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PAGE FIVE THE-MIDERN JLIGHT, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917. Frank Boss made a business trip to Kansas City the first of the week. SJJC at in-law, Mrs. Nettie Akers of where she passed away June 30, Lloyd Childers came up rem Joplin Sunday to spend the day visiting with friends. 1917, aged 72 years, 3 days.

Her A. H. Skidmore is spending a few membership was transferred and she was at the time of her death a member of the Christian church In Hal-lowell, at which place the funeral services were held Sunday, July 1st, in charge of Rev. Bradshaw of Columbus. The interment was in the McKee cemetery.

husband, a Civil war veteran, having preceded her in death in May, Medlin spent Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Joe Sunday visiting with Ted Richardson. 1913.

25 years ago she was con verted and united with the Christian days with his son Andy, at Fort Riley. C. W. Van Zandt was seriously ill last Monday with an attack of heart trouble. Mayor John T.

Burke of West Mineral, was a business caller here Tuesday afternoon. church. On moving to Kansas her One cent a word to send your message to Cherokee County in the Want Colum. John Hamilton returned ffrom Bartletsville, Monday evening to spend the Fourth at home. Miss Ethel Haines of Kansas City spent the week end in Columbus vist-ing with Miss Ruth Robeson.

Among the fifteen people killed in Milwaukee last Saturday when a fifty ton tank fell and crushed an excursion steamer, was Mrs. F. R. Cooper of Cherokee, Kansas. Mrs.

Cooper was related to the Hefflfin-ger and an uncle of Mrs." Trollie Bright of West Mineral. Mr. and Mr Cooper and a friend, Miss Crandall, were on the steamer at the time of the accident. Morris Jones and Bob Mountjoy went to Pittsburg Wednesday to attend the celebration. Jay Jones and little son George spent Tuesday and Wednesday fish SI ing on the Neosho river.

Leo Armstrong and Roxie Zim merman went to Pittsburg to attend the celebration Wednesday. Mr. C. A. McNeill returned home Sunday evening from a few days bus- Miss May Morrison spent the latter part of the week visiting with friends in Neutral1.

Mr. C. W. Sanders purchased a new buggy at Walberts Timber-lake's Friday. Cecil Gribble, James Tussey and George Kretchet went to Girard on Sunday to play ball.

Mrs. Sol Newton of Miami, spent Sunday in Columbus visiting her sis Mr. Made Martin and family of Omaha, came to Columbus to visit Mr. Martin's mother, Mrs. Geo.

Martin. Mr. Martin will go to St. Joseph, Sunday, and his family will isit in Columbus and vicinity for ness trip to Kansas City. Clyde Taylor of Walnut, Kansas, was in Columbus, visiting with his you can't beat it cousin, Mrs.

Grace Smith. several weeks. Dr. and Mrs. Willis Reid motored Subscribe for The Modern Light.

Protect Your Stock From Flies Use Coiv-Ease The time of year is coming when cows and horses need protection from flies. If you are not coming to town we can send a can of Cow Ease and a sprayer by parcel post if you live on a route out of Columbus We can also send any kind of atock or poultry medicine The Burke Bros. Drug Go. uWhere the Cars Stop" Columbus, Scammon and West Mineral Goods delivered free on rural routes to Picher Wednesday to spend the day with brother. While Tom Horton and his little Johnnie Hamilton of Scammon, son were driving along the road near Stauffer Cammack's mill, the front wheel came off of his wagon and ter, Mrs.

Will Vandament. Harold Elder came up from Joplin Sunday to spend the day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. J.

Elder. Edna May Swinney of Baxter, visited with her grandparents this week, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reinhardt.

was in Columbus Monday on business at the court hous. e. rieghtened his horse. The little boy was thrown clear of danger but Tom J. H.

McMillan, Judge Ellis, Jas. was thrown under the wagon and H. Ellis and Dio Daily motored to severely bruised. Webb City Monday afternoon. Dr.

J. F. Jameson, Miss Ruth Robeson and Miss Ethel Haines of The runaway was stopped by em ployees of the mill and the two were Miss Lola Williams left Tuesday brought to town in a passing automobile where Dr. Huffman attended evening on a several week's visit with relatives in Pittsburg, Pa. Kansas City, motored to Joplin Saturday.

Miss Ethel Haines returned Sun day to her home at Kansas City, af their injuries. Mr. F. E. Smith returned from FOR SALE Two Ford touring Please count the words and send cash with your order.

ter a few days visit with Miss Ruth Beggs, Sunday after spending several days visiting with his son. cars. See ur. inn, presume, jvans. Robeson.

It George Hood attended the wed Guy Leamon of Bartlesville, Okla. IP ding of his Miss Loula Long, was in Columbus Saturday visiting Obituary. Rachel Ann Secrest, daughter of with his mother, Mrs. S. W.

Leamon THE ECONOMY and Mr. Combs -at Kansas City Sat urday evening. 1T OF PAINT Mr. Will Vandament and family Misses Faye and Mamie Alien and went to Miami Wednesday to spend the day with Mr. Sol Newton and paint I Lena and Gladys Moyer from Ingram district, were shopping in Columbus 8 family.

Personal Mention Saturday afternoon. It Is Not Used for Looks Only Oil and color applied to new work keeps the lumber from shrinking and warping. Good paint fills the pores and keeps the wood from decaying. Rev. B.

F. Gaither of Chanute, was William and Susan Secrest, was born June 27, 1845, in Hamilton Co. Ohio. When a child she moed with her parents to Adams county, Illinois, where she was united in marriage to George Akers in January. 1865.

To this union were born six children. One son and one daughter died in childhood and Albert who passed away in November, 1914. She left to mourn her loss, three sons, McNeill Henry at home near Hallowell, and Reuben of Gettys Rolley Woodard has accepted in Columbus Monday evening visit position with Fred Harvey in Need ing with his mother, Mrs. Katherine Lon Wade of Miami, an old Col les, Calif. He left Monday for that Gaither.

place to begin his work. Mr. Paul Smith and wife of Twin air. Tom Dunn received word on Monday that his mother died in Falls, Idaho, returned home Satur Fresno, Sunday, July 1, at 5 day after a visit with his brother, Neil Smith and family. o'clock p.

m. Dale Lemon and family of Pitts Mr. and Mrs. Dick Archer and Mr. burg, were in Columbus Saturday and Mrs.

Bob Kammermeyer motor Paint Is Cheaper Than Lumber Now, so long as you must use paint, why not use the kind that will do the most good. We sell that ind. It is called DEVOE LEAD-ZINC PAINT. JT. IE.

(KdDTRIEDCDEJ ed to Joplin Sunday evening to spend visiting Mr. Lemon's mother, Mrs S. W. Lemon. burg, S.

besides one half-brother of Tacoma Washington, four grandchildren of Columbus, and a host of friends. Nine years ago, with her husband and sons, she moved from Plymouth, 111., to Kansas and has lived near Hallowell ever since. Mrs. Akers had been in poor health most of her life but had been in almost constant suffering for the past 18 months, one month of which was spent at the home of her daughter- Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Mclntyre spent the 4 th at Pittsburg. Madeline Zike returned home on Monday from a week's visit with friends at Baxter. Madeline and Howard Zike visited friends at Frontenac and Pittsburg over the 4th. Miss Gladys Wall of Kansas City, is spending a week in Columbus, the guest of Mrs. B.

H. Lowry. Monta Wing left Tuesday for Of-ferly, Kansas, where he will work in the wheat harvest. Misses Ethel and Fern Hartin and Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Hartin of River-ton, spent the Fourth fishing on Spring river. a few hours visiting with friends. umbus citizen, in town Monday. Miss Cleo Nickols of Lowell, spent Sunday and Monday in Columbus, visiting Miss Marjorie Walker. Mr.

Rolla Porter and Chester Frank from south of town, motored to Columbus Saturday. William Earl and family of the country north of town, are spending 4 th of July week on a fishing trip on the Neosho. Mrs. Julia Hopkins and daughter, Mrs. Ed Lane, went to Parsons on Wednesday to spend the day with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoyt, Mr. Ed Masterson and Miss Louise Tas- sin spent the fourth picnicking on Mr. and Mrs.

Lyman Strong of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Swinney of the Minute Cafe of Baxter, spent the Century, spent Tuesday evening in Columbus visiting Mr.

Strong's mo week end with Mrs. Swinney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reinhardt Columbus, Kansas.

S. E. Corner Square ther, Mrs. Bertha Strong. Mr.

and Mrs. -Fred Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Will Kurtz motored to Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Youngman and son Harold Dean and Mr. and Lakeside Wednesday to attend a Mrs. Boyd Burgoyne and Miss Cleo Nickols motored to Neosho, on celebration.

Ed Houser has accepted a posi Wednesday, to picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stonecipher tion with the Filby carriage and au and Mr. and Mrs.

Geo. Sanders motored out to the home of Mr. Sanders the Neosho river. D. W.

Robeson went to Rushville, to Co. as foreman of the Filby blacksmith shop at Picher, Okla. Mrs. F. W.

Boss and two children father Mr. W. Sanders, Sunday, 111., Tuesday where he was called on to spend the evening. business matters. Rushville is 3Ir Marcellus and Eleanor, left Monday Whm bette Cars Are Robeson's old home and he will visit Mr.

and Mrs. Oscar Crane visited Saturday and Sunday at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown, cousins of Mr.

Crane, at Liberal, Mo. Glen Mitchell and Robert Will'ard of Riverton, motored to Columbus Tuesday to spend the day with their uncle, Mr. Henry Mitchell. Rev. and Mrs.

B. F. Gaither of Chanute, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Gai for They will spend about relatives there before returning.

Mr. C. A. McNeill left Monday on a business trip to Carlyle, 111., and from there he will go to Washington Court house, where he will join Mrs Mr. M.

Koontz and family and Mr. Koontz's sister, Mrs. Matty Skeens, McNeill who is visiting her parents there. motored to Walnut, Kansas, Friday, to spend a couple of days visiting Miss Minerva Cheshire left Friday Mr. Will Taylor and evening for Winona Lake, Indiana Mr.

and Mrs. Geo. Dixon, Mr. and ther. of Fort Scott, visited the first of the week with relatives in Columbus.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harris went to Parsons Wednesday to spend the day at Neosho Park and from there they went to Pittsburg to spend the Mrs.

Irvin Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Chas to take. charge of the physical work of the Health Conference that is to be held at that place from July 2 to Capper, Mr. Claude Handshy and a month visiting relatives there and in Indiana.

E. M. Tracewell and daughter, Miss Katherine, will leave for Eldorado, Friday, where they will remain a month for Mr. Tracewell's health. Atty.

Al. F. Williams delivered four Red Cross addresses last Sunday, visiting the following Labette county towns during the day: Che-topa, Edna, Bartlett and Oswego. Atty. S.

L. Walker and sons Lawrence and Maurice returned home Monday from Wisconsin, driving through in a fine new Buick automobile which he purchased while there. Mr. Geor. Sanders went to Treece Aug.

7. Miss Mae Morrison motored to Plater Kansas, Wednesday to spend the day picnicking. Harry Allen returned to Mojave Opal Case, Vera Eisenhart, Jennie flrnnnfl'nrntpr TTnwlHns. Loilis Mr. and Robt.

Aitchison of Friday, where he is employed in the Harvey house. He has been spending a few weeks in Columbus Watts. Dena Taylor and Duncan Oklahoma City, have written home folks that they expect to visit here visitine: his parents, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Allen.

in August. It has been over a year since they left Columbus and this Misses Irene Mitchell, Hazel, Oka will be their first return visit Cunningham spent the fourth picnicking onSpring river. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hartin spent the first three days of this week in Columbus visiting their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. T. Cammack and Mr. Mrs.

Frank Hartin. and Olive' Rowe, Edna Canfield and CD Opal Case, Messrs John Cammack Fred Baldwin drove to Aurora, Sunday afternoon, to return Tuesday to meet with the school with Mrs. Baldwin who has been vis board to make plans for taking care iting her parents there. Her father, of the steadily increasing number of E. D.

Whiteside, is now proprietor Mrs. J. E. Layton has returned home from a week's visit at the of one of the Aurora Will Build Them country home of Mrs. Laura Best.

TMrs. Layton has been in poor health "but is improving at present. Married, at Antonito, Colorado, on May 26, Edward M. Edgmand and Fred Hunsaker, Dick Collins and Duncan Cunningham motored to the Cunningham farm on Spring river Sunday and spent the day picnicking. The Misses Ernia and Edna Brown of Manson, Iowa, are visiting their grandfather, Mr.

R. M. Cheshire, at his home near Mineral. Their mother will be remembered by the older residents as Miss Viola Cheshire. Mrs.

T. H. Breer of Buhl, Idaho, who has been visiting several Vera Anna McMillan. Mr. Edgmand is verywell known in Columbus and vicinity, having lived here until a Mr.

and" Mrs. R. E. Harris spent the Fourth at Neosho Park west of McCune. They went to West Mineral from here and motored to the park with B.

W. Cross and family. few years ago. They will reside near Alamosa, where he is engaged in school children. Mrs.

Sue Morris of Rodgers, is visiting in Columbus at the home' of her daughter, Mrs. F. A. Houx. She is on her way from Kansas City, where she attended the wedding- of her niece, Miss Loula Long, and Mr.

Combs. Seeral of the-members of the Columbus Eastern Star attended a meeting at Galena Last Wednesday evening and were guests of that chapter. Those who formed the crowd were Mrs. Will Hughson, Mrs. M.

B. Foster, Mrs. Carrie Zike, Mrs. E. R.

Lane, Mrs. W. Fierce.Mrs. H. E.

Cobb, Mrs. I. N. Kuhn, Mrs. RoBt.

Warren, Mrs. Harriett Hamman, farming. niiilMilM weeks with relatives in Cherokee county, returned this week to her home. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. J.

H. Moore, who will spend several months with her in Idaho. I nv TTT f23 Miss Sula Waller, accompanied by her Miss Amanda Goodnight, left Sunday for a visit with relatives at Stronghurst, LaHarpe and Pine-well, Illinois. Miss Waller Is enjoy- Mrs. Louise Daily, Mrs.

Louise Stewart, Misses Lena and Sue Wilson and Miss Eva Roberts, and Mrs. Edna Will Sel Them ing a fifteen days vacation from her HAVE YOU INSURED YOUR WHEAT If not, you should see us. We cover grain and seeds cf all kind, including sacks and bags, cut or uncut (but not including straw or stubble), threshed or unthreshed, shelled or unsfcelled, in shocks, stacks and ricks on cultivated land, in dwelling house, barns, bins, tanks, granaries and cribs. Permission granted to use steam or gasoline as power for threshing grain. We can write your policy for one or as many months as you may want, you paying for the time only the policy is to run.

This policy covers loss by fire or lightning. Deweise of DeSoto, Kansas. An excellent musical program was given at the Methodist church Monday night by Misses Anna Mae Hisle, duties at the postoffice. Miss Goodnight will visit with a half sister at Pinewell, who is in her 95th year, and whom she has not seen for over thirty years. Marian H.

Corkle, Ann I. Quinn, Te-rese Fern. Vera Eisenhart, S. Wini fred Dodson, graduates of Prof. Ure Albin came in Tuesday morn ing from Durant, and spent the day with his mother, Mrs.

A. L. Long's music class. An admission of 10c was charged, the entire proceeds being given to the Red Cross Phone Rural 225 Phone Home 159 Albin. Tuesday evening he accom panied Mr.

and.Mrs. Ben Hunsaker Society. The ladies of the Red Cross finance committee who had charge nn JL on a trip to Pittsburg, Pa. They, will stop in Kansas "City and Chicago on of. the ticket sale, Mrs.

Clifford Wil son, Mrs. Nelle Graves, Mrs. H. A. their way east.

Mrs. Albin and The A itchison Realty Company Entire Second Floor, First Nat Bank Building, Columbus, Ks children are already in Pennsylvania LaRue and Mrs. Wayne Townley, report the recipts of the evening over 1 where they have been visiting for $20.00. I the past three weeks..