26 Sep 1891--Died, near Higbee, on the 23rd, the 3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith. 26 Sep 1891--T. F. South, of Harrisburg, who was stricken with paralysis some time ago, died at that place last week. 26 Sep 1891--MORRIS-CHAPMAN--The Marriage of Mr. E. R. Morris to Miss Minnie Chapman, Both of Renick--Once more the wedding bells have pealed forth their familiar sounds over our fair city and again "Two hearts that beat as one" , have launched their bark on the stream of time 3 Oct 1891--William Jones moved in from Myers this week. 3 Oct 1891--Born, on the 26th, to E. R. Denham and wife, a daughter. 3 Oct 1891--Died, near Higbee on Sept 30, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Robb. 3 Oct 1891--Married, near Thomas Hill, on Sept 26, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. E. Dunivent and Miss Luelia Henderson. 3 Oct 1891--Sam Tedford, of Moberly, died suddenly at Carthage Monday, while enroute to Hot Springs, Ark, for the benefit of his health. 3 Oct 1891--Died, near Moberly, on Sept. 28, of heart trouble, Mr. W. S. Christian, aged 74 years. Mr. Christian was the father of Mrs. W. H. Burton, of near town. 10 Oct 1891--R. S. Walton, of the Armstrong Herald, is the happy father of a 9 pound boy, born in the 3rd. 10 Oct 1891--SMITH-ALEXANDER--Married, at the Walnut Grove Church, Howard county, on Oct. 7, 1891, Ewel L. Smith and Miss Gussie Alexander. Mr. Smith is a son of Warren Smith who now owns and lives on the Model Farm, Boone county. 10 Oct 1891--RENICK RACKET--The wife of Samuel Lyons died of typhoid fever at her home four miles east of here last Monday night. 10 Oct 1891--RENICK RACKET--Mr. Milton Marshall and Miss Hattie Kimbrough, both of this place, were united in marriage last Tuesday evening at the residence of A. B. Ellington, of Moberly. 17 Oct 1891--Died, four miles south of town, on the 10th, of diphtheria, the 4 year old daughter of Jesse Comstock. 17 Oct 1891--G. A. Dougherty and M. H. Morris, of Renick, were here Thursday looking out a location for the purpose of building a grainery and flour exchange. 17 Oct 1891--Born, on the 12th, near Myres, to T. A. Comstock and wife, a daughter. 17 Oct 1891--Died, near Myres, on the 13th, of diphtheria, the 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barton (Burton?). 17 Oct 1891--Lew Edwards, a young miner who came here a few days ago from Ardmore, and commenced work Monday morning as mule driver in Mine 3 1/2, was seriously and perhaps fatally injured a few hours afterwards. The mule he was driving stopped, and he tried to get around between the boxes and the ribs to start it up. He had proceeded only a short distance when the mule started of its own accord. He was dragged along in this narrow space some distance and finally fell to the ground, when one of the boxes of coal tilted over on him, catching him about the lower part of the bowels; and inflicting internal injuries which are likely to result fatally.--Huntsville Herald. 17 Oct 1891--Died, near Yates, on the 16th, Mr. John Alexander, aged about 75 years. He was the father of Mrs. R. G. Duncan, of this place. 17 Oct 1891--FROM MCDONALD--Born, on the 13th, to Geo. Lilly and wife, a daughter. Mother and babe doing well. 24 Oct 1891--In speaking of the death of Mr. John Alexander last week, we were misinformed as to his age: he was 84-and not 75. 24 Oct 1891--Tom Williams left Monday for Alabama. 24 Oct 1891--Born, on the 17th to Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pope, a son. 24 Oct 1891--Born, on the 16th to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKinney, a son. 24 Oct 1891--Mrs. John Crouch, and Mrs. John Saltkill, of Illinois, arrived Tuesday morning to be with their father, Mr. John Carroll, during his last illness. 24 Oct 1891--Died, near Higbee, on the 16th, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mayes. 24 Oct 1891--Judge A. M. Malone and wife of near Huntsville spent Sunday here with their son S. C. Malone. 24 Oct 1891--Died, in Higbee, on the 22nd, of heart trouble, Mr. John H. Carroll aged 74 years. Mr. Carroll moved from Ohio to Missouri in 1866 and located on a farm in the east part of Moniteau township and engaged in farming up to twelve years ago, when he gave up farming and located in Higbee where he soon won the esteem and confidence of the citizens. He had served for several terms as one of the board of town trustees and was a member of the board at the time of his death. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church by Rev. M. R. Jones at two o'clock yesterday, after which the remains were deposited in the Rennolds burying ground south of town. 24 Oct 1891--EBENEZZER ITEMS--Born, on the 11th, inst, to L. A. Pope and wife, a fine boy. Mother and child are getting along fine. 24 Oct 1891--CLARK ITEMS--quite a number of citizens moved from this vicinity to Texas the first of the month. Among them were: J. T. Forest and family, John Fowler and family, Dr. J. A. Hatchett and family, P. D. Forest and family, B. Littrell and wife, John McKay and family, C. J. Carpenter and family, Ed Forest, Sam Cross and Herbert Thrailkill. It took five freight cares to carry their stock and household goods. Before leaving J. T. Forest went to Walter Darwent, Clarks, enterprising hardware merchant, and bought 2, 609 pounds of barb wire and shipped it with his other goods to his new home in Texas. 31 Oct 1891--Born, in Higbee, on the 24th, to W. I. Williams and wife, a son. 31 Oct 1891--Married, in Moberly, on the 28, Mr. Geo. Barrett and Miss Mollie Owans. 31 Oct 1891--Died, in Higbee, on the 27th, of diphtheria, little Raymond, the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Herron, aged about five months. This is the child that was left on the door-steps of W. T. Botts last June. The unnatural parents were traced to Central Illinois where they had taken their places in society with as much grace and dignity as though they had committed no crime. The laws of Missouri make it a penitentiary offense of parents to abandon their offspring, and this heartless couple should be returned to Missouri and do the State five years of service, so confining them that they would have no opportunity to corrupt the morals of the other convicts. 31 Oct 1891--USED A SHOT GUN--A shooting scrape occurred near Myres Thursday that resulted in the death of A. E. Woods, a druggist at that place. From what we can learn the shooting occurred in the following manner: John T. Dougherty and son, Ed, and A. E. Woods got in two-horse wagon at Myres and started to Fayette but had gone only a short distance when Joseph O'Neal, a farmer living near Myres, made his appearance with a shot gun and halted the party, and said: "D__n you. you have been fooling around my house when I was away from home and I am going to kill you." Woods jumped from the wagon and said: "Wait a minute till I explain matters," when O'Neal raised the gun and shot him. Woods fell to the ground and exclaimed: "Joe, you have killed me." O'Neal then said: "If I have not I have another load and will finish you," and raised the gun to shoot again, but was prevented from doing so by the Dougherties. Dr. T. H. Dinwiddie of this place was called and extracted twenty or thirty No. 4 shot from his side and abdomen and did all in his power to relieve the suffering of the dying man, who lingered until Friday morning. The affair is an unfortunate one and will be deeply regretted by every good citizen of Howard county. It is reported here that Mr. O'Neal went to Fayette and surrendered himself to the Sheriff. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.