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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12

Den IrOm Ills mcUlCatlOnS. Is
Commodore in good condition,
Benz" The best, sir" answered
Ben. We'll then, keep this under
your hat," Bob continued. Pm
going to race hiEn in the sweep
stakes next month" "Wot!'' shouted
Ben, bully for you. Master Rob,
that's jest wot I've been thinking
about; he'll win in walk. Your
father-begging your pardon-was
member of the association and you,
as his son can enter and only ten
dollars entry fee. Hoo-ray!"
Four horses were all that were
left on the plantation; a pair of work
horses. Lass Nc Gregor, dam to Com
modore, and Commodore himself,
who was big, deep-chested sorrel
stud and sired by Admiral. a mighty
strength on the turf. His mother,
Lass McGregor, was assmall nimble-
footed chestnut mare of the Dow
breeding. She was feet of foot and
held the highest record and best
reputation in the country since the
year previous. While she wasn't to
be raced any more, she was kept in
good condition by the trainer, Ben.
Rob broached the subject to the
old man the next morning as he
helped him to the stables to look
over" Commodore. We'll, lad," he
said. running an experienced eye
over the stallion as he stood in the
paddock, methinks, it's wee risky
to borrow money to put up on him,
as twill be his first race and has no.
the experience the Lass has: but /
would no2 say bide a wee, altho'
muckle man has gong broke on
safer bets. Yes, lad, you are like
your gran'mither as muckle as her
own bairn. Take chance, Rob, lad,
it's either the old plantation-or
naught," he slowly added. We'll,
it's the old plantation then." Rob
nsw cred confdentially. Well
fight like you did IN the bonny
braies of Scotland" he concluded
shutting his jaw with a click that
meant to the old man that the race
was already won. ~
| Rob mortgaged everything that
was not already ladened, and Dor.
rowed money right and left. He
knew that it meant everything OF
nothing.
| In the meantime a jockey wal
hired to wear the Jold colors: blue
and gold, as Rob was too heavy tt
ride. He had been putting the stut
through its best PAGES with Las
McGregor, giving him pace ant
demonstration. Tom Jeffreys' blacl
gelding. Diablo, was the only com
7 petitor that Rob feared and it wa
] rumored that he, Jeffreys. had larg
sums of money up on his horse
, The horse was young but alread
had good reputation and hadn'
reached its prime; but Rob ha
| great confidence in those long, clea
limbs of Commodore's. ~
Il The day before the races. Ro
| was seated at the old mahogan
e desk in the library, figuring up hi
q bets which, with the sweep-stake
n cash prize. would just cover tn
: notes against the plantation.
J knock sounded on the door and Ro
8 called cheerfully, Come int th
l new jockey entered with telegral
), form in his hand. I'm sorry, M
u Dow," he said, but, I can't ride t.
i morrow. | just got word my mott
e er is very ill., Can't ride?' gaspe
d Rob in dismay. Who could rid
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-12-12
TERMS: 8 Months Fifty Cts.

bon bedecked horses whose skins
shown with oil; their heads well up
and check-reins slack; the liveried
drivers cracking their long-leashed
whips over their backs.
By three o'clock the preliminaries
had been run and now a noticeable
silence settled on the crowds. This
was the race of the year-the race
with the largest cash prizes. The
Judges made t b e announcement
through their megaphones and the
grooms led the blanketed horses on
to the course. Barbara, outwardly
calm, but her heart beating tattoo
against the silk jacket, walked be-
side the mare, talking to her gently.
Her wealth of hair was entirely con-
cealed beneath the large crowned
cap of blue and gold. The places
were assigned, the signal was given
and blankets were pulled from the
horses. Jockeys were given FOOT
into the saddle. and the last careful
inspection of bride a Id saddle
girths mace by the grooms. Many
of the. horses pranced around anx-
-
ious for the start. Diablo, who
held the rail, reared and side step
ped until the judges threatened to
displace him. Lass McGregor,
bundle of springs and nerves, wisely
crouched at the start gaining conf
dence il. the firm knee and steady
hand that held her in.
Suddenly the revolver barked and
they were off IN bunch. Rob and
| Ben, who had an inside box, strained
their eyes to see through the dust.
A murmur of approval ratified over
the throng when they scattered out,
as they saw that Diablo. the favor
ite, was in the lead. Rob handed
the feld-glasses to Ben, saying,
Tell me how they run, Ben, my
,eyes are blurred so / can't see"
Nevertheless he strained his eyes to
watch the group. his nerves tense,
his hands gripping the railing.
They're nearing the quarter, Di-
ablo in the lead, Red Bird up and
then the Lass. They pass the quar-
ter, Red Bird crowding the Lass to
the rail. Ny God! boy, they've got
her in pocket" Rob's jaw shut
like vice; the veins in his forehead
bulging out and he gripLed the rail
till the blue showed through the
nails. They pass the half, Diablo
leading away. Not a sound came
from the crowd, who were on their
feet, bending over in expectation.
Suddenly Red Bird vered to the
right, seeing the shadow of Lass
, McGregor before her, unseating her
rider. Barbara pushed the mare
through the gap and was gaining on
Dlablo at every jump. The crowd
} roared until the grandstand shook.
!, Down the last quarter they came,
Dlablo still in the lead, the mare.
} the old blood leaping through her
veins, gaining inch by inch, and
when they turned into the home
/ stretch they were neck and neck.
II The crowd went wild; never be-
!: fore in the history of the track had
!: such a race been witnessed. Men
r Ifrantically waved their hats in the
air shouting themselves hoarse; they
t pounded the ones in front on their
' backs. regardless of who it was.
b The fact that Lass McGregor, the
q one time Pride of the Turf, ran as
4 in days of yore, was phenomenal.
t Diablo's rider was plying both boot
r and crop. Barbara we'll up in her
. stirrups. her hair flowing out be-
d hind, for she had long since lost her
Continued ON srd pDge.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
For the School Fund.

State Auditor w. E. Davis has re-
ceived word that the state school fund
was richer by STAG through the death
of Benjamin G. Peters, of Crawford
county, who died without leaving
legal heir. 1t is the largest indivld-
ual estate to revert to the school fund
in several years. Peters lived almost
the life of a hermit in Crawford coun-
ty. Little was known of his affairs
and so far as the probate court in that
county has been able to determine, he
left no heirs to his estate. A littlo
more than three years ago Peters died.
An effort was made to find the next
blood descendants of the man who had
years lived alone in the county. These
efforts failed and under the provisions
of the Kansas statutes, the estate di-
verts to the state school fund. An In
ventory of the estate, shows the prop
erty to be worth 7,146.02.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE SUNFLOWER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News In
Little Space.
PRISON TWlNE PLANT
WILL PAY THIS YEAR
Only Second Time In Its History When
1t Melted Any Profits.

Lansing, Kan.-Warden ]. X. Cod
ding, of the penitentiary is delighted
with the success of the penitentiary,
and the fact that the twine plant was
making money as we'll as competing
successfully with the twine trust. I'VE
have the best state prison in the coun-
try" said the warden. "The twine
plant sold 100000 pounds of twine
this year at cent under the price of
the twine trust, and We cleaned up a
profit of 100000 on it, This was one
million more pounds than we made
this year. the other million coming
from the surplus twine of last years
supply. We have now about 100000
pounds on hand, and this will be dis
posed of for the fall business. The
twine plant has paid expenses only two
years in it's history, and they were
last year and this year.
The warden stated that he was well
pleased with his experiment of giving
the men outdoor work; he has seven
ty-five trusty prisoners working on the
farm on the honor system, and twenty
five on the roads. He declared that
these men had given him no trouble
at all, and he was well pleased with
the prospects of getting more men on
the honor system in the near future.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
EVERY ACRE OF KANSAS
is TO BE CLASSIFIED
Assessment Rolls Are to Show Just
What the Land of the State
Is Used For.


When the assessment rolls from all
the county clerks are received the
Kansas state tax commission will have
complete classification of all the
land in the state under these heads:
Bottom land, upland, acreage that can
be plowed and titled, cultivated acres,
arabic acres, timber land, timber land
used for pasture, timber land not used
for pasture, acres in orchards, tillable
pasture land, non-tillable pasture land,
waste acres.
"Arable acres" Is that part OF a
tract of land which can be plowed and
cultivated, but which is not now so
used, and is not of the kinds or classes
under the other headings; that is, not
cultivated, not in orchard, not in pas
ture and not waste land, but Is land
that can be used for farming, although
not now used for that or any purpose.
Natural meadow land is that used
for moving purposes. Lands cultivat-
ed to alfalfa, clover, timothy or other
tame grasses, comes under the classi-
fication of cultivated acres"
This summary, when completed, will
give for the first time in the state
actual and as nearly absolutely correct
information as possible concerning the
acres in Kansas. The summary will
show all of this information by coun-
ties and the information will be OF
much value in various ways, beyond
the aid in making better assessment
of land.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
KANSAS FARMERS COULD
MAKE MORE MILLIONS
Neglected Products viii Receive Chief
Atteition at State-W.de Confer
ence Next Fall.

The county farmers Institutes are
taking a deep interest in the state
wide conference of Kansas farmers to
be held in the fall. T. A. Hubbard,
of Wellington, member OF the state
board of agriculture, who has been
engaged in institute work for twenty
years, hopes to have every county Or
ganization in the state represented
by at least two delegates.
The mission of the institute Is to
demonstrate the value of scientific and
intensive farming, Mr.. Hubbard said,
"and while our work is progressing
steadily, we need the encouragement
of a revival, such as we will get in
the proposed convention. We of Kan
sas, lead in wheat, corn, alfalfa, live
stock and many other things, but we
neglect products that could be made
worth millions of dollars to the state.
Dairy products, for instance, easily
could be doubled. There is every rea-
son to believe that the dairy industry
in Kansas could be made as important
as is the citrus fruit industry in Cali
fornia The big dairy business in Kan
sas will take care of itself, but the lit
tie business is in need of development.
/ notice that the Santa Fe railroad has
established as an experiment freight
service on the main line to handle the
small dairy business-the few cans
that can be picked up at every station.
This subject should be discussed at
the conference.
"The conference also should inves-
tigate the systems in operation in
states which are famous for fruit and
garden truck Kansas can grow good
fruit and high grade vegetables by the
train load, but for some reason we are
not able to make these Industries yield
satisfactory returns on the invest
ment."
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Warns G. A. r. Members.

Topeka. Kan.-Fearing that some OF
the old soldiers might become too
much interested in politics now that
the campaign is on, Commander ]. n.
Harrison, of the Kansas department,
G. A. r., is calling attention to an ar
ticle in the Blue Book The reference
provides that no officer or comrade of
the Grand Army of the Republic shall
in any manner use the organization for
partisan purposes and no discussion Of
partisan questions shall be permitted
at any of its meetings, nor shall any
nomination for political office be made.
Commander Harrison issued the warn
ing in general order No. 3, put out from
his office the other day.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Accents Pay for Daughters Disgrace

Ottawa, Kna-Although his 7-year'
old daughter had been attacked and
given a dreaded infectious disease, B.
F. Plummer hesitated to inform the
officers during the three weeks that
followed the assault. Instead he ac-
cepted settlement with E. A. Guth-
ridge, who had roomed at his house
in ottawa, and whom he says injured
the girl The settlement was made by
a local attorney for Plummer and I'M
mediately thereafter Guthridge lett
town. Sheriff Latimer learned OF the
case recently and went to Kansas
City, where he arrested Guthridge on
his own complaint and brought him
hack He was bound over to the dis
trict court here. A physician says
the little girl will probably fully re-
cover the effects of the assault. Her
father is harneg Jmaker and the man
who assaulted her while her parents
we're away from the house, is a work
man in the car shops. He is widow
er and has three grown sons and
daughter, who keeps house for him on
the second floor of the Plummer home.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02

Emporia, Kan.-H. j. Petferd, OF
Saffordville, received the record price
of SO per hundred for Sc Hereford ma
tive steers on the Kansas City market
last week The big animals averaged
1.5471a pounds. Shippers in this reg
ion are distributing their shipments by
sending small loads. Grass and water
conditions have been excellent and all
cattle are shipping well. The Citizens
National bank of Emporia alone took
care of $1,111,2 POLLS of returns from the
markets for strictly local shippers be-
tween July l, 1911, and July l, 1872
which gives an idea of the cattle busi'
ness from Lyon county.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Kansas Banker Kills Himself.

Bancroft, Kan.-Robert ThornDor-
row president of the State bank OF
this city, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself at his home in Wetmore'
Kan The cashier of the bank was ar
rested July 1S upon complaint of the
state hank examiner who alleged there
~as shortage of $1,000. The state
hank examiner had reprimanded the
osscials Of the bank for not more
cIoselv supervising the books OF the
institution. Mr.. Thornborrow had wor-
- over the examiners criticismm.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Less Loss In Fake Schemes.

The postoffice department has COM
piled figures showing that the people
of the United States lost $15O,OOO,OO0
during the last year through the pur-
chase of fake stocks and bonds. State
Bank Commissioner ]. n. Dolley, au'
thor of the "blue sky" law, said recent
ly that. thanks to that law, the por-
tion lost in Kansas during that period
was very small. Thanks to the law
and to the newspapers of Kansas" ,"
said Mr.. Dolley,. "the amount lost by
Kansas people amounts to almost moth
ing. The rest of the country goes on
losing. but Kansans who do not pro-
tect themselves, are protected"
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
KANSAS TOPICS
HOLD WHEAT FOR HIGHER PRICES
"DoIIar Wheat Or No Sale" Is Posted
On One Farm.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Scores of big
elevators, hundreds of granaries and
thousands of big grain tanks are be-
ing built on the farms of central and
western Kansas in the big hard wheat
belt.
The prevailing market price OF 81
cents a bushel for the new wheat is
casing this activity. The farmers
nowadays can afford to hold their
wheat, and many of them are deter
mined to hang onto it until the price
Is higher
Dollar wheat or no SALE" is the
declaration posted on one Reno county
farm, painted in big white letters
over the granary, so that he who rides
by can read.
81 have just finished threshing 1900
bushels and every bushel is going into
the bin to stay there until wheat sells
for a dollar again." declared NJ. Leiss,
prominent wheat grower of Rose
Valley township, Stafford county.
Many farmers who were not already
provided with granaries or bins suf-
ficient to hold the crop are now having
storehouses built on the farms, some
of them being large sized elevators,
equipped with gasoline power elevat-
ing equipment.
1t is estimated that not less than
100000 bushels of wheat will be
stored away in the bins in this section
of the wheat belt to be held for dollar
wheat
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Wounded kansan Dies in Chicago.

Solomon, Kan.-Frank Gregory, pro-
prietor of a large poultry farm near
this city, who was shot accidentally
soon after his arrival in Chicago,
died at ST. Lukes hospital in that city
He was shot in the neck Herman
Schroeder, a teamster is being held
by the police to await action of the
coroners jury at the inquest. Gregory
exonerated Schroeder from blame in
a statement made before he died.
Schroeder, he said, was examining his
(Gregory's) revolver and did not know
it was loaded.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Less Wheat If Prices Stay Down.

Dodge City, Kan.-Six farmers who
this year have in 1000 acres OF wheat
met On the street and when it was
learned from one of them that wheat
was down to n cents another suggest
ed that they at once organize and If
the wheat price did not hold to So
cents or better TO put in but one-fourth
the acreage this year. Five of the
farmers mentioned are members of the
Farmers union and they at once start
ed calls for meeting Of every union
In the county to take action.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Burglars Get $3.50 From Newton safe

Newton, Kan.-Burglars entered the
front door of the Railroad Loan and
Savings company in Newton with a
skeleton key, and after working the
combination to the vault door, secured
$3.50 belonging partly to the company
and partly to Col P. NJ. Hoisington,
secretary, and D. w. Wilcox, presi-
dent, personally. A draft was also
taken bearing Hoisington's name. 1t is
thought here that local crooks had as
sistance of professionals to do the job.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
washburn Girl to Go to Turkey.

Plainville, Kan.-Miss Vina Sher-
man, young lady born and reared in
Rocks county and who graduated from
washburn college in Topeka last
spring. is preparing to go to Turkey
as a missionary the first of September.
She is the daughter of the Rev. F. E.
Sherman, who for ten years was the
pastor of the Congregational church
at Stockton. this county. and was sec.
retary and general manager of the
Stockton Academy while that institu-
ton was in existence.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
HeoIn Concerning Site for Asylum.

Charles Shukers, Of the state board
Of control. and County Attorney W. E.
Vernon Of Pawnee county, have start
ed proceedings in the district court
for the condemnation of the proposed
one thousand acre tract for the new
million dollar insane hospital at Lar
ned. Dudley Posey. Ed Lyman and
County Commissioner D. w. Zoak were
appointed appraisers. Three state uni
versity engineers have started a sur
vey Of the grounds and the work will
be pushed rapidly.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
CHARTERS SPECIAL
VACATION CAR
Takes Entire Family of Forty-Five For
Trip to California.


Hutchinson, Kan.-Having lost a
bet, William H. Holden, an Oklahoma
farmer, has gamely proceeded to pay
it, and left Hutchinson the other day
with his family of As for trip to Call
fornia.
Boys, don't believe it will do it,
Farmer Holden had insisted, when his
sons argued that the wheat was going
to average twenty bushels per acre.
But, by heck, if it does, I'll take the
whole kit and Doodle of you to Cali
fornia, so | will added the old farm
er
Last week he threshed his wheat. 1t
averaged 20 bushels to the acre, the
800 acres yielding nearly $4,000 BUSH
els, which was marketed for $21,S5O.
The increase in yield over what was
expected will pay all the expenses for
a trip to the coast by the whole fam
lily. Mr.. Holden was game. He sum
moned his sons and daughters, his
the grandchildren, to
the number of eighteen or twenty, and
a various and sundry bunch Of cousins
and nephews and nieces. Forty-five in
all they were. Mr.. Holden chartered
a special car and then left via the
Missouri Pacific, for a months trip
to the coast. Mr.. Holden owns big
wheat farm near Amorita, Okla The
family was escorted as far as Hutch
inson by Travelling Passenger Agent
C. K. Boutwell,, of the Missouri Pa
cific.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Fined a Fisherman,

Link Scales pleaded guilty in the
court of Topeka, and was fined 50
and costs. Scales was charged with
violating the law, attempting to catch
fish, and using more than one "trot'
line at one time. In the way OF in
formation for fishermen who do not
know the law the following may be
useful: 1T shall be unlawful for any
person to catch, take, or attempt to
catch from any lake or stream in the
state of Kansas, by any means except
by rod and line and fish hook, no more
than one hook on one line. No person
shall use more than one trot line at
any one time, and no trot line shall
have more than 25 hooks, further no
line shall be set within 500 yards from
a dam or within 200 yards of the mouth
of any creek or river"
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Adams First on "second offense."

The first case to be appealed to the
supreme court calling into question
the law enacted by the last legisla-
ture providing for penitentiary sen
tences for second offenses against the
prohibitory law, has been appealed
from Shawnee county "Bee" Adams
is the victim. Adams has been an Of
fender against the prohibitory laws
for years, according to the court rec
ords. When he was arrested the last
time an action was brought against
him under the new law and he was
convicted. The law fixes the sentence
at one year in the penitentiary. He
appeals the case to the supreme court
on error.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Five Generations at Celebration.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan.-Five gener-
ations We're represented in family
celebration held few days ago at the
home of Mrs. Nancy Pinkston. of
Cedar Point Mrs. Pinkston, the great
reat-grandmother is 73 years of age,
and is the mother of Mrs C. A. Whit
low, of this city, who is 80 years old.
Mrs. Whitlow is the mother of Mrs.
Anna Crister. of Cedar Point, who is
now in her 35th year, and who is the
mother of Mrs. Vern Gurney, whose
age is IS years. Mrs. Gurney is the
mother of Melvern Gurney, nine
months-old child. The five genera
tions extend over a period of only "
years. Mrs. Pinkston, the great-greaJ-
grandmother, has been a resident Of
Chase county 50 years, and all of her
descendants are now living here.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02

Newton, Kan.-John Lewis, a Santa
Fe switchman, died from the effects
of injuries received when he was run
down in the Newton yards by switch
engine. He had attempted to step on
the running board of the engine when
in motion, and missed his footing. His
right thigh was terribly crushed and
death came from loss of blood. He
lived but a few hours after the acci-
dent. Lewis was well known in rail-
road circles here.
The Chanute times., 1912-08-02
Commander Harrison Is Hurt.

Topeka, Kan.-There is deep sorrow
in the heart of J. N. Harrison, depart
ment commander of Kansas, who has
worked for weeks to secure reduced
rates to the national encampment in
Los Angeles, only to be rather coldly
informed that the rates this year will
be higher than ever before. In the
face of the high rates to the 1912 en-
campment Col. Harrison bitterly re-
fers to the railroads concessions to
the bull fight and prize fight promot-
ers and to the ex-confederate meetings.
In a circular just mailed to several
thousand Kansas veterans, plans for
the encampment are outlined and the
Kansas bronze button wearers are
urged to attend the meeting. The Kan
sas delegation will leave on No. l over
the Santa Fe, September 5, and will
arrive in Los Angeles Sunday morning,
September s. Headquarters in the
California city, will be at the Hotel
Baltimore. Then Col. Harrison-in
black type-refers to the bitterness of
his defeat in the fight for reduced
rates to the coast. This is one of the
few occasions of record when the rail
roads have arbitrarily refused to grant
to the old soldiers and the
things which will probably be said
about the public service corporations
at the Los Angeles encampment, will
be one of the features of the meeting.