The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-16
WILL VOTE
ON FRANCHISE
Bonaparte to Hold Election on CUES
ton of Permitting New Power
Company to Run Line
Through City.

RoNAPARTE. Sept 16.-The Bona
nsrte citv council has granted the
Wan Buren, County Light and Power
Co. the privilege of holding an cleo
stion to decide whether to grant
franchise to that company to wire
the town for electric lights and
power. This company is running
line from Montrose to Donneuson,
iStockport and other towns IN TINS
vicinity, securing the current from
the Keokuk dam. Messrs. SILVER
IRhynas and Workman Of STOCKPORT
are the principal persons Interested
in the company.
/ Clarence Miller returned to his
home here Monday from JEFFERSON
barracks where he has been station
led during the past year. be was ID
1.-THE last draft and at the close OF the
war enlisted for a year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hilliard started
for Washington on Monday or thls
week and expect to visit for several
months with Mr. billiards. parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hilliard.
Miss Madge Smith went to MI
Pleasant last Saturday and VIII at
tend Iowa Wesleyan college during
the coming year.
The Van Buren, county Farmers
union picnic which was to have peen
held on Thursday of last week, Out
was postponed on account OF ram
will be held at the Tade grove IN
Harrisburg township on Saturday Oh
This week Hon. Smith Brookhart OF
Washington, Iowa, and Hon. w. f.
Kopp of Mt. Pleasant, will De the
sneakers of the day. Music will be
No To c H.
m1Inity band of twenty-five pieces.
TIC Fhrt Madison Aero company
will have an airplane at this picnic
and will take passengers on a trip
70 the clouds during the day. Inc
inublic is especially invited to bring
their baskets and enjoy visit with
old friends and neighbors, while
listening to an excellent program at
one of the prettiest groves in. south
eastern Iowa.
Mr., and Mrs Deefert Glascock or
Moline. H., have returned to their
home after a two weeks visit with
. relatives and friends in this vicinity
Mrs. PLUMB Sergeant has gone to
Fort Madison to complete course
in the White Business college.
Miss Mary Stebbins went to Fort
Madison the first of last week and
from there, in company with Mrs
Thomas Stebbins and daughter, Doro
rhy. Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Hinesman and
babv of Fort Madison and Mr.. and
Mrs, H. S. Stebbins of Keokuk, Wen
to Blue Mound, H., FOR visit with
her sister. Mrs Lloyd Bennett, for
merly Miss Alice Stebbins of Bona
parte.
Miss Stella Coats is teaching in
the sixth grade in the Fort Madison
schools.
Thirty relatives from Batavia. Biz
n1ingham, Mt Zion and Hillsboro haC
an enjoyable family reunion at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin
last Sunday.
The annual Beard reunion was hello
At the T. W. Hemmings home neal
sharon on September IL. SiHtyfoI1
members of the family were present
The Mrs Anna Dick family and T
r. Beard and wife of Bonaparte. ant
Mr. and Mrs James Stevenson am
family of Ottumwa were in attend
ance.
There will be no preaching 5er7
ices at the Bonaparte and Harris
IS h,rg Raptist churches next Sunda.
4 IN account of the association whict
If viii he held at Hillsboro on Thurs
st day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday o
4 this week.
e Rev. Hawkins who Is to be the new
n Methodist minister here, and also a
i Vernon will soon move into tn
Methodist parsonage.
Miss Ethel Packer has returned I;
her work as teacher in the Oskaloos'
schools.
50 Miss Mary Cresap has returned T.
!. Fairfield where she will attend Pal
-, u sons college. the first part of thi
ID week.