6 Aug 1897--Gus Adkins and wife of Howard county, came near meeting with a serious accident yesterday. They had started to drive to Higbee in a two horse buggy and all went well until they struck a bridge a few miles south of town, which gave away precipitating the team, buggy and occupants into the water nine feet below. Strange to say the team and buggy as well as Mr. and Mrs. Adkins escaped serious injury. 6 Aug 1897--Died, near Clark, on July 29th, after a protracted illness, Mrs. Mary Rice, aged 70 years. 6 Aug 1897--Born, on the 4th, to Geo. Webb and wife, a son. 6 Aug 1897--Lewis Taylor and Emma Reed, both colored, were married Sunday evening by Justice Ranking. 6 Aug 1897--Little Ransom Street, son of Mrs. Samuel Street who died here a year and a half ago, is making his home with Mr. Wm. Prowell on the Perche. This is a good home for the little fellow and his friends here will rejoice at his good luck. 6 Aug 1897--Ben Gueren living a few miles south of town was called to Moberly Saturday by the death of his brother-in-law, A. H. Nise, who died suddenly at that place Saturday morning. 6 Aug 1897--John Stockton, a prominent citizen, died suddenly Tuesday night of last week at the home of his brother-in-law in Howard county. Stockton and his son George after spending the evening picking blackberries had retired for the night. They had not been in bed long when George noticed that his father was breathing hard but thought him asleep. The breathing stopped suddenly and George lighted a lamp to see what was wrong and found his father dead. 6 Aug 1897--Died, in Moberly, on the 31st of July, a. H. Nise, aged 84 years. Up to within a few days of his death he was probably one of the most active men of his age in the county. 6 Aug 1897--Arch Cottle, a farmer living near Centralia, was killed at that place Tuesday evening by the west bound passenger on the Alton while trying to cross the track in a cart. The horse was instantly killed and the cart torn to pieces. Cottle's body was mangled beyond recognition. He was 46 years of age and a member of the A. O. U. W. 13 Aug 1897--Walter and Clabe Dougherty, sons of Hon. C. A. Dougherty, of Howard county, have been quite sick with fever for several days. 13 Aug 1897--Died, on the 12th inst, the infant son of Lev Pattrick and wife. 13 Aug 1897--Born, near Moberly, on the 4th, to Earl Buchanan and wife, a daughter. 13 Aug 1897--A party of young people left Sturgeon Tuesday morning for Rocheport on a fishing and camping out party, and while taking breakfast near Harrisburg a pistol in the hands of Miss Maude McCallister was accidentally discharged and shot Miss Eliza Riggs in the abdomen. The wound is almost sure to prove fatal. 20 Aug 1897--Born, on the 15th, to W. G. Duncan and wife, a daughter. 20 Aug 1897--Miss Eliza Riggs, of near Sturgeon, who was accidentally shot ten days ago while out camping, died Tuesday morning. 20 Aug 1897--B. F. Freeman, a prominent business man of Fayette, died last Saturday. 20 Aug 1897--ACCIDENTALLY SHOT--Just before noon yesterday the citizens of Higbee were thrown into a state of great excitement by one of T. W. Burton's livery rigs driving up to the Savings Bank with Willie, the 18-year-old son of Dr. Wm. Boyd and wife, who had been shot and dangerously wounded. About this time a child by the name of Wall came up and reported that while on the Moniteau he heard three shots fired and saw a man fall from his horse. Mayor Murphy notified constable J. C. Elgin, who called to his assistance N. N. Dysart, Jas. Palmer, W. F. Jones and A. B. Heathman, who left at once to investigate the matter. Arriving on the Moniteau they found where a party had just broken camp, and following the trail soon overhauled a two-horse wagon in charge of Collins Crews and Jesse Silver of Sturgeon, and two girls, May Smith and Willie Hall, who claimed to be from Kansas City. The parties left Sturgeon Monday and have been camping around in the brush ever since. From Crews it was learned that there was a fifth party and Constable Elgin sent part of his force back to where the party had camped, and arrested Joe Lessley, and brought him with the other four to town, where they were questioned in regard to the shooting, all of whom claimed that the shooting was an accident. They claimed that Lessley was riding behind young Boyd, that he fired off a pistol and frightened the horse, which commenced jumping, and in trying to save himself from falling, the pistol was accidentally discharged with the result as above stated. With this explanation the parties were turned loose. Drs. Dinwiddie and Nichols examined the wound of young Boyd and pronounced it a serious if not a fatal one. The ball penetrated the back below the shoulder, and so far, has not been located. The occurrence has cast a gloom over the entire community. 20 Aug 1897--F. M. Andrews returned yesterday from the Soldiers' Home at Fort Leavenworth. 20 Aug 1897--A frightful accident occurred at a coal mine at Hiteman, IA, Monday morning in which three men were fatally, and a score of others, badly injured. At 7:30 the 200 men employed in the mines were lowered in the shaft and all got aboard the 23 cars in waiting to convey them down a steep incline to their work. After the train had started, and while going at lightning speed down the incline, the coupling between the second and third cars from the rear broke and the remaining 23 cars started down the incline, free from all restraint, at frightful speed. With cries of horror the men saw what had occurred, but were too late to help themselves. Many jumped and were caught between cars and the wall and crushed. A short distance away the track turns a sharp curve, and the train of cars struck this curve with frightful force and men and cars were crushed in a mass. Among those who were hurt was Gomer Griffiths who had both legs crushed. It is thought by relatives here that is the Gomer Griffiths who formerly made his home at that place. 27 Aug 1897--Born, on the 21st, to John S. Rule and wife, a daughter. 27 Aug 1897--Married, in Renick, on the 22nd, at the residence of Horace Marshall, Ed. Morton and Miss Ida Walker, both of Renick. Rev. F. J. Mapel officiated. 27 Aug 1897--Married, in Higbee, on August 25, 1897, at the residence of the bride's uncle, D. R. Maple, Mr. Martin Taber and Miss Joanna Sharp, Eld. George Thorburn officiating. The attendants were Wm. Russell and Miss Celia Rees. After congratulations had been extended the guests, about thirty in number, were invited to an elegant supper that had been prepared for the occasion, to which all did ample justice. The bride is one of Higbee's most handsome young ladies and the groom one of her most energetic young men. The News joins their host of friends in wishing them a long and happy life. 27 Aug 1897--Married on the 26th, Mr. Rollie Jones and Mrs. Robert Reynolds. 27 Aug 1897--Married, on the 25th, Mr. Ed Smith and Miss Emma Hamilton. 27 Aug 1897--A serious runaway occurred near Glasgow Monday in which Mrs. F. M. Colvin received injuries from which she died next day. Mrs. Eliza Beach, of Keytesville, received a compound fracture of the leg, and Miss Mary and Chas. Veach received slight injuries. The accident occurred while the party was going down a very steep hill. The harness broke when the carriage ran against the horses, causing them to run away. 27 Aug 1897--Mrs. Sam Smith of Elliott, with her children is at present visiting her parents, T. D. Williams and wife. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.