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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

~ when Chinese nobleman
spends his money freely in stocking
a farm? That is the query a we'll
known breeder of trotters recently
put to his friends. Strangely enough
the replies were all of the same ma
ture. 1.-The world loves trotter and
the business of breeding noble ami.
mails cannot be monopolized by white
men,"
Ho Vow is the Chinese consul gen
eral at San Francisco and he is re-
puted to be very wealthy. Among his
possessions is ranch near San Jose.
Ho Vow intends to make this coun-
try his home for many years. Al
ready he has stocked this farm with
choice sires and matrons and before
long may be heard from on the
speedways. Those who know this
celestial say that his love for the
trotter and PAGER is as strong as is
that of C.. K. G. Billings, the million
aire, who has attained the position
of being one of the greatest patrons
of speedways in the United States.
Recently Ho Vow paid a fancy sum
for Much Better (2:O7), PAGER, and
he is negotiating for the purchase of
Mckinney for which animal he has
offered $23,5OO. Iran Alto, we'll
known California stallion, too, is fan
cied by this Chinese, and he has made
a bid of $12,5OO for him.
Why should not Chinaman devote
his money and leisure to stock
farm? Thomas w. Lawson, the Bos-
ton copper king, says that years ago
WIN ho
mental picture of a stock farm with
hundreds of acres of fine pasture
land, big white barns and white
picket fences. = Later on when he ac-
quired great wealth he satisfied his
ambition by building just such a
farm-'f filling in the picture of his
YOUTH as he said. He paid the Ham
! Inns about $4,000 for a stallion that
he fancied and annually expends a
small fortune on his horses.
Ho Vow might increase his ranch
| holdings until he was able to send to
| the race tracks horses bearing the
nomenclature Kwong Tsin, Gum BOX,
Yot Sing, Chow Coy, etc., but it is
scarcely probable that he will choose
these patronomyics. However, it is
almost certain that the consul is the
| only Chinese of distinction in the
| country who is devoted to the breed
ing of choice horses. Nearly every
thoroughbred race track has Chi
! nese camp follower or two-some
cook of former days who has found
!: it profitable to play s'stable informa-
! tion," but these followers of the run
ming races never invest in horsefiesh.
They choose rather to make com
Portable living betting on reasonably
s.sure things" Unique as is the po-
i sition of Ho Vow in the turf world,
there is no breeder who would apply
any closure or exclusion rule to him.
E. G. wEsTLAKE :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
THAT1oY.


He'd been entombed In haystack
Been run over by sheep rack,
Had the fever and the ague and the chflls:
He'd been bitten by a black snake,
Had neuralgia and the toothache,
Measles and a hundred other ills.
He'd been chased by steer,
A scythe had sliced his ear,
He had fallen from the house-top on his
head:
His clothes had caught afire,
He'd been pummeled by his sire
Till twas really very strange he wasn't
dead.
<s'd been fished out of the lake,
Taken poison by mistake,
And once when for refuge he had fed,
They found him white and still,
u the cyclone shattered mill,
gut he soon proved to them he wasn't
dead.
Tomorrow he'll be ten,
ZEE of our coming men,
suppose he'll soon be looking for wife.
His father says with joy:
did you ever see a boy
Who seemed to be so very full of life ?'
Mary E. Rossiter. in Farm Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
mr Feck Axafn.

sDear mel" said Mrs Peck. who
was reading the paper while Henry
waited patiently for look at it
Here is a cage of woman who
packed up all the furniture and left
home while her husband was away
at work, and now he can ind no
traces of her"
And Henry's face lost its express
sion of patient resignation. taking
on the light of a great and buoyans
hope For he had read that women
were sometimes influenced by what
they saw in the representations
American.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
No Woman Wrote Them.

"Why did the court refuse to accept
that woman's letters as evidence?" a
1T was decided that they were not
genuine
Didn't the handwriting experts de
clare that she wrote them?"
contrary"
What was ftp"
1.-THE letters contained no post
scripts."-N. Y. Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

I'm their obstinate refusal to ac-
cept the increasing popular
- ity of three-cushion billiards,
knights of the cue persist in trying
to make balk line games that will be
attractive. The latest scheme of play
to be Invented" is the eight-square
balk line, which Nat Ward, veteran
player of over 80 years experience.
claims, will revolutionize the game of
Billiards. Conservative veterans with
whom 1 have discussed this eight
square game, place it in the category
with the many styles of exhibition
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
The Rrute!

Mrs. Grumbly-What is the differ
snce between exported and trans
ported?
Grumbly-Well, my dear, suppose
fou were on board a ship that had
Just sailed for China and I re-
NAMED at home.
Mrs. Grumbly-Yes; and then
Grumbly-Then you would be eX-
ported and 1 would be transported.
Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21


- for Young America, there was
meeting of the national assembly
If the League of American Wheelmen.
twenty delegates representing IL
states met to legislate for the L.. A.
w. and hear of the passing of their
organization. Few have ever heard
}he result of this annual meeting.
That venerable officer of the league
Secretary Bassett told the story
without elaboration of the grip of
official death that had fastened itself
IN the once great and formidable
cycling body. Last year, said he,
there were 24,3S2 members enrolled.
To-day there are but 10000. 1t is not
dangerous to predict that when the
next national assembly meets there
will not be more than 1000 members.
Time was when we used to travel
many miles to these annual gather
fngs of the league. 1t was our Gus
sbom to print columns of advance poll
tics and gossip, pictures of the candi-
aates for Office and special dispatches
galore about the proceedings of the
meeting. No paper in the land was
too small to be overlooked by the
puO1AClDJ oCRSiA VI UAC IL. a. w .
I'VE must get our membership up
over the 100000 mark was the
slogan. Cycling was at it's zenith of
popularity. The l.. A. w. welded I'M
disputed authority over the cyclists
and had cry good roads" that ap-
pealed to all who pedaled bicycles
and to many who drove horses over
the country roads. The familiar
minged-wheel device of the league-a
badge on the lapels of the members
was quite as common as the insignia
of well-known fraternal and insur-
ancezorders.
Well do I remember when tele-
gram from Boston gave me the infor-
nation that the 100000 mark had
been reached and even passed. In a
short time this news, SO pleasing to
cyclists, was flashed about the coun-
try. Then the warning note was ut
tered: Beware of the professional
politicians Many of the latter had
used the L. A. w. as stepping stone
for political preferment and many
others were prepared to pull the
wires to get soft berths.''
Friction came, the l.. A. w. became
Tie prey VI 1dCC1OnS OIC pull
tjcians with magnificent ideas but
tricky ways, started the organization
on the decline The state divisions
fell off and the usefulness of the
body was impaired. Then came the
abandonment of control of racing cy-
.clists and the growth of the National
Cycling association. Cycling too
ceased to be a sport and passed into
the field Of utilitarian economies.
There was a steady decline in the L.
+. A. w. which ultimately will leave the
Institution but a memory of its for
.mer greatness.
ssGood Roads, Fl. S. Earle, the Mich
igan man who has retired as presi-
dent, has an idea that the remaining
strength of the l.. A. W., may be safe
guarded by making divisions of the
league. The merest novice in league
history might tell Mr.. Earle of the
futilty of trying to keep alive an in
stitution which no longer has any
definite purpose. The passing is
bound to be completed before long
Once a mighty army of wheelmen
able to dictate legislation to state
assemblies of solons who feared the
L. A. w. politicians, there is now nc
politician SO meek as to do the league
reverence.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
StrateEem.

81 understand that close political
friend of yours has been taking money
from the opposition" said the alert
politician.
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum;
She and talked the matter over. All
he had to do was to make few prom
fses, and we concluded that the more
of the opposition's money we could
get the worse it would be for the OPP
position. "-Washingto Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
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some Doubt About 1t.

ado you think your father is
pleased with your engagement to
me?" he asked.
I'm just little uncertain as to
that" she replied.
HAS he said anything about it?'
"Not directly, but after your inter
view with him the other evening he
looked at me a long time very sol
EMMY and then said: And ! always
thought you were girl of reason
ably good judgment, too Chicago
Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
The Rose.

sent white rose and red
DO her loved, and wrote: eff
May hope, 1 pray you wear tonight
The rose that's pure and sweet and white
Or If you wish my love to die.
And If you love another, wear
The red rose that I send, and let
Me know my sorrow and forget.
And try to love again somewhere"
That night she smiled: 1 hoped to see
The white rose / had called my own,
And looked, as she was passing me
She wore a yellow rose alone.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
An Unmi.takabIe Sign.

Mrs: Naybor-Well, what did your
husband say? Is he going to give you
the dress?
Mrs. Nearbye-How did you know
I had asked him?
Mrs. Naybor-I couldn't help MOTTO
ing the bad humor he was in when he
started to work this morning.-Cath-
Ole Standard and Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Fair BarEaiu.

Uncle Benjamin-What; yoh glib me
foah NAH boss.
Rastus-Ah1l glib yoh a load o hay;
OATS fair bargain
Uncle Benjamin-Yoh give me load
oh day? An what d'you expect Ah'U
do wild the hay an no boss to eat it ?''
Rastus- Ah'n lem you d boss till
he's got it eat up.-N. Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Unsuccessful Diplomacy.

ST offer you my love-" said the young
man, with bitterness, "and you offer
me your friendship and good wishes!
No, Pulsatilla, there can be no such
reciprocity as that between Us twol"
$50, them" said the young woman,
coldly, sits annexation or nothing, is
it ?''@Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Rapid Change of Mind,

Mrs. De Mover-Good gracious!
This is the noisiest neighborhood
ever got into. Just hear those chill
lren screechi
Maid-They're your own childers,
num.
Mrs. De Mover-Are they? How the
little darlings are enjoying them
selVes!-Tit-Bits
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
An Unfafr Proposftion.

Bill-I'n bet you haven't got dol
lar you'll lend me until tomorrow?
Jill-Now, here; it's not fair to BET
on a certainty, you know."-Yonkers
Statesman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Ready to Bolt.

MY grandmother" she said. "was
married when she was Is and my
mother when she was H."
DO you think" he asked, edging
little nearer to the door, chat this
sort of thing can be hereditary? "-
Chicago Times-Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Perfectly Right.

Miss Candour-I hear your engage
ment with Mr.. Flightie is broken.
Miss Mugg-Yes; I have cast him
off,
Miss Candour-Perfectly right. A
man who spends all his time with
other girls, and doesn't call to see
his affianced wife once in six months,
ought to be cast off.-N. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Two of a Kind.

Platform of railway station at a
Highland village. Train just ar
rived.
Tourist Ito porter)-You don't
seem to have many passengers to-
day, Dugald?
Porter-Och. no; ferry few, ferry.
ferry few. Only just the minister and
anither aud wife.-Tit-BitS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

81 have called, sir, to see if you Will
contribute to our Home for Incorri.
gible Children?''
Eyes, rather! There's three of mine
upstairs you can take at once, and I'll
send the other two round as soon as
they come home from school!"-A9ly
Sloper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
The Rosebud.

[ found rosebud yesterday.
It's tints were rich and soft and rare;
Though balmy June is far away,
1 found a rosebud yesterday
It was her mouth-she let me lay
My lips upon the petals there
found rosebud yesterday,
Its tints were rich and soft and rare.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
0use of WerE.

He-You know, if you worry about
every little thing, it's bound to affect
your health.
She-Yes, know. That's one of the
things 1 worry about.-Chicago Trib
une
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
The Holder of n Record.

r"How sick I am to hear people pirate
about college educations being fail
ures. Just see what that young
Harvard man has done!"
''We1l, what has he done?'
Beaten the worlds record in a po-
tato race.".CleyelandP Plain Dealer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

softleigh-T nevah pwetend to know
things 1 don't know. When 1 don't
know a thing 1 always say: 81 don't
know
Miss Cutting-Quite right, Mr.. Soft.
leigh; but how very monotonous youI
conversation must be.AChicago Daily
News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Does AN the TaIkinr.

"She enjoys conversation, / believe
"She thinks she does. but as a mat
ter of fact she doesn't know the DIFF
ference between conversation and q
monologue."-Chicago Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Working by the Day, Perhaps

"OEkIhk ny ING 0&y1 ECrHHPS@
1.-THE world wasn't made in day. It's
said,
Which proves to my thinkin'. begob.
Said Pat that wise Providence didEt
contract
To do a years work. be the. jobE'
San Francisco Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
The Rack View.

"But none of the other girls seem
to admire my new dress"
us that so? Turn around. didn't
realize it was so pretty as that."-Phil-
adeiphia>Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
Her Speciality.

A woman oft drives men to drink.
With her prattle and her jargon;
Perhaps she cannot drive a tack.
But she can drive bargain
Chicago Daily News
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
C0nfraat.

This world is a scene of transitions
BY which We are woefully vexed.
It's a beautiful snow for one minute
And it's horrible slush the next.
-Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21
There,a the Ruh

ITO speak the French tongue isn't hard
Most any bright man can command its
The trouble" said he, that find
Is In making the French understand IT."
-PhiIadelphia Press
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-03-21

Tiger-I guess it's almost time those
poker players fed the kitty.-Chicago
American
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
TIE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, oCToBER 8. .lyo2

Whoever is responsible for that
is fool" he said, bluntly. And
then, with sudden emphasis: Hold
hard, and don't be afraid; here it
comes! ,-'.~. .F ..s
Almost as he spoke, the surface of
the lake blackened and went fiat I'M
Ger the b1oom-sweep of the squall,
and moment later the ''Sprite' was
buried in smother of fierce-hying
foam. The gallant little boat shook
herself free in twinkling, and was
up and at it, thrashing through and
over the seas which seemed to spring
up out of the foam reek as if by
magic. Griswold took the end of the
sheet-line in his teeth, and so had an
arm for the tiller and one for Char
lotte; and in the thick of it the cat
boat shot away for the bay and safe
ty. AS beftted him, Griswold had
eyes for nothing save the seas and
the straining sail, and it was little
shrek from his companion that made
him glance aside.
"The launch!". she cried. Its 60
ing to capsize!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09

q demonstration took the cake, 50
says President Scovell. The lum-
Der jacks sawed and chatted to the
amusement Of all. The w. c.. T..
C..woman appeared on the scene
with literature and the audience
rose and cheered to see the camp
men receive the literature and
hurrah for the w. c.. T: .. All
hearts were touched. The poor
fellow who wished his mother was
Il W. G. T. u. woman and would
send him something to read made
Il .shit'' that we hope will reach
many mothers and persuade them
to join our ranks and help carry
gospel temperance to every boy
shut off from home influences so
large part of each year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
First Publication Oct. 9. 1902.


cTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs:-ss. Probate Court.
Special Term, October 18th, 1902. e..
In the matter OF the estate OF. Anton Chris
Hanson, deceased. -.
Letters OF administration on the estate OF said
deceased being this day granted unto Helen
Anderson, OF Benton county. 49,. = =
It is ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the probate office, in the village OF Princeton
on the following days, viz: on or before the 9th
day of January, A. D. 1903, and the proper ana
davlts OF no debts having been duly made and
filed. r -.. d. = :" =
It is further ordered, that and 40 months
from the date hereof be allowed to creditors to
present their claims against said estate. at the
expiration OF which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court, or not proven to it's salts
faction, shall be forever barred unless for
cause shown further time be allowed - -
Ordered further that notice OF the time and
place Of the hearing and examination OF said
claims and demands shall be given by publish
ing this order once in each week for three sue
cesstve weeks prior to the day appointed for
such examination, in the Princeton Union. a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton in said county $500 & &
Dated at Princeton the 4th day Of Octo-
Der, A. ID. 1902. 81 s.
BY the court,
B. M.VANALsTEIN,
PROBATE Seal Judge of Probate
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-10-09
Notice of Lis Pendens,

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of Mile Laos, S.
District Court. Seventh Judicial District.
The Mile Laos Lumber company, Cor
poration, Plaintiff, VS..
Nathan Benson, G. H. Rines. MS.
Rutherford. Sylvester Kipp, William
L. Larned, Elizabeth J. Larned the I'M
known heirs of Nathan Benson also
all other persons or parties unknown,
claiming any right, title, estate, lien or
interest in the real estate described in
the complaint herein, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that an action has
been commenced in this court. by the above
named plaintiff against the above named de-
tendants: that the object of said action is to
determine the adverse claims OF said defend
ants, and each and all of them, and the rights of
the parties herein in and to thereal estate here
matter described, and asking that the said ad-
verse claims OF said defendants, and each and
all OF them, may be by the court adjudged null
and void, and that the title to said real estate
may be adjudged and decreed by the court to
0e IN the plaintiff: and that the real estate af-
1ected by said action is described as follows,
to-wlt: The northwest. quarter of the north
ty-four (2I, township thirty-nine (39) north,
OF range twenty-seven C27) west Of the fourth
principal meridian: and the west half of the
southwest quarter WV Of Sw4). of section
tWenty-three 23), township thirty-nine (39)
north. OF range tWenty-Seven (2O west of the
fourth principal meridian: all said real estate
being situated in the counry OF Mile Laos.
State Of Minnesota.
Dated Sept 3Oth. A. D. 1902.
FOSTER & PRATT
Attorneys for Plaintiff. Milaca, MINI.
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First publication Oct. g. 1902.

First publication Oct. 8, 1902.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss. In Probate Court
Special Term, October Z. 1902.
In the matter of the estate of Henry E. Sey-
mour. deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of julius
county OF New York and State of New York.
representing. among other things that Henry
E. Seymour, late of the county OF Franklin, in
the State OF Vermont, on the seventh day Of
September, A. D. 1887 at the county Of Frank
lin, died interstate, and being an inhabitant Of
the county OF Franklin: State of Vermont, at
the time Of his death. leaving goods chattels
and estate within this county, and that the
said petitioner is the eldest son of said de-
ceased, and praying that administration of said
estate be to Julius H. Seymour granted;
It is ordered. that said petition be heard be-
fore this court, on Friday, the 3lst day OF
October, A. D. 1902, at o'clock P. NJ, at the
probate office In the court house, in Princeton
in said county.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be given
to the heirs OF said deceased. and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Princeton Union a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton. in said county.
Dated at Princeton. the 18th day Of October
A. ID. 1902. By the Court,
b. NJ. VAN ALsTE1N.
probate Seal] Judge of Probate
E. L. MCMILLAN,
Attorney for Petitioner,
@-t Princeton, MINI.
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Notice Of Lis Pendens.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, Ice

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mile Laos. S.
District Court Seventh Judicial District
Charles H. Chadbourne, Plaintiff,
VS..
Lorin K. Lovejoy. Arthur s. Lovejoy,
Mary p. Winston, Mary E. Chadbourne,
Carrie E. Lovejoy and Marguerite Love-
JOY; also all other persons or parties I'M
known claiming any right. title, estate,
lien or interest in the real estate describ-
ed is the complaint herein, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that an action has been
commenced in the above named court by the
above named plaintiff against the above named
defendants That said action was commenced
and Is pending for the purpose OF determining
the adverse claims Of the defendants to said
land as against the title of the plaiutin and for
the purpose OF obtaining on the part of the
plaintiff decree Of the above named court de-
creeing and adjudging the plaintiff to be the
owner OF said premises, and all thereof and
decreeing and adjudging that the defendants,
or any OF them, have no title. interest in or lien
upon said premises whatever. The premises
affected by said action are situated in the
county OF Mile Laos and State Of Minnesota.
and they are described as follows to-wit: The
south half (Sh) of the southwest quarter
(SWAO. and the northeast! quarter r(f1E14) of
the southwest quarter (SW4) of section mine
81, township forty COY, range twenty-seven
Dated, September 22nd, 1902.
A. Y.MERRILL,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
| 4O1 Phoenix Bldg.
Minneapolis. Mimi.