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Newspaper
Belleville Republic
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1876
Page
3
Court adjourned last Saturday. The county jail is again empty. Numerous local notices urge July plans, road and bridge concerns, and upcoming building projects. Readers are urged to attend temperance and school activities and to follow county business updates.
An 1876 column argues a pond on each farm would moisten air, boost rainfall, and protect wells. It urges damming ravines to create ponds surmounted by cottonwoods, framing water storage as a national improvement. The piece cites railroads, climate, and landscape benefits while promoting widespread adoption. Also listed are court cases and divorce actions from a state docket.
The excerpt lists lawsuits including McKean vs Skidmore, Sharrard divorce, Walton vs Coron in error, Peterson divorce, Seats vs Hoxie, and Madden McKee relocating a saw mill near Duttons place. It also advertises A Mosher's new fruit and ornamental catalog and briefly discusses currency questions raised in Leavenworth Times.
A citizen letter argues against the specie resumption act, urging repeal and a gradual return to greenbacks. It proposes taxing customs to green backs, restoring 1872 currency levels, and criticizes a gold basis as unnecessary for prosperity, claiming a stronger economy existed postwar. It also notes debt settlements and a warning about accounts delinquent after Jan 1. J A Mosher posts farm price preferences and threatens collection on overdue accounts.
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