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Deeds Property to District for Grade School PurposesDONORBoard Considers Location Ideal for Building in the North Districti r»AI Uni St the Washington slt; a tract of laud on which '■» erect school building ic north part of the This tract, more I)lock in area, will• tv *»n to hod district ■ *t»ly local«'d a new gradeserve iho district, than a half l» used asW. Allen Stewart (above I who has given to the Washington school district a f 1*011 of land to he used as a s*te for a new school building in the north part of town If the voters act favorably at the bond election April 19, is 9o years old and has been a resident of Washington county since 18 5 2. The matter of age doean r seem to bother hint at all when it comes to an interest In publle af fairs Ills attitude on the school building proposition, indicated by this offer of a site, is typical of Ills leanings on ail community matters He is father of K I, Stewart, representative of Wash ington county in the stale legislature, and grandfather of (lowi-ly Attorney itiehanl A Stewart.Woman Hit by Car Not Badly InjuredMrs F H IJarher «»f Omaha, who Is visiting her sister. Mrs. H ft. Morgan, in Washington.. was stl in k by an automobile on i the northeast corner of the I .square Tttes. morning and was In i Jured, but her hurls are not be- j lieved to be seriousHim was first taken to a phy j slclan’K office and then to the j hospital. She com plained of her liack hurting, hut apparently her injuries were confined to bruises, | with no broken bonesTlie car involved In the acci dent, a Model T Ford, was driven by Albert Beal 721 Not t bAvenue B.PROPERTY DEALS ARE ANNOUNCEDa site for the building that will lie arovlded if the voter* favor a bond Issue of $96,500 at the spe-ial election colled this week for April 1 9.Veepiid l» BoardMr Stewart's generous offer of tit is property, was accepted with ipprt iation by the board of education, and the real es* •a? has already been deeded ov* i to the school district.Th‘ board voted to call the new school provided it is authorized by the voters the Allen Stewart school, in honor of the donor of thlt; site for the building.Its LocutionThe traot in located on Kaat KlghGi street, between North Second and North Fourth avenue* with North Third not being opened at that point, but leading up to the sPe.I* Is just east or Mr. Stewart’s residence, 662 North Second avenue. It Is iwo block* north an»l one mtst of the present north school, or two blocks north and one west oftbe city water wmrks.There are no buildings onthe tract, if is level and regarded as a fine site for a achoolbuilding.Much InterestedMr Stewart wa* tremendously Interested in the matter of securing a new building to re-pin1 e dip present one in the north part of town He felt it was a vital necessity and was disappointed when the bond msi c failed to carry by the necessary 60 percent on Feb.e -The day after the electionhe came to President fl. K Mace of the hoard of education to express his feeling and at ttint time voluntarily and without any suggestion from Mr. Mare offered to donate the site it the board would accept it, uttd if the poApic of the district ill authorize the new' school.Member* of the board on investigation found that the tract came as near their own idea ofthlt;where located as found, boin tin- section o| by the agreed this deed to the Larger The tracf ,varf. over ; in, is largeibuilding should be anv th;a* could be near *}ir renter of that would be scrv-building, and they week to accept a properly.I b in others given hv Mr. Stc-half block In ar-than f he grounds\\ t i t s i s i vi i rKoi'i ii n SOLI TO I.BAI —4 nil litki;lt; i;sr lt;»i \ \lt;,Ls iA south side real estate dealer reports the following ah*The W P. Wells estate Jias BOld the Wells homestead acre age property to William Graf lt;d Washington. This property at1 • II ■ I.'-, ul VV , « I, I I, I. , ,11 V I .....of any of the other gradelt; iioois In Washington.I* is not on a heavily trav-. ie(| treer, which is regarded as a recommendation, considering the safety of the pupils,t in is riot in an out-of-the-way spot I; fact, it Is very neartli,' .enter of the most largely populated s.etion of the districtnorth of the railway tracks, as ran i« ecu by the sketch on this page.r vel vn Srhauf. 19
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Washington Democrat Independent
Washington, Iowa, US
Wed, Mar 30, 1938
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