The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-21
SEVENTY YEARS
FOR CHURCH
Evangelical Lutheran Zion in Lick
Creek Township Was Organ
ICED October 20,
1s49.
NEWS FROM BONAPARTE
Van Buren, County Manufacturing
establishments arc Noted In
Iowa Labor BuIie-
tin.

BONAPARTE, Oct 21.--On Mon.
day, October 20, there was celebra-
ton of the SEVENTEEN anniversary Of
the Evangelical Lutheran Zion
church in Lick Creek township. This
church was organized October 20,
1S49, Rev Jacob Scherer being the
organizer. At first the meeting place
was the barn of Michael Nedrow. In
1852 a church was built on land OBJ
tanned from Mr. Nedrow. The con-
gregation grew and were very pros
porous until about 1858 or 1859, when
strife developed in the congregation
and the church was burned by some
miscreant. The barn was again used
for a meeting place until a new
church was built near Business Cor.
ners, where the celebration was held
Mrs. C. B. Collins and Mrs. G. F.
Schneider returned to their home In
Chicago last Saturday after several
weeks visit with Bonaparte relatives
and friends.
Mrs. o. r. Perkins and son, Joe.
visited at the M. D. Cox home In Mt
Zion last Saturday.
Mrs. Jack Montgomery returned to
her home here last week after a
months visit with her husband, who
is employed at Red Oak.
Charles Hooper and wife came
last week for a visit with their son
J. S. Hooper, and family and other
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Hooper lived
for many years on a farm near
Pierceville, but they now reside on
farm near Roberts. Idaho, where
they moved from this vicinity sew
eral years ago.
Walter Binns and family have
moved back to town and are occupy
ing their property in north Bona
parte They have been living Gu the
George Wallingford farm, where Mr.
Binns has been employed during the
past season.
Henry Westergreen was called to
his home in Illinois last week by the
illness of a brother, whom he accom-
panied to Rochester, Mimi, for treat
ment.
The grand chapter Of the Eastern
Star met in Des Moines Wednesday
of this week. Mrs. H. E. Dlackledse
of Keosauqua, and Miss June Christy
and Mrs. xantippe Blackford, of b.
naparte, were delegates to the chap,
ter in the capital city.
While Victor Stuart was returning
from town last Friday evening, with
his mother and sister and the latter
child. in his car, calf ran in front
of the car. In turning the car sud,
denly so as not to run over the calf
the car upset The child's arm was
broken in the accident and the other
occupants of the car were badly
shaken up.
The Douds girls basketball team
and the Bonaparte girls team will
stage a game of basketball in the
gymnasium of the school building
here Friday night.
Bulletin No. l Of the Iowa bureau
of labor statistics gives a lot of in
formation about Iowa and also OF
each Of the counties of the state. The
total annual manufactures of Van
Buren, county are given as $81 1925;
of Davis county, $4,000. Our popu-
lation is 14,9G7 OF this number,
9.453 live on farms and 5,545 reside
in the towns. The bulletin gives the
following as the manufacturing es.
Establishments of Van Buren, county:
Bonaparte the Record; Birmingham,
the Enterprise; Cantril, Jurins light
ing and power plant; Pennington,
Crayton Rabb, cigars; Pennington
Vinegar and Pickle company; e. S.
Kelley, ice cream. mineral and soda
water: News-Republican; Keosauqua,
electric light and power plant; Keo'
sauqua Pickle company, Keosauqua
Republican, State Line Democrat;
Milton, the Herald; Stockport, Stock
port News, Blue Grass Creamery com
pany, brick and tile company.
Thurlo Mills, who has a good posi-
ton in the Des Moines postoffice,
where he has been employed for sew
eral years, came last Saturday for a
ten days vacation and visit with his
mother. Mrs. Lucy Mills, and his