The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-17
MANGLED TWO
Ui. filS FINGERS
Minor Accident to Ex-SoIdier Resulted
IN BLOOD Poisoning winch
was Followed by
Death.

Conner who resided in the western
part or this county. died in a hospital
at Ottumwa last wednesday night
from gangrene and blood poisoning,
resulting from having two OF his
fingers mangled in the cogs OF q
gasoline engine on February 2. MI
Conner was a member of the Eighty
eighth division and saw service IN
France.
Z. A. Pickard, long time resident
of this vicinity, is having sale TO.
day at his farm northwest OF Bona
parte. He has rented his farm 10
his brother-in-law, Earle Barnes, from
LaCrew, and he and Mrs. Pickard OK.
pect to visit with relatives in the
west this summer.
Homer Bell, Rock Island agent at
KeosauQua, has purchased the IA. b.
Sherod store at Mt. Zion, and has
also purchased the Nelson residence
property there. He expect to take
charge of this store in the very near
future.
Guy Packard and Fred Huntley of
ST. Louis, were visitors here at the
1. A. Packard home last week.
The w. V. Hut family. good citi-
zens, who have resided on the Ed
Morris farm near here for many
years, will soon move to a farm
which they have rented in Lee
county.
me state park located just across
the river from Keosauqua is being
steadily enlarged in extent. Last
week the park commission purchased
the Sam Jackson farm of 1876 acres
on the northwest side Of the park and
all that part of the former Wyatt
Roberts farm on the north and west
side of the Cantril road and also
forty acres of the Eugene Mason
estate adjoining the park on the
south. A few days ago Attorney n.
b. Sloan went to Des Moines with
the abstracts and deeds for this
property. Altogether it enlarges the
park to about 1900 acres, which is
twice the size originally planned. The
state has paid about $4,000 for the
park grounds thus far.
Clyde Meredith and family Of Bur-
lington, visited here at the George
Meredith home the first part of this
week.
| Mrs. James c. Cummings returned
the first of this week from Wyoming,
Illinois, where she was called a few
days ago by the illnenss of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. VIM. Steadman.
! Mrs. B. F. ketcham OF Pennington,
came to the Christy home here last
week on account of the illness of her
mother, Mrs. S. c. Christy, and her
sister. Miss j. June Christy.
| w. B. WEIGH, of Mt. Sterling, was
a Bonaparte business visitor last
week. Mr. WEIGH is cashier Of the
Mt. Sterling Savings bank.
| Miss Mary Vale has purchased the
Byron McCullom place across the
river from Bonaparte, this place
being known for many years as the
Rockafellow place.
| Fred Persinger is supply agent for
the Rock Island at Bentonsport,
while j. o. Davis, the regular agent,
is at home on account OF sickness.
| Mrs. John Won Seggen has been at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed.
Steinmyer, in Bentonsport, on &C
count of the illness of the two sons
of Mr.. and Mrs Steinmyer during the
past week. t.s
DelberL M. Umphrey, nephew Of
A. J. Umphrey, of Bonaparte, died
at his home in Keosauqua on Satur-
day, February 8, leakage of the heart
beng the cause Of his death. He
had been sick only about a week.
He was born and resided all of his
life near Keosauqua. Funeral serv-
ices were held at $50 p. M. last
Tuesday at the late home, and inter-
ment was in Purdom cemetery. He
was kindly, honorable and respect
ed young man. His young wife, who
was formerly Miss Lulu Hughes, OF
Bonaparte, has the sympathy of all.
Earnest Moore has moved from Mt.
Zion to the Smith property in Bona
parte, which he recently purchased
from Mrs. Emma Baugher. Mr..
Moore will be interested in the stock
business here with Orr Giichrist, who
recently purchased the hog business
of Ernest Stadler.
Earle Mitchell and family who
i.ave been living on the Frank Per.
kins farm southeast of Bonaparte.
recently had public sale and have
gone to southern Missouri where
they have rented a farm. Jesse Horn
baker and family have moved to the
Perkins farm OF 124 acres which they
recently purchased. .... .s..
Harley Pender who has resided on
the Plowman farm near KeosauQua
during the past year, has moved to
a farm few miles southwest Of
Bonaparte.