The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-20

other business transacted, after
which refreshments were served.
"The Two Oles." a Swedish drama,
was the attraction at Whitley opera
house last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Edwards. VINO
have spent the winter visiting Win
relatives In Illinois. will return u
their home hero about March l.
w. H. Roberts, assessor for the
city Of Bonaparte, has been engaged
at his work for the past several
weeks. which work is now nearing
completion.
The board of supervisors for Van
Buren, county met at KeosauQua last
week 10 sit as court in the contest
case between the KeosauQua stare
Line Democrat and the Pennington
INews,Republican, each OF wnica
wanted to be appointed as one OF the
offic!al papers of the county tor the
ensuing year. When the case was
called up by the board. the editor OF
the NewsIRepublican, through his At
torney, II. B. Sloan. withdrew his ap-
plication. This left only one appl,-
cant, tho State Line Democrat, ana
| it was named as one OF the two OF
fetal papers. The other is the keo-
sauqua Republican, which was Sc
lected by the board few weeks ago.
Hubert Slim arrived last week
from Pipestone. Minnesota, being
called by the death OF his grandmota.
er, Mrs Mamie NJ. George.
Ross Martin, who has been employ
ed in thu grocery department OF the
Doughty general store here Tor the
past several months, went to chicago
last Friday evening, where he mas
L Do r.
erly worked in the Doughty store, Is
again employed there.
VIM. Elerick of KeosauQua, was
Bonaparte visitor last Wednesday.
J. R. Hornbaker Of Mt. Sterling.
visited here with his mother. Mrs.
Mary Hornbaker. and other rela'
tives last Wednesday.
The following real estate trans
fers for Van Buren, county were re-
corded since January IA, total $l76''
SIG:
R. N. Bailey and wife to c. ]. Fin
ger, lot 4 and = Of 3, block 9, Birm
| ingham, $3.50.
4. c. Ebert and wife. Mary Ebert
i lots 2 and 3, and part OF lot 4, block
2, Birmingham, $1.100.
! C. w. and Martha Sherrick 10
| James NJ. McKiernan. lots and .
Stafford's add to Pennington. $50.
w. r. Sampson and wife, TO u. +
| Anderson. lot 5, block 4, Birmingham
$1,000.
Edna A. Pollock and husband il
Roscoe Pollock, lot 3, block 4, Leando
$500,
Perry E. Smith and wife to Franh
Stockport, $1,000.
John c. Montgomery and wife to
| Caroline c. Montgomery, lots 6, Z, 3
block IL, Bentonsport, $500.
B. F. Cunningham and wife to A
lie. Ebert. several lots in Birming
ham, $500.
Nellie e. Story and husband to
John J. Lowery. plat OF land in Nor-I
Pennington. $3.50.
| ]. P. Starr and wife to D. G. Olive
hiss acres in Washington township
4. NJ. witzenburg. ct al. to R H
| Walker. 1e3 acres in Chequest town
ship, $4,000.
Frank l.. Vale and husband Il
| Chas. Struble, undivided twothirds OF
- acres in Des Moines township
$3.50.
s...es G. Hanna, ct al. to James
| McCarty. 100 acres in Bonaparte
| township, S6,oO0-
Dani Colliss to Elnora Hoff, Soy,
lcres in Dies Moines township, $3.50
j. S. Clark and wife to j. W. Run
| von, 40 acres in Cedar township
Il 500.
Eugene E. Petit to o. o. and vina
Mccullough. AZ acres in Chequest
| .ownship, $4,000.
Ira Jameson to Frank A. Rhynas,
so acres in Union township, $500.
Frank A. Rhynas and wife to James
A. hewitt. 200 acres in Union town
ship, s35,e00.
w. W. Morris and wife to Edmond
! Morris v Of 20 acres in Washington
township, $500.
Harmon Siemon and wife to B. I.
James and NJ l.. Whisman, 62 acres
in Keosauqua township. $1,000.
c. C. Tatman and wife to Nellie
Short, about n acres In jackson
township, $4,000.
VIM. Kennedy and wife to Otto j.
Keck, 80 acres in Village township,
Sc. 900.
Demi Collins to VIM. H. Lesh, 81
acres in Des Moines township; ex-
change OF property.
]. W. McMickle to George Glenden-
en-, undivided u OF 10 acres in Jack
son township, $ZOO.
II. E. Wilson and wife, w. E. Nc.
Bride and Lizzie B. Wilson to Fred
n. Henderson, 200 acres in Jackson
township. 81 and other consideration.
Fred n. Henderson to II. e. Wilson,
Lizzie and Jessie NJ. Wilson, Ut
acres in jackson township, 81 and
other consideration.
Jasper NJ Barthehow and wife -
II. E. Lewis. so acres in Lick Creek
township. $4,000.
C. B. Royse and wife to Chas. A
Cole, 5A acres in Union township:
exchange OF property.
H. Z. Blackledge and wife, Ennis
]. Puterbough. 1851 acres near Keo-
sauqua, s21.S40.
J. w. Wiley and wife to VIM. Ken
nedy and wife. about Sc acres In
Village township. $1,000
J,,Ja Wilson and husband to Volney