The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-04
VAN BUREN,
BOYS HOME
Many soldiers Of County In Field Ar
tillery Regiments Just Back
From Other
Side.


From Other
Side.
BONAPARTE, La. Fen. TT Is e1-
pected that many Van Buren, county
soldiers will soon be returned to their
homes. The 337th, 33Sth and 33sth
regiment OF field artillery. attached
! to the SSth division arrived In Ne"
York from France last Friday and are
now arriving at Camp Dodge. Many OF
| these troops are Iowa men. practically
all the men from this county In the
first three calls were assigned to ser
vice in the field artillery.
The following real estate transfers
for Van Buren, county have been re-
corded in the past few days:
/ Clinton McComb and wife, to Ida "a.
Stubs, lot 4. block 2. in Hoglers addi-
ton to Milton, $500.
Jas. W. Bales, and wife to John M.
Brown, property In Stockport. $3.50
Robt A. Boag and wife to John "
Garwell, lots 8, and s. block IL.
Barnes addition to Milton, one dollar
and other consideration
| Mary T. Anderson. ct al, TO Alta "
! Brown, seventy-six acres in CEDAR
township; $500.
l. T. KINNEY and wife to ". s.
French lots and 55., in There's addl-
tiop to Pennington, $500.
CyTene G. Miller and husband to F..
! O. McWhorter, lots q and south half
lot 8, block II. Keosauqua, $500.
| ". 8. French and wife TO Ruth Mer-
rick, lots and five in There's addition
i to Pennington, $1,000.
! Eliza Black to C. E. Black, is acres
| in Chequest twp. $500.
| c. H. Shreckengas and wifi to H
Lankelma, property in Keosauqua, 81
and other valuable consideration.
S. r. Boiler to l.. E. Denmi-e, IL
| acres in Pennington township, $4,000
, Minnie Talbert and husband to Mrs
Nora Guernsey lots 272 and 2T3, Can
| trfl, 5000.
Charles'P. Hewitt and wife to Eph-
RAM Hewett, 40 acres in Village town
ship, s2.T0o.
Ell. Cassidy ct al to Alfred A. Cas-
sadly. seventy acres in Jackson twp,
50 500.
Margaret Strong to B. F. Mason. 80
acres in Village twT.. $4,000.
A declamatory contest will De held
in the auditorium of the Bonaparte
school building on Friday evening OF
this week
Wayne Cox. of ut. Zion. visited with
Bcnaparte relatives the latter Part of
| last week.
Noah Honse and family returned
last Saturday from weeks visit with
relatives at Media, Illinois.
Mrs. Ralph Hogue and SON, Morris,
OF Eadon visited here several days last
week AT the j. O. Morris home
Following is the obituary Of one of
the most weil-known and highly re-
spected women of Bonaparte and vi
cinity:
Nancy F. Kite was born In Keokuk
county, Iowa, on Jan 10. 1851, and
died at the home OF her son. Milton D.
Cox. al Mt Zion, Iowa, on January IS.
1913. al the age Of es years
She was united in marriage to Ste
pElen I. Coz at Ioka, Iowa December
81, 1867. Mr. Cox preceded her in death
seven years ago.
To this union ten children were born
two if whom died In infancy The child
rem who are LEFT TO mourn the loss OF
this kind and loving other, Lee A
Cox OF Gerden City, MINI; Mcdonald
Cox. OF Kirkville, Ia; Milton D. Cox, OF
Mt Zion, Ia; Mrs. Elmer watts, ,of
Farmingtoa, Ia; Mrs. \. C. Larson, of
Chicago. IL; Mrs. o. r. Perkins, of
Bonaparte, Iowa; Joseph i. Cox of
Croton, Ia: and Roger II. Cox, who is
in the service at Camp Jessup, Atlanta,
Ca
Mrs. Cox Is also survived by two
trothers, John Kite, who resides
California and Allen Kite OF Keota
It.: two sisters, Mrs. Jordenia Gardner
Of Ioka, Ia; and twenty-four grand
children, two great grandchildren and
a host OF friends.
She was member OF the Presbyter-
ian church Of Bonaparte. thus exern-
plifying her personal faith in Jesus
Christ, her Lord.
Her smile was always winsorne and
expressive of feeling OF optimistic
faith. Cheer and good will were the
language of her soul She has endear-
ed herself to the people of the COM
munity because OF her kindness and
willingness to help in any good cause.
A welcome always awaited anyone
at her home and her earthly career now
being ended, she has enjoyed the vel
come which awaited her in the Home
eternal and bright.
The funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church here on last
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Mason OF
Donnellson preaching the sermon The
Royal Neighbor lodge, Of which Mrs.
Cox has been a member for many
years, held their services at the late
home at 1:30.
District court was in session Thurs
day of last week after recess of a
week, when several minor matters
were brought before the court
An order has been signed authoiz-
ing the administrator of the Kelsey
estate to deed real estate.
A decree has been signed in the
Gaze OF J. A. Johnson, administrator
of the estate of Nettie Israel Hissem,
deceased, vs.. Mrs. Clara 3. Proper, ct