The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-13
Bo'NAPARTE

Edgar Herstein of Donnellson has
days with his grandparents, Mr. and
/ Mrs James McClain.
| Mrs. Virgil Shrader of Moline, ILL.,,
came Wednesday morning for visit
with Bonaparte friends. The Schrad-
er family were former residents OF
Bonaparte for many years.
| George Clark Jr., OF Des Mo1nes,
came Monday evening for a visit with
| his aunt. Mrs. Rebecca Edwards and
other relatives.
Miss LEILA Clark of near Memphis,
Mo-, is here for visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Art Cummings and family.
Mrs William Cornell and Mrs.
Frank Ritter attended the funeral of
their sister, Mrs John Nixon at Acos-
ia, Mo, Monday of this week. Mrs.
Nixon died in q Keokuk hospital
where she had gone for an operation.
Leo Chapman went to Bloomfield
last week for visit with his uncle,
Lieutenant DR.. Shelton, who is at
home on furlough from Topeka,
Kansas, where he has been located as
inspector Of contagious diseases.
The Bonaparte Ladies' Community
club will hold an auction Saturday,
June % at 2 D. m at Community hall.
Seventy-five percent of the proceeds
will be given to the Red Cross. The
articles which will be offered for sale
were donated by all who wish to help
in the wonderful work Of the Red
Cross.
Mrs. Frank Rowley died at her
home in Des Moines Monday of this
week, of heart failure. Her death
was very sudden and unexpected al
though she had been in poor health
for over a year. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Vance of Keo-
sauqua, and a niece of w. H Roberts
of Bonaparte. The husband and two
daughters, Misses Fac and Henrietta,
survive. The body was brought to
her old home in Keosauqua Tuesday
evening and funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. Under of Fair
field have been visiting here with
their daughter, Mrs. ]. H. White
ley and family for the past week.
Mrs. Jennie Sears, who has been
making her home here in the Mrs.
House residence for the past several
months, has gone to Milton where she
will make her home for the summer.
Mrs George Hickman and two chill
dren of Wentworth, s. D., are visiting
here with her mother, Mrs. Cynthia
Dawson and other relatives.
Mrs. Elmer Neatly Of Moline. H., Is
here for a two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Perkins.
Mrs. Anna Pease of Eldon, was here
the first of the week for short visit
\, naM az Evy-av A
exander home, down the river east of
town.
J. F. Boyer has been taking in a
large amount of wool here lately. He
purchased it for SHERMAN brothers.
The wedding of Miss Florence
Seeley of Mt. Pleasant, and Mr.. Will
Lodwick, which was announced in
these columns short tins ago, to
have taken place last Saturday was
necessarily postponed owing to new
orders made by the commander at the
training camp, where Mr.. Lodwick is
training. He is in the officers train
ing camp in Virginia and had attain
ed permission from the commanding
officer to go to Washington to be mar
ried Miss Seeley and her parents
and brother had gone east but in the
the commander in charge of
the training camp had been ordered
to France and the new comm ander be
ing installed, gave as one of his first
orders that no man then in camp,
should be married while there. The
wedding was postponed until Mr. LODI
wick leaves the camp.
Miss Alice johnson, who has been
teaching in the high school at Super
Tor. Wis. Is here to spend the summer