1 Nov 1901--Born, on Oct 22, to Wm. Rankin and wife, a daughter. 1 Nov 1901--Born, on the 28th, to Henry Davis and wife, a daughter. 1 Nov 1901--Mrs. Hesteran Barton died at her home near Renick Tuesday morning, aged 85 years. 1 Nov 1901--Everett, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Truby, died at Danforth, MO, Thursday of last week, of membranous croup. The remains were interred Saturday at Fairview church east of Higbee. 1 Nov 1901--D. H. Williams of near Myers was in town Monday and while here ordered the News mailed to his wife at Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Williams expects to join his family at that place about the 15th inst. 1 Nov 1901--Mr. W. F. Williams of Burton, MO, was in Fayette last Saturday. He was feeling in fine humor, because of the good profits he had made from his farm this year. He informed us that he had sold about $500 worth of hogs, and that on last week he shipped 22 head of long calves to the St. Louis market, for which he received $1452 or $66 a head net. He paid $22 a head for calves last fall, and he estimates that he has made a clear profit of 100 per cent within the year, which all will concede to be extra good returns on his investment and labor--Fayette Globe. 8 Nov 1901--LYNCHED BY THREE MEN--Will Jackson, a Howard County Negro, Hanged by Unknown Parties--New Franklin, MO, Nov 3--Three unknown men went to the house of Will Jackson, Negro, on the farm of G. S. Tutt, near Estill, last night and called Jackson and another Negro man out and took them to a bridge, a half-mile distant, where the body of Jackson was found suspended from the bridge this afternoon, where it had been since early last night. Nothing is known as to who committed the deed or the cause leading to the same. 8 Nov 1901--A KILLING AT BURTON--C. G. White, station agent for the M K & T at Burton, Howard county, shot and killed Wm. Hudson at that place about 4 o'clock last Friday evening. There are several stories about the affair, but as no one was close enough to the men to hear or see what passed between them, not much faith can be placed in them. The killing was the result of an old grudge. We understand that White who had been to a spring south of the depot to water his horse, claims that Hudson met him in the road and began to curse and abuse him and made an attempt to draw a pistol. White warned him to stop and when he refused to heed the warning, White, believing his life to be in danger, pulled his pistol and fired, the ball entering Hudson's head just above the right eye, from the effects of which he died an hour later. Hudson was about 27 years old and leaves a wife and one child. At the inquest, Joe Grapes, who, with Wm. Berkley, witnessed the shooting from where he was shucking corn, about 200 yards distant, testified as follows: "About 4 o'clock yesterday evening I was down here in the field shucking corn with Mr. Barkley. I saw Mr. Charlie White gallop down the Salt Springs lane. He wasn't down there but a few minutes, and he came back and he met a man in the lane; the man got out of the road on the east side. Mr. White slowed his horse from a gallop to a trot, and as he had passed the man about 5 or 10 feet, I saw him present his arm, and I saw the smoke from a revolver. Then I saw the man stagger and fall. I said to Bill Berkley; "Charlie White has killed a man; let's go." Bill started, and told me to tie the mules. When I got there I found him lying about 14 feet from the road. I found the man to be Bill Hudson. Bill Berkley told me to stay until he came up to Burton. He was lying with his head to the north or a little northeast. His left hand was to his side with a bundle under it; right lying up with a bunch of briars under it. There was a pistol lying about 2 feet from his left side. I saw Mr. Scott pick up the pistol and look at it. I did not touch it or examine it. I did not see the man walking down the road until they had got within 20 yards of each other. White was riding in a gallop as he went down, and the same way when he came back until he got about 20 yards to the man walking, then he checked into a trot. White never stopped his horse. I was between 175 and 200 yards from the place. I never heard any words spoken. If Mr. Hudson spoke after I got to him I never heard it. I never saw Mr. Hudson make any demonstrations. I did not know that it was Hudson until I got to him." White's preliminary trial, which was set for the 5th, was postponed by the state until the 13th. It is said some 40 or 50 witnesses will be called. 8 Nov 1901--CLARK ITEMS--Born, on Oct 29, to Luther Barnes and wife, a son. 8 Nov 1901--CLARK ITEMS--Mrs. Elizabeth Spurling died Sunday night and was buried at Vernon Tuesday. 8 Nov 1901--Herbert Atkins was here from Burton Sunday. 8 Nov 1901--W. A. Jeffries left here Wednesday for the Indian Territory. 8 Nov 1901--Mrs. Nettie Littrell, wife of J. H. Littrell, died at her home in Renick on the 3rd, aged about 60 years. The remains were laid to rest in Oakland cemetery at Moberly, Monday. 8 Nov 1901--Mrs. John T. Dougherty and son, Morris, of near Myers, left Tuesday morning for a few days visit with relatives in the Indian Territory. 8 Nov 1901--David Mobley left Tuesday morning for a prospecting tour through the Indian Territory and Oklahoma. 8 Nov 1901--Col. John L. Morrison, one of the best known citizens of Howard county, sustained a stroke of paralysis Monday night, his left side being affected, and he lies in a critical condition at his home in this city--Fayette Leader. 8 Nov 1901--Married, on Nov 6, 1901, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hyde, Mr. W. W. Mattocks and Miss Cora Hyde, Rev. N. B. Green officiating. The News joins other friends in wishing them a life of happiness. 8 Nov 1901--Mrs. Mollie Dimmit (nee Owens) died in St. Louis on the 3rd, and the remains were brought to Moberly Tuesday for interment. Deceased was raised near Higbee and has many friends here who will regret to learn of her death. 8 Nov 1901--The remains of John Richardson, of Gilliam, MO, who died in St. Louis Wednesday, were brought here yesterday for interment in the Lessley burying grounds south of town. Deceased was a brother-in-law of Joseph Lessley and was about 70 years of age. 8 Nov 1901--Died, at her home near Clark, on Nov 3, 1901, of old age and general debility, Mrs. Elizabeth Spurling, aged 94 years. Deceased was born near Lexington, KY, in 1807, was married in 1829 to Alfred Spurling, and in 1831 removed to Missouri and located in Randolph county. To this union was born eleven children, five boys and six girls, six of whom survive her--Thos. and Kirl, twin brothers now in their seventieth year; Henson, John, James and Mrs. Dora Gibson. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Lucinda Kimbrought, of Renick, the only one of her family that survives her. The remains were laid to rest Monday in the Sherley family burying ground. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.