Road Funds Appropriated for Encampment-Snake River Route
The county board approved and signed a forest service application and appropriated six thousand dollars for next year to build the road through the forest. This plus twelve thousand dollars planned for the Encampment Snake river road hinges on the application’s approval, which is likely. The project would greatly benefit Encampment, and the Record hopes the application succeeds.
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Board of County Commissioners
Forest Service
Snake River
End of the Good Road Observations by a Public Road Specialist
A public road specialist reports country bound teamsters using two loaded wagons to the end of the good road then leaving one to return for a second load. Farmers hauling to market drop a load at the roadhead and return for a second, combining both loads for the final stretch. In some regions oxen yokes are reduced at the roadhead to a single yoke for the improved highway.
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Department
Not Foot and Mouth Disease from Exchanges
Laboratory investigations confirm the cattle ailment in Kansas City is stomatitis, a mild, easily cured condition, not foot and mouth disease. No new developments in the local stockyards amid quarantine concerns. experts warn the illness could be a new malady rather than the feared disease.
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Washington
Kansas City
Quarantine Raised on Kansas City Stockyards
Washington orders lift of quarantine on Kansas City stockyards after disinfection overseen by federal officers. The yards will be cleared only after thorough cleaning and health checks. Charles Hayden was weekend guest in the Orough home.
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Kansas City
Washington
Charles Hayden
Olough
640 Acre Stock Raising Homestead Bill Text
A historical republication of the 640 acre stock raising homestead bill as passed by the United States Senate on September 8 1916 and similar to the House version of January 17 1916. The document details eligibility land classifications for stock raising entries no more than 640 acres contiguous with existing entries and provisions for entry suspension provisional entry and improvements requirements with sections on designation by the secretary of the interior and mineral reservations.
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United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Secretary of the Interior
Grazing Fees to Be Raised on National Forest Ranges
The forester announced a staged increase in grazing charges on national forest ranges, moving toward market value. Cattle rates rise from 54 to 70 cents in 1917 and to 1.00 by 1919, with sheep and horses adjusted similarly. Public hearings via the American Live Stock Association and National Wool Growers Association precede final approval. The plan spans three years starting 1917, amid criticism that forests are undercharged and overused.
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National Forest
American Ive Stock Association
National Wool Growers Association
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House of Representatives of
United States of America
National Forests
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