18 Nov 1898--Died, southeast of Renick, on the 15th, Mrs. Thomas Walker. The remains were buried at New Hope on Wednesday. 18 Nov 1898--Born, on the 15th, to C. M. Markley and wife, a son. 18 Nov 1898--Born, on the 12th, to Jas. Blee and wife, a daughter. 18 Nov 1898--Joe, the 14-year-old son of R. R. Jones, has pneumonia. 18 Nov 1898--Died, on the 15th, near Renick, Mrs. Wirt, aged about 70 years. Deceased was the mother of Frank K. Collins, of near here. She was buried Wednesday at the Anderson burying ground. 18 Nov 1898--J. W. Ragsdale, ex-mayor, of Moberly, was the Democratic candidate for Justice of the Peace in the 9th ward in Kansas City at the late election. He was defeated by a small vote. 18 Nov 1898--We regret to learn of the death of Esther, the handsome little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Milford which occurred at Jones & Davis' mine, near Moberly, Monday. Mr. Milford removed from Higbee about three weeks ago and soon after his little daughter was taken with measles from which she died. We learn that another one of his children is very sick. 18 Nov 1898--DORA ROSE PARDONED--Governor Stephens has pardoned Dora Rose, who was sentenced in August, 1898, by the Callaway county circuit court, on change of venue from Howard county, to two years in the penitentiary for the killing of Charles Mills in Glasgow, November 1896. The supreme court dismissed the appeal in this case. A large number of citizens of Callaway and Howard counties petitioned for the pardon, and two reputable physicians of Fulton say that Rose is a physical wreck, owing to having been confined in jail for twenty-one months. Governor Stephens says: "It has never been my policy, and never will be, to allow a man to be taken to the penitentiary to die, and for this reason, especially, I will issue a pardon to Dora Rose. Hundred of the best citizens of Callaway and Howard counties join in this petition for pardon." 18 Nov 1898--The News acknowledges the receipt of the following; "Mr. and Mrs. George Frederic Cope request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Carita Lucile, to Mr. William Anderson Rothwell on Wednesday evening, November the twenty-third, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at seven o'clock. Central Christian Church, Moberly, Missouri." 18 Nov 1898--IN MEMORIAM--"Death loves a shining mark." This adage was verified in the death of Gussie, the bright little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Bradley, at their home four miles southwest of Moberly, on the morning of Nov 6th, 1898, at 1:40 o'clock, aged two years and six months. It has only been two years since the death reaper visited this home and took from them their oldest daughter, Emma., wife of W. A. Lessly. (Long flowery tribute that has no information in it, follows) 18 Nov 1898--ROOM 4--Since our last notes quite a serious accident has befallen one of our pupils. Last Friday week little Flossie Burton, shortly after returning home from school, fell and broke her right limb. She was running and playing with two of her little friends, when she stepped on a clod which turned under her foot, throwing her to the ground, causing the above accident. This accident will probably keep Flossie out of school this winter, but we hope she will be with us sooner. Flossie is an excellent pupil and we keenly feel her loss. 25 Nov 1898--MOBERLY MAN COMMITS SUICIDE--Albinas Allman Kills Himself While Standing by His Sweetheart's Side in Chicago--From St. Louis Republican Chicago, Ill, Nov 22--Albinas R. Allman, whose father lives at Moberly, MO, met his sweetheart first on the steps of the Academy of Science in Lincoln Park a year ago. Back to that place he walked with her last night and, almost without a word of warning, shot himself dead. Allman and his sweetheart, Miss Vinnie Rodner, with his sister and a cousin, had spent the evening together. He had expected to leave the city last night for the West of account of financial difficulties and was deeply troubled. The three had tried to cheer him up, and when they separated near midnight, young Allman said he would be all right if Miss Rodner would walk with him to the Academy of Science, at North Clark and Center streets. "He said he wanted to go back one last time to the place where we had first met," softly said Miss Rodner this morning. "I never thought he meant to die there." She consented and the two set out almost in silence. As they walked Allman drew his railroad ticket from his pocket, tore it to bits, and threw them to the wind. Suddenly he threw off his overcoat. "There's a fever burning me up," he exclaimed. "I've got to walk this off; then I'll be a man." When they reached the building and had stood on the steps for several minutes in silence, he suddenly drew a revolver and turned to the girl at his side. "Oh, God, forgive me, Vinnie," he cried. Without another word he placed the weapon to his head and pulled the trigger. It was all done so quickly that Miss Rodner could not interfere, and it was not until she saw him lying lifeless on the stairs that she really understood. She at once ran for a policeman, and a little later the body was removed to a neighboring morgue. 25 Nov 1898--Died, three miles east of Higbee, on the 18th, Joseph Schmidt, aged about 23 years. Mr. Schmidt was taken with a pain in the hip about eighteen months ago and was treated by the local physicians for rheumatism, but he continued to grow worse. Last April, he went to Quincy, Ill, to have his limb examined by experts who found the bones in the hip joint badly decayed. They told him his true condition and that nothing but removing the limb at the joint would save his life and that few ever recovered from such operations. Knowing it would not increase his suffering any he concluded to have limb removed at once which was done of April 25th. He stood the operation well and on June 24th he returned to his home and friends. For a short time he continued to gain strength when a change came and he gradually grew weaker until the end came. He leaves a wife and one child who have the sympathy of the entire community. 25 Nov 1898--A telegram was received here Monday from B. B. Pyle of Denison, Texas, stating that his wife had been killed in a runaway. The remains were brought to Boone county Tuesday and laid to rest at Midway, the former home of deceased. Mr. Pyle is a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Pyle of this place and the sympathy of the entire community goes out to him in his great bereavement. Full particulars of the said affair will be found in another column, taken from the Denison Daily Herald. 25 Nov 1898--Died, in Higbee, on the 18th, infant son of David Davis and wife. 25 Nov 1898--Joe, son of R. R. Jones, who has been very sick of pneumonia, is on the road to recovery. 25 Nov 1898--Miss Crete Pyle, who is attending Central College, Lexington, MO, came home Tuesday to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. B. B. Pyle. 25 Nov 1898--Dr. Hawkins of Mexico is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Joe Andrews, near town. 25 Nov 1898--J. S. Forbis and Miss Ada King, of Armstrong, eloped to the Indian Territory, Wednesday, and were married. Miss Ada is the daughter of M. King, of Armstrong, and is 14 years old. 25 Nov 1898--We understand that some hunter fired into Mr. Chester Robb's turkeys one day last week, killing some and crippling others. Mr. Robb was not long in making his appearance upon the scene and fired three shots after the scoundrel, none of which, unfortunately, took effect. It is only a question of time until some of the unprincipled hunters will get riddled with bullets, and it is nothing more than they deserve. 25 Nov 1898--Near Ash Grove, MO, Tuesday the dead bodies of George and Ed Cotter, farmers, were found frozen. They were drunk when they left town. 25 Nov 1898--A FATAL ACCIDENT--Mrs. B. B. Pyle Killed at Denison, Texas, Sunday While Out Driving With Her Husband--From the Denison Herald--A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the corner of bond street and Scullin avenue, as a result of which Mrs. B. B. Pyle lost her life. About 5 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Pyle started from their home, 713 West Gandy street, for a drive. Mr. Pyle was driving a young horse, rather nervous. At the corner of Morton street and Scullin avenue the horse gave a jump and bolt and started to run. A high wind was blowing, and Mr. Pyle believing that the wind blowing the lap robe, flapping it at the side of the buggy was causing the fright of the horse spoke quickly to his wife to throw the robe out. Mrs. Pyle was a lady of somewhat nervous temperament and when the horse began to lunge she became frightened and misunderstanding Mr. Pyle's instructions to throw the robe out to be a warning to jump out herself, she jumped from the buggy, but did not get clear of it and in falling plunged head first, the wheel catching the back of her head and her body falling so as to wrench the spinal cord. This occurred at the corner of Bond street and Scullin avenue and the horse had gained considerable headway. Turning the corner at Bond street, the animal ran swiftly eastward on Bond street for nearly a block and Mr. Pyle, who had become excited by the quick turn of events, lost control of the horse. The buggy struck a post or something and turned over, but Mr. Pyle held on to the lines until about a block from where Mrs. Pyle jumped out, the shafts broke and the horse freed from the encumbrance of the buggy ran on down the street. Mr. Pyle got out from under the wreck and started back to look for his wife, lying unconscious a block sway. The story of the runaway as told by eye witnesses and Mr. Pyle is as follows: Dr. J. G. Ellis said: "I saw Mr. and Mrs. Pyle when they passed my house. They were chatting gaily and seemed in high spirits. The horse took fright about the time they were passing my home and started to run. Mrs. Pyle jumped from the buggy at the corner of Bond street and Scullin avenue. I saw the accident and felt sure that she was seriously hurt. I hastened to her and found her lying in the street unconscious. With the assistance of the crowd that gathered I took her in the house on the corner opposite John Leeper's residence and did all I could for her relief. She lingered unconscious till about 6:20 when she gave a few gasps for breath and expired. All the time her pulse was good, and her respiration good under the circumstances. Death came very suddenly and unexpectedly. T. N. Skeen, who lives near the scene of the accident gives the following account of a portion of it: "I saw the horse coming down the street and saw Mr. Pyle get out from under the wrecked buggy. He was dazed, when he first got out, and walked around the buggy about three times, in an unconscious manner, with a puzzled look, then all of a sudden his memory came back to him with a rush and he started on a quick, dead run back to the corner of Bond street and Scullin avenue, where Mrs. Pyle was thrown out and injured. If it hadn't been for the harness and shafts breaking at the time and place they did, Mr. Pyle would certainly have been killed himself, as he was being dragged underneath the buggy." Mr. Pyle's statement is as follows: "Mrs. Pyle and I were driving along at the corner of Morton street and Scullin avenue when the horse suddenly made a lunge and started to run. The wind was blowing very hard, and I noticed a portion of the lap robe hanging out of the buggy flapping in the wind. I thought this was frightening the horse, a young animal, and a little inclined to be nervous, and I said to my wife, "throw it out," meaning the robe. She was probably excited by the actions of the horse and misunderstood my words and started to jump out herself but in jumping she did not clear the buggy and her head was caught caught under the wheel. In trying to save her I lost control of the horse entirely, and he turned the corner sharply, turned the buggy over and I was caught beneath it and dragged some distance, and when I found that the buggy had stopped I got out considerably dazed." Dr. W. B. Markham, who was called to see Mrs. Pyle, arrived a few minutes after her death and made an examination of her injuries. He gave the following as the cause of death: "From what I learned of the accident, I understand that Mrs. Pyle fell under the wheel on her head and was caught, her body striking the ground last, causing the weight of the body to be thrown on the neck. This, with the shoving motion of the wheel caused the spinal cord to be wrenched and twisted, causing paralysis which caused death. There was no fracture of the skull, but a long gash in the back of the head, where the wheel had struck. That was the only visible injury, and not sufficient to cause serious consequences in itself. From the manner of her death, as I learned it from Dr. Ellis, I am confident that the cause of death was paralysis, caused as stated above by a wrenching and twisting of the spinal cord." Mrs. Pyle, whose life was so suddenly and rudely ended, was a young woman of many graces of character, of a happy sweet disposition, loved by all who knew her. The father, mother and sister of Mrs. Pyle were visiting her at the time of the sad accident yesterday. The remains were shipped on the northbound Katy train this afternoon to Rocheport, MO, and will be interred tomorrow evening at ????Chapel about six miles from that place. The remains were accompanied by the husband B. B. Pyle, and Miss Mary Dennis, a sister of Mrs. Pyle. 25 Nov 1898--T. H. Pyle of Paducah, KY, came home Tuesday to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. B. B. Pyle. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.