The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-22

Stockport, 81. Fred w. Willie, Stock
port, 30; Miss lola Irene Brown,
Stockport, "a.
A street corner meeting was held
at Pennington Monday evening to
arouse interest in the drive for the
sale of war savings stamps, which IS
now on in all sections of the county.
A large crowd of people heard Attor-
ney S. E. Irish of Keosauqua make a
stirring appeal for. whole-hearted sup
port of all government war activities.
Messrs, Miller and Neatie sang Sew
eral selections and martial band en-
livened the occasion with their music.
Pennington expects to easily raise
her quota in this drive.
A meeting Of citizens was held at
the rest room in keosauqua Tuesday
evening of last week and war saw
ings society was organized. Miss LIZ
zie Meredith, county superintendent OF
schools is at the head Of this work In
Van Buren, county, being movement
within the public schools for the sale
OF thrift and war savings stamps. Miss
Beatrice Mccullough is thrift stamp
sergeant for the township, and Miss
Iona Maltbie was elected secretary
of the society.
Miss Letha Finn of Jacksonville,
Mo-, came Thursday for a visit here
with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs.
James Finn and other relatives and
her many friends here. The Finn fam
lily formerly lived here for several
years where Mr.. Finn was postmaster
for four years.
Miss Lou Epperfy Of Ottumwa, Is
here for visit with Bonaparte friends.
The threshermen of Van Buren, coun-
ty met at the court house in keo-
sauqua Tuesday afternoon of last week
and effected q county organization.
The meeting was held under the a1I-
spices of the food administration,
which is making an effort to save all
grain possible in the threshing process.
There was good attendance, and an
evident desire on the part of all to do
everything possible to help save the
food question j. r. Burkett was
elected president of the association,
AMY Roberts was elected secretary,
and F. L. Bennett treasurer.
Matters pertaining to the work OF
harvesting were free-y discussed and
among other things scale of prices
was formulated. This scale is an
agreement between the men present,
and is not an official food administra-
ton price. The prices agreed on were
as follows:
Oats, four cents per bushel; wheat,
barley and rye, eight cents per bushel;
timothy, thirty cents per bushel; all
legal weight; milling clover seed,
$500 per bushel. The following gen.
tlemen from all parts of Van Buren,
no 7.
Bennett, r. e. Williams, c. B. Gall,
Claude Musser, A. J. Douglas, Ben
Forbes, Geo Murphy, Lester Schreck
engost, David Hixon, Isaac Roberts,
Raw Cox. T. e. Sergeant, Harley e.
H1Egans. C. G. Blackford, A J. Moore
| O. /. Sostock, T. e. Moore, Dell Poole
n l.. Trout, w. C. Strait, ]. r. Burk
| EFT. AMY Roberts, J. F. Martin, d. K
Roush, G. G. Bradford and l.. r. Muir
! Mrs. Zula Payne and two children
and little Miss Dawson of Lepanta
| Ark. are visiting her mother, Mrs
Jessie Davis. northwest of Bonaparte
| Mrs. Harry Jenkins of Valley Juno
| ton came Thursday evening for Wis
! it. with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
/ Noske.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Thomas, Miss
! Eta weaver, j. L. McoTacken, MT. ant
| Mrs. Roy CLANCY, comprising the OH
cial board OF the PRESBYTERIAN church
at Bentonsport, met Rev. Scott Smitf
and Rev. Koenig here last week to con
slider the pastorate condition. The lat
ter, Rev koenig, occupied the pulpit
here last Sunday.
Marion Hornbaker disposed OF sew
eral thousand bushels of high grade
Iowa corn this week. shipping thu
same from Bentonsport. He received
S155 a bushel for his corn.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Saral
Edmondson and Miss Frances Glass