5 July 1901--NAYLOR ITEMS--Orville, the little son of Emett Bradley, has the whooping cough. 5 July 1901--Born, on June 26, to Geo. Carter and wife, a daughter. 5 July 1901--Died, on June 30th, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jones. 5 July 1901--Misses Berenice and Willie Lessley, of St. Louis, are here visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Lessley. They were accompanied by Miss Ollie Lambert. 5 July 1901--Sam, John and Ellis Wyott and Geo. and Ellis Smead were up before Justice Barron, Saturday, charged with fighting at the picnic given at the Moniteau two weeks ago. The first three were fined $1.00 and costs, and the latter $7.50 and costs. In all their fun cost them about $40. 5 July 1901--Wood Burton who has been traveling agent for the Chester Packet Co, with headquarters at Cape Girardeau is at home on a visit. He will move his headquarters to St. Louis the first of next week and will look after the interests of the company in that city. Wood's friends are delighted to hear of his advancement, and wish him success in his new undertaking. 5 July 1901--Chas. Griffin, a prominent business man of Kansas City, who, when a small boy thirty years ago, struck this neighborhood hungry, penniless and friendless, and who was taken in and cared for and sent to school to G. R. Rennolds, is here visiting Mr. Rennolds and family. It has been twenty-three years since Mr. Griffin left Higbee for Kansas City and this is his first visit to the friend of his youth. He says what success he has met with in life he owes largely to his early training while with Mr. Rennolds. 5 July 1901--David Llewellyn, aged about 55 years, died at his home here Monday, July 1, 1901, of cancer. Deceased had been a great sufferer for the past two years and had been unable to work for the past year. Deceased leaves a wife and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. The funeral services were conducted at the M. E. Church, Wednesday, by Rev. C. S. Rennison, after which the remains were taken charge of by the Odd Fellows and U. M. W. of A. and borne to the city cemetery, where they were tenderly laid to rest. 12 July 1901--HARRISBURG ITEMS--Mrs. Samuel Porter, Mrs. Agnes Smith and Miss Nannie Porter visited the family of Ed. St. Clair Sunday. 12 July 1901--BIG WRECK ON THE ALTON--Eighteen Killed and Many Injured Near Marshall--Passenger and Freight Collide While Rounding Curve--Marshall, MO, July 10--One of the worst disasters in the history of Central Missouri railroading took place on the Chicago and Alton Railroad about five miles east of Marshall at 7:39 o'clock this morning, when No 7, the Chicago and Kansas City limited, going west, due in Marshall at 6:44, collided at terrific speed with east bound freight, second No. 88. Both trains were completely wrecked and at least twelve persons instantly killed. Nine others have since died, while some forty were wounded, several of them probably fatally. The freight train left Marshall at 7:23, with orders to meet the passenger train at Norton, the first station east. The passenger train consisted of a combination car, smoking car, chair car, tourist car, dining car, Pullman sleeper and observation car. The conductor on the passenger says that the chair car telescoped the smoker, turned to the right, and went down the embankment. Those who receive the greatest injuries were in the tourist sleeper, which was thrown on top of the engine. One Pullman car and the tourist sleeper were burned. The baggage car was a total wreck and the freight cars loaded with stock were piled on top of the engines and completely destroyed by fire. The passenger train was traveling in three sections on account of the heavy Epworth league business to San Francisco. The wrecked train was the first section and contained no leaguers. Conductor McAnna, of the freight train, eastbound, had been ordered to meet the second section of the passenger at Slater, the next station, east of Norton, but apparently overlooked the fact that the first section, which was fifty-five minutes late, had not passed. The front brakeman on the freight, who was about four cars from the engine, says Conductor McAnna assumed control of the throttle himself on leaving Marshall and was running the engine when the collision occurred. The trains met two miles west of Norton on a curve surmounting a high embankment. A relief train started from Kansas City at noon, returning there with the injured at 6 o'clock this evening. Those who died enroute were taken to an undertaker's, while the others were distributed between two hospitals. The six killed outright were left at Slater, Mo. 12 July 1901--J. S. Bradley moved to near Burton Monday, where he will begin teaching the first of August. 12 July 1901--Geo Morlee has a very sick child. 12 July 1901--Born, on the 10th, to Joe Hudson and wife, a daughter. 12 July 1901--Chas. Evans and wife went to Vandalia yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. P. Roberts, who died at that place Wednesday morning. 12 July 1901--Ben Sloan received a telegram Wednesday from Dallas, Wisconsin, informing him of the death of his daughter, Mrs. S. Burch, which occurred Wednesday morning. Mr. Sloan was unable to attend the funeral. 12 July 1901--The four year old daughter of Issac Williams' fell from the doorstep last Saturday and broke her thigh bone. Dr. Burckhalter set the limb and she has since been getting along nicely. Only a short time ago she fell from a fence and broke her arm. 12 July 1901--Elijah Jones, Robert Dudgeon and Lewis Taylor, the colored boys who left here two years ago for the Philippines as soldiers for Uncle Sam, returned home last Saturday, the two latter wearing the stripes of a corporal awarded for faithful services. They were well pleased with army life, but were not pleased with the Philippines. They have excellent discharges, and on the backs of them are the number and dates of the battles they fought 19 Jul 1901--Died, in Higbee, on Sunday, July 14 after a week's illness, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Morlee. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the M. E. Church by Rev. C. S. Rennison, after which the remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved parents. 19 July 1901--Chas. Crawford, aged 16 years was killed by lightning one and a half miles south of Clark Tuesday. After the rain Tuesday evening Crawford and a companion started for the woods to hunt birds and had not gone far when he was killed. His companion was unhurt. 19 July 1901--HARRISBURG ITEMS--Joe Dougherty and Sam Foley returned Tuesday from Chariton county after a week's visit with relatives. 19 July 1901--HARRISBURG ITEMS--W. S. St Clair is very busy this week on flags and banners for the Mt. Pleasant and St. Clair Sunday School convention. A big time is expected should it rain. 19 July 1901--Born, on the 16th, to Miller Robb and wife, a son. 19 July 1901--Born, on the 14th, to John Rockford and wife, a son. 19 July 1901--Dr. W. F. Woods, of Clark, was here Wednesday. He was on his way to Howard county to see his father, Peter Woods, who is quite sick. 19 July 1901--A wagon loaded with wheat ran over the 7-year-old son of T. H. Todd at New Franklin Tuesday, from the effects of which the child died a few hours later. 19 July 1901--The many friends of Odus Bradley and Miss Mary Jarman were somewhat surprised to learn of their marriage last Sunday. The couple drove out to Fairview church, near Clark, Sunday morning, and were married by Eld. Stephenson, of Centralia, returning to Higbee that evening, and Sunday night left for Clark to spend a day or two with relatives. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Jarman of near Clark, while the groom comes from a good Howard county family. This is a worthy young couple and the News joins their many friends in wishing them a bright future. 26 July 1901--HARRISBURG ITEMS--Mrs. Margaret Hardin, who will be 94 years of age in August, is quite feeble, though she gets around very well for one of her age. She has a good memory and converses well. She is well provided for by her son's widow with whom she has made her home since the death of her husband. 26 July 1901--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mrs. Mamie Bradley spent Tuesday with her mother. 26 July 1901--NAYLOR ITEMS--We are sorry to learn that Uncle Jas. Bradley is not better. 26 July 1901--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mrs. Ruvisa Tudor, aged 87 years, 7 months and 17 days, died on Tuesday, July 23rd, 1901. She leaves no children, but two step-sons, a step-daughter, one brother and a host of relatives and friends mourn her loss. Her remains will rest in the New Hope cemetery. 26 July 1901--Died, on the 23rd, the infant child of John Rodenfield and wife. 26 July 1901--Died, near Higbee, on July 20, 1901, of consumption, Mrs. Enoch Waddel, aged 30 years. On the 23rd, her baby, one year old, died from the same cause. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved ones. 26 July 1901--Married, near Higbee, on Sunday, July 21, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wash Cook, Albert J. Carney and Miss Avis Cook, Justice John Rankin officiating. The News extends the best wishes. 26 July 1901--Moses Sparerib Davis and Miss Angelina Hogback were granted a marriage license at Huntsville yesterday. The nuptial bonds were tied in the office of the officiating justice of the peace, Wm. Morrissey, this afternoon, in his usual becoming and impressive manner. In the eternal fitness of things it is entirely proper that the Sparerib should be joined to the Hogback. The groom is an employee in Joe Parrish's livery stable, while the bride is the daughter of a prosperous farmer residing near this city. The Democrat extends its choicest blessings--Moberly Democrat. 26 July 1901--Miss Ora Tallman, of Valparaiso, Ind, died in Kansas City Monday. She was the twenty-third victim of the Alton wreck near Marshall. 26 July 1901--G. W. Ragsdale, aged 52 years, died at his residence in Moberly Tuesday from overheat. 26 July 1901--Mrs. Alex Denny, who was so badly burned at her home near Armstrong two weeks ago, died on the 18th, aged 24 years. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.