The Esbon Times from Esbon, Kansas • 1

(J ESBON IES VOL IX. ESBON, JEWELL COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1907. NO. 14 W. R.

Mitchell, Attorney at Law, Parker also and lived in the northeast' part of Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. G. G.

Benbow and children visited Mrs. Bonbow's uncle, Isaac Poirce in Highland last Sunday. W. E. Bullock, wife and children visited relatives and friends in Cyclone Kansas, ji Mankato, ot shoes Bonded Abstractor.

9 district last week paying their farewell visit before they start on their trip to Colorado and other parts. Orville Price and Katie Rich spent Sunday with Mrs. Bort Winslow. Mrs. Varney came out from Burr Oak Friday and visited Mrs.

John Beeson until Sunday evening. Miss Beam came and took charge of the Oak Creek church as minister, 4. 3 We have a number of shoes, in broken cartons, that are good and alright. High School Commencement. Commencement exercises for the class of 1907 were held last night.

Most unusual interest was manifested in the performances of the class and the opera house was thronged to its utmost capacity, by an eager and expectant crowd of friends and well wishers of the hour before thf curtain rose. The exercises were opened by a by Miss Lvea Hills to which the class, led by their teacher Prof. J. O. Rodgers, filed in across the 'tssage from the right and were seated on the feft.

The salutatorian, Charlette Cook, in her speech was self possessed and her delivery was graceful. Her oration was strong in thought, good in sentiment and logically arranged. Nora A. Brody had a fine speech. Miss Brody possesses great charm as a speaker.

Her voice was well the rest of the year. Earnie Pierson lost his watch near Oak Creek church Sunday. It was found by Clark Foster's children and Earnie wears a smile again. L. W.

Green was in these parts Monday delivering cream separators for the White Hardware of Burr Oak. Earnest Wilson was in Smith county this week with his parents. Mrs. Syble Burgess visited her father Wm. Helton last week.

J. C. Lamb visited his father southeast of Burr Oak the first of the week. Mrs. Eaks was called to go to see her daughter near Gregory, who is poorly with grippe.

L. N. Modlin and family visited B. S. Benbow east of Northbranch lyj-educed pricesjandyou can save from 50c to $1.00 per pair on these shoes.

4 Respectfully modulated, her delivery effective and the sentiment cf her address struck a responsive chord in the hearts and minds of her audience. The valedictory was by Leona Lytle. This was a fitting conclusion to the excellent program, for Miss Llytle had a strong production, good in thought and pleasing in delivery. It was evident from the start that the exercises would be a success as the excellent training and thorough preparation of the class gave its numb Zeke Stitcs children are having the measles in good shape. Schools are all out and teachers are fixing for normal and children are having a good time when the days are warm.

LniD Oa Tweedy, the dentist, Lebanon, Kansas, does first class work and satisfaction. Andrew Bonney i relatives and friends here for a few weeks. Iva LaRue got through working for Mr, Morrow Saturpay. Estee Pate owns a little spotted Shetland pony. Bird Pate is now able to bo at his work again after having a trial of the mumps.

My ram McCammon and Philip Moyer was helping on Mr. Bailey, house last week. Mrs. Morrow now has 89 chickens that she hatched out of a hundred egg incubator. HARNESS SHOP We have bought the Shook harness shop and will be glad to have you call and see us.

We have a nice line of buggies, harness, extra bridles, robes, nets, whips, halters, collars, ornaments and everything found in a first class harness shop. Let us do your repairing. We have a first class harness maker. HELMER SON. ers an air of confidence and composure seldom shown on such occasions.

Interspersed with the. class orations, I class addresses were delivered by E. D. George of Mankato and Dr. J.

B. Dykes of Lebanon. Both gentlemen are public speakers of renown and showed themselves past masters in the art of addressing high school graduates; their talks being replete with wholesome advice. The Acme quartet consisting of Messrs. M.

J. Beachy, J. A. Campbell, Albert Hawkins and Ed Grauer-holz, is deserving of much praise for the service it rennered. We are proud of the class and the school sentiment of Esbon.

The exercises were better than we have seen in much larger places where the citizenship has grown old, the people have become moderately well to do, and the children snobbish. Nrthbrnnchn. John McNich'oTs and wife attended church at Northbranch Sunday morning. Edgar Craven's team ran away Sunday upsetting the buggy and throwing Msr. Cravens and the baby out No one was seriously hurt.

Some of the young people from here attended the dedication of the Catholic church at Cedcloud last Sunday. Otis Wilcutts and wife are the proud parents of a baby girl. About thirty of the young people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Dillon to surprise Mrs.

Dillon's brother, Vaden Legget before he left for his new home in Oklahoma. Marvint Reed got mixed up with a run. away team last week and got several ribs broken. -v I carried accident insurance in the Woodman Accident Co. of Lincoln Nebraska, which costs me $8.00 a year and also in the National Benevolent Society of Kansas City, which costs $12 per year.

I put in a claim for 2,3 days total disability to each company and the Woodman Accident Co. paid me $42 while the National Benevolent fjjociety paid me the pitiful sum of $12 for the entire time, and their rates are $4 higher per year than the other company. I will never be without the Woodman Accident Go's protection. But I will not carry the National Benevolent Societey's insurance another day. I give the above statement, of facts, that the public may know what company pays out money as well as receives it.

John Rectcr. Cyclone. How does this Tuesday morning suit yon about your peaches this fall. Mrs. G.

W. Terrill received word of her only sister Mrs. Stanley's' death last week. She is a sister of Sam W. C.

and J. W. Mays, Dentists, Lebanon, Kansas. Mr. Silsby shipped his cattle to Kansas City Monday.

In one of Rev. Sunday's sermons he said he would rather be in hell stirring pitch than with the saloon crowd. Here, There, and Everywhere. Miss Edna Black is homo for a few weeks. Mrs.

Joe Black is sick with tonsil-itis. Geo. Howe and Rice Congleton ship OOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 00000000000000000000000000 0 0 Money American Field Fence aving Store 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Just received a full car load of the American Steel Wire Co's Royal field fence. 0 0 0 0 I Solicite 4 26 inch, 6 stay, 30c per rod 0 0 for the next 10 days. I am trying to please you in every way and the business you have given me surely makes me feel as though I have succeeded.

I know that your satisfaction means a steady business for me. I am glad to make exchanges or refund your money if a purchase is not satisfactory. I have gathered togather a splendid stock of real honest values. I am not selling goods at cost, but you get value received for every spent with me. Your 0 0 0 ped their cattle and hogs to Kansas City the first of the week.

Miss Christie Kindler is sick with typhoid fever. Mrs. Mendenhall of Burr Oak vis-t'd her mother last week. Mrs. G.

R. Congleton is quite sick at this writing. Arby Morrow and Mr. Tipton had the misfortune to loose hogs while hauling them to market Tuesday. Ora Mendenqall ang wife have returned to Jewell county.

They have been living in Wichata but think this is tne best place to make a living. Little Robert McCammon has been very sick with pneumonia but is some better at present. Master Guy McCammon of Formoso is visiting his grandparents this week. Otego. I guess that the fruit will not make much of a crop this year.

Estella Pate and her grandfather, Mr. Bolster visited at Kensington last week. M. H. McCammons little baby ha3 been quite sick the past week.

EberCole visited Boid Cole's Patronage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The American Steel Wire Co. guarantees it and puts it at the head of its class. Come before it is all gone. Very Respectfully VM3CE HDW. CO.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gj. A. Campbell oooooooooooooooooooooccooo KANSAS. ESBON, 0 00000000000000000000000000.