4 July 1902--M. V. Burckhartt, one of Fayette's oldest citizens, died at his home in that city Tuesday, aged 79 years. 4 July 1902--Born, on the 30th, to Barber Eubank and wife, a son. 4 July 1902--Eugene Andrews left Wednesday night for St. Louis where he has accepted a position with a tailoring establishment. 4 July 1902--W. H. Burton had a light stroke of paralysis Friday night, but we are glad to learn, is much better. 4 July 1902--A. F. Settle, a pioneer citizen of Howard county, died at his home in New Franklin June 25, 1902, aged 79. He leaves many friends who will regret to learn of his death. 11 July 1902--James H. Hendrix, of near Sturgeon, died Wednesday at the age of 92. 11 July 1902--Born, on June 27, to Millard Robb and wife, a son. 11 July 1902--Born, July 3rd, to Ben Williams and wife, a daughter. 11 July 1902---The city council met Monday night and transacted the usual business. Police Judge W. A. Davis, whom charges had been preferred against for being intoxicated and interfering with Marshal Williams while making an arrest, was not on hand to answer to the charge, and the council appointed a committee to look into the matter and report at the next meeting. 11 July 1902--Audrey H. Morton, the 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Morton, of near Renick, was killed by a Chicago & Alton train east of Clark yesterday morning at 11:40. He was 3 miles east of Clark and when train No. 115 came along he attempted to board it but was thrown to the ground. He attempted it the second time when he was thrown under the wheels and one leg was cut off at the hip. He was also struck in the breast by a piece of timber and one of his lungs partially torn out. Dr. A. J. Brown, the company surgeon, was hastily sent for, but the young man was dead when he reached him. The young man was one of the most steady and reliable in the neighborhood and his untimely end will be a great shock to his many friends. To the bereaved family we extend our warmest sympathy. 18 July 1902--Born, on the 13th, to Matthew Evans and wife a daughter. 18 July 1902--Joseph Mauer, one of the pioneer settlers of Howard county, died at his home in Armstrong Wednesday, aged 84 years. 18 July 1902--The 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kirby, of near Myers, died on June 14. The remains were buried at New Hope church. 18 July 1902--Frank Heathman who was called home from Chicago to see his mother did not arrive until after she was dead. When he left last week she was in the best of health. 18 July 1902--The case of Jas. Wilson against the estate of Granville Wilson, deceased, who willed his farm and $4000 in money to Press Oliver, col, was called for trail in the circuit court at Huntsville Tuesday. After hearing the plaintiff's evidence the case was thrown out of court. 18 July 1902--It becomes our painful duty to this week chronicle the death of Mrs. P. G. Heathman, which occurred at her residence in this city at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, July 17, 1902, from flux after an illness of less than a week. Mrs. Heathman was born in Kentucky September 22, 1840, and moved with her husband to Missouri in 1880, locating near Roanoke. Her husband died in 1884. For the past ten or twelve years she has lived in Higbee. She leaves to mourn her loss five children, as follows: Mesdames Nannie and Sallie Million, of Madison, KY; Mrs. I. J. Embree, A. B, Frank and Miss Lucy Heathman, of this place. She also leaves a sister and two brothers in Kentucky. In her death Higbee loses one of her most noble women and Christian mothers-one who had a kind word for all and who never tired in watching at the bedside of her sick friends and ministering to their wants. She will be sadly missed by her neighbors and her church--the Christian, of which she was a devout member. To the bereaved ones in their dark hour the News joins the community in extending sympathy. At the hour of going to press it had not been decided when the funeral service would be held, as they were waiting to hear from the Kentucky relatives. Interment will be made in Roanoke. 25 July 1902--Born, recently, to Thos Holtzclaw and wife, a son. 25 July 1902--J. S. Bradley and wife, of near Burton, were here this week and spent a few days with Milton Bradley and family. 25 July 1902--Mrs. D. H. Williams and son, W. C. Williams, of Fort Worth, Texas, are visiting relatives in Howard and Randolph. 25 July 1902--The remains of Mrs. P. G. Heathman, who died Thursday of last week, were held until Saturday to await the arrival of her daughter, Mrs. Nannie Million, of Kentucky. Funeral services were conducted at the residence Saturday morning by Eld. C. H. Strawn, after which the remains were taken to Roanoke and laid by the side of her husband, Wm. Heathman, who preceded her 16 years. 25 July 1902--John Maurer and wife, both past 80 years, died last week at their home near Fayette. One died on Thursday and the other on Saturday. They both died of flux. 25 July 1902--The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Maddox, after an illness of three weeks of cholera-infantum, died July 19, 1902. The remains were buried at the city cemetery Monday. The parents have the sympathy of the community. 25 July 1902--POLEY KNIGHT DEAD--It is with much regret that we announce the death of Henry Napoleon (Poley) Knight, which took place at his father's residence at the Interstate mine at 4:20 o'clock Friday evening, July 18, 1902. He had been ailing since April and sought here and at Moberly the best surgical aid available without material benefit. After some weeks he was urged by the members of the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias here, to both of which lodges he belonged, to go to the Baptist Sanitarium in St. Louis for treatment. He consented to go and was accompanied by his father and John Little. The doctors there would not say what was the nature of his disease without performing an operation of exploration, but neither he nor his father would consent, and accordingly he returned home. The doctors were satisfied that there was an abnormal growth of some kind in the abdomen, but would not state what its nature was. All the expenses attendant upon the St. Louis visit were paid by the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias with the usual fraternal feeling and care and sympathy for their brothers and sisters. On his return from St. Louis, June the 11th, he called in the service of Dr. Burckhalter, who pronounced the trouble to be of a cancerous nature. The tumor was rapidly increasing in size, and consequently death would naturally result in a short time. Under these circumstances it was decided in consultation between Drs. Burckhalter and Dinwiddie and Haller, of Harrisburg, to explore into the abdomen and examine the cancer and its attachments. Accordingly on June 19, Dr. Burkhalter performed the operation, assisted by Dr. Dinwiddie, of Higbee, Haller and Long of Harrisburg and Shelby and Dickerson, of Renick. The conditions were found exactly as expected, numerous cancerous growths in the abdomen, to remove which would prove immediately fatal. Therefore the incision made was sewn up. For several days the operation seemed to bring some relief to Poley, which of course was only temporary. He lingered on until Friday last when he died. He suffered a great deal but bore up with great patience and fortitude. During his illness he was visited by several church members from Higbee and professed that he had found peace with his Savior, and felt quite happy. Funeral services were held at the Christian Church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning by Rev. Ben Robson, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Tucker cemetery. The funeral was one of the largest ever in Higbee and was in charge of the two fraternal orders of which he belonged, the I. O. O. F. and K. of P., who turned out en masse to do honor to a Brother who was most highly esteemed by all. The members of each order were most attentive to their Brother during his illness, visiting him every day, provided persons to nurse and care for him, and saw that he needed nothing to ease and comfort him. In this as well as all similar cases both these orders are wonderfully solicitous and careful about their sick or suffering brothers and spare neither time, trouble nor money in attending to them. Poley was born in Harrisburg, MO, June 19, 1874 and was 28 years and 1 month old, lacking 1 day. He was the son and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knight. He married Miss Sallie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Robb, and leaves with her two children. Poley was a kind and affectionate son, husband, father and was most highly esteemed by all who knew him. No one was ever heard to say an unkind word of him. "Your fatherless children are mine" saith the Lord. 25 July 1902--Sylvia Dena, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rankin, died at their home here at 7:40 o'clock Friday night, July 18, 1902. She was ill only one week and until a short time before her death it was not thought she was dangerously ill. Sylvia was born on the 22nd of October, last, and was consequently 9 months old, lacking four days. Services were held at the house Sunday afternoon at three o'clock by Revs. Robson and Rennison, after which she was laid to rest in the city cemetery beside her little infant sister. A large crowd of friends assembled at the house to sympathize with the father and mother and many accompanied the cortege to the cemetery. While it grieves parents to surrender their little ones in that long sleep till the resurrection there is the consolation of the full assurance that they are safe in the arms of Jesus, and that they will accompany Him in the day when He comes to make up his jewels. "Not lost but gone before." Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome