The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-19
Several from There Win be at the
State Fair in Club Work Under -.
Farm Bureau
Agent.
NEWS FROM BONAPARTE
3. r. ketcham Appointed as Member
of State Board Of Education
by Governor Hard
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| BONAPARTE, Aug 1S-In the club
work of Van Buren, county number
of entries have been made at the state
fair this year. This work has been
created by the Van Buren, county
| farm bureau, A. J. Secor, being the
county agent This bureau was or
ganized couple Of years ago and has
done lot of good work along farm
lines. In the baby beef club there
are nineteen entries. These come
| from three sections Of the county,
Pennington, Stockport, and the Har
| risburg districts. There are sixteen
entries from the pig clubs and these
come largely from the Des Moines sec
| ton, that being from Des Moines
| township. and from the Wickfield club.
A short time ago number of samples
Of wheat were collected and sent to
laboratory for complete examination
for diseases. The returns on these
have been receive and the comparison
of the different samples shows wide
variation In the amount of infection,
and especially with that destructive
disease, the wheat scab. The sample
showing the least amount of scab In
lection came from the Aylor farm near
keosauqua. where year after year the
wheat has been carefully treated for
disease. The monthly directors meet
ing Of the Van Buren, county farm
bureau was held on last Saturday
evening. At this meeting 1t was de-
cided to place the dates for the farm
tour of the county upon September the
9Th and 9Th, taking in half Of the coun-
ty each day. The committee on the
county wide picnic was requested to
carry out these plans and to place tho
date upon Labor day. SO that the holi.
ay would be general Jefferson coun-
| ty held their annual farm picnic last
| week.
Harry Saltzgaver and family, OF
Colorado Springs, came last Friday for
few days visit with delatives and
!! friends here and at Croton.
| Bonaparte was well represented at
the Mt. Pleasant fair last week, a big
crowd from here going over each day.
All report the fair this year as being
the best ever and say some of the
free attractions were as good as ever
seen at the state fair.
| Robert Burnett, the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burnett, ST., OF
Bonaparte, fell from gate last We'd
nesday and broke his right arm near
the elbow.
! Quite a number of our people are
going to the state fair this week and
next. Many will make the trip via
auto and camp out during the time
they are in Des Moines.
! leila Johns visited in Pennington
with Laura Hedding last week.
The Bonaparte chatauqua which win
be held this year from August 20 to
September End, promises to be the
best Bonaparte has ever had. The
Midland people of Des Mo1nes, who
have furnished the programs here for
several years, have an unusually good
line Of entertainment for the people
of Bonaparte and vicinity this year.
Clarence Smart and family, of NH.
ton, visited here with relatives sew
eral days during the past week.
Carribelle Perkins visited in Mt
Zion with her cousin, Orpha Cox, last
week.
The Pennington chautauqua has
drawn lot Of people from this vicin-
ity during the past week. The 1919
assembly closed on last Sunday, Aug.
III. ,l
B. F. Ketcham was recently ap-
pointed by Governor Harding as a
member Of the state board of educa.
! ton. Mr.. Ketcham takes the place on
the board made vacant recently by the
death of H. NJ Eicher.
! Six suits for divorce big damage
case, and a large number of law and
chancery causes have been filed in the
office Of the clerk Of the district court,
which convened on Monday of this
week.
P. 9. Whitley returned last week
from Guthrie, Oklahoma, where he has
been for the past several weeks super
intending the picking and shipping Of
the peach crop on the Whiteley farm
near that city. The peach crop this
year was not as extensive as the
early prospects showed 1t to be. Lack
of rain at the time the trees needed
the moisture caused them to ripen
very slowly and great many Of them
were no good. About twelve car loads
were shipped from the Whiteley farm
| this year.
Mrs. H. E. Kinsey, and son, Charles
Henry. OF Wichita, Kansas, came last
week for visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. 8. Percival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lane, and
two daughters, Mrs May Earl and T.
]. Lane. all of Carthage, Illinois, were
visitors at the w. S. Lane home last
week.
The following cases have been filed
| for the August term Of the Van
| Buren, county court:
J. A. Johnson, administrator Of the
Phebe L. Moore, deceased, estate, VS..
Meek Bros, Byron F. Meek and Kirk
| L. Meek, on notes.
| R. r. Rowland VS.. r. M. Miller and
Nettie Miller, attachment, on note.
| Kate Hinish VS.. Unknown heirs, to
quiet title.
| j. F. Weber VS.. Fred Hoes, fore
closure.
Arvid Johnson VS. Jane Smith ct al
to quiet title; from Jefferson county
court.
Henry Bartholomew VS.. Selma