The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-28
SCHOOLS CLOSE
FOR SEASON
Most Of Bonaparte Teachers Have %.
parted for Their Homes After
WoVi< 10 Fin
fshed.

/ bONAPARTE, Iowa, May 2S.-Most
OF the teachers in the Bonaparte
schools departed for their homes Sat.
urday. Miss Manatt went to her home
IN Cedar Rapids; Miss Clare Smith to
kalona. Iowa; Miss Kostova went to
chicago, where she will visit for a
short time and she will then go to
Michigan to spend the summer; Miss
/ ROSS returned to her home in Farm
ington and Miss Beulah Smith, domes-
tic science teacher, has gone to Otter
lbein, Indiana, where she will spend
the summer with her parents.
Mrs. Mary Blackburn of Ottumwa,
came last week for q few days visit
with relatives here.
Two more workmen from Memphis,
MO-, came Saturday evening and will
be employed on the foundation Of the
new Farmers bank and Masonic hall
building.
County Food Administrator H. B.
Sloan; acting under orders of State
Administrator ]. r.. Deems, has just
completed survey Of the flour sup
ply in Van Buren, county, and nnds
there are about 1000 fifty pound sacks
OF flour in the county. In some local.
ties there is a surplus, while in others
there is shortage. These figures do
not include broken sacks which fam
lilies have on hand. Under the latest
regulations issued by the food admin
istration, each person is allowed but
six pounds of wheat flour per month,
and hereafter all flour for private
use will be sold on that basis. All ex-
cess flour is to be held subject to the
orders of Mr.. Sloan and will be re-
distributed under his direction. There
is no limit On the amount of substi-
tutes which may be purchased, nor
on the amount of bread bought from
bakeries.
Keosauqua and Van Buren, county
were honored last Thursday morning
when three American soldiers, mem
bers of the 16Sth United States in
fantry, made p Of former Iowa ma
tional guard Units, visited that town
and made addresses to boost Red
Cross subscriptions. The three men.
each of whom has seen service in the
trenches in France, were Private
Montgomery Of Stuart, Iowa; Ser
geant Hawkins of Red Oak, and Cor
poral Merle Skinner of Ottumwa.
They addressed large crowd of peo-
pie, from the steps Of Community hall,
the assemblage being made up of peo-
pie from all over the county. The ad
dresses were very interesting, espe-
cially the exposition of the use Of
gas masks A luncheon was served at
the rest room in honor of the visitors
and was attended by 125 men Of the
county.
Ed Cummings of Springfield I'LL
nois, has been visiting here the past
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Cummings, south Of town.
Their daughter, Mrs. A. J. HURLEY,
of Keokuk. has also been a visitor for
a few days with her parents.
The Sunshine society held fare
well party at the home of Miss Dor
othy Boyle, last Monday evening, for
Miss Beulah Smith. domestic science
teacher in the schools here, and who |
will teach in the schools of her home |
town next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Tedford re-
turned to their home in Mt Ayr. Sat
urday. after few days visit here
from a trip to Chicago and Mime
sofa, and stopped here on their way |
home.
Mrs. W. J. Hanna. who has been
The landlady of the Hotel Manning. in /
linquished the management of that
popular hotel last Saturday and de-
parted the same evening with her
daughter. Mrs. ]. A. Secrist, for the
latter's home in Bridgeport, Ohio,
where she will make an extended Wis
It. Mrs Hanna's conduct of the hotel
was at all times satisfactory to the
public and the people of
Van Buren, county and her departure
IS greatly regretted. Since the death
Of her daughter, several weeks ago,
her health has been poor and on this
account she decided to rest and make
4 visit with her daughter, who has
been visiting with her for some time.
She will also visit with her two sons.
who also live in Ohio.
During the past week a number OF
schools in this county have been Wis
ted to interest the boys and girls in
he club work as carried on in all
parts of the state. Quite large prizes
ire being onered to winners in the
state. and number of local prizes are
,eing offered. The club work has
,een found of value, from the stand
,oint of education and the encourage
nent 1t gives to systematic effort on {
he part Of young people. Enrolment I
s open to boys and girls between the ;
lges Of ten and nineteen years. not !;
,ver nineteen on January 1. 1918. and +,
It date not later than June 1. A
lumber have already enrolled and I
many more are expected to join soon. /
LAST Thursday evening a large num- {
,er of young folks gathered at the !
Tickfield farm. north of Cantril. "a
where the pig club for boys and girls F,
vas explained. These young people {
lad already been interested and be- :,
ore they went away that evening l
wenty woung people enrolled in the ID
york of the club All these young j
olks have the ambition to be among {
he winners and help bring up the /
redits of the county. Frank Silvers, /
wner of Wickfeld farm, near Can f
ri, has offered 500 in premiums to I
he winners of the county in the i
hampshire breed of pigs, $50 to go to- l
Yard prizes for grade Hampshires and Ic