defendant claimed that be had
Withdrawn the farm from market
some time before the sale was made
in the damage suit OF Frank Per
Sins VS. National Pickle and Canning
Co. judgment was entered against
the plaintiff for costs.
The foreclosure case OF J. c. Jor
dan. ct al. VS.. W. n. Channel. ct al.
was settled and dismissed Same in
yegard to the foreclosure case OF s.