Hello All, Please ignore the the previous message that SAID it was July 1898. As those of you who read the first line in the body probably noticed, I sent the July1897 by mistake. Please delete that one and accept my apology. These two years are in the same works file, and I went to the beginning of the file instead of the middle. With that said, here's the REAL July of 1898. 1 July 1898--Born, near Elliott, on the 24th, to Chas. Owen and wife, a son. 1 July 1898--John T. Dougherty, of near Myres, was in town Monday. He reports the wheat crop in his neighborhood very poor. 1 July 1898--The three year old child of Henry Roberts, of Centralia, was bitten by a rattlesnake while playing in the yard Saturday, and died in a few hours. 1 July 1898--News reached here Friday from Osage City that W. J. Smith had committed suicide at that place. Mr. Smith was in the employ to T. J. Moss here for a number of years and is well known to many of our citizens. He removed from near Yates to southwest Missouri some years ago, but for the past two or three years has made Osage City his home. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn his untimely death. Deceased was a member of Higbee Lodge No. 210 A. O. U. W, and will leave his family $2,000. 1 July 1898--Mrs. Barton Boyd of near Huntsville, is here visiting her nephew, G. R. Rennolds. She is 89 years old, and gets around with more ease than many women of half her age. 1 July 1898--Married, in a buggy in front of the Methodist church, Wednesday evening last, Miss Francis McDaniels to J. W. Wheeler, Squire J. H. Markland, officiating--Armstrong Herald. 1 July 1898--The $30,000 breach of promise suit of Lucy Whitmore against Julius Miller was compromised out of court at Moberly, MO, Tuesday afternoon. Julius Miller is to pay the plaintiff $2,000. Mrs. Whitmore is the widowed sister of Mr. Miller's second wife. The suit was commenced about a year ago, soon after the marriage of the defendant. The suit had already been continued one term and was to come up for trial at the Huntsville circuit court next month. Mr. Miller is the owner of the Merchants' hotel, the Moberly Fair Grounds and other valuable property. 1 July 1898--Wm Chapman returned Tuesday from Kansas, where he went to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. John Cairns. 8 July 1898--Died, on the 2nd, the 2 year old daughter of Robert Harris and wife. The remains were buried Sunday evening. 8 July 1898--Died, on July 1st, the 10-months old daughter of Gus Hurtler and wife. The remains were buried in the city cemetery Saturday. 8 July 1898--The 8-year-old daughter of Jesse Comstock was bitten Sunday by a vicious dog belonging to John Warford. Dr. Nichols was called in and dressed the wound, which he pronounced very serious. 8 July 1898--Married, on the 3rd, at the Residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mure, Jesse Q. Whitmore and Miss Emma Mure, Justice Rankin officiating. The News extends congratulations. 8 July 1898--Born, on June 30th, to Geo. Lilly and wife a son. 8 July 1898--Born, on the 3rd, to D. Marshall and wife, a son. 8 July 1898--Born, on the 2nd, to Price Jennings and wife, a son. 8 July 1898--Married, on July 7, 1898, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ward, Mr. Gus Lessley and Miss Annie Ward, Rev. Maupin of Howard county, officiating. The News extends good wishes. 15 July 1898--An infant child of Lon O'Neal's died Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock and was buried at 4 p.m. 15 July 1898--JOE SAMUELS SUICIDES--Shoots Himself Though the Head at His Home in Sutter, California.--Word was received here this morning announcing that Joe C. Samuels, a former well known citizen of this place, had committed suicide at his home in Sutter, California, last Thursday morning, by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. Mr. Samuels left here two years ago with his family and went to California, where he embarked in business at Sutter. Last Thursday morning, in company with his wife, he went down to his store and opened up for business, as usual. Shortly after he stepped out into the back yard, and as he failed to return within a reasonable time, a clerk went to look for him and found him dead in the water closet with a bullet hole through his head, and holding a revolver in his hand. Ill health is said to be the cause of his rash act. Joe C. Samuel had many friends in Moberly and Randolph county, where he was universally popular. He served as circuit clerk and recorder of this county from 1883 to 1890, inclusive, and was one of the most capable officials the county ever had. He was 52 years old, and leaves a wife and two daughters. One of his daughters, Miss Ella Samuels, who is an efficient teacher in our public schools and a most excellent young lady, is prostrated over the sad news--Moberly Democrat. 15 July 1898--Miss Leta Craig, daughter of Hobert Craig and wife, died at the home of her parents, near Armstrong Friday the 8th, of consumption, aged 17 years, 4 months and 5 days. 15 July 1898--Paul Richardson, conductor on a Chicago & Alton freight, fell dead on his train Sunday between Clark and Higbee. When the train left Clark, he seated himself in the cupola of the caboose, and was apparently in good health. The train had not proceeded far, when he fell from his seat, dead. He was about 38 years old and his home was in Slater. 15 July 1898--Died, on the 13th, three miles northwest of Higbee, Miss Sallie Ferguson, daughter of Jas. Ferguson, aged 24 years. 15 July 1898--Wm. F. Rush, a German farmer living three miles west of Moberly, committed suicide Tuesday evening by taking carbolic acid. He was 61 years old, and leaves five children. 15 July 1898--Died, on the 13th, at the residence of his son, Wm. Thompson, seven miles northwest of Higbee, grandpa Thompson, of general debility. 22 July 1898--Dr. G. M. Nichols was called to Columbia Friday to attend the funeral of his mother, who died at that place Friday morning. 22 July 1898--Died, near Sturgeon, on July 14, 1898, of general debility. Wm. Denham, aged 76 years. Deceased was the father of E. R. Denham of this place. 22 July 1898--The Howard county grand jury has indicted Jode Sumpter for murder in the first degree. Sumpter it will be remembered, shot and killed Eli Hersman some months ago, near Myres. 22 July 1898--Died, in Renick, on July 19th, 1898, Miss Puss Pemberton, aged about 45 years. Deceased was a daughter of "uncle" Tip Pemberton. 22 July 1898--The joke is on 'uncle" Joe Burton. During the storm the other evening Mr. Burton and family were sitting in the house but did not light the lamps on account of the hard wind, and the room was as dark as midnight. Presently Tole, who had just lighted his pipe out on the porch, came into the room smoking sufficiently to make the pipe give forth a ruddy glow. The wind was keeping up a terrible racket outside and no one saw or heard Tole enter: As he was passing his father the latter spied the fire gliding along in the darkness and mistook it for a lightning bug. Then--biff! he hit the pipe, knocking it and its contents all over the room, filling the air in the vicinity of Tole's face full of fire. Uncle Joe thought he had landed in the middle of seventeen generations of lightning bugs and Tole no doubt thought he had been struck by lightning. When it was discovered what had happened the roar of laughter could be heard above the roar of the storm. It would be hard to tell who was the most surprised of the two, Tole or his father. Uncle Joe says that when his hand came in contact with the pipe he thought it was the biggest lightning bug he ever had any dealings with. 29 July 1898--Y. L. Atkins and wife of Colorado Springs, Colo, are here visiting relatives. Mr. Atkins says the prospect for good crops in Colorado was never better. 29 July 1898--Born, on the 24th, to Jas. Triplet and wife a son. 29 July 1898--Died, at Elliott, on the 27th, the little daughter of John Dobson and wife. The remains were laid to rest yesterday in the Higbee cemetery. 29 July 1898--Born, on the 24th, to Jas. Triplet and wife a son. 29 July 1898--Born, on the 22nd, to Dr. G. M. Nichols and wife, a daughter. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.