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Light December 17, 1914.) Light, Dec. 24, 1914.) Sheriff's Sale of Ileal Estate on Execution. By virtue and authority of an ex- i ecution issued from the office of the Clerk of the District Court, in and for Cherokee County, Eleventh Judicial District of the State of Kansas, and to me directed and delivered, in the cause wherein J. W. go to school.

The smallpoi and diptheria are quite serious in Columbus. All of the schools in Columbus are closed but high school on account of that. Ezra Best and Bob Collins have been hauling hay. Mrs. D.

S. Smith drove to Columbus Sunday evening and stayed with her daughter. Mrs. Carl Kirk, till Monday evening. IVIr.

and Mrs. AbLandon drove to Columbus Friday .4 Mrs. Jim Kirk' has been on the sick list the last week- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beecham went to the oyster supper Friday night.

We had some fine music at Milam Thursday night by Mr. Croaister and Harry Beecham. inois this week. Miss Genevieve Coslet and Horrel Eddington attended the lecture in Columbus Sunday. John Hilligoss is preparing to move to Columbus.

Mrs. James Seymour returned to Columbus after spending several days with her daughter, Mrs. John Hilligoss. Mrs. J.

E. Turner, Grandma Turner and Mrs. Maud Riley and son, J.oe Dale, were entertained at dinner on Thursday by Mrs. Ben Relf. Mrs.

W. D. Mayhard and daughter spent one day last week with Mrs. Stacy Robinson and twins. Mr.

Ferguson has bought the John Hilligoss phone and moved it to his place Saturday. (Too late for last week.) Mr. and Mrs. PhiU O'Malley and family, took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs.

John O'Malley. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Brenner and family took Sunday dinner with the parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank 'Pence. Miss Mae Carlson was shopping in Columbus Saturday. "Little Alice Gillespie is spending the week with her-' grandmother, grandmother, Mrs. Carlson'.

Mr. and Mrs Will Carlson took New Year dinner with Mary and -John Mack. Mary, Mae, Marie iacd Joe Carlson took New Year's dinner with John and Mary Mock of Cherokee, Kans! Miss Ethel Christenson and Miss Helen Hanson of East Mineral took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. John O'Malley of near State of Kansas, County of Cherokee, In the; Matter of the Estate of Mary A.

Rae, late of Cherokee County, Kansas. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice Is Hereby Given that on the 12th day of December, A. D. the undersigned was, by the Probate Court 'of Cherokee County, Kansas, duly appointed and quali fied as Executor of the estate of Mary A.

Rae, late of Cherokee County, deceased. All parties Interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. JAMES FERN. Executor. 12-17-4t (First published in The Modern Light Dec.

17, 1914.) (First published in The Modern Light Dec. 17, 1914.) Sheriffs Sale of Ileal Estate on Foreclosure. By virtue and authority of an or der of sale and foreclosure, issued from the office of the clerk of the district court, in and for Cherokee County, eleventh judicial district of the State of Kansas, and to me di- Weir City, Dec. 31, 1914. as the courts would most certainly Editor Modern Light, Columbus: sustain the Regents in their conten- The article appearing in The Mod- tion! But, as usual, their howl was era Light Dec.

17 "Is the Weir City lost, as the Supreme Court, in no School Worthy," 'was fully appre- uncertain terms, issued a mandate ciated and thankfully received by ordering the Regents to IMMEDI- every friend of the State School of ATELY open the school as the law Mines and Metallurgy, in or out of provided! this city. To the ordinary mind, that We are grateful to you, not only cinched the question of location and for the wards of good cheer and the establishment so with these friendly attitude displayed, but for pessimists. They expressed satisfac-the indication it carries that the tion at the outcome of the court jealousies and antagonisms that proceeding, and would add: "I will have greatly retarded the school's be a great thing, IF we can keep it," progress since its establishment are etc. That IF is not a love tap! disappearing. That IF has given hope to other I am sure I express the thought towns that without it would never of every working friend of the in- have had a ray.

Different cities, stitution when I thank you. The some very near us, have been, en-appearance of. the article furnished couraged by these "iffers" to openly a text for some of our people who advocate a campaign to secure the are trouble hunters, and they have school! THEY HAD NOTHING TO condemned it as antagonistic to the BAS THE HOPE ON, except the be-school's interests and a "plain open' lief that Weir City expressed, that knock. For some reason, a number it would be relocated! This is a of our citizenship 'suspicion every fact! move made for betterment of the Much of the indifference, nearly town or advancement of the school all of the opposition we have had to interest. They take the position contend with, can be traced back to that "graft' and "rake-offs' are the local talk.

ALL the citizens of only incentive actuating anyone who Cherokee County should be enthusi- proposes to or attempts to accom- astically boosting for this school, plish anything for the public good, but they are not. It is a greater If an outsider, no matter how un- asset to Cherokee County, outside, selfish the motive is that prompts, than it is to Weir City! To date, they take the position there is some state money appropriated has ulterior purpose hidden. If a home amounted to $45,000. Cherokee man, they quickly decide that he is County, in the past third of a cen- Hamilton, plaintiff, and Acy Rains, defendant, commandfng me that of the goods and chattels of said defendant I cause to be made the money specified in said writ, and for want of goods and chattels I cause the same to be made of the lands and tenements of said defendant. I did for want of goods and chattels and in obedience to said command levy said execution upon the following land and tenements situated in Cherokee County and State of Kansas, as follows (thg undivided 1-16 interest as the property of Acy Rains) to-wit.

The south part of the north half of the northeast "quarter, and the west part of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section Five (5), Township 34, uange Cherokee county, con taining 72 acres more or less, be advertised and sold according and delivered, in the cause law. Now, therefore, I do advertise jwherein Joe Silla, plaintiff, and the above described real property for Nicholous Krempusch et al, def end-sale, and I will, on Friday, the 29th 1 ant, and wherein said court did or-day of January, 1915, at 4 o'clock jder and adjudge that the lands and in the afternoon of that day, at the tenements, situated and being in North Front Door of the Court Cherokee County, State of Kansas, House, in the City of Columbus, in and described as follows, to-wit: the County of Cherokee, in the State i All that part of the west half of the of Kansas, offer for sale and sell at northeast one-fourth of Section 10, tury, has paid into the state treas only after a "rake-off" or sees a chance for "graft." Fortunately, there are not a great many of this class. I cannot think they mean to injure the school, but their action results in almost as much injury to it and those who are so valiantly fierhtiner for it. as does the enemy's open opposition. Those who ad- versely read, or rather who placed a wrong meaning on the article, are generally "fiinger" readers and as well qualified to criticise an editor- ial as a mud turtle is for playing baseball.

They assume that a friend-J lv expression coming from someone I outside is prompted by selfish mo- tives, or is intended to injure. They seem to be unable to grasp a situa-1 tion that is not of enmity. I do not mean to intimate that in all cases hey intend to do this school an injury, but their suspicion o4 1 treachery, unauthorized by anything but their peculiar trend of thought I andd inability to appreciate honesty of purpose in others, results in great injury. Many good friends of the school I public auction, for cash in hand, to the highest bidder, all the right, title, interest, estate and property of the above named Acy Rains in and to the above described real property. RALPH E.

MARTIN, Sheriff of Cherokee Co. Dated, Columbus, Dec. IS, 1914. 12-24-5t DARKEN O'lUr HAIR. When your hair turns gray, streaked with gray, white, faded or brittle try the following: On retiring rub Q-Ban, like a shampoo, on hair and scalp.

By morning the gray has disappeared and another application or two of Q-Ban yeur hair becomes beautifully darkened, fluffy, glossy and luxurient. Q-Ban darkens so evenly and naturally no one can tell. Stops falling hair, dandruff and itching scalp. 50 cts. for a 7 oz.

bottle. Sold by Burke Bros. Drug Columbus. Kan 8. Notice.

On account of moving to the coun try have turned my hair work over to. Mrs. M. E. Mays at 316 West Pine who continue the business of weaving, dyeing, cleaning and selling hair switches.

Mrs. Lucy Atkins. 12-31-4t IJELLEVIEW. (Too late for last week.) Everybody has been enjoying the nice weather, W. I.

Parsons is now traveling scent for spices, patent medicines. instead of L. Brown. Misses Martha, Lydia and Marie Naffziger were in Columbus on business. Saturday.

Endeavor was well attended last Sunday evening at the home of Jno. Heinrichsmeier. The next meeting will be at the home ofJno. Neff-ziger with Ed Jennings as leader. Miss Alice Richardson and brother were seen in Columbus on Saturday evening.

Will Imhof and wife spent Sunday with James King and family. Louise Christiansen was the guest of Tydfil Sevil on Sunday. Ruth Mack spent Sunday afternoon with Ruth Buergin. Sunday-school began the new year with an attendance of 63. Everyone in their place next Sunday.

Among those who spent Sunday at the Buergin home were Messrs. Casper and Pete Christiansen and families, Helen Heinrichsmeier and family and Miss Gertrude Swift. Ervin Evans attended the funeral of his cousin, Bert Gordon, of Crawford county, on Friday. Will Neffziger spent Sunday with home folks. R.

W. Davidson spent Sunday in Columbus. A surprise party was given" at the home of Casper Christiansen on Monday evening. Those present report a pleasant evening. Several New: Year watches were held.

All enjoyed themselves. Fred Best and sister Laura visited Saturday and Sunda with their brother, Will, and family of Franklin. Obituary. William Albert Johnson was born in Illinois November 1st, 1871, and died December 26th, 1914, and "was at the time of death 43 years, 1 month and 26 days old. Bert, as he was always called, came to Kansas with his parents and two brothers, Sam and Fred, when only a small lad and has resided continuously in the state, having been a resident of Cherokee county for twenty-six lie was married to Bertha McMickle January 2, 1895.

To this union five children were born, oue dying in infancy, the other four, two girls' and two boys, with the wife and two brothers, survive. The. deceased was a member of, the Seventh Day Adventist church, lie was sincere Christian and a patient sufferer in his last terrible afflic tion. The funeral was held at the home Monday, Dec- 28, conducted by Rev. Campbell of Oswego, and interment was made in Friendship cemetery.

Bert is gone; how we' will miss him. We will miss him every day; ut we hope to meet our loved ono Where all tears are wiped away. 4-4 Mrs. D. O.

Evans has been on the sick list, but is reported some bet-t ter. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bargeman and daughter Ethel returned Jiome Sunday morning after '-spending the holidays with her parents in Oklahoma. James Gillespie is on the sick list and is reported the same, Mrs.

D. O. Fruit, Miss Carrie Oschenbein and mother spent New Year's day as the guests of Mrs. Will Oschenbein and family. Mrs.

Carrie Zike and family re turned to their home': in Turck on after a visit at the "Barge man farm. Miss Mae Carlson visited Satur day with her sister, Mrs. James Gil lespie and family. Mrs. Jim Whitcanack and chit dren spent New Years with her pa rents, Mr.

and Mr3. Sharpnack. Mrs.D. O. Evans attended A.

O. U. W. lodge in Columbus. Mrs.

John Reeves and children were visiting in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. James Gillespie and children took Sunday dinner with the latter's sister, Mrs. John O'Mal ley, north of Scammon.

Alice Gillespie accompanied her grandmoth er home to spend the week; Mr. Evans butchered a hog. for Mrs. Reeves Friday. JIILAJI HIST.

No. 20. (Too late for last week.) We have been having some fine weather the last few days. Abe Wilson went to father in-law Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Forbes and sis ter, Miss Mamie Porter, and little son and daughter visited Mr. Zahms Sunday evening. Miss Grace Smith and Miss Grace Carpenter visited school Friday af ternbon. Mr.

Cronister, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beecham and little daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Wesley Masters, Mr. and Mrs. "Carl Kirk, Mr. ancL-Mrs.

Roscoe Kline and little daughter George Smithall gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Smith 'Saturday evening and they had some fine mu sic.

At a late hour they departed, saying they might return again soon. There not so very many at Literary at Milam Thursday evening on account of bad weather. Claud Masters has purchased a new telephone. W. B.

Napier has been on the sick list the last week. Mrs. Abe Wilson and two little daughters, Little Lucy and Thelderj returned home from her father's on Messrs. Arthur and Elmer Haynes have been hauling straw, the last week. Misses Grace Smith and Grace We Mgtae and of every enterprise beneficial to gard to where located, should be the the city, have been led to believe proud and enthusiastic' boosters for that The Modern Light was "knock- all of ing" on the school, by the "finger" When a little bunch of Weir City readers referred to.

people, jibed and jeered at, made Those, misguided people, who con- the" fight for a School of Mines and strued your article as a "knock" are Metallurgy and WON, any -aspirant like the poor, always with us. The NOW had as good a chance as they history of our fight for this school, did. But the question of establish-for the past ten years, is marked on ment and location lias settled every page with the retarding, for years, and the school is here and energy-destroying results of their HERE to stay. The people of this work. They generally intended to little city have been at great ex- Township 32, Range 23, bounded and described as follows: beginning 497 feet west of the northeast corner thereof; thence running west 9S feet; thence running south 170 feet; thence east 9S feet; thence north 170 feet to place of beginning, be advertised and sold according to law.

Now, therefore, I do advertise the above described real property for sale, and I will, on Friday, the 22nd day of January, A. D. 1915, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, at the North Front Door of the Court House, in the City of Columbus, in the County of Cherokee, in the State of Kansas, offer for sale and sell at public auction, for cash in hand, to the highest bidder, all the right, title, claim, estate and property of the above named Nicho-lous Krempusch of, in and to the above described real property. RALPH E. MARTIN.

Sheriff of Cherokee Co. Dated Columbus, Dec. 11, 1914. A tl. majors Attorney At Columbus Galena Buying in car loads, direct from the factory, en-ablcs us to make lowest prices.

The Round Oak Line of Heating Stoves are imitated by hundreds of stove manufacturers, yet there is not a stove on the market that will give Oaks do under all condi- tions, Kound Uaks hold the fire, are stylish in ap ft assist us, but oftener made the worklpense in securing the establishing (First printed in The Modern Light December 31, 1914.) NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. The State of Kansas, Cherokee County ss. In the Probate Court in and for Said County. In the matter of the Estate of David Myers, Deceased. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that at the next regular term of the Probate Court, in and for said county, to be begun and lield at the Probate Court Room, in Columbus, county of Cherokee, State aforesaid, on the first Monday in the month of February, A.

D. 1915, I shall, on the 3rd day of February, apply to said Court for a full and' final settlement of said Estate, and ask the Court for an order decalring who are the legal heirs to this Estate. C. C. MYERS, Admr.

of DAVID MYERS, Deceased, "Columbus, Kansas, Dec. 24, 'A. 1914. 12-31-4t (First published in The Modern Light Dec. 31, 1914.) PUBLICATION NOTICE.

In the District Court of Cherokee County Kansas, Sitting at Columbus The State of Kansas to All Whom It May Concern, Greeting: You are hereby notified that Lloyd Best, a minor, by his next friend, James Best, will on the 22nd day of January, 1915, file his peti tion in the office of the Clerk of the District Court, sitting at Columbus, praying said Court to declare, order adjudge and decree, that the said Lloyd Best be empowered to exer cise the rights of majority in all business relations concerning con tracts, and real or personal prop erty, and to authorize said minor to purchase, hold, possess and control, in his own person and right, with out the intervention of a guardian or trustee, any gooas, cnaueis rights, interests in land, tenements and effects by such minor lawfully acquired or to the same extent as though he was of full age; and that he be empowered to sell and convey by deed any real estate he may now own, or hereafter ae quire That the matters and things alleged in said petition will be taken as true, and such order as prayed for in said petition will be made, unless some legal or remonstrance is made thereto. LLOYD BEST, By his next friend, James Best, By E. M. Tracewell, his attorney. 12-31-3t Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening: tonic.

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harder! When the Board of Re- gents annunciated: "Law or no law, you are not going to get a School of Mines," these same critics advo-ICoke cated surrender. When an appro-cost, We aire rotflhiea1teinm IKaIma, ILairgestt EDeaHeirs film Sttove. priation was made for "two years'! maintenance, they strenuously advo- cated that it be used for a building! I As if the people of Weir City had its existence. They are not grumb-anything to do with the appropria- ling, but they DO want the co-opera- ury, as state taxes, ONE MILLION DOLLARS, and this forty-five thou sand is the first and ONLY dollars ever returned to the county! And her proportion of the $45,000, to be paid in taxes, will not amount to $200,000 per year of school! Is a $200,000 plant, that brings in $45, 000 an asset or a liability? Although we, are still fighting the University interest's attacks and are suffering from the pessimistic utter lances of some of our people and the indifference of a large majority of the people of the country, the school is a success and is making great progress. We are asking the legislature, in addition to mainten ance, for, an appropriation of at lesat $65,000 for buildings.

We KNOW the school deserves and its success and importance demands it Primarily, it can be considered a Weir City asset, but it is as much a Cherokee County asset as the Columbus high school or the Galena division of the district court, and Cherokee county people, without re- act and the appropriations. They have, made possible by the magnifi cent gift of the Central Coal and Company furnished free of splendid twenty-acre site for the buildings for the school. In ad dition, they have donated a build- ing for its use for all the years of tion, the influences, the enthusiastic support and assistance of the people of the entire county. And I believe, since the Modern Light article ap nnarnrl n.n i u' ttlu feUlllfe lu ii. Again I want to thank you for the article, both the intent and the language.

There never was any rea- son for a misunderstanding regard ing it. Anyone sufficiently familiar with the English language to intelligently absorb the meaning of a sale bill cannot fail to. get the meaning of the article. Paraphrasing the language of Patrick Henry, "If these be knocks, do it some more." v. Gratefully yaurs, J.

W. FARRELL. JEXXKSS. (Too late for last week.) Phone meeting Thursday night at this place wasn't very well attended. Mr.

and Mrs. Coff are visiting' at the home of Willis Stoughton thisH week. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Relf spent Sun day evening with Mr.

and Mrs. Will Richardson. Miss Gertrude Lopp and mother are recovering from a light form of small pox. It is reported that L. A.

Brown's folks have it. Mrs. E. U. Jenney spent the latter part of last eek with her friends in Columbus.

George Conard and Bill Stough ton went hunting Monday evening and caught seven possums and six skunks. Pretty good boys; better try it again soon. Mrs. E. O.

Jenney spent Friday with Mrs. George Schriner. Messrs. 'Chester and Vern Franks spent Friday night at the home of Ben Relf. There is no school at the Jenness school house this week.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Stoughton jj mn They meant well, probably, I but the very suggestion in itself did us harm. I When the sun was instituted to comDel the Regents to obey the law penorm uieir mo aame mui- viduals' walked up and down the streets, proclaiming loudly that the A.

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