The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-07
COMMITTEE
is SELECTED
Bonaparte Township Picks Those Who
Will Push War Work
Campaign Next
Week.

Week.
BONAPARTE, Nov. THE follow
ing persons have been selected as the
committee for Bonaparte township
for the united war work campaign
November 18th to 18th: Dan Cresap,
&c. M. Hornbaker, w. S. Lane, Emil
Noske. II. ]. Easter, e. c. Smith. A.
C. Roberts. Gladys Dick. Mrs. e. w.
Chapman, Bessie Harris, 0. G. Pet
tit. Frank Warner. w. l. Boyle.
George Bennett, Margaret Johnson,
Chas. Miner j. June Chrisy. Chas.
Grosman, H. G.. Page, Mike simmons,
George Ketcham. o. e. Meredith,
Gertrude Whiteley, Byron Miller,
Robert Chapman, Will Long. Agnes
Sanford. Robert Burnett, Chas. JACK
son, Minor Cummings, Clark Derr. X.
M. Story, DR.. G.. S. Percival, DR.. R.
N. Cresap, F. j. Watts, Homer Van
Seggen, Floyd Macklin, James Trout
man, Robert Meek. Kirk Perkins.
VIM. Blackburn, Isaiah Meek. Clar-
ence Cummings. The Bonaparte town
ship quota is little over twenty-one
hundred dollars. Indications are now
that this may be the last opportunity
;! to contribute our little bit to keep
the "bbys over there" This commit
tee has been requested to meet at
the Bonaparte Community hall on
Thursday evening of this week, to
make plans for this campaign. A
Nv. Blackford is chairman for this
township.
! Jesse Fletcher of Ottumwa, was
visitor the first part OF this week
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
J Fletcher. He is a carpenter and Is
employed by the Ottumwa Mill and
Construction Co.. for which firm he
has been working for the past six
years.
/ The Whiteley general store here
is now lighted by electricity from
private plant, which will also furnish
light and, current for the opera house
and picture show. The lights In the
store are excellent and a storage
battery will soon be installed SO there
! will be lights at any time they are
needed.
! The J. I. Safer family have moved
to the Farmers Telephone central
office and are now operating same.
w. o. Thompson, who has had charge
of the central office for several years,
has moved to his own property just
north of the Park hotel.
Wilson Gordon, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Gordon, OF near Bentonsport,
and Miss Margaret Tully, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Tully
lof Bonaparte, were married In OF
itumwa few days ago. Both are very
popular young people in this vicinity
and a host Of friends wish for them
a very happy future.
Elvin e. Cecil, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Cecil, of Stockport, dled OF
pneumonia In France recently. he
was twenty-five years Of age and he
! and his brother, Charles. left Stock.
port at the. same time. September III
: 1917, and were In the same company
The funeral Of Mrs. VIM. Cum
mings was held at her late home on
, Tuesday afternoon of this week She
: died early Sunday morning of paraly'
! sis. The husband and three children.
John of Stuart, Iowa, Arthur of Bona
! parte, and Mrs. Fred Rigsby OF Keo-
sauqua, are left to mourn the loss OF
a good wife and mother.
Mrs. S. Cox and son Joe. went to
Chicago Monday evening for few
days visit with their son and broth
or, Roger q. Cox. who has enlisted In
the motor transportation company as
storekeeper and who will leave Chi
cago to enter the service today.
, w. H. Roberts and wife went to
J the George ". Leffler home near
Stockport Tuesday for few days
stay. while Mr.. Roberts helps Mr.
lLeffler gather his large corn crop.
The Kisling house just north of the
PRESBYTERIAN church which was re-
! Gently purchased by Earl Simmons
has been torn down and will be haul
ed to the Simmons farm few miles
. southwest of here, where the lumber
will be used to erect substantial
residence.
Several of the schools in Harris.
burg township opened Monday of this
weak. after two weeks vacation.
Herbert Heaton. son Of Aaron
iHeaton, Of Big Mound, came home
last week, being honorably discharged
from the government service. He had
been i'll with stomach trouble and
had been in the hospital at Camp
Dodge since early in June.
Mrs. Emma Knauff of Cov1ngton
Indiana, arrived few days ago to
spend the winter with her daughter
Mrs. Hugh Anderson, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dinsmore were
called to Alabama few days ago tc
be at the bedside of their son Rex
who is seriously i'll with influenza and
complications.
Miss Helen McComb who had 6
long siege of typhoid fever recently
lis now able to be up. a fact that Is
very good news to the popular little
tlady's many friends.
Born to Mr. and Mrs George Nc
Greer on October rs, son.
Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Trenery anc
son came a few days ago for visi
with Mrs. Trenery's parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. J. A Campbell, and other rela
tiyes here Mr.. Trenery, who wa!
formerly pastor of the Baptist church
here and at Harrisburg, will sool
$50 g. ,r,,,p NJ G work