Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-12
Northern Io1ua II Items

Twill be one OF the finest in this section
OF the state. It will be of modern de-
sign and sufficiently large to handle
the large amount Of traffic over
the main thoroughfare of the city.
which is also the Hawkeye highway.
The news OF the letting Of the contract
was received with much gratifi-
cation by the citizens Of Dyresville and
those of the territory, who fully real
ize the necessity Of a wider roadway
to prevent the dangers OF accidents,
quite a number having occurred on the
old structure since the advent Of the
automobile to general use.
Clinton.
Work will be started within the
course Of the next few days on new
dam across the Wapsipinicon river in
the bottoms on the Davenport river
road by County Engineer Lorenzen.
The new site for the dam is about
eighty yards due south Of where the
dam was built last year and it is cx-
pected to keep the water in the main
channel Of the river so that the local
board Of supervisors may remove the
iron truss bridge a short distance
from the Clinton Scott county bridge
across the main channel of the river,
by making some fills. This is the out
come Of the Scott and Clinton county
controversy which the Scott county
officials wanted to terminate in a
change of the boundary line. AS yet
there has been no place located for
a new bridge across the river.
Dubuque.
Matthias Gappa, 75 years old, a re-
tired farmer, died at local hospital
Saturday afternoon as a result Of in
juries sustained in a fall down a
flight Of stairs in his home earlier in.
the day. Gappa tripped and fell
striking his head on one Of the steps
fracturing his skull. The accident oc-
CURED about o'clock in the afternoon.
The injured man was picked up I'M
conscious by members Of the family
and was rushed to a hospital where
his condition was regarded as critical
from the start. He failed to regain
consciousness. An examination re-
yealed a badly fractured skull. Mr..
Gappa was born in West Preisen, Ger
many, in 1912. He came to this coun-
try early in life, settling on farm near
Emmetsburg, Iowa. About six month.
ago he removed to this city with his
family. occupying residence at 1853
Rhomberg avenue.
Cedar Falls.
A we'll known resident Of this city
who formerly resided near Dumont,
states that there Is considerable pro-
German sentiment in that vicinity. He
writes Of one case in particular where
a mother went>before the board on be-
half Of her son and swore that the
father Of the boy was dead and that the
son was her sole support. AS result
the board placed the boy in class four.
When the neishbors learned Of this
they Immediately reported that the hus-
band and father was alive and well to
do financially, that he owned 100 acres
OF land and had several thousand dol
lars in the bank. After getting this in
formation they brot the husband and
wife before the board where they were
put thru rigid examination which de-
veloped that neither Of them had sub
scribed q cent toward the Red Cross
fund or any other patriotic organic
alton and had only invested $50 in gov
eminent bonds. Their cases are still
pending and 1t is not unlikely that the
government will take drastic measures
with these and others Of their kind.