Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-13
Southern Io,uo Items

' the school district This In valuable
site consisting Of "a quarter OF a block
just off the square. Posse ssion Will be
given Aug. I u earlier y. desired The
/ new high school IL expected To be com
, pleted by next fall AMI the old high
school will theu he used for gram.
mar school hui ding, The Washing.o on
school board IN open lads on s5O,00D
school bonds on Tuesday evening. May
20.
Davenport having escaped
bullets and sfrapnel for over "a year
Private George p. Winte- who enlistA
ed at Davenport, Dec. L., 1917 fell a
victim TO spinal meningitis, and tel
egram has beea received by his mother
Mrs. Johanna Winter. containing the
sad news OF his death, April %. His
death was sudden, as he had written
letter to his mother a snort time be-
fore stating that lie was m good health
! and feeling fine. Private Winters death
occurred at Luxembourg, where he
was stationed with the army of occu-
patton. He was "a member of Battery
+, Twenty first field artillery, and had
received his training at Waco, Texas,
before being sent across.
Council Biuffs--To have the roots of
a tree run sidewise twenty feet and
down eighty feet and suck the water
out of well is the rather unusual
occurrence on the farm OF a. r. Walk
er, The water kept getting lower in
the well IL was noticed until finally the
pump could raise none al all, lnvesu-
cation showed that the roots of the
tree had grown in thru the side of
the well and followed down to the sur
face of the water. The then spread
out and drank up the water as ii came
in. When the roots were fully devel-
oped they absorbed the whole product
of the well. The mass OF roots were
removed and tine water row responds
to the pump as it used TO before the
invasion of the roots.
Iowa c;ty-The grand jury of John
son county decided not TO indict Ross
and Raymond Pitcher, returned sol
diers. No bill." therefore, was re-
turned in their cases. The young
brothers were charged with assault on
Myles J. Kildee. OF Waterloo a student
whose skull was fractured when It
came in contact with tho cement side
walk after he was knocked down. one
night a month ago. The grand jury
indicted Aloyius Waldins. a soldier
from France, Tor alleged highway rob-
berry. The complainant was former
alderman Carl Gaulocher, who alleges
Walding. warrior of the Marine, held
him up. using a revolver Until the
soldier secures a $1,000 bond, de-
manded by Judge Otto, ne must re-
main in Jail.
knoxv,lle--it will be. matter of ex
trGne satisfaction to Knoxville people
to know that he name o. Clarence W.
Dawson has appeared in the govern
ment lists of the Rainbow boys who
won great houor On the fields Of battle
in France. Clarence is ore of the three
Dawson brothers of Knoxville, who
served during the entire war with the
l6Sth regiment overseas. He is a son
of l. f. Dawson, of Marion street-"one
of the twins" The other twin Is l..
G. Dawson. The third of the trio is
H. C. (Clyde) Dawson. who has been
home several weeks. The record Of the
Dawson brothers is rather unique; All
three were serge ants. Clyde was first
sergeant of the Headquarters compa-
ny: l.. c. was supply sergeant and
Clarence. the one with the decoration, 4
was mess sergeant Of the famous
Company B.
Knoxville Benjamin HILL well
known colored man of ANDERSON. is the
oldest member OF the petit juror panel
which was assembled At the court
house. Mr. Sill is not only the Oldest
Juror drawn for service this term but
is the most aged man OF his race in
the county. In order to get into court
on time yesterday. Mr.. Hill performed
the remarkable feat of walking the en-
tire distance from his nome to Knox
vile, trudging along the muddy roads