The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-25
RECEPTION FOR
DRAFTED MEN
Thirty-Eight From Van Buren, County
Went South With Others
From keokuk
Monday.

| ton was held at Community hall in
/ Kcosauqua at noon Monday in honor
of the thirty-eight Van Buren, county
boys who were called to training at
/ Camp Pike.
! This was by far the largest bunch
| OF recruits sent from this county up
| to this date during the world war, and
| the reception was more largely at
tended than usual, many of the
guests being relatives of the young
men who were called to the colors.
The boys who went from Bonaparte
were: William Stedman, Albert Mil
Ter, Carl Holmes, Jess Seager and lie
Roy Frow.
Carl Holmes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Manning Holmes, was called Sunday
afternoon to report at heosauQua
Monday for service. There had been
some doubt as to his physical fitness.
He was first sent to Ottumwa for ex-
animation but the papers were not re-
turned to the local board. He was
sent to Keokuk last Friday and the
papers returned promptly, finding him
fit for duty. 1t gave him very short
notice but he was ready and anxious
to go.
The speaker Of the day was the
Hon. John Ethel of Bloomfield. His
address was unusually good and very
humorous. There was good music,
vocal and instrumental, and gener-
ally good patriotic rally.
Craig Landess was placed in charge
Of the Van Buren, county contingent.
Mr.. Landess enlisted about year
ago and was in the service for about
four months, being discharged be-
cause of physical disability He felt
that he had recovered and wanted
again to enter the service. and was
examined before the local board and
accepted.
The Van Buren, county troops joined
about S13 more at Keokuk and re
ception was given for them there
Monday evening They arrived at
Camp Pike some time Tuesday even
ing.
Frank Dawson of Bonaparte and
Strong Short of Kilbourne left today
for Camp Maybray, Austin, Texas,
having enlisted as automobile mechan-
les.
On July % to 81 six more men will
leave Van Buren, county. They Will
go to Camp Forest, Lytle, Ga.
On August 5 to 9, seven men will
go from this county to JEFFERSON bar
racks
City. Iowa, where he was ordered to
report on July 26 to go with the CON
tingent from that place. He was en-
ployed on farm near there and reg
iistered there for service.
A Joint meeting of the Bonaparte
Commercial club and the Red Cross
society was held here Wednesday
evening at Community hall. Special
business of interest to all was dispos-
ed of. Plans for Bonaparte's big
chautauuqa were made at this meet
ing also.
Mack Cox and family Of Knoxville,
Iowa, and Nit Cox and family were
entertained Sunday at the Mrs. S. Cox
home here.
Charles Jackson is moving his bar
Der shop from the D. Cresap building
into the McCausland building. north
OF the Iowa restaurant Mr.. jackson
will discontinue the pool and billiard
business.
A card to his father, John Stevens,
from Lew Stevens was received this
week, stating that he had arrived
shafely over seas. He is a baker in
Baking Go. 1856.
4 Mrs John Block and daughrer have
returned to their home in Granville.
IN. Y, last week. Mr.. Black, who has
been painting the river bridge here
will join his family in the east soon.
Mrs. Joephine Page and Mrs. Ida
Dawson went to Cincinnati, Iowa, on
Monday for a few days visit with
relatives.
The Midland Chautauqua circuit
will furnish the talent and equip
iment for the Bonaparte chautauqua
again this season. All are assured of
a week OF excellent entertainment, as
every number on the program is a
lattend. The dates are August 25
Ito 80.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Harris, at the Graham hospital in
Keokuk, on July 10, son. Mrs.
Harris will be remembered as Miss
Vera Chase, formerly Of Bonaparte.
Mrs. Rev. Seeds is in Mapleton,
Mimi, for a two weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs. George Phelps.
The Van Buren, county colt shows,
which will be held in October, have
been dated as follows: Monday,
October 7, Douds-Leando Tuesday
iber 8, Mt Sterling; Thursday, Octo-
Der 10, Bonaparte; Friday, October
II, Stockport; Saturday, October Il,
Birmingham. The name of the Judge
will be announced later. He will be
from the extension department at
Ames. The boys and girls club
work exhibits will be held at the
colt shows, under the supervision of
County Agent A. J. Secor. He rec
ommends that regular corn and grain
exhibits be held during the winter,
instead of at the colt shows.
| Mrs. Nellie Leuckel and children,
,of Pennington, have been visiting at
the Wesley Bennett home during the
past few days.
| Mrs. DR.. Asquith and son, Darrell.
of Durant, Iowa, are visiting here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| F. Proper.
! Harley Huff, who is an auto me
| chanic in the service of the govern
ment, and who has been stationed
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