Two-Cent Rail Fare Law Faces Public Debate
Reader editor H. T. Dobbins argues the two-cent-per-mile rail fare law boosts travel and revenue, citing Union Pacific data and free passes. He notes legislatures in fourteen states passed similar measures, railroads eventual acquiescence, and predicts increased gross revenues while asserting the public interest shifted away from railroad control.
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H. T. Dobbins
Lincoln
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September Weather Summary Highlights
September featured a high of 97 on the 10th and a low of 36 on the night of the 12th. The mean max reached 74.46 while the mean min was 48.86. Rainfall totaled 0.18 inches with a 0.09 inch peak in 24 hours on the 1st. There were 16 clear days 10 partly cloudy and 4 cloudy. Frost held off and gardens and fields remained green.
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For Sale Local Goods and Livestock In Richland and Hover
Business Locals advertise fur niture implements and farm items. S C White Leghorn cockerels $1.50 each from prize stock. Four work horses age 4 and 5 with wagon and wheat rack. Osage orange plants and Catalpa trees for hedges from Dobbelaar's Nursery in Hover.
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Reward for missing dark bay gelding near Finley
Five dollars reward offered for return of a dark bay gelding branded on the left shoulder with a clipped foretop and rope around the neck. Horse weighs about 850 pounds and was last seen below Finley. Separate note mentions a political proposition and a mountain tea product unrelated to the horse notice.
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