The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-24
USED AXE TO
RELEASE MAN
Arm Caught In Gasoline Engine With
Marrow Escape for Bonaparte
Man From Serious
In Jury,

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! BONAPARTE, Nov. 24.--Craig AL
ton met with what might have been
a very serious accident on Monday of
last week He had just started a
gasoline engine attached to wood
saw at the w. l. Binden home, and
1 in making some adjustments neces-
sary, put his hand under the engine,
when his sleeve was caught, drawing
his arm around shaft. As the en-
CINE was not under full Roadway, his
clothing stopped the engine. but his
arm was in such position that 1t
was some time before he could BIO
extricated. An AK was used to break
part Of the machinery and with. diff.
Guilty his arm was released. While
his wrist and forearm were badly
bruised. no bones were broken and
no serious results are anticipated. II
il his clothing had not stopped the en-
| CINE, probably the arm would have
been torn on or badly mangled.
Mrs. Lawrence Case returned to
/ her home in Plainview, Texas, the
latter part of last week after being
called here by the death Of her
father, Waitman Robinson.
! Wayne Brown has returned to Keo-
sauqua after a few days visit here
lat the Robinson home. Mr.. Brown
recently sold his property and will
| 90 to Council Bluffs where his two
,sons reside and where ne will make
his future home.
/ Corn husking is the principal bust
mess of the day with the farmers here
now. They report the corn of good
quality and in fine condition for crib
bling.
| The people of the west end Of Van
Buren, county were greatly shocked
! by the death of John Walker, prom
inent citizen, few days ago. Mr..
/ Walkers death was caused ny
lptomaine poisoning. He has been a
resident Of Van Buren, county for
thirty years, was good man ana
splendid citizen and will be greatly
missed. Funeral services were held
| on Monday at 2 o'clock, with Rev.
Ellis preaching the sermon. Inter.
ment was in the Zion Lutheran GENE.
terry.
| The homecoming at Upton last
sunday was a very successful aralr
and the program was carried out IN
full. Sunday school was held ut IL
O'Clock, and preaching services were
held by Rev. Felt at IL o'clock. A
picnic dinner consisting of every
thing but sugar was served to the
large crowd. Rev. Jones of Mi. IN,
made the homecoming address ct
o'clock, and Canni Spiccr of Canada,
the response. Rev. Luce OF Mt. Ster-
Hing, gave an interesting talk on the
products of the farm. Rev. Caughlan
,of Keosauqua, preached. taking the
In. -; Mt
everyone. Special music by the Hoot-
man quartet and by Mrs. Felt and
daughter was fine. In the evening
Rev. Jones closed the Homecoming
with one of his best sermons. Dur
ing the past year three or the regu-
liar homecoming attendants have
died. they being Mrs. Rebecca Fritz.
If. W. Frazey and Giles Petit. The
homecoming this year was attended,
by many from a distance and the
occasion was very peasant one to
all.
Richard e. Allen, son Of Dorothy
H., and Joseph B. Allen, was born at
Little York, H.. on March IL, 1916,
and died at the home or his sister,
Mrs. Cyrus NJ. Newboid in Cedar
township, Van Buren, county, on No
,vember Z, 1919 aged 70 years. 8
months and Is days. Mr.. Aliens
mother died when he was small
child and shortly thereafter he came
with his father and sister to Iowa
and located at Hillsboro. In 1868 at
the age Of seventeen years, he en-
listed in Co. F, Fourteenth Iowa in
fantry, and served as private sol
dier until the close of the civil war.
Upon returning to Hillsboro he was
engaged for time in the mercantile
business and afterward in farming.
He was never married, but made his
home during the past forty years
with his sister on farm near Hills
boro. His father preceded him in
death only eight years, having died
in April, 1911, at Hillsboro, where
he practiced medicine FOR sixty years. |
Mr.. Allen was buried in the Hills
boro cemetery Sunday afternoon,
November 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Noske and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Jenkins attended the
funeral of Mrs. Gus Noske in Farm
ington, on Wednesday of this week. |
Miss Irmo Dodds has returned to
her school work at ST. Anthony, Iowa,
after two weeks visit with her par
ents.
The barbecue and homecoming for
the Cedar township soldier boys, !
which was held last week at Stock
port, was a great success and about |
1900 people were in attendance. Six
hind quarters Of beef, 400 loayes OF !
bread, and great quantities Of good |
eatables were disposed of at the big |
feed at noon.
Miss ]. June Christy. Mrs. Kan |
tippe Blackford, Mrs. c. S. Percival |
and Mrs. w. G. Page were in Keokuk |
last Wednesday, when they took the |
degree of the White Shrine OF Jeru-
salem.
Mrs. A. J. Secor OF Keosauqua, |
visited here at the J. e. Moore home |
several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Jenkins of Val. |