The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-18
COLT AND CORN SHOWS
Many Real Estate Transfers In County
of Town Lots and Farm Lands
Of Various
Sizes

christ, sold some time ago, will move
to Bonaparte in the near future. He
recently purchased the hog business
which Ernest Stad6ler has had for
the past thirty years.
! Rev. F. S. Seeds, VINO was M. II.
minister here for two years, but who
lis preaching in the Fairfield circuit,
twas a visitor with Bonaparte friends
Thursday Of; this week.
Misses Arlie and Corenne Coolidge
have returned to their work, the for
Imer to Prophetstown, ILL.,, and the
latter to Des Moines. They have
lbeen visiting here with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coolidge, and
other relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Nancy Stark has gone to
Blairstown, Mo-, where she expects
Ito spend the winter with her
brother, Ethan Straight.
The first jury case of the October
term of the Van Buren, county dis,
triet was commenced on Mon.
lday of this week, the title of the
case being James Elliott VS.. James
IL. Wilson. Following are the jury
who were on this case: Alfred
Parker, VIM. Bailey. Maurice Weir,
iE. D. Kingsbury, Roy, Griffin, Ed
Walker, Hugh Gilbert, Frank Pundt,
IB. f. Halstead, W. F. Carr, Stephen
Short and F. H. Ruby. This case
comes on appeal from Justices
court, and involved the settlement OF
Iaccounts between the parties who
live at Birmingham. There were
quite a lot of witnesses. This case
went to the jury about the middle of
the afternoon Tuesday and after
short deliberation verdict was
found for defendant Wilson in the
lsum of 81.
The grand jury disposed of the
work before it on Wednesday of last
week, made it's report and was dis
charged,
The damage case Of q. o. Dayton
ct al, VS.. George Miller was con-
tinued. Also the case Of George w.
Irwin VS.. NJ H. Cox, on account.
Also the case of D. e. Catcott VS..
George w. Stewart, on commission.
On default the case Of Pratt Broth
ers VS. C. r. Howbaker ct al, on note.
Plaintiff was given Judgment against
defendants for amount due, clerk to
assess costs and attorneys fee.
The case of S. M. Garrett VS..
Thomas McMillen, on note, was
settled.
Motion for continuance was over
ruled in the case Of Roy Whittlesey
VS.. John Calhoun, the action asked
for being specific performance and
Injunction.
on default. decree of foreclosure
was signed in favor of Della Mont
VS.. George S. Craven, ct al
Decree of divorce was signed In
favor of Alexander Findlay against
Nettie Findiay. Also in favor OF
Earl S. Manning against Cecil T.
Manning.
The following wills were admitted
To probate: Lydia Ann Winsel, with
4. L. Doud as executor on giving
bond required by law, and that OF
Frank Ritter, with Frank j. Mahler
executor without bond.
In the case of John III. Ford VS.
John Calhoun, order was signed ap'
pointing temporary guardian for de-
PENDANT.
On the juvenile docket appears the
ease of state of Iowa VS.. BlVouru
Buckner and Hollis Jamison, two
Keousauqua boys. These boys for
some time have been under parole by
order of the court, and 1t is charged
that they have not been complying
with the terms of the parole. This
was the reason for them BENG
brought to court last Saturday, and
after a short hearing were lodged IN
iaiI where they remained until Iues'
day of this week. Their final near
ling is set for October "a. Ihe MAN
Question to be decided, 1t is under
stood is whether the interests OF the
BOYS and the community Will be pest
!subserved by sending the Defendants
Ito the reform school or giving tnem
lone more chance to reform them
Iselves.
The colt and corn shows held In
Ivan Buren, county last week Were
VERY successful affairs. me weather
land roads were fine, and large croWos
were in attendance at eacn toWh
where show was held. There were
good exhibits, large in number and
fine in quality. The exhibits exceli'
led anything ever shown at county
shows in the past. There were ex.
hibits of all kinds of products ana
they were all fine of their KIND ana
made a splendid showing for the
parts of the country represented. IN
the stock line there were horses
mules, colts and ponies; cattle ana
calves of different kinds; sheep and
hogs, all kinds of fruit, nice dis.
play of woman's culinary art and
fancy needle work, etc. The shows
(which were held at Douds, Stock,
port, Mt Sterling, Pennington and
Keosauqua were all well attended
land all had splendid exhibits.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded for Van Buren,
lcounty since our last report:
Il w. c. Donaho and wife Nellie, to
LIP. J. Hurley, 200 acres in Bonaparte
township; $4,000.