Supreme Court orders daily Madison Branch passenger trains
The Kansas Supreme Court grants a writ of mandamus, upholding county bonds and authorizing the Missouri Pacific Railroad to restore daily passenger service on the Madison branch. Missouri Pacific fought state regulation as interstate commerce, but the court ruling sustains railroad commission authority.
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Madison
Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Madison Bunch
Attorney General
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Missouri ,Pacific
Railroad Commission
Missouri Pacific
Large 800 acre Chase county land sale to H C Cooper
In Chase county one of the largest land deals was an 800 acre farm near Wonsevu bought by H C Cooper of Assaria. The tract includes hundreds of acres of bottom land in state and about 500 acres of unimproved pasture and hay land. Formerly owned by G B Telford of Wonseva, it changed hands twice recently. Last purchase from S T Staubaugh of Florence for about 20 500 dollars or just over 25.50 per acre.
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Chase County
Wonsevu
H. C. Cooper
Assaria
G. B. Telford
Wonseva
Farm's Price Jumped From 10 000 To 16 000 In Five Years
David Morgan once sold a 160 acre farm north of Hiawatha for 10 000. He then bought and sold three other farms at profits between 1 000 and 1 500 each. Returning to buy his original farm, he found the profits from his other farms do not cover its current value above 16 000.
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David Morgan
Hiawatha
Mr. Morgan
Rail case appeal to U S Supreme Court questioned Kansas board
Ballie Waggoner attorney for Missouri Pacific Railroad says the Madison branch case will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court. He notes that the appeal will contest the constitutionality of Kansas statute creating the state board of railroad commissioners and all phases of the case will remain in the appeal.
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Ballie Waggoner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Madison’ Branch
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
State Board’ of Railroad Commissioners
Commission finds E E Marshall not guilty of specific charges
A governor appointed commission investigating cruelty and neglect at the Hutchinson state reformatory acquits E E Marshall of the specific charges. No information was given on possible further action against him.
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Marshall
E.E. Marshall
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Discoveries In Leavenworth Well Amid Saloon Closures
The Tongahoxie Mirror jokes that Leavenworth only realized a well could yield hot and cold water after its saloons shut, hinting at further hidden discoveries awaiting under a tight lid.
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Leavenworth
Bruce Purviance's massive round hay stack at Arcadia
On his Arcadia farm Bruce Purviance built a giant round hay stack. It held 567 bales averaging 76 pounds each totaling about 2144 tons. Sold at $10 per ton delivered to Arcadia, the stack earned Purviance roughly $215.46.
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Kansas
Bruce Purviance
Arcadia
Purviance
Gotobed Tops Farm Winners For Market Melons
William Gotobed earned 588 dollars by farming a half acre with Burrell Gem pink melons, shipping them to the early market after a strong harvest. A separate item notes Bill Horn was fined 25 dollars by the local police judge in Mation for going on a toot.
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William Gotobed
Will Toot
Bill Horn
Mafion
Two Doctors Indicted in Iowa Conspiracy Case
Bremner county grand jury reports new indictments against Dr. W. A. Rohlf and Dr. O. L. Chaffee on conspiracy to force an independent physician from a surgical case after he refused to sign the union scale. The earlier probe charged fourteen county medical association members with anti trust violations.
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Iowa
Waverly
Bremner County Grand Jury
County Medical Association
W. A. Rohlf
O. L. Chaffee
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