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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11
(First Pub. June I'D
Citation for Hearing on Petition fol
Administration.

ESTATE OF LEWIS II. KNIFFIN,
State OF Minnesota, County of Willie Laos
In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Lewis H
knifan, decedent.
The state of Minnesota to all persons inter-
ested in the granting of administration of the
estate of said decedent.
The petition OF Laura South having been
hled in this court, representing that Lewis H.
knlfhn. then q resident OF the county of
Mile Laos. state OF Minnesota. died intestate in
1 IN the -, year yea 1885: and praying that
granted to Ira G. Stanley. and the court 1av-
Ing liked the time and place for hearing said
petition
IT. Therefore you, and each Of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, il any YOU
have. before this court at the probate court
rooms in the court house. in the village of
PRINCETON in the county of Mile Laos. State
OF Minnesota, on the 9Th day Of July 1908.
at ~ o'clock a. M, why said petition should
not be granted.
Witness, the Judge Of said court and seal of
said court, this 9th day Of June 1908.
l.. S. BRIGGS,
tCourE oeaQ Probate Judge.
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Sale Of School and
Other State Lands
STATE OF MINNESOTA, State Audit
or's Office.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, State Audit
or's Cffice.
st. Paul. May /. 1908.
Notice is hereby given that on tho days
and dates and at the times and places
herein stated below in this notice, In the
OFFICES Of the county auditors Of the re-
spectfve counties named in the State Of
Minnesota. will offer for sale tho fol-
lowing described unsold state lands. and
the following described state lands. which
have reverted to the state by reason Of
the non-payment Of interest will also be
then and there offered for resale. FIJI
teen per cent of tn" purchase price and
interest on the unpaid balance from tho
date of sale to June LIST, 1909. must DO
paid at the time Of the sale. The balance
of the purchase money can be paid at
any time. in whole or in part, within
forty years Of the time Of the sale; the
rate of interest on the unpaid balance
OF the purchase money will be four per
cent per annum, payable in advance on
June LIST Of each year, provided the prin-
clpal remains unpaid for ten years; but
II the principal is paid before the expira-
ton of ten years from the date of the
sale the rate Of interest on the unpaid
balance of the purchase money will be
nve per cent per annum; interest is pay
able In advance on June list Of each year.
Holders of certificates on which the
interest payments are in default can have
their certificates reinstated on payment
before the sale Of the interest in full to
date and the penalties thereon, when the
lands covered thereby will be withdrawn
from sale.
Purchasers Of lands on which assess
ments for the construction of a Drain
age Ditch have been paid By the state
are required to pay in addition to the
IS per cent Of the appraised value the
cost of drainage and interest added to
date Of sale, as provided by Chapter 500,
General Laws Of 1907.
All mineral rights ar reserved by tho
state. All sales made will be subject to
the provisions of Chapter No. 300 Of the
General Laws Of 1905.
SAMUEL G. IVERSON,
49, State Auditor.
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Republican County Convention.

A republican county convention for
the county of Mile Laos, state of
Minnesota, will be held at the court
house in the village of Princeton, on
Thursday, June 25, 1908, at l O'Clock
p: M, for the purpose of selecting
nine delegates to the republican state
convention, to be held on Wednesday,
July l, 1908, at II O'Clock a. M, at
the Auditorium in the city of St.
Paul, for the purpose of placing in
nominate candidates for the follow
ing state Offices to be voted for at the
general election in November, 1908:
GOVERNOR; Lieutenant Governor:
Secretary of State; State Treasurer:
Attorney General; Two Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners.
The primaries for the election of
delegates to said county convention
shall be held in the different election
districts of said county on Thursday,
the 18th day of June, 1908, at 2 'clock
in the afternoon and shall be con-
tinued open one hour.
Each election district shall be en-
titled to one delegate for each Is votes
or major fraction thereof averaged
on the vote cast for the republican
state officers in 1906. It is recon-
mended that the primaries be held at
the usual place Of holding elections in
each precinct.
In accordance with the above appor-
tionment the several election districts
of the county will be entitled to the
following number of delegates in said
IoorvoptiNp.
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Mo William E. Flanders.

MO William E. Flanders
DeIauit having been made in the payment by
from you under and by virtue OF that certain
M VII contract between The Mile Laos Lum-
p PSr company and you. the said William E.
1903 for the purchase by you of the following
oescrlp9ed property situated in Mile Laos
county ;eN minnesota, to-wit: Lot numbered sever
corded plat thereof e w 'Do 40
- Notice is hereby given of said default. and
tnag unlesS the said amount so in default is
from the service OF this notice upon YOU. said
contract Will be Cancelled and terminated.
Wnlcn sald cancellation and termination shall
days after said service Of this notice Aforesaid.
THE MILE Laos LUMBER COMPANY.
r, By JNO. J. TooMEY,
st. Paul, Minnesota, May 10Th, ICES.
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ESTATE OF SARAH ]. GATES.
State OF Minnesota, County OF Mile Laos,
In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate OF Sarah J. Gates.
decedent.
Letters testamentary this day having been
granted to Charles N. Orr, Of St. Paul. Mimi.
It is Ordered. that the time within which all
creditors OF the above named decedent may
present claims against her estate in this court,
be, and the same hereby is, limited to six
months from and after the date hereof: and that
Monday, the 18th day of December, 1908. at
o'clock a. NJ, in the probate court rooms at
the court house, at the village of Princeton. in
said county, be, and the same hereby is. fixed
and appointed as the time and place for hearing
upon and the examination, adjustment and
allowance Of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
- Let .1 notice hereof be given by the publication
VI thlS order IN the Princeton Union, weekly
newspaper printed and published in said com
ty. as provided by law.
Dated June /, 1905.
L. S. BRIGGS,
\Fropate SeaQ Judge OF Probate
ORR q STARK,
Attorneys for Executor
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11
THE PRINCETON UNION:
Russia's Great Library.

One of the proudest monuments to
the memory of the benevolent despot,
Peter the Great, is the Imperial Lii
brary of Russia, established by him
in TIA. Present ranking places it
third among the worlds great
libraries. One of the most popular
beverages of the great northwest is
golden grain belt beer. It has won
a dignifed place in the home and de-
serves place on your family table.
Order of your nearest dealer or be
supplied by Sjoblom Bros, wholesale
dealers, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11
Badly Sprained Ankle Cured.

Three years ago our daughter
strained her ankle and had been
suffering terribly for two days and
nights-had not slept minute. Mr..
Stallings of Butler, Tenn, told US OF
Chamberlain Pain Balm. We went
to the store that night and got a
bottle of it and bathed her ankle two
Or three times and she went to sleep
and bad good nights rest. The
next morning she was much better
and in short time could walk
around and had no more trouble with
her ankle.-E. M. Brumitt, Hampton,
Tenn. 25 and so cent sizes for sale by
Princeton Drug Co.
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By order of the republican county
committee.
Dated, Princeton, MIMI. May p,
1908.
Ernest II. Sellhorn, Chairman.
G. F. J. Goebel, Secretary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-06-11

MILE Laos COUNTY.
Sale at Court House, Princeton, July
22, 1908, at II o'clock A. M.
UNSOLD LANDS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11

named by the Germans, who set
tied it, from the city and battle
of Alma.
Wallace-General H. L. Wal
lace, veteran of the Mexican
war. Sharon County seat, for
sulphur springs in that locality.
First called Eagle Tail for the
creek on which it was situated.
Washington-George Washing
ton. Washington county seat,
same.
; Wichita-Indian tribe. Leoti
County seat), Indian Prairie
Flower, name of a white girl
in story, captured and adopted
by an indian chief.
| Wilson-Hiero T. Wilson, mer-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11

man. GOodland County seat, fol-
uoOdlanu, Ind.
Smith,. Newton Smith, Sec
ond Colorado. Smith Center,
County seat, same.
StaffOrd-Lewis Stafford, cap
tain Company E., First Kansas,
vt. vOhn county seat, for Gov
ernOr John P. st. John.
Stanton Edwin NJ. Stanton,
secretary of war. johnson (coun-
ty seat, for Colonel Alex John
son Oh topeka.
Stevens Thaddeus Stevens
Hugoton County seat, for Vic
tor -4dgO, ton" being afterward
adoed because of the proximity
to Hugo, Colo.
oumner-Charles Sumner, I'm
iIeu otates senator, assaulted
by Preston S. Brooks for his
speech, on "The Crime Against
Kansas" Wellington ( county
seat for the Duke of Wellington
Thomas-Major General Georg
H. Thomas. Colby County seat
for j. R. Colby, one of the first
settlers.
Trego-Edward P. Trego, cap
tain Eighth Kansas. WaKeeney
County seat), for the founders
A. E. Warren and J. F. Keeney.
Observation-Disclosures In
dian chief. Alma County seat
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11

cnant at Fort Scott, Fredonia,
County seat, for Fredonia, N. Y
Woodson-Daniel Woodson, sec
rotary of the Kansas Territory.
Yates Uenter County seat, for
Abner Yates, the owner.
Wyandotte-Indian tribe. Kan
sas ulty county seat, for Kansas
City, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11

We have a fine proposition 70,
some one who would like to ham
die the best car on the market
for the money in Barton County.
We have fine territory yet for
1909 contracts. For full partic-
ulars write at once to j. P. Bru-
baker, Mgr, Mcpherson, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11

and the important towns of Kan
sas, and there is a STORY" be-
hind each one.
The origin of the names of the
Kansas counties and their coun-
ty seats, as obtained from the
best sources are here set forth:
'Allen-William Allen. United
States senator from Ohio, 1887
40. lola County seat, for the
wife of j. F. COlbOrn, one of the
settlers.
AnderSOn-Joseph C. Anderson
member of the First Kansas terri
torial legislature. Garnett( coun
ty seat, W. A. Garnett of Louis
vile, KY.
Atchison-David R. Atchison,
United States senator from Mis-
souri,, 1885 AtchisOn (coun
ty seat, same.
Barber-ThOmas W. Barber,
free state martyr; murdered near
Lawrence Decembr 6, 1855. Med
icine. Lodge County seat. for
the river on the west named by
the Indians.
Barton Miss Clara Barton,
.philanthrOpist and founder of
the Red Cross Society in the I'm
tied States, Great Bend )cOun-
ty seat(, north point in Arkan-
: sas river where it commences
its great bend to the SOUTHEAST.
Bourbon-BourbOn county, Ky
Fort Scott County seat, for
General Winfield Scott.
Browne. H. Brown, member
of the First territorial legisla-
ture. Hiawatha County seat
named by DR.. E. H. Grant from
LongfellOw's poem, meaning
very wise man.
Butler-Andrew P. Butler, I'm.
tied States senator from South
Carolina, 1S47-57. Eldorado( coun
ty seat, Spanish golden land
Chase-SalmOn P. Chase, Unit.
ed States senator, secretary OF
sthe treasury and chief justice,
from the Cottonwood river.
Cottonwood Falls County seat,
MISUNDERSTANDING coun
ty, N. Y. Sedan(c County seat
for Sedan, France, named about
the time of the German victory
1870, by E. K. Paris, founder.
Cherokee Indian tribe. Co
lumbus(cOunt seat) for Column
bus, O.
Cheyenne-Indian tribe. st
Franciss County seat), not OBJ
tainable.
Clal k-CharleS F. Clarke, Sixt
Kansas cavalry. Ashland (coun
ty seat, for Ashland, Ky.
Clay-Henry Clay, Clay Center
County seat, about the center
Of Clay county.
Cloud-William F. Cloud. col
Onel of the Second Kansas reg
iment. COncordia County seat)
after years of controversy Ovel
the selection of a site for thu
permanent seat of county gov
eminent, this location was agree
on, and name meaning char
mony" chosen.
Coffey-A. NJ. Coffey, membt
First Kansas territorial legisla
5 ture. Burlington County seat
for Burlington, Vt.
Comanche-Indian tribe. Cold
water County seat, for Coldwa
er, Mich.
Cowley-Mathew Cowley, Nintl
Kansas. Winfield (cOuntv seatl
for the Rev. Winfield Scott o.
Leavenworth.
Crawford = Governor Samu
Ell j. Crawford. Girard (coun
ty seat), for Girard, Pa.
Decatur Commodore Stephe
Decatur. Oberlin County seat
for Oberlin, O.
,DickinsOn-Daniel S. Dickinso
United States senator of New
York. Abilene County seat i,
for the ancient Hierarchy mentiol
ed in the third chapter of Luke
IlrSt verse.
Doniphan-Alexander W. Don
iphan, colonel in the Mexican
the ancient city of Troy.
war. Troy(cOunty seat, TO
Douglas-Stephen A. Douglas
United States senator, Lawrence
(county seat), for Amos A. Law
renee, Boston, Mass.
Edwards-W. C. Edwards O
Hutchinson, who built the frs
brick block in the county. Kinsle
tcounty seat), for E. ". Kinsley
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11
=@dl9IoJ% @6N5To[E=
HOW THEY WERE MAYED
Something Worth Knowing About
Kansas Counties

william ~. Mitchell,
Second Kansas. Beloit County
seat, for BelOit, Wis.
NIOntgOmery-General Richard
Montgomery. Independence (cOu
ty seat, probably for Indepen-
dence, la.
Morris Thomas Morris, Ohio
United States senator. Council
Grove County seat a fine grove
on the branch of the Neosho,
bearing the same name,, where
the United States commission APP
pointed to mark road from Mis-
souri, to Santa Fe, in August,
1925, met and concluded trea-
ty with the Osages.
MortonI0hver P. Morton, I'm
tied States senator from Indiana.
Richfield County seat, named
by A. T. Spotswood who laid it
out and thought it would be a
erich field"
Nemaha- Nemaha river. Sen
eca( county seat for Seneca coun
ty, O.
Neosho- Neosho river. Erie
County seat, for a little lake,
one and one-half miles west, NAM
ed Lake Erie.
NeSs-NOah V. Ness, corporal
Seventh Kansas. Ness City (coun
ty seat, same.
NOrton-Orloff Norton, captain
Fifteenth Kansas. Norton( coun-
ty seat, same.
Osage-Osage river. Lyndon
County seat, for Lyndon, Vt.
0sbOrne-Vincent B. Osborn,
Second Kansas. Osborne County
seat same.
Ottawa-1ndian tribe. Mime
apOlis( county seat, for Minneap-
oils, MINI.
Pawnee-Indian tribe. Larned
County seat), for General B.
F. Larned.
Phillips William Phillips, free
state martyr, murdered at Law
renee. Phillipsburg( county seat
same.
! POttawatOmie- Indian tribe.
Westmoreland county seat, for
the postofficey named in 1860, by
John McKinens, first postmaster,
for Westmoreland, Pa.
Pratt-Caleb Pratt, lieutenant
First Kansas regiment. Pratt,
County seat same.
Rawlins- General John A. Ra,
Inns, secretary of war. Atwood
County seat, for Atwood Math-
eny, son of the founder, j. NJ.
Matheny.
Reno-General Jesse L. Reno.
hutchinson county seat, for c. {
Hutchinson, its founder.
Republic-Pawnee Republic, a
principal division of the Paw
nee Indians, formerly located in
that county. Belleville( county
seat, for Arabelle, wife of A. B.
Tuition, president of the town
site company.
Rice-Samuel A. hlce, briga-
der general. Lyons( county seat
for T. J. Lyon, who owned the
TOWNSHIP.
Riley-Major General Bennett
Riley. Manhattan County seat,
a compromise between persons
who advocated the name New
Boston and those who wished to
name it New Cincinnati.
Rooks-John C. Rocks, Elev-
enth Kansas Stockton County
seat), first settlers were cattle
dealers and named the town,
. Stockholm, afterwards changed t
Stockton.
: Bush Alexand:r T., ST.. Second
Kansas. e. lored ca,al:., Lacrosse
(cOu: ~ seat, not obtaina' y.
Russell-Avra P. Russell, cap
tain Second Kansas. Russell,
County seat, same.
County seat), same.
Saline Saline river. Salina
(cOunty Seat), same.
Scott-General Winfield Scott.
Scott City(county seat, same.
straightforward John Sedg.
wick. Wichita County seat, for
a band Of Wichita Indians who
came with Jesse Chisholm in
1884, when he established a trad
ing post.
! Seward-W. H. Seward, Unit
ed States senator and secretary
of state, who proclaimed Kansas
the cinderella Of the American
family" Liberal County seat,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11
Kansas Counties

w lluefHeSS.
Ellsworth Allen Ellsworth.
second lieutenant, Seventh Iowa
cavalry. Ellsworth County seat
after the county.
Finney-David W. Finney, lieu
tenant governor, 1SS1-S5. Garden
City County seat, name sug-
gested by a traveller as appro-
pirate.
Ford-JameS H. Ford, colonel
Second Colorado cavalry. Dodge
City County seat, for Fort DOdg'
named for Colonel Henry Dodge.
Franklinn-Benjamin Frankli
Ottawa(c County seat, for the Of
tawa Indians.
Geary-John White Geary,
third territorial governor. June
ton City(county seat, near june
ton of Republican and Smoky
Hill rivers.
Gove-Grenville L. Cove. cap
tain Eleventh Kansas. Cove
City County seat), after the coun-
ty.
Graham-JOhn L. Graham, cal
tain Eighth Kansas. Hill City,
, County seat, for W. R. Hill,
Grant-Ulysses S. Grant. Ulys-
SEES County seOt) for Grant.
Gray-Alfred Gray, secretary
Kansas state board of agricul-
ture. Cimarron(cou seat J,
Spanish, meaning "unruly.'
Greeley-Horace Greeley, Trib.
une County seat)fOr Greeley's
New York Tribune.
Greenwood-Alfred B. Green
wood, commissioner Indian af-
fairs. Eureka eureka" mean
ing | have found it. :"
Hamilton Alexander Hamil.
ton. Syracuse( county seat for
Syracuse, N. Y.
Harper-Marion Harper, ser
geant Second Kansas. Anthony
County seat), for Governor
George T. Anthony.
i Harvey-James NJ. Harvey, cal
tain Tenth Kansas. Newton(c co
ty seat for Newton, Mass.
! Haskell-Dudley c.. Haskell,
member of congress. S anita FL
County seat, for Santa Fe, N.
M. the trail and the railroad.
HOdgeman- Amos Hodgemal
captain Seventh Kansas. Jetmore
County seat, for Colonel A. B.
JetmOre Of Topeka.
JackSOn-Andrew Jackson. Ho
tom County seat), for Edward D.
Holton of Milwaukee.
Jefferson-Thomas Jefferson
OskalOosa County seat), for Os-
kalOOSa. la.
JEWELL. R. Jewell, lieutenan
b colonel Sixth Kansas cavalry. Ala
: atO(cOunty seat, for MankatO
MINI.
Johnson The Rev. Thomas
; johnson, missionary to Shawnees
in johnson county. Olathe (coun
ty seat, Shawnee for "beauti.
full"
Kearny-General Phil kearny
: Lakin( county seat), for David L
Lakin of Topeka.
Kingman-Samuel A. Kingmar
4 chief justice supreme court Of
Kansas. Kingman County seat
same.
r Kiowa-Indian tribe. Greens
burg county seat), for Colonel D
R. Greene.
Labette-Labette river. Oswe
60, County seat, for Oswego.> N
: Y.
Lane-James Henry Lane. Kar
| sas United States senator. Digh
, toni County seat, for Dick Deigh
ton, a surveyor; spelling Was
changed.
: Leavenworth-General Henry
Leavenworth. United States ar
my officer. Leavenworth count
n seat), for Fort Leavenworth.
, Lincoln-Abraham Lincoln. Lin
coin, County seat, same.
nj Linn-Lewis F. Linn, U nited
States senator from Missouri
Mound City(county seat, for it,
a proximity to Sugar Mound.
, Logan-General John A. Log.
an. Russell Springs County sea
: not obtainable.
| Lyon-General Nathaniel Ly.
on. Emporia( County seat, from
: Latin word emporium" meanin
market.
, Marion-General Francis Mar.
ion, or for Marion county, O.
Marion( County seat), same.
IR-ln N q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-12-11
POST CARD ALBUMS
In all sizes or styles, 10c 10 $500
CIGARS

We cater to the wants Of our Gus
TONERS. You always get a good
smoke from our store. Xmas box
e Of 8, 50 or 100 At S1.oe and up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-25
DRUNKEN MAN GETS
INTO WRONG HOUSE

The aged mother of Burrell Rice
No 299 Gratiot-ave., awoke at
o'clock Saturday morning 10 find q
strange man proving about her rooms
and called To her son, who grappled
with the fellow and held him until
Mrs. Rice could get policeman. The
man was plainly under the influence
OF liquor He gave the name OF Will
lam r. LIGHT and said he roomed at
No. l03 Gratiot-ave.
In police court, Saturday morning.
LIGHT pleaded guilty TO a charge OF
being drunk, after being found not
guilty OF disorderly conduct. and was
fined s25 with the alternative of 30
days. LIGHT explained that, In his in
toxicated condition, he mlstook Mrs.
Rice's apartments for his own.
Louis Blocker, arrested Friday az
Iternoon on a charge OF insulting wom-
en- ia Jefferson-ave. car, was found
guilty OF disorderly conduct and was
fined s25, which was paid by a we'll
dressed woman Ia brown, said to be
his wife. Blocker lives at No. s73
Champlain-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-04-25
Parents Should Not
Let Their Children
Skate in the Streets!
Lives Of Little Ones and the
safety " Pedestrians Calls for
More Serious Consideration
Than the Common Council
Has Given This Matter.

awake the danger winch sur
rounds children the streets at TINS pase
An effort have ordinance passed by the common ~
against skating failed OF con
bv that body the refusing even place re-
upon dangerous the business districts anu
along lines
When boy girl has paid the penalty OF reck
Of skating place the council VIII perhaps
1T is matter worthy OF serious con-
rtderation after ALL
grownups, the sport is to be recommended as
their skates to praeca
BY places of business to shops nere
are employed majority these probably capable OF
ncks but the practice IS aoe 10 abuse
passage of pedestrians is threatened by speed con-
scorchng exhibitions the sidewalks such as may DC
any evening and which few citizens VINO nave
found themselves rudey bumped into may testify
than the protection OF the aged VINO
with their safety insured there
ordinance against scorchng and the roughness
viii lead and which will become general unless there
restrictions placed upon it,
pastime, the aldermen contend and
9ev may also they would be interfering with the rights
who find pleasure in skating but we have an ordinance
the playing and the result is that those
engage great national have to seek the
proper places to play it,
contention is that there
particularly when children for the dangers
ey reckless the sidewalks for the
dangers the pedestrian faces
against baseball passed with the value of
~ window light in mind.
prohibiting presence Of children the
and in front of automobiles trucking
Of might be with the
which the of
faced boy loving daughter
mothers and fathers who, like councils
fail awake the of what
the surface trivial matters until it is too late