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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1897

Page

8

Cattlemen Win Kansas Fee Strike at State House Fight

Kansas cattlemen secured repeal of the two cent state inspection fee on cattle entering the state. The commission will have Santa Fe pay $100 monthly for an inspector at La Junta and Fort Worth for similar service at Fort Worth, with Emerson Wright and A. B para transferred to La Junta. The move reduces state costs while maintaining inspector presence at key entry points amid ongoing board discussions in Kansas City.

Kansas Somontentan Aic Cnt Ustpilieden Santa Feaoth Island Amacity Fort Worth Texas Badunta Bforrill Lerdy Johnson Loffler Cauiemen Santa Fe la Junta Cal Heck Island Aiso L. K. Wright Emporia A. Bi Pare Amarillo Teday Lanth Moore Weisht Ee Commission Kansas City Wright A Moore Wis Gould

Inanaas City Inspector Clears Williams Settlement

Taylor Riddle, secretary of the beard arts today, reports to a reporter that Williams’s work is entirely satisfactory and will not be disturbed, indicating steady status for the inspector in Inanaas City.

Quarantine Regulations to Be Unified for Three States

Next year will bring changes in quarantine regulations affecting Kansas Texas and Oklahoma. State stock sanitary commissions plan a joint conference in Oklahoma City in June to align future actions on interstate live animal movement and marketing. Secretaries Edwarde of Oklahoma and Kansas officials discuss the plan with their colleagues as three state boards coordinate.

Kansas Texas Okaahoma Tve J. Etwarde Oklahomia Commission Oklahoma City Bilitsas Teak Wil DM Edwarde Kansas Commission Quacantine

Oklahoma cattle rules proposal and state rail rates talk

A reported push for a unified cattle transport system across states and territories surfaces at a June meeting. Oklahoma officials seek less red tape for disease free cattle and cheaper inspections while rail rates and discriminations are to be discussed in a conference with Kansas and other towns. Secretary Bush opposes social clubs masquerading as societies and warns on charter grants. A startled state house reacts to a supposed civic step settlement as wind causes new cracks.

H. J. Edwards Oklacoma Bound Okiikeans Teust Omee Kaneas Bush Atchizan Rush Pew Golden Terry Golden RP. Lindsey John Leahy Ed Witt Atchison

Kansas Chief Justice warns of judicial overreach

A Kansas Supreme Court opinion by Chief Justice Frank Doster warns against excess authority by courts, stating danger lies in judicial overreach rather than legislative power. The ruling centers on curbing justice of the peace court authority and emphasizes the judiciary's limits over popular branches.

Doster Kansas Supreme Court Frank Doster

Charles Fraud Denounced at Rubber Trust Meeting

New York May 21. At the New Brunswick session of the rubber trust Joseph Hanigan former resident resigned over methods. Bantzan accused of fraud involving seventy thousand dollars in commissions and reckless rate cuts. Treasurer’s report shows assets 41,099,053.51 and surplus 4154.

The Rubber Trust New York New Brunswick Joseph Hanigan Hanigan Bantzan Bantgan Camimen

Armours Organize Kansas City Cattle Loan Company

The Armours of Kansas City and Chicago with other stockholders form the Kansas City Cattle Loan Company. It will lend money to farmers and stock growers through stock commission merchants, securing loans with chattel mortgages on cattle and corn. The new firm plans a capital of 500000 dollars and will operate in cattle paper, buying from commission men and selling to eastern brokers.

Armours Kansas City Armours of Chicago Inter-State National Bank Base Organized & Trust Company Kansas City Cattle Loan Company St. Louis Treeas

Chicago Plans Arcade Alleys To Modernize Downtown

Chicago mayoral adviser Volney W. Foster proposes paving alleys between Van Buren and the river to create arcade style walkways like Boston. Materials include asphalt or vitrified brick with gutters and central crown drainage, elevating shop access for nearby property owners. Electric lighting and new rents are envisioned, with costs estimated per foot and a push to connect to sewers.

Chicago Boston van Buren Street Volney W. Foster

Wheat Ready to Harvest in Oklahoma Next Week

Reports from Noble Pawnee and other eastern Cherokee Strip counties indicate a huge wheat crop. Farmers expect 40 to 60 bushels per acre with about 25 000 acres in this county alone and total territory output near 6 000 000 to 7 000 000 bushels at current prices.

Perry Oklahoma Noble Pawnee Cherokee Strip

Four Freak Children Born to a Mexican Woman

A curious freak of nature is reported in Tuchan where a Mexican woman reportedly bore four children. Descriptions of the children vary in color and background, with the mother and offspring said to be doing well.

Tuchan

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