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THE RICH
FL TUR|TY At
FUTURl1Y WINNERS.

1855 Proctor Knott. Salvador G,len.
Time-l.lb Is. amount. $4,000.
lsso-ChaoS. st. Carlo. sinaloa H.,
ll6 4-5: $54.55O
lsoO-Potomac. Washer. Strn,hmcath.
LA l-5. $67.675.
lS9l-'His Highness. Yorkvillc Belle.
DaSOnctte: l.l5 10. 36l,675
1872 Morcllo. Lady Violet. ST Blaise
-RelladOnna G.: LIZ 10: $50. $50.
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SHEEPSHEA.D
SATURDAY

iss3-Domino. Galilec. Dobbins:
LIZ 40: si9.35O
ls94-Buttertiies. Brandywine Agitator;
LII: $4S7lO.
1895 ReQuital Crescendo, Silver H.;
LII 2-5: $53,l9O
lsaf-Ogdcn. Ornament. Rouermond,
LILO: $4,000
$4,000.
1sHs-Martimas. High Degree, Mr.. Clay;
ll2 2-6: $36.6l0.
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, tent Ia lie In behind 81. Finnan and
Carhuncle and accept the slow PACE
which they were making. The experts
knew. and Shaw must have known. that
his slow pace was sure to beat Latson
On the turn Shaw made n move 10 90
20 the front with I.atson. but tried 10 do
80 In between the rail and st. Finnan.
He must have known Wonderly on st.
Finnan would not let him through. yet
he tried the impossible.
Again when they swung into the
stretch Carbuncle died away and Shaw
had clear sailing on the outside. But
again he poked 1Iatson's nose In be-
tween the rail- and ST. Finnan. and a;
the sixteenth pole he pulled up sharp as
II intcrfcred with.
CIrcu staRtIal roints.
He had the nerve to 20 TO the
stewards stand With n complaint OF foul
but tho stewards waved him on Sla " =
peculiar handling Of I-atsOn. the fact
that the rae. was run In very slow time.
the fact that 81. Finnan was allowed
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SARATOGA RACE TRACK. y. y.
Aug. :'.-Perfcct weather. n fns, track
and fair card were The conditions that
confronted race gocrs her. this after
noon. and with the exception OF tn" card
these couldn't be improved. The Cham
plain Stakes was the feature and Il,
promised a cracking good contest
The stewards have not yet concluded
their investigation In the i.at>on-S,.
Finnan race. The general sentiment OF
the experts In that /, was the wors;
looking race OF the year. and that the
Jockey club should take steps to dis.
solve tho contract which exists between
Jockey Shaw and his employer pitts
burg Phil"
FIRST RACE
fnr 'h'ee-Jrar-oii, and up. srllias mile aud
Q siAtssnih
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on Vans single Rarrys tumble Of
Davis's sround.r and McBridc's pretty
single 10 centre.
Score by innings:
New York ......,..... o o o O-J
Philadelphia .. u q "a
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SECOND GAME.
The Hating Order,

| I UlIbTc-bWSc!s -
| The Giants ewelled out with pride for
the second gamc. and hirted that thsy
would make the slugsinS Quake.s look
| like anatctrs before tho gam" was
finished. Asked about this. IiuGhey Jen.
nings said tcrscly. misplaced con.
.'dcrcc. wait
Taylo- went into the box for Davis"s
men. With Alex Smith at the receiving
cni. D.gsi,hy was the Ouakcrs' hope
In the box. Mcfarland caugh, him.
First Inning.
Setback Swa,ted to centre for a single.
Sirang wis dead one. Dugglcby 10
Jennings. Van beat out bunt and
was caught mapping. DugElchy TO len.
nings Davis popped one TO McF'ar-
land No runs.
Thomas lifted one TO Setback. Barry
wa OUT. S,ranS TO Bowerman. Flick
waited for four w!de ones. Delchanty
| smashed one against the right hsld wall
| land handed one out 10 Van. One run
second Inniuu.
Mcbride. smashed "A s'nSlc 70 centre:
| fly aSnins, the decp right wall and
| doubled Mcbride u, tirst. Smith was a
dead one Barry TO Jennings NO rnns
out an accomplish. Murphy and Rover.
man laid Mailman TO rest. Cross popped
an easy ny TO Smith. No runs.
Third Inning.
Flick pulled In Bowcrman's ny. Hall
man and Jennings pu; Taylor In n.
morsue. Sclbach went III. same way.
No runs.
DuGglchy was An easy out. Murphy to
Bowermsn. Thomas famed. Barry
walked and stole second. Flick beat out
an Infcld hit. Barry going to third.
Flick s,ol. second. Barry scoring on the
shrow down. Flick started to steal
third and scored on Delehaniy's double.
Mcfarland was out. Davis to Bower.
| man. Two runs
Fourth lnuinx.
StrinG singled past Cross Van was
safe on ftarry's tumble. Strang reaching
second Siran& and Van worked a
double steal Davis singled to centre.
scoring Strang and Van Haltren. Nc
Bride fouled to Mcfarland. Murphy
flied out. Smith forced Davis At second.
Two runs.
Jennings walked Haiiman Nicd TO
Setback. Je1ninys stole second. Cross
walked and was forced at second on
Dugglebys hit to Murphy. Dugglchy
was caught pilfcr!ng second. No runs.
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THE CHAMPLA|N
WON BY ROCKTON
Aston Finished in Front in Opening Event
and Knight Of Rhodes Got the
Money in Second.

., IN the run home. the MIS- won by .
head Sam Phillips was eight lengths
IN front OF Lady chortshr
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Chaos made the running. followed by
Astor and cogswcll There was no
change In this order 10 the far turn.
where Aston went to the front and gail
Ioped home an easy winner by two
lengths from Asanith. who. beginning
slowly. made w a lot .; ground and
beat Cogsweil two Lengths for the place.
SECOND RACE
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Huron finished second. hut IVES ig-
rored as a starter by the Coney Island
Jockey Club.
'"Reiuced to "Futurity Course"
about three-quarters Of mile u.263
yards Soot).
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9R2sSssa9 tSWs S"ua o1W'HS. I'nS-I'r 10
sSAanss ID. cut out the running. while
ID Phillips and Lady Chorist-r raced
1 and hesd about q length away.
~ they sWnn. into thu stretch
went to work on Sam Phillips,
49,. reDelly slesed on Agnes
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Montana Pioneer rushed TO the front
and set "a no, pace. followed oy Cass.
Vile. Honolulu and Fortcnia. Ta.y held
this order TO the stretch. where Homo
lulu went 10 the front, followed by
8chwnlbe. In the laat sixteenth Eddie
Busch came through and b. hard riding
got up In time 10 nail Honolulu on the
i last Jump. Honolulu was u length In
Z front OF Schwalbe.
- FIFTH RACE.
e Poi sih.ee.yeas.olds and upward mil. snl r-r.
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PROMISES
RACE.

ls?o-Chaco,rac. Hrigadicr. Windmerc:
Ito 2-5 $3O.63O.
l900-Ballyhoo Bey, Olympian. Tommy
Atkins: 40: $33.5S0.
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For ali aer.. handicap. seven 'urlots,

Politician showed III. way In he early
rart of the race. butt IL was only on
sunerance. for knight pf Rhodes ven;
to the from, On the turn and Won as
he pleased BY two lengths from B.liari0
who trailed to tn. stretch and thr,
went on after the leader. Politician
WIS three lengths back
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SARATOGA ENTRIES.

S.\RATOiA RACE. TRACK. y Y,
Aug. 1.-THE .n,rics for tomorrow
RACES are AS follows.
-,
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For ,~o.,.ar-ola.; sellins ave .ud one.h.r
furlonss
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fnr ths.e-Jrsr-oid, and up. .rllias mile aud
Q siAissnih
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-10
WOODS MAY LOSE 1T.
Graspiug Individual Who Crowded
Out Miss Beals.

Fort Sill, Ok, Aug. s.-Jchn R.
pods made the mistake of his life,
Pparently, when he attempted to
pbble the 100 acres of land running
( entire length of the Lawton town.
Re. John L. Calvert, of Guthrie, one
the oldest lawyers in the territory,
|'ed contest papers at the land rffice.
fsociated with him is c. H. Drake
p 500 persons who are doing business
! Mccoy avenue. The petition re-
Pes that Woods violated both the
}irit and the letter of the home
Pad act. He entered under the
pmestead law for a piece of agricul-
'ral property al a time wher 1000
frsons had established themselves in
Pslness in the adjoining townsite.
Pc attorneys expect to prove that he
fok his land with sole view 20 its
}cculative value for town property
Pa will have witnesses by the thou
fhd to swear that the hollows and ra-
pes which Mr.. Woods chose in or
A to secure his land along the town.
fe is an unnatural homestead yelec-
'pn' not contemplated in the act of
2ngress. Woods may win, but it will
2st him so dearly that he would have
Zen richer man If ne had followed
Y natural division of the government
rVey and not attempted to freeze out
ss Beals.
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OF friends who regret to see him and
his estamiable family leave this city.
Very few Of our farmers have as yet
sold their wheat. They are holding it
for better price. Last year up to this
time there had been about so cars of
wheat shipped; this year there has only
been cars shipped up to the present
time.
w. w. Meng and VIM. Dysart leave
sometime in September for Colorado
on prospecting trip. They will mix
pleasure with business some, by ang-
ling for trout and killing any game,
from a bear to rabbit, that comes in
their way.
Farmers are busy plowing for wheat
and they say that the ground never
worked better than 1t Is doing this
year. The average sown will be larger
than usual on account Of the shortage
OF the corn crop.
The annual August meeting began
here Friday night. This meeting has
been held annually for over seventy
years without break, and is always
looked forward to with great deal Of
pleasure by our people for then there
is reunion Of old friends who seldom
meet except on this occasion. Rev.
Otto of Higginsville will conduct the
meeting. Rev. Otto is not only very
forcible but an eloquent speaker and
those who attend will be treated tc
some splendid preaching.
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this track until the big fill from Big
Sni creek east has been completed.
Judge Thomas E. Chlnn, who was
the auctioneer at the sale Of personal
property belonging to the estate of ].
H. Thorp deceased, Thursday came
down from Independence. Mo-, We'd
nesday morning and put in the over
time, shaking hands and telling big
yarns to the boys.
While handling a so caliber pistol on
the afternoon of the 1st inst. Mr.. W.
w. Corse accidentally shot his little
son, Kelline, the ball entering at the
wrist and travelling the full length Of
the forearm and passed out at the elbow
Fortunately no bones were broken mol
arteries severed and the little fellow il
rapidly recovering.
Mr.. Frank Moss from Higginsvillt
has fitted up printing Office in al
upper room IN the old B. d. RaglanC
drug store, on south side of the cit,
square, and the initial issue of th'
Wellington Wave will make its appear
ance about Saturday. We bespeak
liberal patronage for the enterpris
from the people of Wellington and th
surrounding country. The subscrip
ton price will be only 80 cents pc
annum. LEALMA.
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which they will make their future

which they will make their future
home.
Misses Sallie and Minnie Jennings
gave a social last Wednesday at their
beautiful country home near Higgins
vile in honor Of Miss Schultze of Colo
ado. Elegant refreshments were
served during the evening and music
was furnished by the Hlgginsville band.
News reached this city Monday of
the death of Mrs. W. H. Lawrence, a
former resident Of this place, at Pine
Bluff, Ark, Sunday, August A, 1901.
Mrs. Lawrence has been in poor health
for some time, having an operation
performed last fall, from which she
never fully recovered.
T. Murray Reed, for the past four
months editor Of the Lafayette Leader,
left Sunday for Warrensburg. Mr..
Reed has not yet decided where he will
locate. He made many friends while
in our city who regret to see hin
leave our midst, but wish him success:
wherever he may cast his lot.
The Higginsville Milling Co. hav'
employed Mr.. j. b. Townsend, o
Carlinsville, ILL.,, to take charge o
their mill Mr.. Townsend has beef
head miller for the st Louis Millin,
company at that place tor severa
years; also had charge of the r.
7. Davis Milling company plant at St
Joseph for ten years. MIR. Townsen
Is an expert at his business, and tn
} Higginsville Milling company is to b
congratulated in securing his services
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Iawton, Ok, Aug. s.-The banks
re continue to do an immense vol
of business. Reasonable rates
charged, considering the situa-
sn-one-fourth of one cent on all
.ecks of any considerable amount.
y transportation of currency 30
hes overland is grim task. Yester-
N a telegram was received from Mr..
#Ilings, of Guthrie, stating that he
|s at Marlow, IS miles distant, with
Il loo in currency for one OF the
.nks here and asking for a deputy
erff and guards to be sent 20 ac-
.npany him on the long trip. Heck
komas, famous as one of the most
ring officers in the territory, vol
teered to take the trip. Picking
Io men, he went to Marlow. Mean
bile Mr.. Billings had heard the
i've. .palsying news Of the danger at
bding the drive and had gone back
4 Guthrie with the money.
movement has been started among
disappointed homeseekers to have
j government open up the three re-
i ives which II set aside in the Law
district before the opening At
meeting of 100 or more OF them
4 ,teriay II was decided TO petition
interior department at once TO
Ie such action. These reserves en-
bees 532.500 acres. or about 3,33o
6prter actions.
rhe successful homeseel;crs are or.
pizing already 10 make a fight for
Zee homes.a T'ac latter class want
& get the sizes an acre knocked of
Dir burdens. They say that con-
tS gave homesteaders in the Cher
+ be strip "free homes" and there is
reason why such a law should not
II extended TO take in the kiowa-
|3manche country.
Hobart is a town of over 5000 peo-
and growing rapidly. Temporary
|filding and tents are being erected
nearly every direction from the
|1wnsite. Lots sell at big prices.
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New City At ey OF Manila. John W.
Haussermann. q Resident OF Leaven-
worth Before He Enlisted.

Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. s.-John1
w. Haussermann, the new city attor-
ney of Manila, at salary $4,000 =
geaS. is. s. I'essellynrtb- na ,lls rlay-
ried sister of f. r. Murphy. the
well-known democratic politician and
secret society man. In 1898 he joined
the Twentieth Kansas and went to
the Philippines. When the regiment
was mustered out he was given a
place in one of the volunteer regi-
ments and remained in. the Philip
pines.
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ICE TRUST HARD HIT.
Manager of tho Topeka Company Fined
$500 In Police Court for Violating
the City Ordinance.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. s.-Judge Lind.
say, of the police court, fined W. L.
Dickey, manager of the Peoples Ice
company, 5000 for maintaining It trust
contrary to the city ordinance Mr..
Dickey appealed from the decision to
the district court. A great deal of
feeling has been aroused over the ice
company's action in raising prices and
the trial was heavily attended.
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For the First Time.

Washington, Aug. s.-For the first
time since American occupation in
the Philippines, the United States in
May last headed the list of nations
sending merchandise to the islands.
The imports into Manila during May
aggregated $2,460,431, of which the
United States sent $549,323. England
came next with S549,544 and the Chi
nese empire third with S25O,177.
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Wellington.

Mayor W. j. Carpenter spent Sun
day In Kansas City.
DIR. f. W. Mann had bustness in
Lexington Wednesday.
W. 7. johnson and wife we're visit
ing friends In Odessa Wee. lay.
Born, to the wife of Mr.. Fred Rogge
on Monday, August 5, 1901. boy.
Miss Jeffie Mahan, of Kansas City,
spent Tuesday with old acquaintauces.
MIR. William B. Emison shipped Al
head Of cattle to Kansas City Monday.
Miss Minnie Harmon was the guest
of the Misses Slade Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Professor George Chamberlain OF
the Greenton neighborhood had busi-
ness here Tuesday.
Hon. John S. Blackwell and John
Welborn of Lexington had legal bust
ness here Saturday.
Miss Laura Bryant, who has been
quite seriously sick for some time is
once more able to be out.
Born, on Monday, August 5, 1901,
to the wife OF Mr.. Charles Duncan,
(nee Linnie Linebach), a boy.
Mr.. James A. Emison and wife left
Thursday for three weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Colorado.
Mr.. VIM. Stevenson Of Lexington
has been here several days buying
wheat from the neighborlng farmers.
Mrs. John A. Lockhart and daugh'
ter, Miss Lizzie, were visiting the
family of John L. Lockhart, in Lexing.
ton, from Saturday until Monday.
Twelve teams and number of extrs
hands came in on the freight train
Monday evening and are at work or
the deep cut for Mo. Pac. R. R. Com
pany's new line west of town.
The law suit on Saturday between
Messrs. J. X. Edmonds and Stephen
Gates over the tresspassing of some Of
the latter's cattle resulted in the YER
dict Of $500 damages In favor of Mr.
Edmonds.
DR.. j. A. Mann was telephoned tc
90 to Waterloo and dress the hand Of
Mr.. j. X. Gray who had one of the
fingers OF his left hand mashed of
while at work on wind-mill-pumr
| Thursday.
Sunday about 15O men from various
points on the Missouri Pacific system
made temporary road bed abou
three quarters of mile long and a few
wards south of the old line ties ant
rails we're laid and all trains will u.s.
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eW EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM.
'aehers of Clay County, MO-, Want the
state to Pay Them for Attending
Normal Institutes.

Liberty, Mo-, Aug. s.-The Clay
Punty Teachers institute adopted a
esoution declaring that the EXPENSES
school teaching should be paid for
" two weeks they are compelled to
pend the annual institute, and every
'satute in the state is requested to
lemorialize the general assembly at
: session in 1903 to amend the school
rw SO that the district in which q
Eacher is employed bear the expense
'he teacher attending the institute.
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Won waiaersee Home from China.

Hamburg, Aug. s.-The steamer
Gera, with Count Won Waldersee on
board, arrived here Thursday. The
field marshal landed Immediately
amidst ringing cheers from the crowds
assembled. Gen. Won Witch, repre-
enting Emperor William, welcomed
Won Waldersee.
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Honolulu, July 31.-The United
States transport Thomas, having on
board over 500 school-teachers bound
for the Philippines, arrived here to-
day from San Francisco. She will take
coal here and will probably continue
her journey on August 2.
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Dover.
Dover.
Our public school opens Sept. 2.

Our public school opens Sept. 2.
Albert Lewis spent Monday In Hig-
ginsville.
Miss Mary Willis Redd has returned
from visit to Waverly.
Charles Smith Of waverly Is here
this week visiting Sam Redd.
DIR. Harwood has built a nice office
adjoining the Corbin drug store.
Miss Mayme Gather spent last Sat-
urday and Sunday in Higginsville.
Miss tlsrrtts SipemoksE Is in
Norborn visiting friends and relatives.
Rev. Geo. Plattenburg is in Marshall
this week visiting his many friends
there.
j. R. Plattenburg and wife spent
last Saturday with friends in Higgins
vile.
Capt. Irving Zeysing made a bust
ness trip to the city of HIgginsville
Thursday.
VIM. Fl. Dysart and son, Charles,
were business visitors in Higginsville
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs, l. n. Mallory are in
this city this week visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs, DR.. Hit.
Oliver Martin, "our walnut log
man" was in Boonville last week load
ing lot Of logs there.
Misses Barry of Kansas City, ane
Smith Of Higginsville are here the
guests of Mrs. Mary E. Smith.
James F. Wlnu left Monday fol
Oklahoma. He expects to buy lo
either in Lawton or Hobart where h,
will go into business.
Will Smith leaves In a few days fol
Kansas City where he will embark il
the coal business. Will is a first clas
gentleman and we wish him abundan
success in his new business.
Robert L. Harwood, Jno. Epps, Jno
L. Mathews and others, who wen
from here TO Oklahoma to attend tn,
drawing returned home last Saturday
None of them from here were fortunat,
enough to draw claim. &xl 81
Mr.. Sam IPyle Of Herndon wbc
bought the Jas, F. Winn stock o
goods will take possession next week
He is said to be q first class gentle
man and a thorough beslness man
We welcome HIM to our town.
The corn in this section has improv
ed very much since the rains and ther,
are number Of fields that will yielC
from five to SIX barrels per acre. A
great majority of it will only maxi
three to five barrels per acre.
Mrs. j. b. Davis left last Saturda,
for independence to join her husband
j. b. Davis, who is now station agen
there for the Mo. Pac. RI R. Mr.
Davis was agent here for the Pacifi
for number of years and has hos
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Roers onptnrs eh More.

London, Aug. S.-Lord Kitchener.
in a dispatch from Pretoria Thurs
day, announces that post of 25 men,
belonging to Steinacker's horse on
the Sabi river has been surprised and
captured by the Boers.
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when Legacy TIA. Must BE Paid.

Washington, Aug. s.-Commissioner
Yerkes, of the revenue bureau, has,
held that legacy tax must be paid
within a year after the death of the
testator and in any event before pay
ment and distribution to the legatees.