21 Dec 1900--Wm. Halley, Quantrell's chief lieutenant, died in the St. Joseph insane asylum last Monday, aged 59 years. 21 Dec 1900--Colonel William R. Gist, mayor of Marshall in the early days of that town, died last week at the Saline county poor farm. 21 Dec 1900--Married, in Higbee, MO, Dec 19, 1900, at the residence of and by Rev. J. E. Norvell, Mr. Herbert L. Higdon and Miss Sallie V. Martin, two of Higbee's nicest and most popular young people. Only a few of their most intimate friends witnessed the ceremony. The couple left that afternoon for Pleasant Green, MO, for a few days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Goldsberry. The News joins their many friends in wishing them a happy wedded life. 21 Dec 1900--CLARK ITEMS--The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Bert McCown died Dec 12th. 21 Dec 1900--The wife of Hall Turner, colored, died Monday at her home one mile north of town. 21 Dec 1900--Born, on the 14th, to Fred Laight and wife, a daughter. 21 Dec 1900--Thos. Warford was called to Fayette Monday on account of the death of his brother-in-law, James Shipley. 21 Dec 1900--Married, on the 18th, at the residence of and by Justice John Rankin, F. A. Wheeler and Miss Gertrude Steward. 21 Dec 1900--Married, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Race, on Wednesday eve, Dec 19, 1900. Miss Sadie Race and Mr. Ernest Bryant, Rev. C. S. Rennison, pastor of the M. E. Church, officiating. After the ceremony the guest were invited to the dining room where a delightful feast awaited them. To this worthy and popular young couple the News joins other friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for a future of prosperity and unalloyed bliss. 21 Dec 1900--The case of Monroe Minor against the Granville Wilson estate which was tried in the probate court in Moberly this week, resulted in a victory for the estate. A large number of witnesses were introduced and each side fought to a finish. Mr. Minor based his suit upon the following instrument, which is dated three days prior to Wilson's will, in which he left all of his property, valued at about $10,000, to Press Oliver, a Negro with whom he lived; "Twenty-two months after date I Promise to Pay a gift to Monroe Minor in the sum of Three thousand Dollars for his fraternal Kindness and noble deeds for me in the Past and I hereby bind Myself or my legal Representatives to fulfill the above Promise at Maturity and if not paid at Maturity then said amount with 4 Percent interest Per annum, from Maturity shall be added thereon, this done on the above date at my place of Residence at 2 o'clock p.m. G. L. Willson. 28 Dec 1900--Born, on the 23rd, to R. D. Jones and wife, a daughter. 28 Dec 1900--In a dispatch from Sturgeon dated the 26th, announcing the death of W. E. Atterby, the statement is made that Mrs. Atterby died ten days previous to her husband. We have made every effort to verify it, be can't do so, and are sure it is a mistake. 28 Dec 1900--J. B. Tymony came in from Oklahoma City, Tuesday night, where, with W. F. Burton, he is engaged in the grocery business. He is very much pleased with his new location, and says it is one of the liveliest and best towns in the country. He reports "Wood" in good health and spirits, and says he is getting fleshy. Mr. Tymony has gained ten pounds in weight. He will remain several days. 28 Dec 1900--Married, near Clark, MO, Tuesday, Dec 25, 1900, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Mary Jarman, Miss Ella Jarman, and Mr. Omer Earsom, of Clark, Mo. Only the relatives and intimate friends were present. The young couple left for Glasgow, MO, where they will spend a few days before returning to their home at Clark. The News extends good wishes. 28 Dec 1900--We understand that thieves entered the meat house of Julius Ragsdale, near Moberly, one night this week, and carried off nine head of hogs which had been recently killed. The thieves were tracked to Moberly but the meat was not found. 28 Dec 1900--Wm. Duncan, of near Yates, and Miss Mary Hotchkiss, of Hannibal, MO, were united in marriage at the latter place, Thursday, Dec 27, 1900. The bride is a member of a prominent family of Hannibal, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duncan, west of town. The young couple were given a big reception by the groom's parents last night. To this young couple the News joins other friends in extending congratulations. 28 Dec 1900--Born, on the 20th, to Uriah James and wife, a son. 28 Dec 1900--Eli Nichols, a 13-year-old boy of Slater was killed by a Wabash train at Centralia Saturday night. He was beating his way. 28 Dec 1900--Mrs. Jane Pasley, mother of Eld. A. W. Pasley, formerly pastor of the Christian church here, died at her home in Callaway county on the 25th, aged 77 years. 28 Dec 1900--Marvin Atterby, son of W. E. Atterby and wife, formerly of this place, died at his home in Centralia on Dec 16, 1900, of blood poison, aged 30 years. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. 28 Dec 1900--Married, near Elliott, Sunday, at the residence of and by Eld. W. B. Anderson, Mr. John Milns and Miss Bethel Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davis of this place. This is a worthy young couple and the News wishes for them a happy future. Prof Davis informs us that his daughter, Miss Chassie, who has been employed as stenographer by a St. Louis rubber company for several months, resigned her position for a much more lucrative one with a larger manufacturing establishment of that city. 28 Dec 1900--The friends of W. E. Atterby, formerly of Higbee, will be pained to learn of his death, which occurred at his home near Hallsville, Boone county, on Monday, Dec 24, 1900. He had been sick only a few days,--dying of pneumonia contracted while attending the funeral of his son, Marvin, who died at his home in Centralia on Dec 16, of blood poison. Mr. Atterby was 60 years old and leaves to mourn his loss a wife, one son and one daughter. He was a member of the Masonic and A. O. U. W. lodges of this place and carried insurance to the amount of $2,000 in the latter. To the bereaved family the News extends its sympathy in their double bereavement. 28 Dec 1900--A MOBERLY TRAGEDY--A pistol shot, the screams of two terrified women and the dull thud of a body as it fell to the floor, tells in brief the story of a startling tragedy which occurred at the home of Mrs. Jane Slaughter, 810 west Sturgeon street, a few minutes after 7 o'clock Saturday evening. James Dyer, the victim of the tragedy, is the son of James H. Dyer, who resides at 339 North Williams street, and was well known in this city, where he has worked for various parties. The circumstances which led to the tragedy are surrounded in mystery, although three persons, Mrs. Jane Slaughter and her son and daughter, Eddie and Rhodie, were in the room when the fatal shot was fired, but as near as we can learn, the facts are as follows: Young Dyer had only been in the house about ten minutes and was sitting on the bed in the family room, laughing and talking with Rhodie, when suddenly, and without warning he pulled a pistol, a 38 caliber bull dog, and placing it near the right side of his head, pulled the trigger. The bullet entered in an almost straight line and Dyer fell. In the fall one of his legs caught on the post of the foot of the bed and he hung in that position until Mr. Jourdan and another gentleman, who were summoned, arrived, and finding that he was still breathing, released the leg and let him down to the floor. Dr. Cuppaidge was sent for, but before he arrived Dyer was dead. He expired without speaking. The doctor probed for the bullet, but was unable to locate it. James H. Dyer, father of the dead man, stated that his son never owned a revolver and was in the best of spirits when he left home at noon Saturday. Officers Gillian and Ragsdale, who went out to the Slaughter home just after the tragedy placed Mrs. Slaughter and her son and daughter under surveillance and, upon the arrival of chief Quayle, they were taken to the city hall where they are held pending the result of the coroner's inquest which takes place at 10 a.m. today. The Slaughter's admitted later that the revolver belonged to Eddie Slaughter--Moberly Democrat. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.