The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
REUNION
OF SOLDIERS
Van Buren, County Veterans Will
Meet in Annual Gathering at
keosauqua on Second
Of October

Buren county soldiers annual reunion
will be held at Keosauqua on October
2. j A. Fowler and r. Il. MoBeth.
both of keosauqua, are president ana
secretary of the Organization this
year. The program committee is COM
posed Of j. A. Fowler, L. c. Fosnot.
and J. II. Landes. At meeting Of the
committee which was held last Satur-
day, the following committees were
appointed: Decorations, A. II. Mounce,
Bert Jennison and NJ f. Kinsey; vocal
music, Craig Miller, Walter Beer and
Seward Fellows; band, Stanley Work
man, Roland Rowley and F.. 0, Nc
Whorter; finance, G.. w. Davidson. j.
l. Therme and j. A. Maltbie. The fol-
lowing persons have been named for
places on the program: Invocation.
Rev. C. e. Perkins; address of well
come, Hon. W. M. Walker; response,
John Fl. DeFord; address, Rev. James
McKeiran; benediction, Elder J. M.
Hedges.
At about o'clock last Friday morn
ing the livery barn at Stockport was
destroyed by fire, the origin of which
is unknown. Workman and Thorne
owned the building, which was in
charge of c. Calhoun. John Walker
was sleeping in the barn, but it is re-
ported that the proprietor OF the hotel
nearby was the first to discover the
fire and at once gave the alarm. Mr..
Calhoun was soon on the scene and in
trying to save horse that belonged
to w. B. Campbell, of near Milton.
which was burned, was himself badly
burned. The building and part of the
contents were insured.
Quite a crowd Of Bonaparte people
were in attendance at the West Point
fair this week.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded since our last re-
port, total S2s,77s.OO.
Robert A. Weiher and wife, Jessie,
to David e. Fisher, undivided "a of
part Of lot 4, block "a, Bonaparte; $500.
David r. Fisher and wife, Ethel, to
w. S. and A. v. Blackboard, part of lot
4, block "a, Bonaparte, $412.50.
w. /. Boyle and wife, Puss, to J. A.
Johnson, 25x50 feet in Bonaparte; SIS.
John s. Moore, widower, to J. A.
Johnson, part of lots l and 2, block 2,
81 and other consideration.
Mary A. Worden, widow to Mrs.
Hattie B. Corns, lot 8, block 46, Ben
tonsport; $40.
Haley Johnson and wife, Grace, to
Edward E. Keller, part Of lots / and =.
block 6, Birmingham, $4,25O.
VIM, F. Schmidt and wife. May, also
Frank Schmidt, single, to George and
Fred Schmidt, about IS acres in Bona
parte township; $4,000.
F, w. Inns and wife. Sadie 70
Louisa M. John, lots 26s, 2S9, 27O
and 271, Cantril; $3.50.
Elmer e. Watson and wife, Matte.
to VIM. @. Bales, III acres in Cedar
81 and other consideration.
George A. Cassidy and wife. Kate.
Elmer H. Casady, Bertha P. Stone
braker and husband, G. A, and Walter
C. Casady, to Alfred A. Casady, I'M
divided interest in 81 acres in Jackson
$1,52s.
Luther W. and Bessie Mason 10 !,
E. Harrison, 80 acres tn Village town
ship $1,000.
George Luman, widower, to Prince
W. Edwards. " acre in or adjoining
Milton; s1,4Oo.
Richard w. and Robert N. Bailey,
both single, to Henderson Emry, lots
5 and 6, block 1, Birmingham, $500.
M. F. Kinsey, sheriff to Joseph
Nebel 10 acres in Des Moines town
ship; $4,000.
The proposition to bond the Efm
Grove school district fon 81, 800 for the
purpose Of building a school house,
which was voted down some time ago,
was voted on again on August 30, and
carried by vote Of "a to s. This dis
trict joins Birmingham on the south.
The committee who was appointed to
secure speaker for the Van Buren,
county Old Settlers reunion, which
will be held at Keosauqua on Wednes.
day, September II, have secured Hon. |
Joseph R. Frailey, of FIT Madison, one |!
OF the best orators in the state. Mr.. |
Frailey is senator from Lee county, |
and is always an entertaining speaker, |
and the committee is to be congratu- |
lated in securing him.
R. P. Bell. Isaiah Harlan, F. NJ |
Lucas and George Klise, all of whom |
were soldiers in the civil war being
from Van Buren, county, are attending !
the G. A R. national encampment at
Colusbus. Ohio.
Otto Huffman and family, who lived /
on the Sam Henry farm, west Of Bona |
parte, have moved here and are liv
ing in the Bumworth property near
DR.. Cresap's office.
Albert Hales, who has lived south |
west Of Bonaparte for many years. has
sold his farm and will go to Florida
next month where he and his wife will
make the south their future home.
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