El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-10
The old Family Album
Tells Of The Good Old
Days" When The Boys
Used To Swim In The
WaterWorks Reservoir.
Good Old

WILL K MARI. shown in the &C.
W compsnying picture, was three
years OF age when the picture was
made and hadn't been at Chateau
Thiery OF any Of the other French
bsttiefields and did not know there
was going to be such q thing as a
world war.
VIII is an FL Paso boy. having been
born here in 1855. and having re-
ceived his education In the schools
Of 81 Paso. he attended the old
Central school. now the Elks club,
and went 70 work as a man with the
Burton-LinEo Lumber Co., at the age
Of IL years, and remained with the
1irm Is years, seven o. which he was
Co, Ia 1913 to join the firm Of Austin
9 Mari and later when the firm OF
James I, Mari q Co. was incor-
porated. WIN became a member OF
His First Job.
wins first Job as a boy was In the
grocery store OF George Roller, but
- soon IS he ate all the candy he
and decided that be didn't care 20
be 3 groceryman. He was ten years
Of age at the time. he worked at
other ODD Jobs about the CITY IN Faca-
very Ions at a time, as he preferred
the freedom OF the mesas, the river
ana the WaterWorks reservoir.
Mr.. Mari vas married in 1912 70
Mss Grace EeyEer, OF washington
and to their union has been born a
son, Jim, now six years OF age Jim
Is a family name. u was that Of the
young mans grandfather and o. his
uncle. 30 WIZ Is handing it down ny
giving it TO his boy.
Was IN world War.
o. March %. 1913 VIII MARI en-
listed for the world war. IN the 18th
United States field artillery. He, was
soon made a corporal ana went over
seas with the organization from Fort
BIiss He served at Chateau Thiery
with his regiment and was in action
Ior many weeks. ne sas soon plcAel
By his regimental commander for an
officer, and was sent to the French
artillery. school 1f Saumur, where he'd
was just about 70 graduate at the
time the armistice was declared he
was granted certificate OF efficiency
and sent back to the states. Had the
war continued. he would have been
given a commission as Lieutenant
VIII Mari played az boy tn Fl
Faso with VII and Harry Shutes,
Eayser, Jesse Widman. Herbert and
Waiter lcohlberg. Ballard Coldwell, [
Claude Backler. George Brunners sam
Ca1in. Pauline f'DFnamlte"l Cal I
ven known
svfmn1lnE On Reservoir.
"Our favorite rendezvous vas me
rTzferworlzs reservoir" said VIII I
when pressed for story as 20 how
they spent their time as youngsters I
we would gamer up there almost /
every day and 20 In swimming. u Z
didn't matter 20 rs that the water I
served for drinking purposes IN the I
city. II was also good to swim IN I
and We swan We always tied our ]
clothing in a bundle and laid % down i
where we could get &c easily. Then I
one fellow had to serve as q sentry 4
and watch for the cops. When the I
alarm was given, We would All hop 4
out q the reservoir, gather ID our 4
clothing and beat IL FOR one OF the (
uearhv shelteriug arroTos. where we 4
would dress and make or getaway 4
Twice some Of Us were arrested Z
that j can recall ] was one q the {
uutortunates at one time. Jess Wild 4
man ara I Wers caught that time 4
sam Catiiu was sentry and he went =
DO sleep. The police got word iu !
some way that a gang Of Us were