The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-28
HORSE BARN
is DESTROYED
49,. Tons of Hay Lost, But Twenty
NY ,aules Were Led Out Before
Flames Had Reached
Them.

ond pupils OF the grades of the
- arte schools will shave a pie
D ouap ~ Community House here on
ooss,,aedav evening OF this week.
,,rocpeds OF this social will be
.n to help pay for victroia which
,npils OF the grades purchased
kone time ago.
o w Swank OF Des MONIES. who
the past two years has been en-
~ IN an effort to interest capital.
.s IN the development OF the great
s..ouast stone quarries, near Pitts
10 in this county, is now the sole
unsr Of the Remey farm on which
W. stone Is located. The papers
10 NC recorded at the court house In
oasaunna q few days ago. People
Keosauoua and vicinity had hoped
- the work OF developing this great
ana industry would, be taken up on
VIZ ertensive scale this spring. but
~ Mans of MI. Swank seem to have
Lon inset and the work seems to
~ at a standstill at present. Parties
hat we're to have helped MI. SWAMI
davelop his plans, had failed wheh
ha option was about to expire II
: understood that Mr. Swank was
ahle to take up the property himself
md he expects to put the deal
Through successfully.
Miss Margaret Johnson returned
ast week from an enjoyable visit at
she Dr. Boyle home in Des Moines.
The dance given last Friday night
~ the Bonaparte Dancing club at
their hall in the opera house build
Inc was attended by twenty-three
rouples and a jolly time was enjoyed.
Tba weather was not quite as fine as
h has been on the other evenings
mai this club has held their weekly
dances and 1t is hoped that Friday
Evening of this week will be nice for
Ithe next dance. Elegant music IS
Furnished by Hubert Slim, violin;
Mrs. Mildred Percival, piano, and
|Fred Weissgerber, a professional
= trap drummer from Keosauqua.
The large horse barn on the B. j.
Hall farm in Jackson township, burn.
ID few days ago about O'Clock in
|he afternoon. The origin OF the fire
4 unknown. There had been no one
I'm the barn from, 1870 until about 3
Ian o'clock when one Of the boys
who lives on the farm, went to the
Ibarn TO gather the eggs, and discov-
cred the fire. There were sixty tons
| OF bay In the barn and about twenty
| heed of mules. By hard work the
mules were gotten out through the
north side OF the barn. The fire
burned so rapidly that it is stated
! that had wait of five minutes been
taken the mules could not have been
tdriven out at all.
]. E. Steinneyer is planning to
move with his family to Ottumwa, he
having purchased an interest In
garage in that city.
Clark Gordon has gone to Des
Moines for few days visit with his
ssister Mrs. Vanatta Grimes.
John Sterling of the Corydon, Iowa,
democrat, visited with Bonaparte
Friends last week. MI. Sterling was
j in the newspaper business here at
Tone time and is well remembered by
|all old Bonaparte residents. Mr.. Ster-
Hing had been called to FIT. Madison
/ by the death of his youngest sister,
Mrs. Jean Haefner. Mr.. Sterling be-
gan work at the printing business on
Sthe keosauaua State Line Democrat
Aho HSo FiCSCAI Tic uASS papSA
|came off the press which was fifty
years ago last week. One of Mr..
Sterling's sons is in charge of the
Corydon Democrat, another son is
publisher OF the Centerville Journal,
and the oldest son is publishing three
papers in Colorado. Old friends here,
lat Pennington and Keosauqua GER
tainly enjoyed their visit with Mr..
STERLING and regret that his stay
could not have been longer.
W. P. L. Muir who was injured
some time ago when he was struck
by the pilot of an engine on the
morning passenger train, continues to
improve and is able to sit UP several
hours each day.
5. S. Troutman whos has been liv-
ing on the Ferguson ranch near Mt.
STEERING, for several years. will soon
ieaYe the farm and move to Bona
.parte where he and his family for
merly resided for many years.
J, The Farmers and Traders State
.Dank here has purchased the room