The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-27
GETTING READY
FOR COLT SHOW
sonaparte People Looking Forward
to Exhibit and Other Fea-
lures Thursday,
October 4.

gle, WHO lraFeis lOE al oPoooA
pany out Of Omaha, visited here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. w.
Riggle, Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Anna Sherman and daughter,
Mrs. q. G.. Smith, went to Nebraska
Wednesday evening of this week, for
a visit with relatives.
The south side farmers issued
challenge and had their lineup pub
ilished q couple Of weeks ago for the
annual colt show day baseball game.
The north side farmers have decided
on the following lineup for that day:
Harry Davis, 3rd base; Ed Graham,
pitcher; Frank Heaton, shortstop;
Paul Heaton, center field; Wayne
Ross, 1st base; Dewey DeRosear,
right field; Fred Shelberg, left field;
Mike Simmons, End base, and Walter
Graham, catcher. Byron Miller, H.
III. Easter, Fred Frtsinger, Joe
Lydolph and Levi Cummings, substi-
tutes. Charles S. Stebbins will UNI
pire the game. The game will start
promptly at 10 a. M, so the game will
be over before the picnic dinner.
d. c. Nelson and wife. OF Canton,
H., who formerly lived In Harris
burg township, are here for visit
with relatives and friends in Harris
burg and at Stockport
Nettie Israel Hissem, daughter Of
J. D. and Juliet Israel, was born in
the old homestead in Harrisburg
township November %, 1851. While
quite young, she became membe:
OF the Harrisburg Baptist church and
after the family moved to Bonaparte
she united by letter with the Bona
parte Baptist church and was an
earnest, faithful worker in every de-
E9artment OF church work. She was
, many times q delegate to different
conventions throughout the county
; and made hosts OF friends every
. where.
She was united in marriage with
; J. T. Hissem OF Douds, Iowa, Octob-
er 9, 1912, at the First Baptist
) church, in Chicago. Rev. Johnston
: Myers officiating. She made her
: home at Douds, Iowa, until the last
: few weeks Of her life, which were
! spent at an Ottumwa hospital, seek
ling medical aid, until her death,
) which occurred September IS, 1917.
l Funeral services were held at the
t BAPTIST church in Bonaparte last
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock, in
charge Of Rev. Jonathan Lee Of OF
tumwa, who was pastor Of the Har-
risburg Baptist church for fifteen
years. The interment was In Dioble
? cemetery near Princeville.
: Mrs. Hissem leaves TO mourn her
) / loss two sisters, Mrs. w. z, Proper,
5 of Bonaparte, Iowa, and Mrs. John
3 Frye, of Independence, Kansas. and
! two brothers, George H. Israel, of
2 Fairfield, Iowa, and Joseph c. Israel.
> of Eldorado Springs, Mo-. besides
: many other relatives and a host OF
3 friends.l Mrs Hissem was member
of chapter ALB, P. E. o., of Bonaparte,
which chapter attended the funeral
in a body In honor of their departed
sister.
Miss Hazel Parr, Of Milton, has
!, been visiting here for the past sew
eral days with her brother, Roy and
: family.
I Miss Mildred Daugherty, who is
{ employed in a department store in
t Davenport, came Tuesday evening
l for two weeks visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Ida Jones. and other
relatives and friends.
} Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Meek
on Wednesday, September %, 1917
a son.
II. R. Jones, of Pennington, visited
here with relatives Tuesday Of tnl,
t week. He was placing monument
[ | In the Bonaparte cemetery at the
grave OF Mrs. Alpha Ware, who died
| at her home in Farmin gton and whose
remains were buried in the cemetery
, here several months ago.
, Frank Trimble, who formerly lived
|, here for several years, and whose
, home Is now at Jacksonville, Mo-
=. visited here with his father, Jasper
iTrimble, and other relatives several
, days last week
The guild society Will have a VII
tlage fair at Community hall on Colt
show day, Thursday, October 4. The
, following prizes are offered for the
best products of farm and garden,
; also for. cooking and fancy sewing.
] Best twelve ears Of yellow corn,
$3.50, Farmers and Traders oank-
Best six ears Of white corn. 81 90
Dr.. J. H. Whiteley.
Best twelve ears popcorn, S1.0o
! I Dr. r. n. Cresap.
r Best peck Irish potatoes. soc, w.
! l. Boyle.
Z Tallest stalk Of corn, buggy whip,
! Noske and Son.
: Best plate Jonathan apples. 25c,
q best plate OF Ben Davis apples, 25c,
Z best plate of pears, 25c, and the best
, glass Of jelly, 25c, E. G. Smith.
Largest pumpkin, one years sub
!. scription to Bonaparte Record.
= Largest head of cabbage, sack OF
, salt, Bert Donnelly.
| Best pound butter, % lb. sack OF
. sugar, P. A. Doughty.
Best white loaf cake, H. roast,
. Cummings and Derr.
Best layer cake, gallon peaches.
! IC. z. Sanford.
Best angle food cake. hand painted
plate, J. !. Safer.
Best quart of preserves. SOC, w.
Is. McCansland.
? Best loaf Of bread from Lyons
2 best flour, s1.00, 8. P. Miller
i Best loaf Of graham bread. alarm
: clock, w. S. Lane.
Best loaf Of bread baked IN Ma
I jestic range, Pyrex baking dish, w
Y g. and A. Y. Blackford.
Q Best dozen buns, 25c, best dozen
g cookies, 25c, best one crust pie, 25c
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