The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-03

as he had charge of the old creamery
at Pennington for some time and mao
many friends in this section OF the
country where he purchased cream.
Miss Ethel Packer is here for her
summer vacation She has taught IN
the Oskaloosa schools for the past sew
eral years and before this time was
one of the teachers in the Bonaparte
schools.
w. H. Berry Of Stockport, has been
awarded the contract for the new Win
chester schoolhouse. few miles
northwest of here. The contract pr1ce
is $2,564: all complete except the as
trict will furnish the sand and rock
on the ground. It will be an up to
date rural school house. a large as
sembly room, besides one class room
that can be opened up which Will &C
commodate a large number OF people
on any occasion. There will be base
ment under the building and at later
date possibly a furnace will be pro-
yided.
Wayne Cox and Howard Davis, OF
Mt Zion, visited here with relatives
and friends several days last week.
Walter Corns OF Gary, Ind. is visit
ing here with his mother, Mrs. Ange-
line Corns.
Charles Murphy of Des Moines is
visiting with relatives here and at
Bentonsport Mr.. Murphy rs a
former resident OF Van Buren, county
for many years.
The Bonaparte cemetery has been
cleaned ara. the grass moved and pre-
sents a neat appearance.
The Grin Arson barn, on his farm
in Henry township, was struck by
lighting about o'clock Tuesday eve
ming and burned Two horses were
gotten out. A quantity Of wheat, oats
and corn, along with most of the
farm machinery was burned. The
harness and some other contents were
saved. There was some insurance.
Two and a quarter inches Of rain,
by the government gauge, fell here
during the great electric storm Mon
day night. At Mt Sterling the rain
fall was reported four and one-half
inches West of that place, on what
is known as the Brookhart farm,
barn was struck by lightning and
burned. Close to three inches OF rain
fell at Bonaparte and about the same
at Pennington is reported. we I'M
derstand the rain was not so heavy In
the northern part OF the county
Last Thursday afternoon after the
Pershing soldiers left Keosauqua,
there was an interesting game of base
ball between the business men OF Keo-
sauqua and Pennington. At the end OF
nine innings the score stood ten 20
ten. In the tenth inning keosauqua
made one score and won out on
score of eleven to ten. The players for
n
Krenmeyer, Smith, Hull.
Wolf. Grimm and Ball The players
for Keosauqua were Hussman, Frank
Mcintosh, Harvey, Bennings, New
bold, Lex Therme, Arch Brown. Dr-
McClurg, Ned De Hart. Verle G.
Smith and Lodwig The umpires were
Jones of Pennington and Stottseery
Of KeosauQua. So many changes were
made in positions that no attempt VIII
be made to name them. The game
The Country club gave dance at
Riverside hall Wednesday of this
week. Music was furnished by AMY
and his sister. Miss Martha
Mrs Nancy Newton, a highly re-
spected lady of Bentonsport, died at
her home Monday. She leaves a daugh-
lol WHO uldut HcE Glpi41C Nltii hOi hAAON1
er and a son whose home Is at keo-
kuk. Funeral services and burial
were on Wednesday
Last Monday afternoon twenty-sev-
en- more Van Buren, county select
men reported at the court house in
Keos auoua in response to summons
bv the local board and were indicted
into service. A banquet was given for
Cn-,1ri>v hall In
with the supper there was
music BY the band. solos by Mr..
Nesfie and short addresses Invoca-
ton was offered by Elder Mangus
and benediction By Res. Perkins. At
the after supper program Attorney r.
r. McBeth presided and addresses
were made by Rev. Fowler of Birm-
inehsm. Attorney S. E. Irish, Attor-
new Nevbold Of Keosauqua and DR. F.
[. Nelson Of New York City. The lat
ter for a number of years has been
practicing medicine in New York and
Is here on visit TO his boyhood home
near Ieando. before entering train
ing camp in the medical corps. He
has been commissioned captain and
looked the part in his uniform. DR..
Craig OF Keosauqua also made
short talk TO the boys. The next
morning the boys assembled ar the
court house and headed by the local
board and the keosauqlra band.
marched TO the depot The train was
two hours late that morning, but the
hoys we're soon on their way to
Camp Dodge. leaving the large crowd
who had gathered to wish them good
luck. wishing them a glorious return.
The Des Moines river has become
large and very wide stream during
the last few days. It is now bank full
and the rains coming each day in the
northern part of the state has caused
Deople here who live near tho river, to
think of old times like the floods Of