The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-11
exemption is 900.

The board or SUPERVISORS was III
regular quarterly session Monday
and Tuesday of last week for Van
Buren, county, and adjourned to meet
again Monday Of this week.
A good many Liberty bonds have
been sold by the Farmers and Trad
ers' State bank of Bonaparte. Most
of those who have bought bonds, have
purchased one each. The Bonaparte
lodge No. 10, A. F. and A. M, at a
meeting held last Wednesday eveniIE,
decided to purchase two Of the bonds
with funds from the lodge treasury.
Dr. Boyle has been sick and not
able to be at his drug store for the
past several days. Miss Dorothy
Boyle has been in charge Of the store
during his absence.
Miss Ethel Cornell of Keosauqua,
reelected grade teacher in the Bona,
parte schools for the 1917191S term,
has returned her contract unsigned.
She expects to teach in South Da-
kota. Miss Cornell's work here has
been very satisfactory. and the board
of education regrets that she has de-
cided to go elsewhere.
Joe Cox visited here with his moth
er, Mrs. S. Cox. last Saturday. He
was on his way to Chicago, where his
family have been visiting for the past
several weeks and will accompany
them home.
Miss Clara Entler Of Keokuk, visit.
ed here several days last week with
her sister, Mrs. Harry Rees and fam.
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Brown of Omaha,
Neb., who visited here last week
with the latters son, Harry Rees
and family, have returned to their
home, after a few days visit in Keo.
sauqua with another son, H. E. Rees
and wife.
Carribelle Perkins went to Mt.
Zion Saturday evening for an over
Sunday visit with her cousin, Orpha
Cox, and also to attend children's
day exercises at the Mt. Zion church.
Mrs. Mary Blackburn returned to
her home here the latter part Of last
week, after a few days visit with
relatives in LAGRANGE, Mo-
Harley Christy, who is employed
in the Office of the eekKetcham
handle factory, at Bowling Green,
Mo-, came Saturday evening for a
short visit with relatives and friends
here.
A. G. Lazenby. CT Keosauqua, was
a business visitor here last Thurs
day.
-Four young lady members Of the
graduating class Of 1917 of the Bona
parte high school have gone to sum-
mer schools to prepare to teach in
public schools. The Misses Edith
Williamson, Vera Sanders and Helen
Tyler are in Highland Park, Des
Moines, and Miss Della Shaffer has
gone to Cedar Falls.
L. w. Fowler, who lives few
miles southeast of Bonaparte, on
Vernon Prairie, met with a painful
and serious accident last Thursday.
He and his son were dragging the
road when the drag caught on a
snag and upset. He was thrown in
front Of the drag, which caught one
foot, causing q compound fracture of
the ankle. Mr.. Fowler laid by the
roadside while his son went home
for a car; then the car baked and it
was necessary to go to a neighbours
for one to take Mr.. Fowler home,
where he is now getting along nicely
The district court which was to
have been convened at Keosauqua
last Monday, was postponed, owing
to the tie-up in transportation, caused
by the extremely heavy rainfall. I'M
til Monday of this week, June II.
Judge Vermilion will preside.
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