The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-29
DAY
AT BONAPARTE
Local @. A. r. Post to Have Charge
Of Exercises at Cemetery With
Procession Of Veterans
and Scouts.

BONAPARTE, May 29.-Frfday.
May 80, will be observed by Elias M.
Ware post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, and its allied organization,
and all the good people Of this patri-
otto city. Following IL the program:
Invocation-Rev. Coppoc.
Address of welcome--Mayor J. O.
Morris.
Song, America" led by school
children.
Reading. 4 "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
|dress"-LeRoy Haney.
Reading OF General Logan's Orders
W. P. l.. Muir.
Address-R. r. McBeth.
Roll call--W. P. L.. Muir.
Benediction--Rev. Seeds.
Taps will then be sounded by Cal
lien Long. Form in line and march
to cemetery.
elias NJ. Ware post and Sons Of
veterans.
Spanish war veterans.
Returned soldiers and sailors.
Girl Scouts.
Boy Scouts.
Mr. P. o. Beck and Mrs. Anna
Lidolph of Bonaparte, were married
Sunday evening, May %. at the homo
| Of the brides sister, Mrs. H1nish,
Rev. Coppoc Of the Baptist church
officiating. They will make their
home in Mr. Beck's residence IN east
Bonaparte.
The Bonaparte Commercial club
met at the club rooms Wednesday
evening, May %. for the purpose OF
reorganization. Invitations had been
sent to those who were members OF
the club during the years OF 1877 and
1918. Others of Bonaparte and vicin-
ity who desired to become members
Of this organization were invited to
attend.
Memorial services were held at the
Baptist church Sunday morning, Rev.
Coppoc preaching an excellent ser
mon on militarism Music was fur
nished by a double quartet Veter-
ans present were Maj. w. P. l.. Muir,
Jerome Long, Jasper Trimble, L. w.
Brattain, D. W. Riggle, M. Hornbaker
and Allen Brown. Decorations were
Especially worthy OF mention.
! A stone crllsher was unloaded here
last week and is now ready for oper-
alton on the j. E. Moore farm north
! OF Bonaparte. Mr.. Moore will crush
! limestone for use as fertilizer, using
his farm tractor for power for same.
This crusher should be kept in con-
slant use. Bonaparte should uso II
month or so crushing stone eo- IKE
streets. Farmers should crush TINS
of it for use as fertilizer. The sup
ply of limestone in the hills OF this
vicinity is inexhaustible. The cr"Sher
will probably be kept busy.
Members of the graduating class
assisted by other high schol taient,
gave a play, "The Masonic Ring" at
the opera house, wednesday evening.
The efforts Of the young people we're
appreciated. Members of the cast
did their parts well. Musical num-
bers were good.
| Commencement exercises were
held at the Methodist church Thurs
day evening. DR.. F. E., Day was the
speaker of the evening. His address
/ was excellent The class OF 1913 has
but two members, Susan Meadows.
daughter of L. N. Meadows, and
Mary Elizabeth Cresap, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger N. Cresap
Diplomas were presented by A w.,
Blackford, president Of the board.
The annual reception by the
Alumni association was held in the
high school auditorium, being quite
a successful affair, with enjoyable
program and delicious refreshments.
/ Miss Gladys Dick was the presiding
officer.
Barnetta Robinson was born in Cal
houn county, West Virginia, Jan. 81,
1854. She with her parents came to
this county in the fall of '62 and
settled near Vernon where she lived
until her marriage with Leander
Bradford, Jan. %, 1873. To this union
six children were born, two Of whom
died in infancy.
She was of kind and 1ovable dis
position, one who always placed
home duties above everything else
She was a good neighbor, always
ready to do good turn when the
opportunity came. A devoted and
dutiful wife, always making home
what home should be.
She leaves to mourn her departure
her husband, one daughter, Mrs.
Mary Ford of Chicago; three sons,
Annison of Kahoka, Mo-. Clyde Of
San Mateo, Calf, and Leely who
Lives at home; one brother. Waitman
iRobinson, of this city, and two
grandchildren, beside a host Of
| friends.
All her married life was spent on
the farm where she died May Fl,
1919, at the age Of IS years, 4
months.
| She united with the Christian
church at an early age. Her life was
! the best evidence of christian faith.
Funeral services were held at
Story chapel, Sunday, with Rev. S.
H. Smith of Mt. Sterling in charge.
Following is the obituary of one of
Van Buren, county's most prominent
attorneys:
| Hon. William Alexander Work.
prominent attorney, for many years
citizen of Van Buren, county, and
resident Of Keosauqua, died last Mon
day night, May IS, at an Ottumwa
hospital, after an eleven weeks i'll
ness. He was past seventy-four years
of age and his death was not unex-
pected His going removes one OF
Iowa's pioneer attorneys.
VIM. A. Work was born on a farm
! in Jefferson county, Dec. 25,, 1874
Tn 12dS tho family moved to Van