The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-12
'BONAPARTE BALL
SEASON OPENS
Indians Win From West Point by
Score Of 4 to 2 In Red Hot
Game Played
@s Sunday,


BONAPARTE, May 1.-THE Bonn.
parte Indians and the West Point
team pried the lid off the 1920 base
ball season here last Sunday when
they staged a very interesting game,
Bonaparte winning by a score of A
Ito 2. Smokey" Stevens was on the
mound for Bonaparte, with Noske
doing the receiving, while l.. Denning
land Sullivan worked for the visitors.
Both pitchers pitched good ball, and
each one retired a good many men
4 by the strike-out route. Bonaparte
scored in the first inning and the
game was / to until the seventh
inning when the visitors put one man
across for their first score. Stevens,
Bonaparte pitcher, won his own game
when he dropped a nice hit over
second base in the same inning and
scored Praise and Anderson Bona
lparte scored one man in the eighth
4 inning and the visitors got their sec
ond score in the ninth. Slim Light
foot, formerly with the Salem All.
Stars, umpired and did nice job as
not single kick was made on any
lof his decisions. The visitors we're
a nice bunch OF fellows, and their
pitcher, Dennfng, is a good one AMI
/ pitched good ball all the time. The
crowd out to the first game was a
good one and this fact is very encour-
aging to the home, team as they ex.
! pect to have the fastest team here
this year that they have had IN
years, and will bring some OF the
best teams In this part of the state
here this summer Christy park has
been put into shape for the summer,
new suits have been ordered and will
arrive in a short time, and with
little practice the team will give a
good account of itself with any team
| in this section OF the country.
The Burlington Mailands, fast
Isemi-pro team from Burlington will
hook up with the team here at
Christy park next Sunday and great
game is assured. The Mailands are
| the Oldest city team in Burlington
and have been composed of an all
star aggregation for many years.
They defeated the fast FIT. Madison
team two weeks ago and play snappy
ball all the time. A big crowd will
be in attendance as the Bonaparte
team always makes the rest of them
extend themselves to win. Lovers Ut
the game can be assured of great
game here next Sunday, May 16.
Miss Mary Cresap who attends
Parsons college at Fairfield. was an
over Sunday visitor here with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. r. N. Cresap.
A. R. Gardner has opened a new
coal mine northwest; Of Bonaparte,
lust east of where he has another
mine from which he has been mining
coal for the past few years. A good
quality Of coal is being gotten out and
Mr.. Gardner expects to have coal on
hand at all times. A. w. Shaffer,
miner with years Of experience, is
employed by Mr.. Gardner.
/ Allen Perkins of Amarillo, Texas,
came last week for visit with Bona
Iparte relatives and friends. !.
Mrs. W. u. McNan1er and son OF
Keota, Iowa, are visiting here with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ..
Thompson.
Carl Smith Of Vale, Mo-, has been
visiting with Bonaparte friends dur
ing the past week. The smith ram
ily formerly lived here, Mr.. Smith
being agent AT the Rock Island sta
ton. aasES
The Bonaparte and Birmingham
high schools played ball at Christy
park last Thursday, Bonaparte win
ming by a score of 10 to Z. Bonaparte
went to birmingham on Friday for
a return game and were defeated by
a score OF I2sto 8. Luke and Cornell |
were the battery FOR Bonaparte, while
Smith and Whittesey worked for
Bonaparte : stN
The second primary room of the !
Bonaparte. schools had an enjoyable |
picnic in Christy pasture last Satur.
day. Mrs! Az. G.. Roberts chaperoned !
the young folks. ..-..
Arthur Davis and family moved last |
week from the Clarke property in
north Bonaparte, to the Wilson prop |
erty which they recently purchased.
Norman Miller has purchased the !,
]. M. Page residence property in east
Wayne Brown, formerly Of Keo-
sauuua, is visiting here at the Robin
son home. He came here from a visit
with his son in Council Bluffs,
Mr. Ross Saddler and Miss Kath-
crime Timborious were united in mar.
riage at ST. Joseph's parsonage in
Fl. Madison, last Tuesday morning
at 10 O'Clock. After. the ceremony
the bridal party and twenty-five
guests were served with a delicious
dinner at the home of the bride. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Saddler of Bonaparte, and
spent most of his life in this vicinity I
where he has host of friends. He
conducted the Riverside garage here
or some time, going from here to Ft.
Madison where he has been employed
or several years. The bride is FIT
Madison girl and IS very popular with
!, large circle Of friends in that city.
The young people left the afternoon
If the wedding day for a trip to Al
N. M, and California and
utter their wedding trip will be at
lome to their many friends at 2401
Webster street, Ft. Madison.
The junior-senior banquet of the
3onaparte school will be held at the
park hotel on Thursday night Of this
week. 's
Following is the obituary of one of !,
he pioneers and the last one of the
,arly settlers of Harrisburg township.
which is a few miles north of Bona !