Women To Vote

The women's vote, now bekig taken throughout the country, ior president, is of great interest to all parties, as it has long been a matter of conjecture what course they would pursue if given the elective franchise. Large numbers of the best ladies in the land are making use of this opportunity to express their own views, and the final result of the woman's vote is looked forward to with great interest. The ladies seern deeply in earnest in this opportunity to express their prei'erence in national affaire. It is true the movenient brings into -narked prominence a ïnanufacturing f irm whose olfice force is used for receiving and reporting the ballot twiee a week, but tuut t'aet ia simpily incidental and does not detract from the profound public interest in the question of the womán'6 voto. It has been urged that the vote is perhaps more sure to be accurately and fairly counted by the skilied accountants oí a business office than when handled by some of the ordinary mises oí election. However this may be, the Company is of national repute, and pledge their commercikal integrity and honor to an accurate and final counting under oath. Tundios write on a postal card the name of their ehoice for president. sign name and gtve addrese. Also in Iower left hand corner name a banker or groeer wlio kaows the fair voter. This card is sent t o the Postura Cereal Food Coffee Co., Battle Creek, Míen., and each bona-fide voter receives an acknowledgement of the receipt of her vote. The report may. or may not, be favorable to the candMnte this paper supports, but the statement vr1B nevertheless appear exactly as the woman's vote stands, and the reader must form his own conclusions therefrom. Wednesday and Saturday papers each -week -will give report by states of the progresa of this unique feature of a most unique campaign. Eeport from the Postum Co. state8 that the ladies are voting freely from all sections of the country. The flood of postal card votes is betng accurately registered, but the Co. request that the public bear with them patieetly until next issue, wheh the first report by states will appear. WOMEN'S VOTE TO DATE. i [ ï . a % 'C X & S % a g L S & Connecticut - 18 1 Illiuois 9U 9 1 Indiana 145 84 1 10 3 Iowa 26 3 1 Kansas 26 4 Massachnsetts- 47 5 1 - Michigan 185 90 3 2 Minnesota 24 4 Missouri 21 19 . Nebraska 20 3 - 1 New York 9 20 17 Ollio 325 54 3 Pennsylvania49 2 3 2 wisconsin 38 1 1 3 Scattering from other states 34 17 11 2 1 Total 1146 266 i 50 11 Ñext report October 31st. No one thing has rendered Michigan more famous than has the excellent standing of her great University. It is the crowning glory of our uducational system, and lts influence upon that system has been most beneficia! and far-reaclüng.