The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10
FORMER CITIZEN
OF BONAPARTE
William S. Gates, Who Died Recently
In California, was Also
Resident of Warsaw
Years Ago.

| BONAPARTE, Jan. 1O-The fol-
lowing obituary of a former well
known Bonaparte man has been re-
ceived here:
i William S. Gates, son Of William
Calvin and Mary Gates. was born at
Laurel, Indiana, March 10, 1862. He
departed this life December 81, 1917,
at Hughson, California, having
reached the age of SIS years, 8 months
and IA days. In infancy he with
his parents moved to Warsaw, ILL.,,
where he grew to manhood. later
coming to Bonaparte where le met
and married Annie Agnes !Vhitlock,
November 2, 1892. To this union
were born two children, daughter
and q son, Lottie Margaret Gates
and Gus Whitlock Gates.
/ Mr.. Gates was employed here for
several years in the wooden mills
and was highly respected and num-
| bered his friends here by his &C
quaintances.
Eight years ago the family moved
to Hughson, California, their present
home, Mr.. Gates leaves to mourn
his loss, his wife. his two children
and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Pier
son OF st. Louis and Mrs. Name
| Rieman of Louisiana, Mo-, and
host of friends wherever he has
lived. Mr.. Gates was a member of
Bonaparte camp No. 1949, Modern
| Woodmen of America.
The funeral services were held
Monday, December 81, from the
chapel of Wood and Shannon at
Modesto, California. the services
being conducted by Elder J. w. Rich
of Lodi. California, and the inter
ment was in the Odd Fellows GENE
terry at Modesto.
Many church services and Sunday
schools were called off Sunday on
account of the blizzard.
Mrs. Steen of West Liberty was
here last week, being called by the
illness of her granddaughter Beatrice
,, Leffler.
Donald aack, who has just com
pleted his work in a conservatory
of music at Lincoln, Neb., has gone
to New York City to continue his
musical education. He visited with
friends in Chicago on his way east
Glen Sergeant Of the Great Lakes
naval station has been visiting rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity
during the past few days.
R. E. wilson returned last Satur-
day evening from two weeks visit
with his sister Mrs. H. B. Rinabar-
ger and family and other relatives
and friends in Peoria, Ill.
Miss Miller, a trained nurse from
Keokuk, was called to the A. X. |
Leffler home in Harrisburg last We'd
nesday morning on account of the
illness of their little daughter Beat
RICE who is recovering nicely at this
time.
j. H. Bennett who recently resign |
ed his place as janitor Of the Bona
parte school building, has gone to |
Moline, H., where he is employed.
Carl Rabe has returned to his home |
in Keokuk after a few days visit at |
the Earl Simmons home southwest |
of town.
Mrs. Mary Wolfe and son Darrell,
went to Pennington Tuesday evening |
for few days visit with relatives.
The next number of the Bonaparte
high school entertainment course
will be the Wells Entertainers who |
will appear at Whiteley opera house
on Monday evening. Jan. II.
Miss Ruth Seeds visited with
Pennington friends couple Of days
last week.
Floyd Macklin. the Bonaparte ice
man, cleared the snow from his ice
a crew of men and several teams |
filing his large house with choice
ice.
Relatives here were notified Mon
day of this week Of the serious Ill
ness of Glare Sergeant at Camp
Pike, near Little Rock, Ark. His
critical condition was caused by
measles. He is son of oliver Sar-
geant of Vernon Prairie and was
called on the first draft and was
stationed at Camp Dodge near Des
Moines, for some time before being
sent south His father and brother,
Terrence, started to Little Rock Mon
day evening to be at his bedside.
The following named ladies are
the newly elected officers of the
Presbyterian Ladies Aid society for
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Emma Bridge; vice president. Mrs.
Robt Meek; secretary, Mrs. w "A.
Roberts; assistant secretary, Mrs. l..
N. Meadows; treasurer, Mrs. J. A.
Johnson. The net proceeds of the
financial efforts of this society for
the past year was more than SOU.