The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-19
FARM EXHIBITS
In VAN BURFN
During Week. Commencing octoh.,
There Will be Calf and Pin
Shows and Other Inter
estlno Events. !,

BONAPARTE. Sept. ia ssr,..
of farm exhibits. and colt, calf ans
pig shows will be held in Van Rurau u
county during the week commencinu
October 7th. The date of the Rom
parte show Is October 10th. A mss.
ing was held at Community hall he,s
last Friday evening and tho followina
committees were named:
Live stock exhibit-Bruce R. valo
J. B. Moore and r. M. Story.
Grain. fruit and vegetables-Coupt,
Agent A. J. Secor, Amasa Robert,
and J. e. Moore.
Amusements-Dr.W w. I. Boyle, A
Humphrey and Robert Meek.
Entertatnment-A- v. Blackford
and A. G. Roberts.
A meeting OF these committees and
all others Interested will be held Al
Community hall Friday of this week
Any suggestions for the good of the
cause will be gladly received.
Farmers are especially invited to
cooperate in the Bonaparte SHOW
This show has previously been held
by the Commercial club. Many of ths
farmers seemed to, think they wer.
just guests and had no active in
terest in the show. only to be enter
tanned. This is a community show
and should be staged by the farmers
as well as the Bonaparte Commercial
club.
County Agent Secor is chairman Of
lone of the committees and is at work
to make his part Of the exhibit
worth while.
1t is probable that County Superin.
tendent of Schools II. B. Carroll will
arrange for school exhibit also.
! Captain and Mrs. W. A. Duckworth
of KeosauQua, were visitors at the
H. ]. Easter home the first part OF
this week.
| John E.. Jr., the Ave weeks old son
! of Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Stafford,
died Monday evening after short
| illness. The funeral services were
+, held at the home Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara Holmes is now occupy.
ing the residence she recently pur.
chased of Mrs. Burchett.
| Miss Arlie c. Coolidge of Prophets.
town, Illinois, came last week for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Charles Coolidge. Miss Coolidge is a
| linotype operator on the Echo in the
Illinois town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Johnson Of
Ft Worth, Texas, came last week for
visit with the Hanback, and John
son families.
! Sam Holmes and family now occupy
the residence recently vacated by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Davis.
Mrs. Jake Warner and sister, Mrs
Emma Simmons, are visiting in No
| line, ILL.,, with their sister, Mrs. Oliver
Baber who is seriously Ill with
typhoid fever and a complication Of
diseases.
| An all-day meeting and Red eros,
picnic will be held in the George Nc
Comb grove in Harrisburg township
north of Bonaparte. on Saturday
Sept. 28. Speakers of statewide repu.
tation will be present. All are invited
and the full program will be an
nounced a little later.
| Mrs. Leonard Harris and son, Of
Keokuk, who have been here for a
few days visit with her mother, Mrs
Chase, returned to her home in Keo
kuk Sunday.
| Miss Benna Blackmer of De.
Moines, is enjoying few days visit
with her father, DR.. B. P. Blackmer
Mist Mona Story is teaching the
Mt. Zion school and Miss Stella Shat
fer. who returned from Cedar Fall:
where both young ladies ATTENDED
summer school, is teaching at thu
Thomas Jefferson school, short dis
lance southwest of Bonaparte.