The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-18
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Mrs. Robt. Chapman and children
departed for Gladbrook ARD Mason
CITY. Iowa, the first part o; this week.
and will visit with relatives for TWO
weeks.
John and Tom Gardner are now
operating the Gardner coai NINE,
few miles northwes. OF Bonaparte.
Mrs. Rex LETTER mas returned 10
her home after having been operated
upon for appendicitis at a keoknk
hospital few weeks ago.
Glen Sergeant of tic Great Lakes
naval training station, anu MS orotn-
er. Wright Sargent, OF Doucs, nave
been visiting relatives and friends IN
This vicinity the past few days.
The Farmers Cooperative Union
will have a meeting at the Harris
burg township hall il Thursday even
ing of this week. .. E. Wilson OF
Morning Sun, who is president OF the
Farmers Union of Iowa. will denver
an address to which eveiJ one Is IL
vited.
KeolSuk. where she expects to make
her future home.
w. c. Page and son have a new
Ford truck to take the place OF
the one recently destroyed by flre,
mention Of which is made in this
column.
Mrs. A. G. Robert, a former pri-
mary teacher in the Bonaparte
schools, substituted for Miss Marg-
aret Easling last week, ON account OF
the death OF her father. :,
A hoe-cake supper and social Will
he held at the Mason hotel in Bent
onsport Saturday evening OF TINS
week. by a crowd OF handsome col
ored folks" who will be glad to en-
terrain the white folks from this
vicinity. with the intention OF raising
enough money to purchase a service
flag for the Bentonsport boys VINO
are now in the service.
Mrs. James Miller returned last
week from Oklahoma. where she mas
been visiting for several months with
relatives.
While the driver for w. c. Page &
Sons was delivering oil with a Fora
truck few days ago. and was COM
ing down the big hill near the Mar
ion Hornbaker farm in Henry town
ship, the steering gear failed to work
and the truck went into ditch
about six feet deep. rolling over on
its side. The driver was not hurt
and at once started to Hornbaker's to
phone to the Page furniture store to
tell OF the accident. While he was
gone the oil leaked out and caught
fire. making such Roadway that 1t
could not be extinguished- 1t was
not safe to get close to the truck, as
there were about 200 gallons of kero-
sene and fifty gallons OF gasoline In
the tanks. The Ford truck was
total loss. The tanks and the Oil
belonged to the Collins Oil Co., OF
Knoxville, Iowa, but the truck be-
longed to Page & Son.
Henry L. Easling, son OF Minor and
Charlotte e. Easling, was born July
%, 1912, In Harrisburg township. Van
Buren, county, Iowa: died April 10.
1918. at his home in Bonaparte- He
grew to manhood in the vicinity and |
In 1858 was married to Ellen Hols- |
worth. To them were born two chill |
dren. Mrs Robt. Mcdonald, deceased. !
and Mrs. f. G.. Cuddy. of Centerville. !
Iowa. After eight years in 1875, his |
wife departed this life. Mr.. Easling |
was. married to Katherine Hall Feb |
ruary II. 1878. The children OF this
union are: Mrs. Blanche Wolfe, !
Minor and Ralph Easling of San
Diego. California; Stanley Fasting. !
now serving under the stars and |
stripes: Mrs. j. ID. Loofbourrow OF |
Fairfield, Iowa; Mrs. Chas. Veale. of
Ell Paso. Texas, and Miss Margaret
Easing of Bonaparte. /
August IA, 1862. Mr.. Easling en-
listed in Company l. 10th volunteer |
infantry, and served until the close OF
the civil war. He was a member OF {
the G. A. r. of California during the !
five years OF his residence there. |
Henry was the last surviving member /
of a family of five Children: Mrs. EN- |
snla. -y5dnkie. Mrs. Caroline Sutton, |
p. W. Easing and Horace Easling.
Funeral services were held at the |
La ta home in Roraparte Thursday