Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-06
Southern Io1ua Items

wo weeks ago that his license be re-
voked. Investigation Is said to have
showed that the milk sold by Kraklio
was of low test and the board acted
favorably upon the recommendation.
A son Of Kraklio who has been buy
ing milk Of his father and delivering
1t to customers in Davenport will be al
lowed to continue his business.
Davenport.
Supposed to have become despond-
entrthru ill health. Mrs. Amanda Haas
80 years OF age. locked herself in the
kitchen Of her home at 1924 West
Fourth street Wednesday morning,
turned on the gas and was dead when
her husband arrived home for dinner
at 1916 o'clock. No other reason than
Ill health can be suggested by the
family of the unfortunate young
woman. She had never said anything
about taking her life and had ap-
peared cheerful when talking to
neighbor Wednesday morning. She had
been sufferer from chronic stomach
trouble for many years. however. and
this malady had troubled her greatly
of late.
Davenport.
Bert Humason. charged with violat-
ing the Mann white slave act, on in
formation sworn out by Florence Robb,
his victim, pleaded not guilty before
United States Commissioner A. G.
Bush, and waived preliminary exami-
nation. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
Humason apparently was familiar with
court procedure, stating that he would
waive the examination. After he was
bound over to the federal grand jury
he asked Commissioner Bush to recon-
mend a lawyer. Several were named.
He had not retained an attorney short
ly\afternoon today. Florence Robb, the
accuser of Humason, alleged in her
complaint prior to the swearing out of
information, that Humason took away
her clothes and forced her to stay in a
room at SIP Rock Island street for sew
eral days. She alleges that on differ
ent occasions he came up to her room
in company with other men.
Davenport.
Within the next few weeks all the
sign boards, along the county roads,
that are on property owned by Scott
county, will be torn down. At the
meeting Of the board Of supervisors,
County Attorney Henry H; Jebens was
instructed to serve the owners Of such
sign boards that they must be torn
down within a reasonable length of
time. If the orders are not complied
with the boards will be torn down by
the county road gangs. The super
visors claim that many Of these large
signs are distractions and that in
winter the snow piles around 50 that it
is almost impossible to get thru the
road. There is q state law which pro-
hibits the erections OF such signs on
county property which is used as g
public highway. Some OF the signs. it
IL said, are standing at least sight feet
out into the road. The signs that are
on private property and inside the
Council Bluffs.
Tuesday in the Office Of County Re-
corder Frank Zurmuehlen was filed a
first mortgage refunding bond Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company to the
Equitable Trust Company Of New
York, involving loan Of 100000, 900
for improvements. The document COW
ers an immense amount OF rolling
stock locomotives, cars, right-of-way
in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Wyoming and other states,
all Of which is bound for Improvement
funds, which are to Do drawn as
needed. the first draft being for the sum
Of $50,000,000. The instrument Is Of
unusual length and to expedite the
work of recording 1t the parties have
made twenty Identical copies, each Of
which, for record purposes, is consid-
cred as being the original. The records
ara made In every county OF every state
In which the company has property In
volved as we'll as in New York and
other eastern cities where the trust
company does business.