The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-29

stopped to Visit their daughter anu
sister, Mrs. Rose king anu FAMILY at
Des Moines.
The local war board at Keosauqua
has received notice to get all pusl-
ness matters adjusted so they can
quit business on December 9th.
Mrs. S. Cox visited in Harrington
Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs.
Elmer Watts and family.
Mrs. Grant Kiise died very sud
denly Sunday at her home on farm
northwest of Bonaparte. She had
been i'll only a few hours. Her
maiden name was Mary Stevens,
being daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Stevens. Her husband and
three small children survive.
Mrs. j. A. Johnson went to Alexis,
ILL.,, Monday for short visit with
relatives.
Joe Barnett died of influenza last
week at the home of his parents, MI
and Mrs. j. B. Barnett, in California.
His age was about thirty-eight years
He had recently been engaged in p
business partnership with his father.
Mrs. C. A. Schucknecht of Hood
River. Oregon, is visiting her niece
Mrs. Lloyd Stevens, and family.
A letter from Lieutenant Martin
states that he and Lieutenant Camp
bell arrived at Camp Dodge the same
afternoon they left Bonaparte via air
ship, but they had some difficulty IN
| finding the camp on account OF CLOUDY
weather. The disabled airship was
loaded last Friday for shipment to
ST. Louis. Even though the govern
ment now manages the railways they
had some difficulty in getting SUIT
able car Sergeant Smith waited
/ here from Saturday until Friday be-
fore one came.
| T. j. Lane and Mrs. May Earl of
Carthage, ILL.,. are visiting at the w.
S. Lane home.
| The late Clyde Beer, former Keo-
sauqua boy, a report of whose death
! in France a few weeks ago, was given
4 in these columns, carried $4,000 life
insurance, $4,000 of which goes to his
mother, Mrs. Flora Beer of Keosau-
qua, which will be paid in monthly
I installments for the next twenty
years.
1 w. S. Haney, sheriff of Van Buren,
county, will move to FIT. Madison as
soon as his term of office expires.
Mr.. Haney has received position at
| the state prison and will go there
to take up his new duties January 5.
| The annual delinquent tax sale
will be held Monday, beginning at 10
a. m. The delinquent list this year
is the smallest in the history OF the
county.
Mrs. Sadie Middleton went to OF
tumwa the first of this week for an
extended visit with her son John and
family.
| I'll. ~ inc wi 10 hold
lin Van Buren, county during the sec
iond week Of December, from Decem
Der 8 to December IA.
The County Farm bureau of Van
Buren, county has arranged with the
extension department at Ames for 9
soils specialist to be in Van Burer
county during the second week of De
icember, 9th to 14th. Soils meetings
will he held in various parts of The
country as follows: Bonaparte, Mon
day afternoon. December 9th; Farm
ington, Tuesday afternoon and even
ing. December 10; Mt. Sterling, Wed
nesday afternoon December, IL; NIL
ton, Thursday afternoon, December
70; Douds, Friday afternoon, Decem
her 13. Keosauqua, Friday evening
December 10; Stockport, Saturday
December IA. The County Farm Dur
eau has arranged these meetings II
order that the farmers can get togeth
er in various convenient place!
throughout the county, and the numer
ous questions concerning soil can b.
discussed.
Tie soils Of Van Buren, county wer'
narped in 1915. Two men worked tn
entire summer in this county, and tn
soils were examined and mapped il
every forty acres of land. Since then
the soils department of Ames ha
; been studying the soils of the county
Ameeting of all food administration
and ministers Of the county was hell
in Keosauuua this afternoon to ar
range a program for the observance o
World Relief week, December t.
o This meeting was called by Chair
man II. B. Sloan, Rev. Fowler of Birm
ingham has been made leader Of tn
ministers work, principal part o
which will be the devoting of much o
their service on December End to tn
end that America may have supple
To send to the hungry people Of Eur
ope.
william Kellogg, of Keokuk. cam
. Wednesday of this week for visit a
the B. F. Meek home.
Mrs. S. Cox visited in Mt. Zion witt
her son. Milt Cox, and family severa
. days this week
Mrs. Laura Maria Little, who's
maiden name was Meek. wife of tn
late Gen. James M. T'uttle, a prom
nent officer of the Civil war. died a
her home in Des Moines Friday of las
, week and was buried there Sunday
Her disease was heart failure. He
, age was Sc She was e sister of Mrs
! J. l.. Theme of KeosauHua. She wa
born in 1882, at Goshen. Ohio, move
, with her parents, DIR. and Mrs. F. {
). Meek. when a child, to Farminstor
, Iowa. where. Aug II, 1858 she wa
m?rried to James M. futile. When tn
!, Civil war broke out in 1861, she II
!. sided with her husband in keosauqui
: where he was serving ds count
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