The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
WANT ANOTHER
PASSENGER TRAIN
Citizens of Van Buren, County Have
One a Day Each Way
Over X. C.
Line

Citizens of Van Buren, County Have
One a Day Each Way
Over x. G.
Line.
BoNAPARTB May 1.--Citizens
| of the southern part Of Van Buren,
county are working hard for an addi-
tional passenger train on the Kansas
CITY branch of the c. B. & Q. rail-
road that passes through Warming
ton. Mt. Sterling, Cantril and Milton
They now have one passenger Tram
east and one west each day.
| Stanley Keasling, for the past two
years in charge of the soda fountaln
] at the Axt Drug Co, of Fr. Madlson'
and well known young man OF that
city, took the preliminary examina-
ton for the navy last week. and after
short preparatory course OF framing
will join the fleet as pharmacists as
| sistant. Stanley is a son OF Charles
| F. Keasling. and with his parents
made Bonaparte his home Tor many
years, where he has host OF friends
who extend good wishes and WISH
him good luck IN his new joo Win
Uncle Sam.
Mrs. June Fitzgerald and son, of
| Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, are mere ZOE
| a several weeks visit with her faith
er, Fred Radestook, and other rala-
tives, northwest of :owI.
Paul Martin vent to Pennington
Saturday for a visit over Sunday
with his grandparents, Mr.. and MIS-.
B. F. Martin.
Anderson Patten of Keosauqua,
was a business visitor here several
days last week.
Miss Nora Burrier of Arson, MO-,
! came Saturday for visit here with
her sister, Mrs. ]. C. Cummings and
| family. who reside a short distance
south Of town.
| Mrs. Lizzie Kale of Viele, Iowa, is
here for visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cornell, and other
relatives.
| Trevis Davis, who has been visiting
here for the past week with his broth.
er, Charles Davis, and his sister, MS
Earle Householder, went to Keosau
qua, Friday evening, for visit with
relatives there. He has been in tue
navy for four years and arrived here
a few days ago on thirty days FUR
Tough. His ship is the superdread.
naught Delaware. He came here from
the Virginia coast and had just
shipped over" which in ship par
lance, means that he had re-enlisted
His position is gunner's mate. Victor
Markley, Keosauqua boy, is also OH
| the Delaware. He expects to depart
| the 18th Of May for the eastern coast
to join his comrades in the service Ut
Uncle Sam.
| The many friends of Miss Bessie
Harris, a former teacher in the Boo.
aparte schools, will be interested TO
know that she has been reelected as
teacher at Webb, Clay county. this
state. Her salary was increased to
| $40 per month.
| A. III. Rehkopf of Ell Centre, Cali
| fornia, former Van Buren, county
| boy, whose home was near Pierceyillc,
few miles northwest Of here, came
last week for a visit with relatives
and friends here and in this vicinity.
He came here especially to visit with
his mother, Mrs. Louisa Rehkopf,
who makes her home with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Anna Meredith. Mrs
Rehkopf, who has been seriously LII
for some time, has now recovered 10
| the extent that she is able to sit up a
| part of the time.
| Miss Ethel Cornell, teacher in the
| bOldpdl &c SSuOOlo, Elo q FiSiC1i WAS'
Keosauqua relatives and friends from
Friday until Saturday evening Of last
week.
N. S. Moody went to Keokuk Satur.
day evening for visit with relatives
over Sunday. Mrs. Moody has been
visiting there with relatives for sew
eral days.
Several members of the Bonaparte
Masonic lodge were in attendance al
the funeral of VIM. Goodin at Farm
ington last Wednesday. Mr.. Goodln
was one Of Farmington's oldest and
best known citizens and conducted Il
grocery store there for many years
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev
Nelson preaching the funeral sermon
| Ira Shriyer, who has been visiting
here with his brother, George and
family, for the past two weeks, went
to Webster City last week, where he
expects to be employed this summer
w. F. Weller and son, Orville, went
to Lennon, South Dakota, few
days ago, where they expected to put
out a crop on the farm of Mrs. George
Chapman If they like the country
and conditions there, the Weller fan.-
| lily may decide to move there this
fall.
Mrs John Kerr expects to go to
| Chicago this week for visit with her
son, A. G. Kerr and wife.
Miss Margaret Easling went to
Fairfield Saturday for a visit with heE
sister, Mrs. Josephine Loufbourrow
and with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Easing, who arrived there fron
San Diego, California, a few days ago
The Easling family have been living
in California for several years, out
expect to come here and again DC.
cupy their home which they closed
when they went west to reside.
Several more Bonaparte young men
expect to take the examination for
enlistment, some time this week.
| Mrs. H G. Page was in FairfiAld