Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-20
Southern Io1ua Items

that at least three shops here kept
open during the usual Sunday hours,
and arrests of the owners were invited.
Bonds will be given for their appear
ance and at the conclusion of the hear
ing appeals will be taken to the district
court, or the supreme court, If need be.
II this procedure Is followed the same
expensive and troublesome events that
marked the attacks upon and over
threw similar law passed twenty
years ago, will follow. It cost the tax
payers more than $1,000 before the
higher courts got a chance to declare
the law to be class legislation and I'M
constitutional.
Columbus junction.
D. X. Shaver, the oldest resident in
Columbus Junction and the oldest
printer in Iowa. passed away Thursday
after an illness Of four weeks De-
ceased was born in Somerset, Pa,
ninety-three years ago, coming to Iowa
in 1914, and locating in Johnston coun-
ty. He was at one time connected with
the Iowa City Republican and the
American Union, newspapers. On Oct.
26, 1857, he was united in marriage to
Miss Adeline Donaghey. who. with one
son, Erlis, of Marley, Iowa, survives.
Three children preceded him in death.
! Two sisters also survive. The Shaver
family moved to Columbus Junction
from the Pleasant Hill church, near
Wellman, and interment was in Pleas
ant Hill cemetery.
Davenport.
Passenger agents in Scott county
towns are about to be placed under the
investigation lamp by County Attorney
Henry Jebens, who has received COM
plants from passengers waiting for
hours in stations unable to discover by
any means the lateness of trains. The
county attorney had an experience Of
! his own Thursday while in small town
and has agreed that the agents need
| more knowledge of the state laws. Mr..
Jehens waited five hours in a small
depot momentarily expecting the train.
| No bulletin had been posted and the
agent could not be found. The state
i law requires that bulletin must be
posted regarding the arrival time of the
train at least thirty minutes before its
scheduled time.
Avoca.
Alfred Hansen. who was sentenced to
the penitentiary at Anamosa Oct Z,
1910, from the district court at Avoca,
and who was injured while working
there and after the injury paroled. has
| in accordance with law enacted by
| the Thirty-sixth general assembly, been
paid $500 for loss of wages and in
| juries out of the funds of the state.
The provisions of this law are that a
trustee shall be appointed by the judge
of the district court and the interest
paid from time to time to the one the
appropriation is given, or as directed
by the court. upon petition of Aiffreeii::
| Hansen and a signed order by Judge
Rockafellow, Mr.. A. c. Meitzen, cashier
of the Citizens Savings Bank Of this
city, has been appointed as trustee and
his bond Is fixed in the sum Of $4,000.
Des Moines.
| An order was issued by Chief OF
Police Crawford Saturday that all taxi
cabs must be kept moving except when
they are hailed by a passenger. A
charge Of obstructing traffic will be
filed against those who fail to obey the
new rule. The order was a direct re-
suit of an attack upon two OF the chiefs
special officers by a gang Of men, said
to have been composed mainly Of taxi
drivers, at Fourth and Walnut streets
The officers were badly bruised. -Four
men were arrested and charges OF
assault and battery with intent to COM
NIT great bodily injury and interference
with officers while in the discharge OF
their duty were filed against them. The
men are AL Bosrup, Bud Lynch, Charles
Richie and Frank Umbenhauer. Bos-
rup was released on bonds