Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-22
influence of The Midland.
Fort Madison.

Fort Madison.
Philip Roam. son of Mr.. and Mrs,
Peter Roam of this city, has enlisted IN
the American ambulance field service
| as an ambulance driver and leaves the
22nd of this month for New York, to
| sail the 26th for France. He expects
to be assigned to duty on the western
front.
Solon.
At the special school election held
in Scion Tuesday the proposition OF
bonding the school district for new
building was carried by a majority OF
one hundred. The school board is
now authorized to issue bonds Of 500
900 for a modern school building to
replace the present old structure
Work will probably begin early III the
spring.
Des Moines.
Private Oscar Byous of Waterloo. a
member of Company G. was told ne
must return his uniform to the govern
ment when he was mustered out OF
service, and as he had no clothing of
his own he decided to keep the govern
ment suit instead of trying to use a
of Company G, has asked the police
here to locate Byous for purloinins
| government property.
Fairfield.
Albert a. Cox. one of the Oldest res
| idents of Jefferson county, passed away
Wednesday afternoon about o'clock
after an illness of several weeks at his
home seven miles southeast of Fair
field. Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at the residence in
charge of Rev Mr.. Berdine of Monte
yuma, former pastor The interment
was in the Wright cemetery near the
| Cox home.
| Rowley.
A real pioneer passed away when
Stephen NJ. Allen. for SO years an hon
ored resident of Buchanan county, died
| here the other day Mr.. Allen came here
| from Ticonderoga, n. y. with his pa
rents when II years Of age. The coun-
| try then was an unbroken wilderness
and the party had all the experiences
| Of pioneer life, their first home being
d log cabin Mr.. Allen was a descend
ant Of the revolutionary stock. his
| great -gra ndfather having been first
cousin of the lllustrious Ethan Allen
Mr.. Allen is survived by his wife and
four children.
Ottunwa.
Lincolns birthday. Feb. IL, will be
observed in the public and parochial
| schools of Wapello county as soldiers
monument and David Edstrom day.
Edstrom former Ottumwa waif, who
now Is an internationally famous
sculptor, Is soon to begin work upon
soldiers monument In Ottumwa's city
park. The board Of supervisors has
appropriated a big sum to help defray
! EXPENSE Of the project. The remaining
$1,000 needed will be raised by public
| subscription. School children will be
given an opportunity to give any
| amount from q penny up.
Sisourney.
At the adjourned session OF the
district court Judge X. E. Willcockson
| presiding. the committee appointed to
! investigate the conduct ce Attorney w.
D. Davis Of Ottumwa filed Its report.
In it's report the committee files charges
against Attorney Davis in ten different
! counts, In the first count Davis is
charged with subordination OF perjury
| in the second, third and fourth counts
| he is accused of procuring number OF
witnesses to swear falsely for money
/ consideration In the case of the state
OF Iowa w, John Shafer Jr.. In which
case Attorney Davis was defending. III
| the several charges wherein the Illegal
lusc of money in the procuring Of wit