The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-05

ROAD REPAIRS
Subscription Paper Circulated e
Raise $500 for Improvement
of Van Buren, CounSy
Highway.

BONAPARIE, Aug. e. "A. CaI-
ter of Bentonsport, has been in this
vicinity recently circulating SUD
scription paper TO secure funds TO
Improve the Bentonsport road cast
from that town TO what is known as
the Clark corner. 1t Is estimated
that about $500 will be necessary 10
put the road in good shape The
/ township trustees or washington
township are also circulating petit
ton to the land owners to make a
one min levy for road Improvement,
most of the work being done on the
Presbyterian Hill which is north Of
Bentonsport, and which hill has be-
come almost impossible The depot
hill at Bentonsport is IN very bad
shape 1t will be widened and inn
proved as much as possible by the
voluntary contribution, also by dona-
lions Of labor.
! Miss Mary Cresap has gone to
Storm Lake, Iowa, to visit her sister,
Mrs. Morton Hughes. She win also
visit at Newton with friends before
returning home.
representative of the Iowa Power
company Of Cedar Rapids, was here
last week on business in connection
| Ed Pease visited in Fort Madison
last week with his sisters, Mrs Gaa-
Beard and Mrs. VIM Williamson, and
his brother. Raymond, and their fami-
lies
Mrs. George Meredith and two
daughters, Mamie and Leona, and
son Louis, went to st. Louis last Sat
,urday and from there they were going
to southern Missouri for q visit with
RELATIVES.
willard Cocheren has returned 10
his home here after spending the
summer IN Philadelphia where oe
was employed In an automobile fac
tory
Maxine Der OF Peoria, H., IS wish
ing here with her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs D. Derr, and other relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Williams and
daughter, Reva, and SEN Max, of
Seattle. Wash, are visiting here with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. ]. n.
Wiley and family. They WIN also
visit with Mr. Williams parents at
Mrs Horace Hayes and daughter
Elizabeth, of Elizabethtown. Ken
tueky. are visiting here with the
Meek, Coolidge and Smith families
Mrs. Mary Mead. mother of Mrs
W. r. Roberts, Chas. Mead. her
brother, and Miss Juna Frazier have
returned to their homes in Des
Moines after a few days visit at the
W. r. Roberts home
Fred Huff OF Mexico, No, was
called here Last week by the death
rss hts father. John HUFF
MFG Leotz Wahher Of Nauvoo, III.
ia visiting at the Robert Cresap home.
Mis- Ethel Taylor OF Springfield.
III, came Tuesday evening for visit
here with her aunt, Mrs. W. r. Weller.
and family
yaaszer Gilbert q the Bonaparte
Yrrsans. has arranged 70 meet the
FORT Madison league team at fine
Dornel.son fair On Wednesday Of this
weex. znd expects 70 have a team
that VIE give the Fort Madison team
z real battle.
Tweafyswo physicians u The Van
Es,ren County Medical society had an
al Day meeting and picnic al Pitts
burg in this county recently. TIE
officers are: G. ~. Stephenson OF Mil
fsn. president: J. r. Statier Of Can
.rfl. vice president, and G. r. Russell
Of geossuuua, secretary.
W. D. Wilson and son Sidney. Of
Des MONIES, have been whiting dur
ing tee part few days at the l. H.
FERRY hene and with other relatives
and friends here
John e, HUFF
Following Is the obituary Of well
Iueown and highly respected farmer
woo bad resided IN this vicinity for
tue past fbirty-seyen years:
Jonn Early Huff, son Of Vincent and
Lydia Huff. was born in Belmont
COUNTY, Ohio, February Is, 1913. and
oted al his home few miles south
vest OF Bonaparte, on July 81, 1920,
szed II years, months and - days.
re var one Of family Of twelve
e,FfIIrea, ali haying preceded him in
death except one brother. Benjamin