The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-26
LIBERTY LOAN
DEMONSTRATION
Van Buren, County Workers on Auto
Tour With Band and sever
al Good Speak

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BONAPARTE, Sept. 26.-H. e.
Blackledge of Keosauqua, who Is
county publicity chairman of the COM
ing fourth Liberty bond drive arranged
for country wide demonstration In
the interest of the loan today. Early
this morning large number Of auto
mobiles left keosauqua carrying a
band good speakers and singers and
every town in the county was visited
and street meetings were held. The
band and singers travelled in advance
Of the speakers and gave ncore time
for the concerts The schedule ar
ranged for the meetings as follows:
MT. Zion, 1850; Kilbourne, $3.50;
Douds, 9:10; Selma. $50; Birming-
ham 1918; Stockport, 10: 80: Utica
11:20; Bentonsport, IL: so. Afternoon
Eonaparte, 1920; Pennington. 1:40;
Mt. Sterling, 2:25; Cantril, $40; Mil
ton, 3:45; Lebanon, 4:10; Pittsburs.
4:45. The band arrived here at 1920
and played from q bandstand erected
just west OF Community hall, and en-
tertained large crowd.
Mrs. w. G. Smith loaded her house !
hold goods in car here last week
and moved to Vale, Mo-, near Kansas
City, where her husband is Rock |
Island agent.
An all day picnic and basket dinner |
will be held on Saturday SEPT. %, at
the Harrisburg church in Harrisburg |
township, Van Buren, county, under /
the management of the Harrisburg
center Red Cross. scoutmaster Berg
of the schools of the township will |
have charge OF the program in the !
forenoon. The Community band will |
furnish music for all day. The prin-
ciple address of the day will be de-
livered by Hon. Joseph R. Frailey of
Fort Madison. An auction Of contrib
uted articles will be held at the close
of the program, all the proceeds to
be given TO the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Carnahan re-
ceived word few days ago that their
son. James Thomas, who for some
time has been located at Camp FIRE.
mont, California, had started for
France. MI. and Mrs. Canadian have
four sons and daughter in the ser
vice. Two sons are in France, one in
he navy and one son is at Camp
Dodge. Their daughter, Miss Ora, who
has been trained nurse for service
or several years, Is also in the ser
nee as a nurse.
w. P. l.. Muir is in Des Moines for
few days visit with relatives.
G. F.. Fair and family of Oskaloosa
we're visitors al the John Becl. home
lere and also with relatives in Farm
ngton, the first part Of this week.
Mack Cox and family, Of Kirksville,
owa, visited here with his mother.
Irs. S. Cox and other relatives here
or the first part of the week.
Mrs. Art Cummings and children
re visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Irs. Dave Clark near Memphis, Mo.
A force of Rock Island carpenters
re doing lot of improving at the
ocal station and depot
Mrs. Jane Muir has returned to her
ONE in Keosauqua, after having
cen here since the serious illness and Z
cath Of her sister-in-law, Mrs. w. P. 6
). Muir. ,
Mrs. Jerry Haley of Ottumwa and c
frs. VIM. Cocherell of Keosauqua c
,ere guests at the Arthur Cocherell a
ome few days recently G
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Run and Miss
Iartha Mcdonald of Mason City, \
owa, visited with relatives here last a
eek. a
Born to Mr.. and Mrs George Shaw, I
n Tuesday morning, Sept. "a, a son. 7
1r Shaw is in the service and has a
cen stationed at Camp Forrest, Geor- f
ia for several months. ~
AT Republican convention held at
.eosauqua last Saturday, September a
/, candidate for county treasurer S
-as nominated to succeed H. E. v
raven of Milton, who resigned s
hort time ago to engage in govern v
lent work. NJ. F. Munson of Stock Is
,ort received % votes. Eugene Arm