Friday, 4 Jan 1895--FROM HARRISBURG--Married, Wednesday of last week. Averett Mead and Miss Lizzie Carter. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Mrs. M. Moynehan aged about 75 years died at Sturgeon last week with cancer. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--J. G. Buchanan, one of Moberly's oldest citizens died this week. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Mr. C. C. Williams and Miss Georgie Ballar of Audrain county were married at Moberly Monday by Judge Head. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Married, near Clark on Monday the 31st of Dec, Steven Jackson and Miss Callie Northcut, Eld A. W. Pasley officiating. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Died, of diphtheria on the 29th, the 15-month-old son of Rollie Embree and wife. The other two children are very sick and are hardly expected to live. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--The 14-year-old son of Boss Hager died Sunday of brain fever. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--John Lynch a farmer near Dexter, MO, stuck a corn knife through his foot last Friday and died a few hours later of lock jaw. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Mrs. John P. Miller of Sturgeon, died suddenly Tuesday night of heart disease. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--Geo. T. Malone, one of Randolph's highly respected citizens, died at his home four miles northwest of town at 5 o'clock last Saturday evening Dec 29 1894, in his 60th year. He had been confined to his bed for several months, with a complication of diseases, and his death was not a surprise. He was a member of the M. E. Church South. Professed religion and joined that church in 1855. His funeral was preached at New Hope, on the following Sunday evening after his death by Rev. J. W. Ramsey, of Salisbury, and assisted by the pastor Rev. R. Dameron, in the presence of a large assembly of relatives and friends, after which his remains were buried in the family burying ground near the church. The deceased leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters of mature age. A good man has gone, and may he rest in peace. Friday, 4 Jan 1895--FROM CLARK--Dave Bradshear and Frank Dunnington applied for marriage license this week, but were refused on account of being unqualified. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--News reached here this week that W. T. Burks, father of Mrs. A. J. Lessly of Higbee is dangerously ill at his home in Joplin, and that his recovery is doubtful. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--FROM YATES--Rollie Embree's oldest child was buried at Pleasant Grove cemetery last Sunday. On the Sunday before, the baby was laid to rest there. How our hearts go out in sympathy for the bereaved parents. May God, who gave and has taken, comfort them. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--BRUSH CREEK ITEMS--Albert Shipley and Miss Lee were married Wednesday of last week. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Isaac Pearson, an old resident of Fayette, died at the home of his son in that place Wednesday. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Died, near Higbee, on the 6th, David H. Osborne, aged 60 years. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Wm Shores and J. T. Cross attended the funeral of Mrs. Ann Leveridge in Fayette Monday. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Born on the 3rd to Dr. T. H. Dinwiddie and wife a son. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Died, on the 4th, of diphtheria, Davis the 7 year old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Embree. The remains were buried Sunday evening at Mount Pleasant Church. This is the 2nd child they have lost in the past two weeks. The third child is very low with the same disease and its recovery is very doubtful. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--W. T. Burke the well known auctioneer died at 11 o'clock Sunday night of stomach trouble. His death had been hourly expected since Saturday evening. Mr. Burke was 56 years of age at the time of his death and leaves a wife, three daughters and two sons. Both boys are steady clever young men, William E. clerks for Jeffries & Barr and his brother, Lentulus, is a clerk at the New York store. The funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church by Rev. J. M. Keltner at ten o'clock this morning. Rev. Moore, of the Christian church will assist Mr. Keltner and the interment will be at the city cemetery--Joplin News. Deceased was at one time a resident of Higbee and was well known here. He was the father of Mrs. A. J. Lessley of this place. He leaves a large number of friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--Thomas Ward and Thomas Davis were caught under a fall of rock in the Wise Bros. mine north of Rich Hill Monday and killed. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--News reached here yesterday that W. W. Carpenter and Miss Maggie Cox of New Franklin were married Wednesday evening. Friday, 11 Jan 1895--The pale horse has again halted at the home of a neighbor and the rider has entered and thrust his sword through another precious one. William Davis, son of Rolla and Mattie Embree, was born Oct 5, 1887; died Jan 4, 1895, being 7 years, 2 months and 20 days old. The funeral was conducted by Rev. J. T. Bacon at Pleasant Grove church near Yates Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives, after which the body was laid to rest beside that of a brother, little Hugh Crocket, which was buried just one week before. About two months ago little Davis was taken sick with diphtheria and immediately following it blood poison. So strong was the attack that the efforts of the attending physicians and the careful nursing of friends availed nothing. Davis was a bright and sweet child and all who knew him loved him dearly. He was a little hero in all his sufferings and came to the end as calmly as though he were preparing to lie down on his couch for a short sleep. A short time before death he told those who stood anxiously watching that he was going to die and for them not to weep for him. Having called all to him and having bade them good-bye he calmly waited the end, and while smiles played over the angel-like face, he passed to the bosom of Him who said: "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Whatever of toil and pain, of cares and sorrows that go to make up a long life, he has escaped and has gone home to rest. Palmed and harped, crowned and robed, there he shall await those whom he left behind. The News, with friends extends to the sorrowing family sympathy in so dark an hour. Friday, 18 Jan 1895--We are asked why the town of Higbee, Randolph county, was called by that name. Early in the 30's a wealthy farmer, Joseph Higbee, moved with his family from Kentucky and opened a large farm near if not on the present site of Higbee. The country round about was then a comparative wilderness. Mr. Higbee and wife were buried on the farm. The late N. B. Coates of Randolph married their daughter Kittie--Boonville Democrat. When Joseph Higbee came to Missouri early in the 20's and located on a farm one and a half miles west of town, he was a poor man with a large family of girls. Mr. Chris Collins, now living in Moberly, married one of the younger daughters. Mr. Higbee died in 1839 or 1840 and was buried on the farm. The farm soon after his death became the property of Chris Collins, but for along time was known as the Higbee farm. In 1859 the several religious denominations erected a house of worship which was located on the Higbee farm and was called Higbee church, and soon became a great resort for the church going people. Went the M K & T road was built a station was located here, and owing to the near proximity to the old church, was, at the suggestion of Joseph W. Burton, called Higbee station. The land upon which Higbee is located contains about 600 acres and was entered by the following persons: May Burton, of Howard, entered the land in the south part of town August 20, 1821, and August 21, 1835; James Burton entered one 40 November 27, 1827; Edward Owens 160 acres February 20, 1832, and Joseph Rutherford one 40 March 12, 1833. 18 Jan 1895--Born, on the 16th. to Wm. Burke and wife a son. 18 Jan 1895--Born, on the 12th, to Luther Whitmore and wife a daughter. 18 Jan 1895--Married, in Higbee on the 16th M. T. Stephens and Miss Malinda McGruder. 18 Jan 1895--Hampton Nise and Miss Blanch Morris, of Moberly, were married at that place Wednesday of last week. 18 Jan 1895--Born, on 15th, to Alex Jacobs and wife, a daughter. It lived but a short time and was buried at the City cemetery the following day. 18 Jan 1895--FROM HARRISBURG--Win St. Clair contracted bronchitis from cutting his mustache off. 18 Jan 1895--News reached us today of the death of Mrs. McLean. She leaves one child, Mrs. Taylor Avery of near Myres. Her husband followed her 24 hours later. 18 Jan 1895--FROM RANDOLPHS CAPITAL--Frank Loomis, the tombstone agent and Miss Jessie Dale, of this city, were married at Salisbury last Thursday. 18 Jan 1895--Married, in Renick, on the 12th, Mr. John Stone, of near Clark and Miss Alice Cain of Higbee. The News extends good wishes. 25 Jan 1895--Born, on the 19th to Dick Martin and wife a daughter. 25 Jan 1895--Henry Bratton, a former resident of Mexico, MO, killed his wife and then himself at Tacoma Washington a few days ago. 25 Jan 1895--One of the saddest deaths that has ever come under our notice was that of John L. Butler, a young farmer living near Jackman's Mill, last week. Mr. Butler was married in December to Miss Nora Little, and only a few days afterwards became insane which terminated in his death--Fayette Leader. 25 Jan 1895--The 3-year-old daughter of Thos. A. Comstock living in Chariton county, near Keytsville, while playing near a stove Thursday of last week, caught fire to its clothing and was so badly burned that it died the next day and the mother in trying to smother the fire was badly burned on both hands. The child was brought to New Hope church in Howard county and buried Sunday the 20th. Rev. Henry Foster, of College Mound preached the funeral. 25 Jan 1895--The infant son of Dr. T. H. Dinwiddie and wife died Wednesday, 23 and was buried yesterday at New Hope Church. 25 Jan 1895--FROM YATES--Born, to Price Robb and wife, on the 19th a son. 25 Jan 1895--Chas. W. Mason is a farmer who lives about three miles east of town. He is 51 years old, has a wife and children. He came to this county 3 years ago from Iowa. Not far from the Mason home resided Jas. Hedrick, a coal miner, 41 years old said to be a half-breed Indian, also married, with children, and a resident of the county about 15 years. Mr. Mason has a daughter, Daisy, 18 years old, and a very fair looking young lady. About a year ago she hired, with the consent of her parents, to Jas. Hedrick as a domestic, and in a short while after Miss Daisy had gone to live with the Hedrick family, rumors began to float that Daisy and Hedrick were entirely too intimate. When these rumors reached the ears of the Mason family they made a strong effort to get Daisy home, but she had become too much infatuated with Hedrick, and would not leave. Matters between the two families grew worse and the intimacy between Hedrick and Daisy became so notorious that Mason had both of them arrested last summer for unlawful cohabitation, and they were tried before justice Freeman of Moberly, and both were acquitted. Afterwards Mr. Mason repeatedly tried to persuade his daughter to leave the Hedrick home but she refused to do so. As would be expected Mason and Hedrick became enemies, and threats were probably made by both, and the matter finally came to an end--so far as Hedrick is concerned last Saturday. On that day Hedrick, his wife and Miss Daisy went to Moberly in a two-horse wagon, and on their way home they overtook Mason about 5 o'clock in the afternoon in the public road leading north near old coal mine No. 1. Mason had been to Moberly also and had his shot gun with him loaded with No. 4 shot. Just as the wagon drove up to Mason he kindly asked his daughter to get out and go home with him. She refused. He then concluded to take her by force and carry her home with him. It seems that Hedrick was somewhat intoxicated and was lying down in the wagon bed, and as Mason aimed to go around the wagon in front of the team, Daisy picked up the large revolver and handed it to Hedrick who began shooting at Mason at short range. Mason did not return the fire until Hedrick's third shot on account of the women being between them. At the first crack of Hedrick's revolver the team started off briskly and by the time Mason got in his first shot Hedrick was some 30 steps from him. Mason shot twice and Hedrick five times. After the shooting Hedrick was seen to lay down in the wagon bed and was driven home and a doctor called, who pronounced the wound fatal. Some 40 shots pierced his breast. Mason went home not knowing whether his shots hit Hedrick. About 9 o'clock Saturday night Sheriff Hogue and Marshal Tolbert, on instructions from prosecuting attorney Palmer, went to Mason's home, arrested and brought him in and locked him up. Hedrick died at 1 o'clock Sunday evening. Mason was arraigned Monday morning before squire A. H. Beschor of this place, on a charge of murder in the first degree. He plead not guilty, and his preliminary trial set for Friday Jan 25th at 9 o'clock. Mason was committed to jail without bail. Daisy and Mrs. Hedrick state that Mason fired the first shot, but the reverse is generally believed. Sympathy of the community is all for Mason and no doubt he will give bond after next Friday. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.