Kansas Apportionment Debate in Western State News
A Kansas editorial discusses apportionment for the legislature, urging fair districting amid new western counties. It warns eastern dominance over representation, weighs county quotas, and notes planned special session talks, with Western Kansas urging equitable treatment for counties like Cheyenne Sherman Wa John Gove and Seward. It also mentions new towns, county organizations, and local political tensions in the 1888 political climate.
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Tris
TSS
Setae
Kansia
Pow Sr
Nimety
Kansas
Central
House of Representatives
Worlh
Eame Cheyenne
Sherman
Wa John
Gove
Greeley
Wichits Lane
Hamilton
Seward
Thomas
Commanche
Meade
Clark
Worup
Seventeenth
Seventeenth District
I. K. Pratt
Russell County
Colorado Line
Greeley County
Barton County
Went
Public roads layout urged by county commissioner
A county board letter from 1885 argues for early road location to prevent later fencing losses and disputes. It warns fencing across sections and property disruptions if road planning is delayed, urging prompt attention to road routing for the county’s benefit.
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Trego
Ana
Children Festival At Opera Hall On Christmas Eve
A village notice invites all to a Pop-Corn Candy Festival at Opera Hall Christmas eve. Parents are asked to list their children for planning, bring spare change for sweets, and enjoy a family event with late hours avoided. Committee names appear in the notice.
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Opera Hall
Everyody
E L Verner
Ne. N. Prinnen
Afes
Friox
Mas
B.D. Carian
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