The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-28
BONAPARTE
BANK SQUABBLE
State Superirtend ent Released From,
Injunction Restraining
Him From Issuing
Permit.

from Des Moines in regard to the
Bonaparte bank tsquabble." sent out
few days ago, says: George Mes.
senger. state banking superintendent,
is released from an Injunction re.
straining him from issuing permit
to the Bonaparte State bank at Bona,
part, Iowa, to do business. A temper
airy Injunction was Issued three
weeks ago upon the petition Of Bruce
R Vale, who alleged that the com
munity Is not large enough to justify
the7s being an additional banking
institution established. The case
came I'D for hearing last week before
Judge Wilson in the district court OF
Polk county. and he dissolved the in
junction. The case has now been ap-
pealed to the supreme court and has
attracted statewide attention and
will be watched with much interest
10y Bonaparte, Van Buren, county and
the state in general.
A meeting OF the Bonaparte Com
meroial club and the Ladies commun-
ity club will be held at Community
hall this evening, to decide whether
or not we are to have a chauLauqua
this year. Bonaparte has had some
of the best chautauquas in this part
OF the state during the past few
years and Il VIII likely be decided
this evening to have a bigger and
best chautauQua this year than we
have ever had.
VIM. Stsmple, who was injured
Tuesday Of this week by falling from
the second story Of the old Meek
wooden mill building. is recovering
nicely, which is good news to his
many friends here
The Ffdelis class had a business
meeting at the home OF one OF their
members, Wilma Eaney, last evening
P. S. Whiteley and wife visited
with Des Moines relatives the frs;
part OF the week
o. C. Pettitt, who purchased the l.
w B-attain residence here, few
weeks ago, moved from a farm near
Mt Sterling 10 their newly acquired
property this week. l. ". Brattair
and wife have moved to the Mrs
Ketcham property on the same street
upon which they formerly lived.
Mr.. Higgins Is here this week In
the interests OF the Standard -Four
Tire Co, OF Keokuk. Several Bona
parte people own stock in this com
paay.
". II. BROKER, OF Hutchinson, Kan
EGS, was mere LlIlS "cth, Dt1uS
by the death of his brother, john
Farmington the latter part of last
week Mr.. Brooker was a resident Of
BouaparIe for many years and will be
remembered by our older residents
He left Bonaparte about thirty years
ago, at which time he was engaged In
tbs, monume emit business here.
B. r Martin and wife moved bacb
to their home here this week. They
have been living near Farmin gton
for the past year on farm which is
owned by their son, William.
The Bonaparte school election will
be held on March IL A director for
three years will be elected to succeed
Dr.. p N Cresap, and one for three
years to succeed DIR. w. 1. Boyle, and
2 treasurer will be elected for two
yezrs 20 succeed Miss J. June Christy.
CIyde Stemple and wife, and John
A Brown, OF Fl Madison, came Tues
day OF this week, being called by the
accident which happened to VIM.
gtegapIe.
W. H. Roberts has been visiting
with his daughter, Mrs. George V.
fIcfGer and family, during the past
few days.
Mrs. Jannetta Hanback, visited with
her sister, Mrs. Boyer, in Keosauqua.
several days the latter part of last
meek
Joe Wiley, who has had charge of
Greyneath orchard, two miles north
u gonaparte, on the Phoebe Moore
farm for the past several years, will
take charge of this orchard again
ri9fs year He and two OF his sons
win also farm the land across the
road from the orchard.
Mrs. Ida Dawson has gone to Roch-
ester, Mimi. for medical treatment
bfrB. P. A. Doughty returned the
first OF the week from a weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs J. G. Forbes and
family az Milton.
The following residents of Van
y,Bren county have been drawn as
i1ryTnen for the federal term of the
district court, which commences at