Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-11-01

roads and the stockmen protesting
that II the switching business there
is organized, the stock yards interest
ought to bear the cost. The utilities
commission is still investigating be-
cause there is apparent need of inn
provement in the yards, the only
question being the disposal of the
cost. The matter has been opened
| for a, thorough airing by Chairman
Henderson Martin of the commission
after the Kansas City stock yards
people undertake to slip through
their proportion without attracting
the improvements ordered and better
service rendeded free.
Although laboring under the diffi-
Guilty that a very large proportion OF
the grain shipments in the last three
months have been into the state in
cad of ou5 of it as usual, telegram
department under Chief Inspector
George B. Ross of Sterling has made
a showing of increase net income over
last year. The expenses of the de-
partment for the three months of
July, August and September last
year amounted to SIS, 493. 10, while in
the department cost the state but
S., 594. %. The reduction in cost
amounted to- 81, 89S. 81. On account
of the falling off in grain movement
the income from inspections dropped
from s9.77s.3 "a in the same period
last year to s7,O72.40 this year.
Where the net income of the depart
ment last year was 81, 2s5.24, this year
it reached 81 ,47s u during the CORE
spending three-month period
S. S. Graybill, sanitary live stock
commissioner, has arranged that a
test case of the state law providing
for the payment of county indemni-
ties for animals killed by order of
his department on account of infec-
tious diseases, may be tried in Cloud
county. Recently he ordered about
80 head of valuable dairy cows killed
on account of tuberculosis. AS these
animals had become diseased outside
the state where they were bought,
the county liability under the law
for the payment of indemnities is
doubtful. After consulting the at
torney general Mr.. Graybill ordered
payment made by Cloud county, in
order that court decision may be
obtained. The live stock commission
er believes this will be the best way
to pave the way for an amendment
of the state law to provide for in
Identification of unfortunate owners.
Graybill is pushing federal investiga-
tion for the punishment of the men
in Indiana who sold the diseased cat
tie.
For thirty days the flags on state
buildings will remain at half-mast in
honor of the memory of Ex-Governor
Samnel J. Crawford who died last
week. Governor Crawford was one of
the states most distinguished men
who achieved unusual success not ON
ly in political, but in military, pro-
fessional and business life as we'll
Having retired after four years of
distinguished military service with
the rank of Brigadier General, he be-
at the age of 20 years, and resigned
shortly before the expiration of his
fourth year as executive, in 1868, to
win new honors as soldier in the
Indian campaigns. Afterwards, as an
attorney for the state he recovered
more than million dollars in claims
for the state against the federal
government as well as recovering
over a million acres of public and
school lands held by the government |
or by railroads. During his term as
governor several of the most impor-
tant state institutions were estab-
lished. He was successful stock
farmer in his later life, and a few
years ago he published book of in
teresting memories.
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