The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-13

freckleS. Sunburn, windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t Is
harmless
motion Of war time measures that
the citizens have come to look upon
this good band as a Lawton organl-
Ization The music of the Fourteenth
F. A. has the true military spirit in
every note, and it's vim and vtgor
should constitute splendid tonic for
any Stacker" The paper says in re-
gard to the Bonaparte member OF
this band: George l.. Spence, snare
drummer, comes from Bonaparte
Iowa. Eight years has made Spence
very fast on the drum and traps. lie
has been with the Fourteenth for the
past six months" Kitty" as he is
Familiarity known by his many Bona
parte friends, enlisted In the service
on April 90 1917, and was in camp
at Fort Barrancas, Fla, for several
months, and was sent from there TO
Fort Sill, Okla, where he Is now sta
toned and where this band is To-
Gated He was trap drummer in sew
eral orchestras here before entering
the service, and his many friends
here are glad to know he is with this
crack military band, which Is made
up of the best musicians in the bust
ness, and which in time promises to
be one OF the best bands in the
| United States army.
| A good many Bonaparte people
were in attendance at the Pennington
| chautauqua last Sunday. A large
crowd of people from here will also
attend the big Henry county fair at
Mt. Pleasant this week.
Charles Boyle, of Fairfield, who
was q resident of Van Buren, county
for many years, has been appointed
superintendent of weights and meas
ures in the state dairy and food de-
partment of Iowa, to succeed Ed
Lytoon, who was called into war
service. Mr.. Boyle has been food in
spector for several years and has
made his home at Fairfield since
selling his farm near Mt. Zion.
! H. E. Blackledge. of Keosauqua,
! has been made secretary Of the Van
Buren, county farm bureau, to sue
coed Frank Jacks, of Pennington,
who has entered Y. NJ. c. A. service.
| Scott Curtis and wife, of Guthrie,
Okla, are visiting here with Mrs.
-
| Van Buren, county boys names are
! daily appearing in the casualty lists
of the daily papers, and many homes
have been saddened by the news
! that sons, relatives and friends haze
been killed or wounded during the
past few weeks. Following are the
names of a few Of the county's boys
who have lost their lives or been
seriously wounded: William Miller,
with Pershing's forces, writes to his
parents at Pennington that he had
been gassed and was totally blind
for twenty-four days. He enlisted in
| the regular army before the United
| States entered the war. At last re-
ports he had partially regained his
sight and was able to see to some
extent Terrence Black, of Keosau-
qua, wrote to his father a few days
ago stating that he was wounded on
the morning of July Is and that both
legs had been amputated because OF
tetanus He expected to be sent
home as soon as he recovered enough
to be able to travel. Miles McBeth
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McBeth, oil
lDes Moines, and a nephew of Attor
ney Robert R McBeth, of Keosauqua
was recently killed in action in
France. He had been in the service
over there" for several months
Lonnie E. Cline, son of Mrs. Clarinda
Cline, of Pennington, and nephew
of ]. A Brown, of Bonaparte, was
killed in France a short time ago
He enlisted year and half age
while employed on a farm in Mis-
souri,, and was credited to the Mis-
souri quota Paul Moore, son of Mr.
and Mrs Roe Moore, of Mt. Zion
wounded in battle in France. A re
port which came a few days later
stated that he had died from his
wounds. Pearl Flamm, of Farming
ton, received notice few days age
that his son, Roy H. Flamm, was III
hospital at Ellis Island, n. Y, anC
that he would be able to come home
, in about two weeks. The notice con
tanned no details as to the cause o.
the young man being invaded home
The family had received no Wort
from their son and brother for ovei
seven weeks. He was wounded sew
eral months ago and was in hos
pital in France for fourteen weeks
but had returned to duty quite g
while ago and had been in few
= company of engineers had to change
their engineering machinery fol
guns, and had made wonderful rec
ord for bravery, for which they were
awarded the French war medal, the
croix de guerre Mr.. FIamm has beer
in the service for some time and was
: in Mexico during the time troop:
were first sent there.
Mr.. and Mrs. George V. LETTER, o.
Cedar township, recently visited witt
relatives at Ames, Des Moines ant
Goldfield, Iowa.
Make arrangements TO attend the
big Bonaparte chautauqua the last
week in August, from the 25th Il
: the 30th. On the program will BIZ
!. the Siltner-NoTth duo, Dr.. Henri!
; Black Burns, Warden J. c. Sanders
Miss Cove and her Pilgrim Girls, Dr.