The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-16
SURVEY OF
FARM LABOR
To be Made in Van Buren, County to
Determine How Many are En-
gagged in the
Work

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BONAPARTE, Ia. Oct. 16.-Acting
under government orders. H. B. Sloan
of Keosauqua is perfecting arrange
ments for making a survey or the
farm laborers of Van Buren, county.
Blanks for this purpose are 2ow being
printed and the names of all persons
over fourteen years of age engaged ID
farm work will be enrolled. II. E.
Blackledge will be supervisor OF TINS
work, and B, NJ Manning is secretary.
Census takers will have charge OF the
work in each township.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance company of Birm-
iingham was held in the opera house
at that place October 5. all reports
ishowed the company to be in excellent
condition They had risks in force
October 5, 1918, to the amount or
1915, 621, a gain Of ss6,509 during the
year ]. V. Clark, NJ. G. Johnson and
George Workman were elected direct
ors for one year. Chas. Easter, Frank
Wagner and George Douthart were
elected for two years. Joe woodrow, J.
NJ. johnson and W. II. Bott were elect
ed for three years.
Mrs. j. H. Whiteley and mother.
Mrs. VIM. Under Of Fairfield visited
with Bonaparte relatives Saturday.
Ed. Cummings who has been in the
service for several months, and who is
stationed at Camp Sheridan, Alabama.
came Saturday for ten day furlough
and visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Cummings, and with his
host of Benaparte friends. He spent
about three days on his furlough to
reach here from the south and it VIII
take about the same number Of days
to get back to camp, so it makes his
visit at home of only a few days dur
alton.
Don Proper, who has been employed
at Davenport for several months, re-
turned to his home here last week.
| Miss ChaIninade returned to her
school work at the state university
Il last Sunday after a weeks visit with
Bonaparte relatives. She made the
trip to Iowa City by auto. being ac-
companied by her mother.
/ Secretary of State w. S. Allen visit
ed with Eonaparte friends couple OF
days last week. He and his wife and
daughter, Miss Grace were guests OF
]. s. Moore while here. They went to
Fairfield last Friday for short visit
with relatives and returned to their
home in Des Moines on Saturday even
ing.
i Iowa received a draft call from
/ Washington last Tuesday for entrain-
ment of $500 white men, qualffieo
/: for general military service, In the
tive day period beginning october 81.
Twenty-Five hundred are to go to Camp
McUellend. Alabama, and 1,40o will
| bessent to California The local board
| received notice of this call from Des
Moines last Wednesday, along with
the allotments OF the various boards.
Unless mistake has been made IN
4 figuring the allotments, Van Buren,
county will not be called upon 10 rur-
nish troops for this call.
The sad news was received IN tele-
gram from the war department
few DAYS ago announcing that Clyde
Beer. son of Mrs. Frank Beer, OF keo-
sauqua, had been killed in action IN
France on September 18th. The tele-
gram was sent to Walter Beer, an I'M
Gle OF the young man, anc contained
no particulars The deceased was the
Youngest son OF Mrs. Frank Beer and
he enlisted in the army June. 5, 1877
He was assigned to the ambulance
CORDS. He was splendid young man
and his death is not only morrned
by his widowed mother and relatives,
, but by all who knew him. He was born
at the Beer farm, near Keosauqua,
August 9, 1895 Besides his mother.
he is survived by a brother. Glen,
who is also in the service with the
IT 6. forces In France. He was grad
luate of the Keosauqua high school and
was also a member of the Christian
ichurch of the same place, an inquiry
as to the particulars OF his death
were instituted at once. The sympathy
of the entire community goes to Mrs.
Beer in her sorrow.
DR.. r. n. Cresap. Bonaparte phys1-
clan has been assisting the local board
ct Keosauqua during the past few
weeks. in examining men for army
service.
! E. E. Smith and family of Keokuk
came Sunday for visit with Bona
parte relatives.
Mr.. Ralph Elliott. Of Des Moines
came Saturday evening for a visit
with the parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Roberts and other relatives here.
! The Liberty loan committee for
Ronaparte township and Bonaparte
city had practically completed ita
work the first part of this week. 1t
was necessary to solicit very few