The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
GREATER IOWA
MEETING
To Be Held at keosauqua Tuesday
Evening After Supper Served
In Hotel Mann
ino

| Evening" fNIICT SuPPST SSTVCV
i In Hotel Mann
ing.
/ BONAPARTE, March 1.-THE
Greater Iowa association will hold a
meeting for Van Buren, county, at the
Hotel Manning in Keosauqua on
Tuesday evening of this week. A
number of prominent men Of this
county will be the guests of the
Greater Iowa association on this oc-
casion, at a o'clock dinner and will
afterward be addressed by repre-
sentative Of the association, probably
by Secretary Clum.
The following committeeman are
sponsors for the meeting: S. w.
Manning, Keosauqua, chairman; F..
E. Holland, Milton; B. e. Ketcham,
Pennington; Geo. w. Kerr. Birming-
ham; j. w. Morrow, Douds; j. W..
Kerr, Mt. Sterling; Frank F. Silver,
Cantril; Geo. V. Leffler, Bonaparte;
Geo. V. Barker, Mt. Zion, and Frank
H. Rbynas, Stockport.
! Milton Moore of Minneapolis. ar
rived here few days ago and will
assist his father j. E. Moore, in farm
ing their place a short distance
northwest of Bonaparte, this season
Mr.. Moore has been here most of the
winter, building and making repairs
on his farm.
F. H. Vanhoose has been loading
his household goods, farming ma
chinery and stock here for the past
few days, for shipment to near Cold
water, Mich, where their future home
will be made. They have lived on
the Moore farm two miles north Of
| d., fo, nd
have host of friends here who re-
gret to see them move, but wish them
we'll in their northern home.
The soldiers relief commission for
Van Buren, county were in session at
the court house in Keosauqua last
Monday
| Miss J. June Christy departed last
Thursday for Ft. Worth, Texas, on
account of the illness of her brother
in-law w. R. Bell. Mr.. Bell who has
been a conductor on a railroad in
Texas for many years, is well known
in Bonaparte, having visited here
each year at the Christy home, while
| on his summer vacation.
| Mrs. E. c. Smith and daughter
| Madge, visited in Keokuk at the e.
e. Smith home last Saturday.
Marion DeHart and family of Keo-
sauqua, visited here with Mrs. De-
Harris parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Henry, the first part of this week.
Mrs. Thomas Cummings went to
Keokuk last Friday for few days
visit with her sister Miss Mollie
Boyer.
Orville Rule and family have moved
from Bonaparte to the L. M. Ware
farm short distance north Of town.
and will be employed there during
the coming season.
Fred Watkins and family have
moved from the Dauber farm in
eastern Bonaparte township, to
farm near Winfield. Iowa.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
McNamer of Mt. Sterling, on Tues
day, February 5, son. Mrs. Nc
Manner will be remembered here as
Miss Grace Thompson.
Miss Benna Blackmer who has
been visiting relatives here for two
weeks, returned to her studies at the
Capital City Commercial college in
Des Moines, today.
The following docket entries were
made in the district court at keo-
sauqua for the March term for Van
Buren, county, up to last Thursday:
Estate of Elizabeth M. Hartrick
final report order signed. Estate Of
George Boyd, deceased, final report,
order signed. Estate of Orville
Smith ct al, minor, final report, order
signed. Robt. Catcott VS.. David Cat
colt ct al, damages; continued. West
Burlington Savings bank VS.. Chas.
Peacock, attachment; judgment. B.
F. Tucker VS.. J. G. Forbes, on con-
tract; assigned for second Monday.
CHANNEL & Greenfield VS.. Simon
Overturf, damages; J. c. Calhoun ap-
pears generally and is given until
first day Of next term to plead.
James w. Good VS. Lee H. Arm
strong, on note; Walker and McBeth
appear for defendant and are given
fifteen days aften opening of court to
answer. B. F. Marmion VS.. Ameri
can Express Co., damages; continued
for trial as per stipulation on file.
Leroy Fickel vs. Stanley Landes;
Walker and McBeth appear for de-
fendant By agreement to be heard
second Monday: defendant given I'M
til second Monday to answer. State
of Iowa VS.. Otis Etka, larceny by
enlightenment, continued under for
mer order State of Iowa VS.. Frank
Hufford, assault with intent to COM
as above. Amos Steckel, trustee, vs.
Henry Wallingford ct al, specific
performance; continued. Frances
Talbot VS.. Jennie Whitney ct al,
partition; final report of referee ap-
proved and discharged on filing
voucher. The grand jury adjourned
last Wednesday afternoon without
making a report other than a recon-
that the interior of the
county Jail be painted white The
petit jurymen have been notified their
services will not be needed and there
will be no jury trials. Court took a
recess last Thursday morning at nine
O'Clock, to reconvene again today,
March IL,
Attorney Robert ellis of Mt. Plea
SAINT and Attorneys Hollingsworth and
McManus of Keokuk, also Vim. Will
son of the latter place were visitors