The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-29

Sduqud, Recently SdVS d TeClldl, CON-
sisting OF songs, readings, etc, in
the Y. NJ. c. A hall at Camp Dodge.
before three companies OF soldiers.
The Bonaparte Sunshine society
has been donated the use of a couple
of lots here, on which to raise pop
corn this summer. This society pop
the corn and sell it during the winter
and use the money for worthy causes.
They have for the past year had to
ship their pop corn here, which made
it quite expensive. Robt. Meek
plowed couple of his lots here, and
marked them off ready for planting,
with the understanding that the so
ciety would plant and tend same.
Corn costs now nearly three times as
much as it did few years ago, and
by raising their own corn, they hope
to be able to save quite a lot of
money to be used as they need 1t
during the coming year.
G. w. Barber, former Bonaparte
man and methodist minister here for
several years, preached the funeral
sermon over the remains of Frederick
Radestock at his late home, north
west OF Bonaparte, Monday after
noon.
A farewell party was given for
Glen Edwards at his home few
miles southwest OF Bonaparte, on last
Saturday evening, by large numDer
of his friends. On Sunday another
crowd of friends and neighbors gave
him surprise by meeting at his
home with well filled baskets. and
having real picnic and very pleas
ant afternoon with him. Kelly" as
he is Familiarity known, was one OF
the Van Buren, county boys to go to
Camp Dodge to go into training for
the national army Tuesday morning
Of this week.
Tim Hilliard OF Fairfield, visited
here a couple of days the first part
of this week. at the NJ. F. Hornbaker
home.
The big attraction for this part of
the county will be the Bonaparte
chautauqua, which will be held the
last week in August.
Our government recognizes that
food is one Of the most important
factors in winning the war, and is
leaving nothing undone to gain the
full cooperation Of every citizen in
the food plan. The fact that the
food problem of conservation is the
problem OF the housewife in each in
home, and it is for the as
sistance of these that home demon
stratipn agents are to be placed in
every county in Iowa They will
work in connection with the food adj
the council of national
defense, and the department of agri-
culture in attempting. to obtain the
assistance and cooperation of every
in producing and con-
serving all the food possible. The
state college of agriculture works
directly through the home demon
stration agent and the results of all
experiments with food at the college
and OF other demonstration agents
through the state will be available to
the people of each county by this
means. The food situation will be
reported, also the new regulations as
they are made, and it is hoped that
the food administration will get
quicker and. more universal action |
upon it's recomm endations. At the |
present time, the great need is to |
utilize the surplus crop Of potatoes !
and every one is urged both for the |
sake OF conservation of the present |
supply but also for the sake of future
production to save wheat by using
potatoes.
The house demonstration agent is
Miss Sara Patton, who is a graduate
II Tarkio college, of Kansas state
college of agriculture, and who has
been teaching home economies in
Marathon, Iowa, the past year
Miss Patton arrived in the county
May 80, and commenced
work at once and invites the CO
operation of the women of the county.
Calls will reach her through the
'ffice of the farm bureau at Keo-
'auqua. Meetings to cover the entire
.ounty will be planned at a later
late.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Friend of Eldon,
we're over Sunday visitors here at
he Mrs. Sarah Petrie and T. B. Beard
zones.
Mrs. Clarence Shearer and baby Of
leokuk, were visitors here several
avs last week, at the Oscar Brown
ONE.
One OF the best and most interest
ng motion pictures of war times
,as shown here at the Whitley
pera house last Tuesday evening.
Then the "Slacher'' was shown on
he screen A crowded house was the
esult of good advertising and a
pecial feature of the show was
'ocherell's four piece orchestra,
hose patriotic music added much to
he features OF the play.