The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-08
SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS
Prof. c. r. Eckerman Secured for
Next Year at Bonaparte, With
Salary of $1,3o0
Yearly,

BONAPARTE, May 8.-Prof. G. r..
Eckerman came to Bonaparte Friday
evening. presented his application to
the board of education, was accepted
at salary of $1,000, and has sign1.l
up to superintend the schools here
next year.
Mr.. Eckerman is now superinten-
dent at Exline, Appanoose county,
Iowa. He graduated from Parsons
college In June, 1017, and has been
teaching since that time. He Is mar
ried and has one son, Robert.
Mr.. Eckerman rented the brick
residence known as the Custer prop
erty. Of J. o. Morris while here Sat
urday and expects to move here the
latter part of May. His school at
Exline closes the same time the
Bonaparte schools close.
Philip w. Whitley. son of Mr..
and Mrs j. G. Whitley of this city,
who recently graduated at Rush
Medical college, took the examina-
ton for internship to the Cook
county hospital and passed the same
with the first dozen, thus assuring
him the coveted possession. Many
graduates of Cook county schools
lOOh lue SdIuc anu IL 10
certainly an honor to win among so
many, He will get as much expert
ence there in one year as he could
get in a dozen years work outside.
Lightning struck barn on the C..
S. Stebbins farm near Bonaparte,
last Friday night demolished four
posts in same, and knocked off some
weatherboarding, but did not start
fire. Some heavy rope which was
hanging on one of the posts which
was demolished, was not damaged or
burned.
Two inches of rain came Friday
night and about the same amount on
Saturday night, being about four
inches more than was needed just
now. The Des Moines was out OF
its banks Sunday, but began to re-
cede Sunday afternoon without doing
much damage.
Chloe Bradford is running an egg
case factory at the Walter Bradford
farm. The ends Of the cases are
usually made of elm which they
work. UP in their own mill. The sides,
bottoms and tops are cut from cot
tonwood. The logs are cut the right
length for case and cooked in a
steam vat for twenty-four hours,
softened so they will not split when
placed on the machine which turns
the machine round and slices off a
continuous board the right thick
ness. These thin boards are then
placed on a rack and dried before
using.
Relatives here received the sad
In Of nf the
death of Norman G, Larson, at his
home in Chicago. He had been In
failing health for the past two
months, but had not been considered
dangerously ill until a few days be-
fore his death.
Some years ago he was united a
marriage with Miss Alice Cox, a
popular Bonaparte girl and they have
resided in Chicago since that time.
To them was born one son, Roger
N. Larson, who is now six years OF
age.
Mr.. Larson has been employed in
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway office for about twenty-five
years, starting to work for that COM
pany in their ST. Paul office. he
has been employed in their Chicago
office for the past nineteen years and
was one of their most valued men,
being in charge of the tariff depart
ment.
A short funeral service was held
at his late home at 1912 South Rock
well street in Chicago on last Fri
day afternoon, the employees OF the
Milwaukee office being present in a
body and the pail bearers also being
former friends and employees from
the same Office.
The remains were taken to the old
home at Lake Mills, Iowa, where Mr.,
Larson spent his happy boyhood
days and where hundreds of sadden-
ed friends attended the funeral serv-
ices of their former townsman.
Mr.. Larson is survived by his wife
and son, an aged father. three broth,
ers and three sisters.
M. D. Cox of Mt Zion, Iowa, N. NJ.
Cox of Kirksville, Iowa. and ]. H.
Cox of Croton, Iowa, attended the
funeral services at Chicago last Fri
day afternoon, they being brothers
of Mr.. Larson,
Mr.. Larson had visited here sew
eral times during the past few years
and made host of warm friends
here, who extend their sincere sym
pathy to Mrs. Larson in her sudden
sad bereavement.
Mrs. R. E. Newcomb and two chill
dren recently visited with friends.
She had been in Croton assisting in
taking care of an aunt, who has
been quite sick. Mrs. Newcomb was
a former teacher in the Bonaparte
schools.
Mary Gillespie was born in Marion
county, Iowa. February 6, 1914, and
died April %, 1919 aged rs years, 2
months and % days. She was mar