The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-24
VAN buren,
COUNTY MEN
Forty-one Left Friday for
Camp Dodge to Become
Members of National
Army.
WE'RE GIVEN OVATION
Four Weeks Term Of District Court
Begins October 8, With
Judge Hunter on the
Bench.
WE'RE GIVEN OVATION


Van Buren, county men entralnea az
Keosauoua at $40 last Friday morn
ing enroute to Camp Dodge at Des
Moines, where they will begin train
ing at once for service in the new
national army. This is the second
contingent to go from this county,
Ave having gone from here Septem-
her 3. The forty-one men reported
tn the local board at the sheriff's
office at 3 o'clock Thursday and re-
ceived their final instructions. H
Bates Peacock and J. Clinton Hardln
were placed in charge OF the nhei.
until their arrival in camp. Many OF
the men remained in keosauqua over
night. while others returned to their
homes to spend their last nlsn. anu
reported in Keosauqua at O'Clock
Friday morning. KeosauQua cluzehs
showed their appreciation or the ser
vice the men of the new army are
to render to their country by giving
them banquet at the Manning
hotel Thursday evening at SIX O'CLOCK.
During the service OF the banquet
tbe Keosauua band rendered patrl-
otto selections, being stationed Just
outside the dining room, and AFTER
dinner short addresses, appropriate
in character, were given by Attornes
S. W. NJ. Walker and S. r. lrlsh'
DR.. J. A. Craig, Rev. Chas. T. FER
kins and several other local men,
It was very pleasant occasion anu
greatly enjoyed by the boys VINO are
soon to wear the khaki UNIFORM Oh
their country. On Friday morning
the largest crowd ever assembled d.
| the Keosauoua depot were on mana
| to see the boys go and to wish tnein
good luck. The Keosauqua band was
again present and enlivened the occa,
salon. The following men departed
| for the army camp at Des MONIES
EIvin q. Cecil, Stockport; Lual A
Cross, Pennington; Orlie Nixon,
Bonaparte; Arch l.. Silver, CantrlI,
VIM. H. Sedore, Milton; Robert W
Tadlock, Cantril; Carlyle A. smith
Cantril: Gustavus A. Theme. Cantril
Earl II. Murray, Kilbourne; VIM. r
Brown, Milton; Claire L. Sargeant
Bentonsport; Mark H. Huddleston
Milton: Lige Myers. Mt. Zion; Al
bert E. Leroy, Pennington; FREQ Il
Bentley, Mt. Sterling; Oda D. Ieit
Ter, Douds; Harry II. Hornpaker
Bonaparte; Harry l.. Mcintosh, ben
| tOnSpOrt: Joe w. stump, No4Aiia'
w Keller, Cantril; Floyd S. Stemple
stockport; John w Pfeifer. Hllls
horo: J. Clinton Harden, Mt. SteT
ling: Leo Hissen. Douds; koulette
q Hagler, Milton; Joseph f. Hoag
lin, Hillsboro; Geo. w. Hlssern
ponds: Otis H. Beggs, Keosauqua;
Roy Runyon, Bentonsport; Iliman II
IJ,angford Cantril; Walter HOFFMAN
Farming
ton: Robert E. Davidson, Hillsboro;
Bates Peacock, Keosauqua; clarence
r Burden, Birmingham; J. Glenn
Harprove. Milton; Grover l.. Sanford
Douds: James H. Snider. Stockport;
Charles L. Cecil, Stockport,
John Matlock of Moline, Ill, came
Saturday for a few days visit with
1 Bonaparte relatives and friends.
| Hiram Stebbins and family OF ft
Madison were Sunday visitors here
! at the G.. s. Stebbins home and with
] other relatives.
| A four weeks term of the Van
Buren, county district court will con
yene at Keosauqua, October 8, with
Judge Hunter presiding. The petit
jurors for the term, forty-two in mum
her. were drawn last week. The
| Jurors are called to report for ser
vice on October Is at 1890 a. m
! Following is list Of those drawn
R e. Pickens, Douds; Charles Roll
Mt. Sterling; John Scott, Keosauqua;
| Glen Sherod, Keosauqua; Bart
Peterie, Pennington; Frank Conner
Milton: Will House. Bonaparte; j
] Baldwin, Selma; c. c. Wolfe. Mt
Sterling; H. J. Percival, Bonaparte;
]. A. Holm, Milton; Jacob Roth
birmingham; ]. E. Bales, Stockport;
| c. W. Sheets, Mt. Sterling; J. Fl
Campbell, Selma; J. c. Gordon, Ben
tonsport; E. O. Mutt, Selma; c. L.
Beswick, Stockport; Tra HOFFMAN
Mt. Zion; R. L. Olinger, Mt. Zion;
w. E. Tatman, Milton; Charles Nor
ris, Stockport; Mark r. Doud, Douds:
Herman Linn, Mt. Sterling; G. c.
Rowland, Milton; A. P. Chapman
Bonaparte; J. W. Rankin, Bentons
port; Lea Beggs, Bonaparte; T. A.
Sherman. Birmingham; F. M. Boyer
/ Keosauqua; Levi Zane, Bonaparte;
IR. f. Simmons, Bonaparte: VIM
eisenhower, Milton; J. B. Garrett
stockport; J. A. Luman, Milton; 3
Bower, Pennington; Ben Forbes
Keosauqua Frank Pundt, Cantril
Jack Spence, Bonaparte; G. Darnell
Milton; Floyd Johnson, Keosauqua
Leo Wolfe, Keosauqua.
The country grader has been doing
a lot of good work north of town
during the past few weeks and on
Saturday they took their grading out
At to the river road and on Monday
of this week they started to grade
the road west from Honey Creek
bridge and will then go on north
Mrs. F. Ross Baker and son Kirk
of Keokuk. visited here with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Meek
several days last week Mrs. Meek
1 (Confinued on mage ~