The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-21
ONE BODY is
RECOVERED
Romans Of Edward Lancey Found In
Des Moines River at
keosauqua.

Il
Remains Of Edward Lancey Found In
| Des Moines River at
keosauqua.
BONAPARTE. Iowa, June FL
About s o'clock last Saturday even
/ ing the body of Edward Lancey, who
along with j. B. Hammond, both Of
Ottumwa, drowned at Pittsburg, while
floating down the river in scow, was
found at Keosauqua. Parties who
were fishing in the river there and
also some men who were working near
the power house observed a strange
object floating near the KeosauQua
side Of the river which proved to be-
the body OF the above named A boat
was procured and the body was
brought to shore about a half a block
below the power house, where a large
Icrowd Of people had been attracted by
the news which had spread rapidly.
stretcher was secured and the body
was removed from the water and was
taken to the lower livery barn there.
A message was Immediately sent to
relatives at Ottumwa and about 9
O'Clock the same night two men, one
a brother of the dead man, arrived in
keosauqua in a motor truck and iden-
titled the corpse as Edward Lancey.
The body was taken to Ottumwa
where the funeral and burial services
We're held the next day, Sunday at 2
p. m. Deceased was SO years old, and
leaves wife and two children, be-
sides mother, three brothers and
four sisters.
While the excitement was on at
keoSauqua Saturday evening a report
was circulated that another body was
also seen floating down stream, pre-
sumably that of ]. B. Hammond, the
man who drowned when >Lancey also
lost his life. Boats were secured and
a thorough search was at once made
down stream, but nothing that even
resembled body was discovered so
the report was dismissed as being the
result of excited imagination. Inn
mediately after the tragedy at Pitts
burg, parties came down the river in
motor boats from Ottumwa and spent
several days dragging the river. The
water was so high that this was a
hopeless job from the first. The body
of ]. B. Hammond Is still somewhere
in the. river, whether it has lodged on
some obstruction between Pittsburg
and Keosauqua, or whether it has float
ed down, unobserved, past Keosauqua,,
no one knows. Time may or may not
furnish the answer.
r. A. :Ellitt and family of Des
Moines came yesterday for a visit
here with Mrs. Elliott's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Roberts.
J. s. Moore was business visitor
in Des Moines several days last week.
Miss Coles, of Webster City, Iowa
who has been enjoying a visit here
with her friend, Mrs. Bruce Vale, in
Harrisburg township, returned to her
home Wednesday Of this week.
The Baptist Sunday school had their
children's day program last Sunday
morning at the Sunday school hour.
The Pres byterian Sunday school will
have their program at the church on
Sunday evening, June "a, at eight
o'clock.
L. j. Finn and wife returned to their
home in Jacksonville, Mo-, Monday Of
this week after few days visit with
relatives and friends. Their daughter
Leatha will visit here for about two
weeks Before returning home.
The eighth grade -declamatory con-
test which was held in Harrisburg,
was an interesting occasion. Music
was furnished by the McComb orches-
ira and the Misses Ethel Eahart and
Larue Logan. The contestants were
Clarice Murphy, Mark Dick, Audrey
Miller and Georgia Easter. The
judges gave first place to the last
named and she will take part in the
contest at Keosauqua, which is to be
held this week.
Mrs. DR.. Asquith and son Darrell, Of
Durant, Iowa, came last Saturday for
q visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Proper.
Miss Florence CressweH has return.
ed to her home in Harrisburg TOWNSHIP
after spending the winter in New
York City, where she took post
graduate course of study at Columbia
university. :
Mrs. Alice Meredith departed last
week for Canton, Ohio, where she ex:
poets to make her home for the COM
ing year.
Bonaparte camp No. 1949, Modern
Woodmen Of America had a meeting
Monday evening Of this week and de-
cided to celebrate the Fourth of July
by having picnic at Bonaparte. Com.
mittees were appointed to arrange for
amusements, patriotic singing. ETC. A
DdSSDStIl game Will ne pidyeQ UelOTS
dinner which will be served IN picnic
style. Everybody is invited to come
and bring their dinner and spend the
day. A complete program will be an
nounced in this column soon
The Bonaparte chautauqua will be
held the first week in September
Last week mention was. made of a
serious accident to Lewis Fowler,
well known farmer of Vernon town
ship, who lives a few miles southwest
Of Bonaparte, who had his leg broken
above the ankle while dragging the
roads. The leg was set and for short
time was thought to be healing nicely,
but blood poison developed and he was
taken to a hospital at Keokuk where
II wa q found NECESSARY To ananutata