The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08

n!t ne told her she NIGH, repair and fur
.uSh 10 h@f own liking so she remained ~
made other preparations and in two DAYS
~ u"Nn with her to Il Justice of the
an a, ~ she deIna nGei A legal marriage.
i9,Ir ISL, t.tr ~ The meanwhile resu-
10y ,''Nf HarfldS" contract, settling on
ii'I mouse and two lots IN Uanford. sJ.IB
ia c.sh ana one-third Of his other posse
80, 81 shai nm" ar what might after
warn h't"ni- his PROPERTY. They then drOya
20 itihl"Fi and Returned to the ranch L.
S'sty united a. husband and Wife
bn,,s,. I'LL T'h. 10 WORK vigorously III make the
iiHuN,- hihitahl-. and worked so hard th;t,
s'e became III. She wanted a doctor but
- Geciarcd she WAS Young enough rn
r., 2. ani ne Ms hot going TO pay "a doc
iafSe dose Of turpcntins Sne wanted baked
l' 'dtovS ANA butter: h.. lay- her the pota-
,".s. hut declined 10 waste money for but
~ ~ had n"T"r taken n bath. hut she
,n'H" INN battle under threats of leaVinl,
MN "a once. Each dsv sh. found a new
rNiu- NJ" "i his "Nirsm. p"nt.riouaness ana
M ahntSs. But her release was nearer than
she expected
=, rag" he'd mortgage on a quarter sec
non 81 ind adjoining the Cook mine In Tu-
e. os, "ul'y that was hnndsd last wear Tor
1917 II" had made. some time before, a
power ~ attorney In favor If solomon &.
RAGE 10 foreclose this mortgage Accor,inz
10 !" t hie wiaow; the son had the title drawn
learned This he became violently insane and
never recovered. bus died 4 month later.
AFs Page declares that a short time be-
fore solomon had made an attempt 10 send
ms father 70 an insane asylum and dispos-
s"st the widow &c The home ranch. on the
ground that his father was 70 longer re-
Sp"i%ihl" for his acts: that he influence
Of an adventures controlled him absolutely
ana deSiEEed {" diSiuherit his children en-
tireIy, but the court denied the unsus-
tain'd petition.
Before he became insane Samuel Page
bechu" So "NaSperateI at the conduct Of
nv chii4r'n that he made WIFI in favor
nt his wife as follows:
This nv VIII to my widow all the law
allows and the fultillment Of the marriage
contract: all the personal property: so to
Sol G. Page: 80 TO Mary 4. Carver and
me, rest to nay other natural heirs. and my
WIDOW 10 administer without bond. This
in case ! heat Mary and Sol. and get my
money back; otherwise my widow is to
have all but So To- each Of NV children
Judge W. Il. Wallace before whom the
suit against Sol {. and Mary Ann was
tried AT Nisalia. decided. rs every feature
and purpose OF the transfer OF the prop
erty. whose recovery was the object Of the
suit. was fraudulent. il would have to
stand: hut be granted Samuel PAGE a life
estate I'm the home ranch and declared the
only heirs he degned 20 recognize The
widow Appended against the decision. as IL
might he construed as ignoring both Ter
and her child. Win,fred. the posthumous
heir Of her husband. and would undoubted-
" deprive them Of their rights. The case
IS row pending.
The decision gave Samuel Page life
estate in the home ranch. which naturally
becam" the right OF the widow and the
babe ut his death. and which they partially
enjoyed
All the Kings County folk VINO are friends
OF the young widow unhesitatingiy declare
that she is paying dOubly dear for the re-
ward VI her sacrifices, not an overmuni.i-
cent compensation had II all been realixed
and enjoyed I'm peace after the life she ex-
perienced with Samuel Page. The Pay.
children. too. have many friends. who hook
nd
ious to SEE her defeated Ia tho contest over
the will.