Stock Feed This Way Gain Over Hundred Pounds Monthly
Pratt County report notes five thousand head of outside steers in one township. Palmer claims fields yield thirteen fifty daily. Farmers describe cattle gains of about ten pounds weekly due to wheat pasture. Dry weather and feed scarcity push sales. many herds moved to wheat belts near Cullison and preserved for spring crops.
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Pratt, Kar
Lemon & Barrie
Attienen
Cullison
Atoe
Able County
Hue
Aitewdty Meade
Shriners Gather in Salina Delegates to Imperial Council
Isis Semple of the Order of the Mystic Shrine will hold four ceremonies in Salina on Tuesday. Delegates will be elected to the Imperial Council meeting in San Francisco next year. Wichita’s Jerry Simpson and Kinley’s Drament Smith are among the candidates. A banquet program lists speakers from Kansas City Omaha and Topeka, with topics on empire, masonry, government, and national defense.
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Salina
Isis Semple
Order of the Mystic Shrine
San Francisco
Jerry Simyson
Wichita
Drament Smith
Kinsler
James Bf. Reeder
Thomas F Dewey
Ald- Terie
Titeraus Taprorementa
Charles J. Lane
Omiha
Iekurs
Charles E. Styke
Kansas Ciy
Thomas J. Ander
Topeka
Commerce
Dumont Smith
Kinley
Noble S. J. Peters
New
BELOIT VETERANS HONORED AT PATRIOTIC MEETING
In Beloit a patriotic town gathers as local veterans with orders from the Grand A. R. elect officers and acknowledge residents including Mrs Cuthers and Mrs Nuney. The event features a circle, talks on past battles, and notes on deceased soldiers. Local participants recall pensions, meetings, and a ceremony honoring old soldiers.
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Biwee
Cuthers
Henrietta
Lana Teodigta
Wits
Rensin
Lottie
W. R
Kansas pensions list for veterans and widows detailed in federal notice
Washington December 16 report lists numerous Kansas beneficiaries under original and special accrued pension categories. Names include Chester Jenness Leavenworth Stanford Leavenworth James Franklin Pence Blue Mound Matilda Kennedy Mound City and Ellen White Lansing. Amounts range from 1 to 65 dollars with multiple towns such as Topeka Fort Scott Manhattan and Ottawa noted alongside war service entries and reinstatement actions.
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Washington
Chester Jenness
Saree Salutary
Roma
Leavenwerth
Stanford
W. Vac
Sonnab
Vermthon
Eine
Spain
Wilt H Blatchley
Port Bott
Franklin Kuleht
George
Peter
Netaon
Dwight
Isaac L Wagner
Topeka
Ellen White
Lansing
James Franklin Pence
Blue Mound
Tretry
Matilda C. Kennedy
Fawety
Beret
Herman
Houston
St Marys Man Guilty in Welch Case
Westmoreland Kas Dec 1 Edward Williams was found guilty after a twelve hour jury verdict. The defense argued insanity due to brooding over the belief that Welch had been unduly intimate with Mrs Williams, but the jury rejected the claim and returned a guilty verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys
Westmoreland
Kas
Edward Willams
tAn
Welch
Williame
Wil
Victory For Liquor Men in Coffeyville Suit
Mrs H M Sansbury sued liquor dealers in Coffeyville Kansas for 10000 damages alleging they sold liquor to her son and made him a habitual drunkard. The jury ruled against her after only a few minutes of deliberation. It was the first such case in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kas
H. M. Sansbury
Stansbury
Compromise With Carnegie For City Library Fund
Lawrence Kansas December 16 the city council agreed to set aside an annual five percent maintenance fund for a library if Andrew Carnegie will contribute any amount under fifty thousand dollars for a library building. C R Gleed and General McCook will present the matter to Mr Carnegie. A building was offered if the city would appropriate ten percent for maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kas
Andrew Carnegie
Gleed
General McCook
Carnegie
Veteran Found Frozen Near Leavenworth Tracks
Det 16 reports veteran Mathias Garthover, inmate at Soldiers' Home, found frozen beneath a trestle by the Chicago Great Western near the Leavenworth brick plant Saturday. Werkien discovered the body as it lay in a ravine, apparently having fallen from the embankment.
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Leavenworth
Det
Mathias Garthovtfer
Chicago Great Vestera
Werkien
Railroad News Highlighting California Crop Transport Surge
Santa Fe gears for a record rush of fruit traffic with an expected 25 000 carloads of crops this season and up to 35 000 cars including oranges and lemons. Railroads upgraded locomotives and reefers to handle perishables, forecasting heavy volume from March onward and potential higher shipments and prices.
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California
Santa Fe
Trust District
Tern
Ube Santa Fe
Union Pacific 19
Tres
Will Build From Pawnee New Territorial Line
President Ripley Tala of New Territory Line explains moving superintendent from Wichita to Arkansas City to be closer to work. He notes the new north south Pawnee line will run about 60 miles from the present route, connect with Santa Fe near Caney, open up fertile cattle and farming regions, and bring business to local people.
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Ripley
Wichita
Compans
Arkansas City
Hiples
Newton
Purvell
J. T
Tice
Pawnee
Indian Territory
Santa Fe
Caney
Oklahomi
Engineer Held Responsible for Franconia Wreck
Coroner's jury in the Franconia wreck case finds engineer Williams in charge of westbound limited No. 3 responsible for the collision. The ruling cites orders causing delays that led to the two trains passing Franconia siding too late, preventing safe crossing. Williams has not offered an explanation.
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Kingman
Needles
Santa Fe
Wiillates
Franconia
Williams
Legal pooling urged to curb rail rate waste and favoritism
Paul Morton argues for legalized pooling among railroads to divide business fairly, prevent rate discrimination against small shippers, and stabilize tariffs. He outlines three possible outcomes: pooling contracts, unification of ownership, or government takeovers as response to unrestricted competition. Morton speaks to students at the University of Chicago.
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Paul Morton
Priesidunt
Atenison
Topeka
Santa Be Road
College of Columner
Bniversity of
Germany
United States
Santa Fe to Use Anthony Depot as Union Station
The Santa Fe plans to use the Kansas Southwestern depot at Anthony as a joint union station with the Santa Fe and Southwestern lines after purchasing the Southwestern. The old Santa Fe depot will be moved to serve as a freight depot. W. S. Manson, current Anthony depot agent, will become agent at the union station. The Santa Fe depot at Argonia, burned last October, will have a new building ready for use next Monday.
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Kansas Southwestern
Anthony
Santa Fe
Southwestern
W. S. Manson
Union Staion
Argonia
Santa Fe Roundhouse Developments and Rail Yard Notes
From Dodge City reports show beta laying steel soon and wiring projects connecting roundhouse to Santa Fe offices. Fireman Bob Hodguson badly scalded on steaming engine. Alfred Mootz killed near Trinidad while breaking for the line. multiple yard workers and engineers noted absent, on duty, or changing posts amid ongoing railroad expansion and maintenance.
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Dodge City
Roundhouse
New Santa Fe
Bob Hodguson
No. 3
la Junta
Alfred Mootz
Riain
Trinidad
Col
Arreal
A. Moots
Harway House
D. Sidian
D. Moetz
Wichiti
J. Geertz
Santa Fe
R. Dunaway
Nebraska
William Riley
John Beauchamp
Soldiers
John Gibson
Topeka
Steel Workmen Here Build Santa Fe Shop and Lines
Frank Hammonds gang of twenty steel bridge workers arrived from Los Angeles and moved through Chanute Hardin and Galesburg to Kansas. They will start the Santa Fe machine shop and expand to nearly sixty workers. The Rock Island plans a southwestern extension into Santa Rosa New Mexico by year end.
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Herman Clinton
Charles Austin
H. A. Fivke
BF. Collins and
Byron
Frank Kammer
Walter Williams
A. ©. Saunders
J. R. Magee
Stockton
Osage City
Stafford
C. L. Short
Plug Pines
Joseph Chatham
Charles Brogunier
Topeka
California
Michael Wartwick
Ble
Andrew
A. J. Rader
Kannae City
Phios
G. W. Ross
Edward Grimes
Blacksmith Show
Maren
Edward McMullen
Wieh
Jn How
Us m Paciic
Cheyenne
Wyo
BY East Fourth Street
Santa Me Watch Company
Pup Ehmbett
Charles Vermilion
Afrhinan
Bridge and Dutching
Sanoy Pe
Snyder
Enaines
Eiauine Owen
Wekioh
Philadelphia
Ira Miller
Anne
di Chand
Santa Fe
Frank Hammonds
Los Angeles
Cal
Chanute
Hardin
Galesburg
Hammond
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Needles
Kansas
Rock Island
Santa Rosa
Santa Rows
X. M
Walltine
el Paso
Tex
Officials Return Home on Choctaw Line
The Anthony community expects the first Choctaw train to pass January 1 as officials and agents travel from Topeka and Chicago to welcome the new route. Assurances have been given that the line will bring travel and commerce through the region.
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Anthony
Assuran
Ottont
Mantle on engine 100 and new cap pounds framework
An obscure report describes locomotives with engine components and valve notions, noting two new derapud locomotives under construction at Schenectady bound for Santa Fe tests and later outfitted for consuming combustion. It mentions a foreman and various details about air driven devices and brake systems amid scattered names and dates.
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Santa Fe Hested
Bchenectady
Sheucor Ehardy
Tver
T¢ Allforda
T. Pariltt
Jeure
Pune
Arana
Perce Corny
Beth
Uckstop
Enn
Coomaae
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