The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-29
ELECTION WAS
NOT LEGAL
Van Buren, County Must Take up the
Bond Proposition Again at the
Polls on December
Third.

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of the board of supervisors held at
Keosauqua last week the SURPRISING
discovery was made that the pon.i
election held on October Is, at when
time the people by their votes autnor-
ICED the board to issue bonds Tor the
erection Of county home, was III
valid 1t was found that the stalute
governing elections to vote on Donu
issues says thirty days notice snaii po
given of such election. In this III
stance only twenty-five days notice
had been given. The meeting OF Tue
board which was held September 10,
which was twenty-seven days only
before the election, and the first pupil
cation of the notice was September
| 20, twenty-five days from the eieclioh.
The discovery of the noncompliance
with the statute was made by tne
bond men who were at keosauqua 10
| bid on the bonds. However, as noun
| ing could have been done TOWARDS
the erection of the building untll
| spring, the mistake is a matter OF no
great consequence. The election cost
the county practically nothing pc
cause of it being held in conjunction
with another election. The board OF
supervisors held meeting IN heo,
sauqua last Thursday afternoon ana
passed a resolution designating De
cember 8, 1917 as the date Tor hoidlns
another election on the county nome
bond proposition.
Upham Baker, of Keokuk. has been
q visitor here at the Kirk Meek home
during the past few days.
A. Wilkin Roberts, an early settler
and one of the best known residents
of Keosauqua, died Saturday evening
October 20, after a b1ief illness OF
lockjaw. Friday, October II, while
employed on the Harold Wilson farm,
Lebanon, Mr.. Roberts stepped on
nail. He did not regard the wound
as serious and medical advice was
not sought until some time thereafter.
In the meantime he was around town
as usual although a little lame. TIE
tanus germs had invaded his system,
and on Friday evening symptoms or
lockjaw developed causing his death
Mr.. Roberts was born near Taylor
vile, Highland county, Ohio, August
IS, 1916, his age being II years, one
month and twenty-four days. He
was one of family of five children,
one sister, Mrs. Benjamin Vance OF
KeosauQua and one brother, Wyatt III.
Roberts of Bonaparte, surviving him.
At the age of thirteen years Mr.. ROD
erts came with his parents to Iowa,
settling on farm one and one-fourth
miles south of Keosaujua, and there
grew to manhood. At the outbreak OF
the civil war Mr.. Roberts was a mere
boy, under fifteen years Of age. but in
1864 he enlisted and served as mem
Der of Co. X, Forty-eighth Iowa Vol
unteer infantry. He Was married
April Is, 1872, to Caroline Haven
Smith of Keosauqua. For ten or
twelve years after their marriage
they made their home ON the farm
since which time until his death, Mr..
Roberts and family had resided in
Keosaujua. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
were the parents of seven children, as
follows: Clara, who died. five years
ago; Frederick H., of Los Angeles,
Calf; Mrs. McClurg and Mrs. r. s..
Overman of Keosauqua Cornelius W.,
of Los Angeles and Ralph S., now at
Camp Denyers, Mass. In his youth,
Mr.. Roberts joined the Christian
church of which his parents were in
fluential members. He was also one
of the oldest Masons in the commun-
ity, having joined that order Decem-
Der 9, 1872. The funeral was held
last Tuesday afternoon at the Congre-
gational church in Keosauqua, con-
Quoted by Rev. c. e. Perkins. A quar-
tette from the church choir sang two
hymns and G.. X. Miller sang, Lead
Kindly Light. A delegation from
Harpe Post, G. A. R., Of Keosauqua
were present at the funeral. e. Chan
an commandery, K. T., acted as guard
of honor, the attendance of knights
being large, among them a number
from other places. The burial was in
the Purdam cemetery and the Ma
sonic ritual was used at the grave.
Mrs. w. r. Wilson and daughter
Lola of Lacon, H., came the first of
the week for visit with relatives.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark returned last
week from a few days visit with Mrs.
John Ware at Stockport.
Arthur Wilson came last Thursday
evening for a few days visit with his
brother John A. Wilson and family
IN Harrisburg township.
The teachers in the Bonaparte
schools and all teachers from the
country schools in this vicinity were
in attendance at the teachers meet
ing which was held in Keosauqua
Thursday and Friday Of last week.
c. B. Collins returned to his work
in the interests of the Beacon Falls
Rubber Co., last week. MIR. and Mrs.
Collins had been enjoying few days
visit here at the Mrs. Laura Henkle
home.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark expects to go to
Texas this week where she will spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Lang
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Neatly returned
to their home in Moline, H., last
week after two weeks visit here
with Mrs. Meally's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Perkins and other Bona.
parte relatives and friends.
| The annual meeting of the members
of the Van Buren, county chapter of
the American Red Cross, including
the members of all the branches of
said chapter in Van Buren, county
will be held Wednesday afternoon
] November z, 1917, at two o'clock at