The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-05
SUPERINTENDENT
is ELECTED
New of6esaI Selected fer Van Buren,
County When Members C
Beard Meet In Con-
ycntfcn.

by law for the election Of county
superintendent Of schools, for q term
Of three years, in all the counties OF
this state The superintendent is
row elected not by popular vote, bun
By the presidents OF certain school
corporations or their properly desig-
mated alternares- In this county
thirry-one school corporations are en-
titled each TO one delegate On con-
Tening at the court house Tuesday st.
sernoon, twaaty-nine delegates appear.
ed with proper credentials The con-
yeaiion organized BY eIecting War
ren Brown Of the Winchester district
as chairman. and County Auditor NJ.
H DeHart acted as secretary. There
were three applicants for the ONCE,
the present superintendent, Miss Liz
zie y. Meredith, a Miss Hill OF Mt
Pleasant. and II. 3. Carroll of Keo-
sauqua Miss Meredith was put in
nomination by L. P. Plowman OF Che
quest township, and Mr.. Carroll was
nominated By W. H. Saunderson OF
KeosauQua, after which balloting pro-
ceeded with the following result: Ten
votes were cast for Miss Meredith and
eighteen for NJ. Carroll, he having
received a majority OF all the votes
cast, was declared by the chairman
duly elected county superintendent of
the schools OF Van Buren, county for a
rte:En Of three years. After this an
nouncement Mr.. Carroll was called
upon and responded with a very APP
propftate speech After the election
was announced the two missing dele
gates arrived, but too late 10 cast o
vote II seems that one delegate fall
ed to cast a ballot
The matter of making arrangements
for deputy was discussed. but the
convention took no action on the sub
ject. The term of the superintendent
elect begins September l. Mr.. Car
roll was born in this county. is grad
uate OF the Iowa State Teachers col
lege, has had considerable experience
as teacher in rural and high schools
and is said to be well qualified for the
position with which be has been IA
vcred. Ar Carroll is . nephew Of
Hon. F. B. Carroll. former governor OF
Iowa
Mrs. Kate Hinish returned to her
home Monday. after visiting In Farm
ington az the home Of Miss Helen
Curtis for several weeks.
Mrs. George Fair and son Robert,
and daughters Gretchen and Maxine
OF Oskaloosa, are here for visit with
Mrs. Fairs parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Beck.
More spring wheat has been sowed
this spring in this section of the state
than for long time, and many more
farmers wanted to devote land TO
that crop but couldn't get seed.
Van Buren, county's portion in the
Liberty bond drive is announced as
s2T0,0oo.
Mrs. Thomas Cummings visited IN
Harrington with her son, Byron and
family the first of the week.
Mrs. ". F. Weller and daughter
yergia, visited at the home OF their
son and brother, Orvtlle Weller ana
family. near Mt Sterling several days
this week.
a marriage license was Issued a
few days ago from the county clerks
Office at keossuqua- TO Joseph Z.
Zane, %. and Miss Helen D. Bradshaw
1e, of Bonaparte.
The Bonaparte schools are having
two days vacation this week on &C.
count Of the teachers attending the
teachers meeting at Ottumwa.
Mrs c. F. Schneider returned to
her home in Chicago this week, after
a visit here at the Mrs. Laura Henkle
home
Miss Gwendolyn Ross. second prt-
mary teacher in the nonaparte schools
went to Milton Thursday for a few
days visit with relatives.
Miss Ruth Manatt went to Cedar
Rapids Wednesday evening of this
week for a few days visit with her
parents
A dance was held last evening at
the hall over the Riverside garage.
r. L. Dodds, the efficient deputy
clerk OF the Van Buren, county court
has resigned and viii leave for Kan
sas City Friday OF this wee6 with
eight other young men, having sud
denly been called into the United
States military service, he being in the
draft age limit. Clerk Of the Court A
H. Afounce. in accordance with the
OF the government
to utilize the service Of women in
needed work, where it can be consist
entity done during the war, has en-
ployed Miss Iona Maltbie as his as
sistant temporarily. or until Mr.. Dodds
as the rule in such cases is
to hold the position vacated by men
going into the army until they are out
of the service. Miss Maltbie is an eff
fcient stenographer and has recently
been in the employ of the Van Buren,
Abstract Co, and Is familiar with the
records IN the clerks Office and VIII
be valuable and competent assist
ant
The board OF supervisors for Van
Ruren county held a session at Keo-
sauoua the first part of this week.
a Camp Dodge military band. &C
companied by e speaker were in Keo-
sauQua Wednesday morning OF this
week and entertained a large crowd /
with good music and speaking until
about 10:45 O'Clock. when they went |
by special train to Pennington. where /
they entertained another large crowd 4!
and departed shortly after for Cen |
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