The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-07

many Bonaparte people and farmers
from this vicinity were in attend
ance. Some of the best horses in
the state are raised, near Stockport
and some fine colts are shown at
these annual shows. Rex Beardsford
of Ames, judged the colts. There
were twelve classes for horses and
mules as follows: Morris and Morris
give $500 in service as prizes for
colts sired by their famous horse
Halo. e. e. Keck gives $500 in
service for colts sired by any stall
lion in their stables. G. Y. Landess
gives $15.DD in service for COTS sire
by his horse. Kapiteaux. The Stock
port Savings bank gives $500 in cash
for the best grade draft colt. The
same bank also gives $500 in cash
for the best yearling colt, any breed.
They also give $500 in cash for the
best two-year-old of any breed. Chas.
Bailey gives $500 in services for
colts sired by his jacks. $500 In cash
was given for best draft mare and
foal. The Farmers Institute gives
$500 for the best colt shown. Five
dollars in cash was given for get
of sire, farm colts, any breed. A
prize Of $1,000 in cash was given
for the best Clyde colt. There was
also corn show under the man
agement of S. c. Morris and Tilferd
Brown, offering 1918 in cash prizes.
Exhibits of vegetables, pumpkins.
etc. was also made at the gym
nasium where the corn was on
display. w. L. Morris was chairman
of the live stock part Of the exhibit
This show is very interesting
event each year and has caused much
Improvement in the horses and mules
in that vicinity. Charles Bailey held
an auction sale OF mules, fol-
lowing the colt show.
Miss Bess Watts Of Pennington,
visited with her grandmother, Mrs.
IS. Cox and other Bonaparte relatives
"a couple of days last week.
Mrs. Annison Bradford and two
children of Kahoka. Mo-, visited here
last week with her father, Jasper
Trimble, and with her sister. Mrs.
10. r. Hornbaker, and other relatives,
and with her many friends. She
formerly lived south of here on Yer
non Prairie for many years.
Mrs. s. Cox visited in Mt. Zion
last week with her son, w. d. Cox,
and family.
"A SpSCldl pSch
provided for the evening of colt
show day at Bonaparte. The Keo-
sauqua band will furnish a two hour
concert in the evening.
Messrs. Craig Miller and George
Neafie of Keosauqua will sing
and there will be couple of
four-minute speeches. You should
make it a point to be there.
Walter Neatly and family have
moved to the Mrs. Epperly house In
north Bonaparte.
Mrs. w. S. Lane entertained the
Sunshine society at her home here
last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Kirk Meek received
a card last week telling them that
their son, Marshall Meek. had ar
rived safely in France. He enlisted
in the aviation division several
months ago and the first part of his
army life was taking course of In
struction at the Rahe Motor and
Tractor school in Kansas City along
with many other men who enlisted
as motor mechanics. He was sent
from Kansas City to an army camp in
Georgia and was stationed there for
several months before being sent
across.
]. M Cox of Pella, Iowa, visited
here with j. S. Moore couple of
days last week. Mr.. Cox was Rock
Island station agent here for years
from 1866 to 1870. He has been in
the employ Of the Rock Island for
over forty years and is now retired