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Official County and Official City Paper. Laraest Guaranteed Circulation in Republic County THIKTY-EIGHTH YEAR. BELLEVILLE, REPUBLIC COUNTY KANSAS, FRIDAY OCT. 23. 1908 NUMBER 8 POPULAR VOTINfi CONTEST 16600 3700 8000 Cootestants Gettiag Busy To Win Special More Week For Speical Prizes.

Following is the standing of the contestants in the Telescope's popular TOting contest, as counted by the judges Weduesday evening: Kittle Fleming, Believing; r. Edna Brenneman, Flossie Mills, -Belleville, Lora Ware, 1200 Frost, Republic, 10016 League, Wayne, 1200 Wamie Nutter, Cuba 1230 Carrie Keith, Belleville 1200 Ethel Faulkner, Belleville 1210 Mrs. O. .1200 Gerorude Cullers, Scandla 1205 Olga Hugos, Norway 1200 Verna Burkman, Talmo 1200 Vivian Hendricksoh, 1200 Anna Wokal, Cuba 1205 Norma Easterday, 1205 The Telescope will give three additional prizes for the contestant having the greatest number of votes in the ballot box Saturday night, October Slst at 8 p. aa follows: $3 in cash for the contestant standing the highest; 5,000 votes for contestant highest, and choice of any one dollar mligazine published for the third contestant in the race.

You have another week to get busy. Send in all of your voting coupons by Saturday of iTnext week so they will -the -8peciaLp The contest will close ox Monday, November at 8 p. m. when the three big prizes will be the $225 piano player, the $60 coupon aud the $30 scbplart -bip. The contestants can afford to do a little personal wgrk ajjidDg their friends and secure off these viiluable prizes.

Be surjB get your votes in by Saturday of next week so they will count on the special prizjs. Big Quit Busiutas Kale of Millinery Hats, Beginning Friday 23, lasting only three weeks. One-third off on everything in and winter goods. Summer goods at cost. A full line of Japanese Lacquer and inlaid ware, suitable for holiday Store fixtures and bouse furnish- -inesalso-for sale.

Now is your chance to reap the benefit of this slaughter of prices at this early date in the season. Dont forget the date and LiliiceE. Moran, Millinery Emporium Social at £. Parsobage. M.

E. Parsonage last Friday night wa4 well attended and was a success to and fall Work on Taberntde Begins Tuegdsj Twenty volunteers wanted to help begin work on the new tabernacle for the big meetings next Tuesday, On Wednesday fifty workmen can be used to good advantage. All those desiring to help will report to James VanAken. At the union meeting Sunday night Messrs G.W. Collins, Dr.

J. Benson and C. E. Palmer were appointed to assist F. N.

Woodward in the preparatory chorus-work- 200 -voiceB are wanted, There will be five tiers of seats for the singers alone and the tabernacle, which will be lighted with electricity will accommodate 1500 persons UoJiOa will be held at the Presbyterian church Sunday night, sermon by Rev. Butler. Union prayer meeting will be held at tbe Baptist church Wedne8day Congressman Madison Meeting. Perhaps the best poTltloal the campaign was the Congressmin Madison meeting at the court house last Saturday night. Mr.

Madison inade a logical, clean cut speech, pointing out law after law that the Republican party had enacted, both in the state and nation, for the people, and pointed with pride to the future, as promised in the party's platform, holding that the Republican party is a party that livas up to its promises. He pointed out the foUacies of Bryants and how disasterous his election would be to tbe country. Mr. Madison drove home and clinched argument after argument, carrying his audience with him. He closed his speech with an ai)peal to Republicans the Repu bl ic ah candIdates to the legislature, and spoke highly Of tbe work itnd position bis colleague, Congressman Calderhead, holds in Wasbington.

both socially and financially, the sum of fifteen dollars being cleared. The following program was rendered: Piann TliiBt i Fannie Gates Piano Duet Miss Inez Duskin Miss Carrie Keith Vocal Solo Lucile Oliphint Miss Rita Smith Miss Carol Smith Mr8 i Mrs. J. E. Qates Ik Miss Fannie Gates FTaoo Solo Earl Hlllbrand Vocal Solo.

Mrs. Harry We Is Readinu' -Piano Solo George Pu'comer Piano Duet Piiano Duet. MERCER-VANOE Mr. John L. Mercer, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Martin Mercer, and Miss Nettie B. Vance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanre, all of Republic, were united in marriage Wednesday by Probate Judge Henry.

Mr. and Mrs. Mercer are two young people In the county and will receive the, best wishes numerous friends. After a short trip to Okla- homa-ihey will be at home on a farm north of Republic. BOW MAN-McDO WELL At the home of jthe bride's parents Mr.

and Mrs. G. McDowell in marriage of their daughter, Pearl to Mr, Eaall Boman of Scandia, Both the bride and groom are highly esteemed and worthy of each other's love. A long life of happiness and prosperity Is the wish of their many friends. W.K WXONENDSBISUFE Shoots Himself Tbroagh Stomach With Goo Wednesday Momiogf At Eight O'clock.

Dixon, an -old soldier and pioneer resident of Republic county committed suicide Wednesday morn, ing at thehomeof who lives north of Talmo, Mr. Dixon was missing at breakfast time and when search was madfi his lifeless body was found in tbe orchard a short distance jrom tbe house Those who knew Mr, Dixon will remember that he walked with a crutch, and this together with his coat and gloves were hanging over tbe branch of an apple tree. He had rested the gun on the ground and bad whittled a ioxked trigger. H9 left no word relative to the cause of the rash deed, but had been brooding over financial and family troubles for some time and it was feared that he was not mentally balanced. Coroner Decker, Dr.

W. G. Haning and Unaertaker Bachelor were sailed to the scene Wednesday morning. It was not considered necessary to hold an inquest. Funeral services will be held at the home of Mr.

Dalo Dixon. Friday afternoon at two a'clock and will be foUowed-by Interment Wayne cemetary. The entire community extend sympathy to the relatives in their time of sorrow. The folioiwing prograin' has been arranted for the Fifth District W. C.

convention and will be given in the opera house next Wednesday evening, October The public Is cordially invited. On account of some of the delegates wishing to leave to leave the same night the program will begin at half past seven o'clock: Innocation Short Talk. Commander Yale Piano Solo, Miss Morrison Reading Mrs, Lucile Ward Duet Bon and Ruth Randall Violin Solo Miss Alice Benson Cainp Fire Talk. H. N.

Boyd Mrs Gates Piano Duet Miss Fannie Gates Sketch Robert Jellison Vocal Solo Miss Norma Easterday Patriotic Drill Ten Vocal Solo Miss Thyra Hosteller MrSiE.E-Forter Music 'Political Meetings. Hon. J. L. Brlstow, Scandia, Friday October 23, 7:30 p.

m. Hon. W. J. Fitzgerald, Courtland Union 122nd, 2:30 p.

Republic, Thursday, Mr. Roy Smith and Miss Alma were Provesnr Booiaaraug' Here la what GurueaUn and the new tax law has Boyd who has laid awake nights, talked in his sleep about King George nnd other celebrities, in holding up a aboo for the scared at On his real estate and personal prop- townsbiphe-paid last year in taxes 89 20. This year he will pay 85.91. Verily; the more we look into the new tax law the better It looks'. Farmer's The Farmer's Institute, for Republic county be heldat Belleville Friday and Saturday, November 20th and 2l8t.

The boy's corn contest will be held tbe last day. Prqgram will be plubllBhed later. in I The easiest way to reach the people of any community is through its leading Ink i united In marriage Saturday by Judge Henry. The groom was not of age and had to phone for his parents consent but that was soon granted and they went awiy happy. The young people are popular among- their associates and know them will wish them we'l.

Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. Robert Scott and Miss Bessie Searles, which occurred at Rocky Ford, on October 18th. Mrs. Scott is a former Republic county girl and" has naany frlehds here who will extend congratulations and best wishes. I.

Uffleials Meet. There was a meeting of the Rock Island officials at Belleville last week to consider some business matters, Supt. Brown, Supt. Rourke, General Supt. Sweet, Trainmaster Kern.

Trainmaster Hope, Chief Dispatcher Kftvanaugb ane General Supt. of Refrigerator Service Huber were present Matters connected with tbe'improve ments in tbe yards here were.discuss­ ed and these plans will not mature until next year. Authiority was given for wiring and lighting the buildings and yards with electricity liamediately. Family Reunion. Tbe Dusktn brothers and Mrs.

L. Tweedy of this city together with the remaining members of the family, J. B. Dhskln of SUoam Springs, Arkansas, Mrs. J.

Turner of Iowa and Mrs. W. C. Hlnsbaw of Rancher, Montano, are enjoying a family reunion in Belleville this wees.D. Dus- kln of Iowa and Duskin of Arkansas, he were here last week also remained over for the reunion.

Some had--not met for a period of twenty six years, and the week will be an unusally pleasant one Tells a Story. Edmund Madison of the Seventh district, who spoke here last Saturday tells a good prosperity story which will represent the true condition in Kansas this year, and in fact all over the country and to which the opposition has practical- SOME MORfc TAX PIGURES New law Worlis Oat First Investigation Reveals The Facts. ly no answer. He says a farmer went into his home implement house to buy a wagon, on which the price was quoted at $70, "You sold me that. same wagon in the early nineties for $60 Why is the price so high now?" "It is.because the wagon is protected by a tariff and tbe increase in the price of the material that goes into the wagon," was the answer.

"Yes, that's it. There's thattarifl again; it hits us farmers at every turn in the road. Without a tariff this wagon us 870. That's why tbe farmer should vote the Democratic ticket this year." "Well," said the dealer, "let's see just what did you pay for the other wagon, and he consuled his booKS. otlier wagon and you paid it with 600 bushels of corn.

Now, I'll tell you what I'll do. You bring me 600 bushels of corn and I'll give you this wagon, give your wife the best surrey in the housa and to show you that I'm a good fellow I'll throw In a bar- vesting machine with which to cut the of wheat you are sowing." on Fensionn. In 1892 Mr. Bryan delivered the fol lowing remarks before Congress on tbe question of pensions; "The next session of Congress," he said In this speech, "will have to wrestle with one deficiency of 836,000,000 this is on account of pensions.The appropriation for next year must be not less than 8150,000,000,000, It is therefore easy arithmetic to perceive jOntober i Congre8 Calderhead, Kackley Thursday October 22nd, 7:30 p. m.

Talmo, Friday October 23rd 7:30 p. Cuba Saturday October 24th, 2 :30 Hon, John Dawson, assistant attorney general will probably be in the county one day the last week of the campaign, James S. Sherman, Vice Preslden- tial candidate on the Republican ticket, will tour the Rock Island, making BellevUle, In the event that he comes to Kansas, The Republicans will hold meeting as follows next week: Non ber-26th-l908- 8 p. Munden, Tuesday, October 8 p. m.

that congress must not less than 8186,000,000. This tremendous sum; which would inJtself be enough to run a reaBonable government, is held up and despoiled of. It is not an honest debt at all, be- of patriotism or heroic service. Tlie government is held up and despoiled of portion of this 1 and it seems helpless to defend itself. One cannot help being curious to know how many more years it will take to ex haust the generation which feels itself injured by the war.

It is safe to say that never did a generation display such remarkable longevity." Fire At Stafford's, A fire at tbe farm of S. D. Stafford in Liberty township Thursday night of-last-week destroy ed-his-barn-and-the entire contents including one span of mules, bix head of horses, seven sets harness 500 buefael oats seven tons hay and other IteamsY-The origin of the fire is a mystery. VMI Stafford car- of Insurahde but Lower Raises 878 Excelsior School house, Wednesday October 28th, 8 p. McBride School house, Thursday, October 29th, 8 m.

Hon. J. L. Kagey and the county candidates will attend the above meet- Ings and address the people of Republic county on the political issues. Mr.

Kagey is one of the prominent Sixth dis trlct attorneys and is working under the direction of the Republican State Committee, "Come out and hear the issues discussed. load uf of Telescope. cobs. Inquire Dawson Meeting Hon. John S.

Dawson, assistant attorney and one of the leading orators of the state will address tbe people of Narka and vicinity an the political ishues at Narka, Wednesday, Oct. 26, p. m. U. r.

CbMgea Time. The Union Pacific morning passenger started a new Monday leaving Belleville at 7:45 instead of 8 :00 o'clock. Passengers expecting to leave on this train will have to get up fifteen minutes eai D. E. Lower of Narka, who usually gets what he goes alfter, went out i couple days last week and raised 87( -Republican palgn fund.

He forwarded the amount to the treasurer of the National committee at Chicago. Read This, 240 acres fine land, good house and barn, plenty of water, all fenced, 3i miles north of add am, Kansas i mile to school. Price now 870 per acre. W. H.

Bell, office over -Republic Pharmacy. Belleville, Kansas Room 5, Pnone 64. It is almost like stealing candy from a baby to show up tbe good effects of the new tax law In the face of the glaring misrepresentations made by certain scaring the tax payers Into bolting their party ticket. Tbe facts are so self evident and figures so plain that he who runs might read. The fellow who tries to juggle the figures to prove something that is not so, in order to get your vote for offlee, will find the cold facts confronting him, regardless of his ravings.

The Telescope's contention has been that tbe new tax law would not ma- teriaiiychangetbe-taxover last year; but that its operation would be generally in fi of the new law. The facts have borne out our position. Oh account of tbe new law having written upon the tax rolls thousands of dollars more property than has ever been written there before means that the burden falls tighter upon those who have always been upon tbe tax rolls. There are isolated cases where some valuations have been too low and in bringing them up to the new uniform standard their tax has been slightly are other casieT where, this year, a very heavy school levy has been, made to build a new school house or repair an old one, that has made the tax in that school- district excentlonally large. These will be the cases sighted by theenemy of the new tax law to prove that the law is a burden, but if the matter Is investigated It will be found that instances sighted where there has been an Increase ban be charged up to a heavy school tax or road tax, which is a local matter and not chargeable to the operations of the new tax law.

As an illustiation of thl.s point; In Falrview township, in school district No. 2U, an extra heavy school tax has been levied which makes the school tax In that district nearly double all the other tax combined. In other words, tax payers living in school district No, 20, Fairview township, (and there are numerous other districts that show practically the same) will actually have to pay about 82 school tax for all other taxes Attend MisBionaryJabilee The following Belleville people left: this morning to attend the Flftietk. Jubilee Misiionary convention ak Topeka, Rev, and Mrs, R. C.

Harding, and Mrs, H. Li Skeels, Mr- and Mrs. W. W. Eason, Mr.

and Mra. C. A. Perry, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Snapp, Mr. and Mrs, J. Mrs. McTaggart.P.

A. RandalB and Miss Irene, J. M. Williams, Misses Sceol a and Zora Sheeks, Alice and Jva Kirk and Ethel will be no preaching services the Christian- church Sunday as Rev Harding will fill one of the Topekar pulpits. He will also talk on "Sunday School Work," before the convention.

Saturday morning. The Telescope Loads. A short time ago the Telescope inaugurated the" Red Headed sale Biir" idea I with considerable success. A competitor soon took a tumble and IhtroUucedTbmekiifd bill. The Telescope Inaugurated a popular voting contest a month ago.

A less 'enterprisiDg competitor has now Introduced some kind of a diamond ring contest. Four years ago iha Telescope appropriated the significant and truthfiil phrase: "The Newspaper of Republic County." Within the last few months an imitating competitor has adopted the same verbatim. Two years ago the Telescope, adopted a unique and. distinct yellow personal sixinqnthe tumble to same The combined. These are the dTstrlcts that will be slghted-by-tbe-.

opposition, to prejudice them against the tax law, in Order to get their votes for office. With Republic county calling for tax this year than last year for county purposes, and the state of Kansas calling for less tax from Republic county than last year, together with the fact that the new tax law writes upon the tax roils thousands of dollars of additional property, to help bear its share of the burden, makes the facts too. plain for dispute that tbe tax will be uniformly less this year than last. A Telescope representative went Into the tax rolls again this week, looking up matters in Rose Creek, Fairview, Jefferson and Grant townships. that the tax averages less this year than last.

Here are some representative people in the townships above the amount of tax they paid last year and the amount they wilihave to pay this-year: 1908 tax tax H. Collins $37 80 828 01 94 7r 20 a competitor took another Itself and adopted exactly the color and style of statement. Telescope feels complimented upon its Initiative and enterprise which sets the. pace-IcuL C. Robert Walters was callfd to Arkansas liist week to attend the funeraJ of his father S.

C- Walters. Mr Walters resided in Belleville during the lime his son ex county clerk W. K. Walters lived here. He was past ninety years of age and his death was due to old age.

Mr. Walters was one of the most pleasant old gentleman we have eved known. The pleas of life seemed to have outweighed alt the trials and tribulations for and alt who knew him were influenced nature and optt- mistic frame of mind. The sincere syiB- pathy of the comtMUHity is extended to the bereaved widow family. CORNELIUS HKINKY CREIGHTONw The funeral of Cornelius Henry Crelghton, notice of whose death appeared in last week 's Telescope.occur- redSundaym )rnlag at ten o'clock from the renideaco of Miss Anna, Crelghton and the body was interred in the Belleville cemetery under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge, Mr.

Crelghton being a 32nd degree Mason. The deceased was born In Liberty township, Rgpubllc Co. Dec. 18, 1874 and died in Silver City, New Mexico, 1908. He attended tbe Belleville schools and was a graduate of the Western Dental attend- there.

Crelghton was one of a family of thirteen, and this is the first death among the cblldrea. A man of the highest Integrity and Esteemed by all, his death will be sin- Wllliainu Moore L. W. Bixler, i ne i sec 36....... 19 04 J.

B. Roiard 47 4f S. Hannon 36 36 Joe Kuchera sw-i-3ecl4 25 02 Andy .:7::77, 54 7S C. Hinks 54 75 Peake 44 37 Baird 40 60 A. P.

Gamble sec 28 29 53 11 F. C. Parkhurst 41 94 17 42 46 55 50 94 36 75 33 24 53 34 29 98 Some Winners la Republic County. C. E.

Hanson Of Belleville was lucky enough to IKI one of the first hundred whose names were drawn out in tbe recent Rosebud drawing. Others from the county were Frank Myera, No. 2621, Maud Eustes, No. 175, W. Hill, No.

and S. BOuska of L. Jump No- Mrs. athews's on the siok list this week. Bellerille Ts.

Concordia. The ball game ended last Friday in a ment, the Belleville boys walking from the field on account of a wordy scrap between the two teams. At tbe close of the first halt the score stood 6 to 0 in favor of Belleville. By their action in walking from the field the game was forfeited to Concordia. Kansas by 31,000 Various polls of Kansas by Repul)- lican leaders give the state to Taft by from 30,000 to 60,000.

The average and probatily tbe-most authentic poll puts the majority at 31,000 cerely mourned, not only by his mediate who knew him. Besides the mother, Mrs. Cath- brothers and sisters except two were here ta attend the funeral. Mrs. B.

M. Bailey of Belleville, Miss Anna Crelghton also of Belleville but who was -visiting In Lake City, Iowa, Mrs. W. A. Nloholsof-Lake City of Clifton, Mrs.

W. Monbcck of Des Moines, la, Mrs. Chas, Lewis and James Crelghton of Ontumwa, la. M. J.

Crelghton of Hill City, Kan. P. W. Crelghton of Nevada, and J.J. Crelghton of Mankato.

Smplw Cash, Parties wishing first mortgage real estate loans drawing 7 per cent annual interest will do well to consult W. H. Bell, room 5 over Dr. Hanlng's drug store, Belleville, Kansas. Patronize Home Industry and help to make Belleville I A town of 5,000 populatipn..