The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-04

have tine to figure ort details. He
may re found at the county enquir-l
ers office. All who may need instruct.
JOE should call upon him.
John w. Early of Hillsboro was
elected county inquirer for Van Buren,
county for the coming year by the
board OF supervisors. at session held
last Monday. Mr.. Early Is said to pos
sess splendid recommendation He
was selected from a number of candi.i
dates.
A good roads conference for Van
Puren county will be held at Keosau-
qua on Wednesday evening of this
week Joseph LONG. good roads speak
or, will take UP the subject on that
evening. This date was given for this
conference due to the fact that by
special request it was changed to the
evening of the fifth instead OF the
fourth on account of special service
being held along agriculture,
lines the 3rd 18th and 9Th day Of March.
Il Is plainly understood that it is not
the intention of the Van Buren, county
farm bureau or any person connected
with same to fe advocating any.
scheme at this meeting. It is believed
that 1t will be well to meet together
and consider some of the problems of
Van Buren, county in road building
1t Is not the purpose to criticise or find
fault with anything that has been done
in the past, tut it seems by united ef-
forts OF men that are interested. that
some good things may result from get
ting together 1t is not the intention Of
the farm bureau to advocate so called
Lard roads 1t is the intention of the
farm bureau Of Van Buren, county to
encourage thought and study on these
problems and secure united action up
on policies OF road building It has been
shown many times how the bad roads
have hindered marketing at times
when prices were high. road conditions
have been very ad. This meeting will
be held in the rest room, beginning at
8 o'clock. 1t is hoped that the roads
and weather conditions will be such
That large number OF Interested per-
sons can DE present.
Miss Hazelle Coffman, domestic
science teacher in the Bonaparte
ing, Illinois last Friday evening for
short visit with her parents,
A. F. Murphy. who has been living
on the D. C, Nelson farm in Harris.
burg township, had a public sale few
days ago and will move to Bonaparte,
end he and his family have rented the
Smith property near the depot and will
move here in a few days. Mr.. Murphy
has purchased a halfinterest in the
Riverside garage of Robert Weiiier and
j5onaparte welcomes this estimable
family to our city.
r. F. Silver OF Des RIoines township
and ]. G. Silver of Union township had
q hos sale on the farm of former Tues
day OF last week. Forty-seven Hamp-
81 ire sows were sold, bringing a total
of $17.100. The top SOW OF the sale
brought 81. $50. The annual Roxy Look
out, was the grand champion SOW at
the 1917 national swine show at Allan
ia, Georgia. The forty-seyen head av.
eraged S365.
The same day z. F. Marmion OF
Pennington sold fifty head OF big type
Poland Chinas The top price of the
herd was S24o, with an average of S11s
John Saar, of Cantril, whose term OF
office as county supervisor for Van
Buren county expired. January first, is
now in charge of the dredge boat,
which Is widening and Strengthening
Fox river between Cantril and Mt.
Sterling. Mr.. Johnson, the contractor
has big job elsewhere and hired Mr.
Saar to take charge of this work. He is
a very capable man The channel OF
Fox river is being wjdoned and cut
straight through, taking out lot OF
borSe orN rln'-'r- the chance of an
everfl w less liable.