The Esbon Times from Esbon, Kansas • 3

1 To (he Voters of Jewell Mrs. T. W. Lewis Dead. After a brief illness of just -fl-Y FOLKS! nine clays aunt Betsey, as she was familiarly known, died at the family home in the west pat of our city Wednesday after State Bank of Esbon Ksbon, Kansas.

Cupilal SS5.000.00 Your Banking Business Solicited. Officers anil Stockholders. H. B. Keim, M.

J. Beachy, W. E. Mallory, R. Beachy, L.

G. Keim, Albert Jelinek, J. C. Hershner, Richard Beachy. Deposits Absolutely Protected.

County. Believing that the United States Senators should be elected dy a direct vote of the people, I hereby pledge myself if elected Representative from this county to vote for the man for United States Senator who receives the highest number of votes for that office at the general election next November. W. R. Mitchell.

Would Women Voting, Vole noon. She had typhoid fever but her condition was not considered dangerous until just a few days prior to her death, and she hud passed away before very many even knew of her sickness. Definite plans fo the funeral have not yet been made but it will probably not be held until Satuaday in order to give the Wisconsin relatives time to come. We hope to be able to present in these columns a complete biographical sketch of KiAht? I Mr. Editor-It looks unfair to me to see a young married couple i start with small capital, workj and economize, husband and wife You don't ave to go to Denver, Lincoln, Kansas City or Omaha to get your eyes tested and the proper gfasses fitted.

We give you city advantages in optics, nearer home. We are exclusive optometrists and solicit a part of your patronage. All work guaranteed. Our Kxainination is Scientific, Vp-to-tlalP, Using the LiUcst Methods of Examining the Kye and Giving EacbIndividual Kye the Proper Lense Power, One Ti inl Will Convince. Consultation will be Free! Will have Office in the Parlor of Commercial Hotel, Esbon, Kansas, on Wednesday, September 11 The Carey Optical Co.

IIOMK OFFICE, NORTON, KANSAS. Will Make Regular Monthly Trips. The chances of the Missouri Progressives are evidently not as rosy as the K. C. Star pictures them.

The first state con vention of that party is in session this week. Gov. Johnson of California, Teddy's running mate, has addressed the meeting and THE ESBON TIMES EARL VAUGHN, Editor and Proprietor. Published weekly and entered at the post-ofEce at Esbon, Kansas, lor transmission through the mails as second class matter. this worthy woman.

Rev. Smith will preach at the U. B. church in Esbon Sunday morning and at Whiterock in the afternoon. endeavored to inspire the delegates with hope yet no one seems to want the nominations alike, until they own a home, then in case the wife is taken away the husband can go right on and do his best or worst with 1 the property his wife has helped him accumulate.

But if the husband dies the wife is not considered competent to manage her affairs and by the time the administrator's fees, court fees, ind the inheritance tax are paid A large per cent of her property is gone. Now if women voting would right these wrongs and others 1 on the state ticket. Henry D. raxon 01 Kansas Lity, was offered the nomination for lieu This may sound odd, but it is a fact: In a neighboring city there is a very good woman who was recently given the care of boy who was in bad health. He tenant governor but declined.

The Kansas progressives have is a bright, lovable chap, anc was getting along nicely, but one day the woman returned tin boy to the person who sent hin to her, and said she could not should want to vote every time but there are lots of good husbands and sons that would like see better laws and I believe care tor him longer, saying: ike him ever so much, and he a real nice boy and needs help, there will be enough of them who will vote right so that we Democratic Ticket. For President, WOODROW WILSON For Vice President, THOMAS R. MARSHALL For U. S. Senator, WILLIAM H.

THOMPSON For Congressman, (ith JOHN R. CON NULL For Justice Supreme Court, B. REEVES For Justice Supreme Court, HUMBERT RIDDLE For Governor, GEORGE H. HODGES For Lieut. Governor, FRANK L.

BRIXTON For Secretary of State, BURT E. BROWN For State Treasurer, P. E. LAUGHLIN For State Auditor, PERRY CLEMANS For Attorney General, C. B.

LITTLE For State Superintendent, "DAVID M. BOWEN For Supt. of Insurance, CARL J. PETERSON For State Printer, WM. P.

FEDER Furniture and Undertaking We have a fine line of suit cases and trunks. Axminster rugs 9x12, 117.50 and up; Iron beds $2.25 and up with slats furnisncd, Cotton filled mattresses Rockers $2.00 and up; Dressers Center tables 6-ft. extension table Shades 25c. W. H.

BEAM but I just simply can't take care of him on account of having si thrown down the gauntlet and will fight for Roosevelt against the Democrats and standpatters combined. All efforts to harmonize fell through at the parh council. The Roosevelt leaders backed by 31,000 Republican majority in the state of Kansas, refuse to get out of the column, unless the supreme court puts them out. If anybody takes the independent column it will have to be the Taft electors, and they say they won't. It was the hope of this paper that the Roosevelt crowd would voluntarily go into the independent column rather will get our rights one of these days.

If only the good, true women of our land could vote it much church work to look after!" And the woman was sincere in her statement. Cawker Ledger. would be all right, but if women voting are going to help the temperance cause why was too jood, honorable man, who stands for the right in all things, defeated in our own capital city School Diij-N I than shut out the Taft men from and a whisky man elected mayor? In reading the papers one feels are dreaded by the child with defective sight because it means eyestrain, and the effect of eye there is not much difference be The Esbon schools are crowded almost to their capacity this year. There never before was such a throng of nonresident fellows in the high school as there is this year, and the nonresident fellow can usually be depended upon to keep up his end of the work. For State Senator, uveen tne rights ot men and women.

We find that women strain is nervousness and headache. Eyestrain is relieved by a chance to vote; but the leaders declared they had no authority to act save as the Republican voters at the primaries gave them authority. Our guess is that the Democrats have the best chance to clean up the are drinking and gambling, smok our glasses. At Esbon Thursday ing cigarettes, deserting their Sept 12th. E.

F. Sullivan, homes, starting riots, smashing Optometrist. property, etc. I pray for the ill time to come when the liquor platter that they have had since their old fusion days with the Populists. Jewell Republican.

traffic may be banished from our land but I believe we will hasten the time just as much by the good and true mothers using their influence in the homes to bring up temperate sons, as by A. B. ADAMSON COUNTY TICKET For Represesentative, T. J. LONG ACRE For County Treasurer, B.

F. VANDEVENTER For County Clerk, JOHN A. COLE For Sheriff, C. E. SWEET For Register of Deeds, R.

M. SUTCLIFF For County Attorney, DAN M. MCCARTHY For Probate Jude, J. F. JONES For County Superintendent, O.

M. CHILCOTT For Clerk of Court, PHOEBE BRENNAN For County Assessor, W. S. DURRETT For Coroner, DR. D.

I). ALLEN For Commissioner, 2nd J. O. ELLSWORTH For Commissioner, 3rd W. E.

JONES Income and Inheritance Tax. Marshall Field made many millions in the drygoods trade a free arena, open to everybody on equal terms and nowise dependent upon special privilege. If he succeeded greatly in that voting. Mus. P.

Worcester. Esbon, in Farmers Mail Breeze. Alt I ,1 i line it must have been because Ail Knowing tnemseivcs in 1 1 CO.V PRICC ir 00 jerjted to me lor proiessiona of superior judgment and organization. It is reasonable to suppose that he earned all the services are requested to pay me at once. W.

A. Stalky, M. I) money he made in the drygoods trade by giving, on the whole, a Hih School NoIpk. J. N.

IIIJNTSIMJKU Lectures were delivered superior service. But he made Courte- Sound Values Good Service- Miss Briset and Miss Paulsen a great many more millions by purchasing real estate that enhanced enormously in value, not because of any effort on his part, concerning the playground move merit for the benefit of th For Rent -3 or 4 nice oflics office rooms over post office. See the postmaster. Give Yourself a Chance You might as well wear clothes that portray your individuality as to he content with store clothing or children of Esbon. The teacl but because of growth in the school board and a few citizen took the question in hand at once and formed an association, elect ingEditor Vaughn, president and ous Treatment THESE arc the advantages you gain by trading with the I II local dealer, lie is a good judge of values in farm machines, lie sells machincsof guaranteed quality, and stands behind them to see that they make good.

When he sells you an I Manure Spreader Kemp 20th Century, Corn King, or Cloverleaf he sets up the machine, tests it, and makes sure that everything is right before he delivers it. He shows you how to use the machine, to make it last longest. In case of accident he can furnish repair parts promptly repairs that fit. He gives you service worth far more than it costs you. I II manure spreaders arc made in both return and endless apron styles, but all aprons run alike on large rollers.

Non-friction roller bearings are used wherever practical, making 1 the machine easy on the horses. The feed is variable and positive. The machines pulverize the manure and distribute it evenly in a light or heavy coat, as may be needed. Because they distribute manure properly, I spreaders use less than half as much manure as fork spreading to cover the same amount of ground. They make one ton of manure go as far as two, and do better fertilizing with far les3 labor than the old-fashioned method.

The I local dealer has the style and city's population. Socially these two items in his fortune stood in entirely different categories, and they should be treated differently by the tax-gatherer. The first white men on this continent discovered a simple but effective system of taxation among the Indians. The Aztec confederation in Mexico and the Five Nations in our Northeast, having grown more powerful than any of their neighbors, annually sent out tax-gatherers who appropriated such personal property as they could most easily carry away. Any tribe that resisted a tribute-collector was visited by a decimating war pirty.

We are more equitable than that; but our taxing system slill aims chiefly to reach the dollar that is nearest at hand and can be taken with least Miss Gertrude Kelly, local supervisor. A Teachers Association meeting will be held in Mankalo Saturday. All teachers of Jewell county are expected to be presen. A fifty foot flag pole has been erected in front of the school building. The school board has installed a physics and biological laboratory consisting of mechanical and electrical appliances.

We have the largest high school that has ever been enrolled. There will be forty the workmanship of ordinary tailors. Let us send your correct measure to Ed. V. Price Co.

MERCHANT TAILORS CHICAGO and we 11 guarantee students. It shows that the parents as well as the students have become interested in school work. A Literary Society has been size best suited to your needs. See him for catalogues and full information, or write trouble, without inquiring how it was derived and what sort of social return its possessor gave for it. Saturday Evening Post.

organized for the purpose of drilling the students in elocution International Harvester Company of America and music. The following officers to deliver better clothes than you ve ever had hefore for the same price. Reserve your pattern while the stock of woolens is most complete. Today. L.

CHAtlDER SONS a li I were elected: President, Ivan Huntsinger; Vice President, Ernest Whitley; Secretary, John IMPERIAL UNIVERSAL SPECIAL BASE BURNER STOVE SALE SEPT. 12 Under direction of a Demonstrator from the factory. VANCE HDW. GO. (Incorporated! Concordia Kans.

1 Serrica Buraaa The purpnis ef this Bureau Is to furnish, free of charge to all. the best Information obtainable on better farming. If you have any worthy que, tions concerniot soils, crops, land drainage. Irrigation, fertllliees. etc and send them to I Service Bureau, Harvester Building.

Chlcaio, USA Dodd; Treasurer, Nita Duncan Advartised Letters The following letters remain in the Esbon post office unclaimed. If not called for within two weeks thejr will be snt to the dead letter office, Washington D. C. Joseph Krhounek When calling for the above say "advertised." J. J.

Yapp, P. M. We are glad to know that Elza Wright has returned from Solomon City to resume his school work in Esbon, Senior class..