The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-07
CHILD OPERATED ON
Fifth One in Family to Suffer Appen.
dicits and Go TO Hospital
in Past Two
Years.

| day OF this week, with Judge +. M.
| Hunter, of Keosauqua, presiding. The
docket is a good sized one but not so
large as the August term. This is due
to the fact that few new cases have
been filed since the last term Of court,
which closed only month ago. An
! other reason that not many new cases
have been filed is the fact that there
| Is not criminal case on the docket
for this months term. While Van
Buren, county has never been noted
| for large criminal dockets, this is the
| first time for years that court has
| commenced with blank docket of this
kind. The total number of cases
| docketed is 1913, classed as follows:
| Probate 81, law n, criminal, chan.
Gerry 81. The wills Of the following
testators will be up for probate: Susan
Allison, Lydia Ann Winsell, Frank
Ritter, and N. w. Millisack. In add.
| ton to the cases already mentioned,
the docket contains the following
| cases: SO partition cases, % on note,
! Is reports of administrators, etc,
final and otherwise, Is on account, 15
damage, 10 to quiet title, 10 petition
to sell real estate, 10 foreclosures, Z
q
appeals from Justice of the peace, 3
mandamus, 3 replevih, 3 commission,
8 Injunction, 2 applications to mort.
gage real estate. 2 applications for
receiver, equity proceedings, and one
case in. each of the following applica.
ton for order: incorporation, to set
aside deed. vendors lien, assignment,
partnership accounting, possession and
damages, to set aside appraisement,
to set aside deed, appeal from local
board, to cancel contract.
| On Thursday of last week Martha,
the year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Barker was operated upon
for appendicitis, in a hospital at
Ottumwa. This young lady Is the
fifth child Of this family to have been
operated upon for appendicitis within
the past two years. The operations
have all been successful, and two boys
and two girls, who have been oper-
ated upon prior to this last child, are
all well and hearty.
Last Wednesday was great day
for our neighboring little city Of Ben
tonsport Eighteen cars filled with
visitors came to that place and had
big picnic, at the hotel and on the
lawn adjoining same. The occasion
was the presence there of the mem
bers of the Southeastern Iowa Horti-
cultural society, who had been holding
a three days session at Fairfield. The
conference recently held at Fairfield
was the fiftieth anniversary, or jubli-
lee meeting of this society, which has
a membership in five counties in this
part of the state.
Orr Gilchrist, of Mt Zion, has pur-
chased the hog business of Ernest
Staddler, who has bought here for
many years, and who has been one of
the best buyers in this part of the
state. Mr.. Gilchirst will probably
purchase home here, as he will COM
mence the purchase of hogs here
about the first Of the year.
The Fox river drainage ditch, which
has been in process Of excavation for
the past three years, is rapidly near
ing completion and barring any I'M
forseen difficulties will be finished be-
fore winter. Under the able superv1-
sion of ex-Supervisor John Saar, rapid
progress has been made during the
past summer. The dredge boat Is now
working near Mt Sterling and fast
nearing the Missouri line. This big
ditch starts in the northwest part OF
Jackson townhip, and traverses Jack
son and Des Moines townhips and the
southwest corner OF Vernon township.
When this big ditch is completed II
Is expected to reclaim hundreds OF
acres of rich bottom land along Fox
river from over flow.
Mrs. w. F.. Weller was called to the
]. C. Weller home, near Mt. Sterling,
last week, by the serious illness or
her little grandson, Dale Walker, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Weller.
Harold l.. Johnson, who has been
linotype operator on the washington
Journal since he was mustered out OF
the service few weeks ago, came last
week for a short visit with his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. J. l.. Johnson, after
which he will go to Williston. North
Dakota to take a position as linotype
operator on a paper in that city.
Miss Martha Mcdonald who was
former resident of Bonaparte for many
years, has been visiting with Bona
parte relatives and friends for the past
two weeks. She has resided In Mason
CITY for several years bur will go from
here to Cedar Rapids to make her fu-
ture home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Collins. and Mrs
C. f. Schneider, of Chicago, came last
week to make a short visit at the
Mrs. Laura Henkle home and with
other relatives here.
Miss Corene Coolidge, who is en-
ployed in the automobile license de-
partment Of the state, at Des Moines,
and Miss Arlie Coolidge, who is a limo
type operator on the Prophetstown,
Ill. Echo, came last week for a few
DAYS visit with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Coolidge and other Bona
parte relatives and friends.
E,rad Schmidt has purchased the