5 June 1896--Harry Goodwin, aged 20 years, son of J. West Goodwin, editor of the Sedalia Bazoo, died this week from injuries sustained in the St. Louis cyclone. 5 June 1896--W. A. Jacobs, of Chillicothe, MO, died at that place Tuesday, of heart failure, aged 51 years. Mr. Jacobs was known in literary circles as Joe Dill. 5 June 1896--Born, on the 30th to W. J. Minor and wife, a son. 5 June 1896--Born, on the 28th, to Sid Neal and wife a daughter. 5 June 1896--Born, on the 2nd, to A. J. Swezer and wife, a daughter. 5 June 1896--Born, on May the 31st, to Thos. Brockman and wife, a daughter. 5 June 1896--Born, near Myres, on the 31st, to J. L. Andrews and wife, a daughter. 5 June 1896--Died, on the 3rd, of consumption, Mrs. Missouri Warford, wife of Bud Warford, aged 36 years. Deceased leaves a husband and two small boys to mourn her loss. The remains were buried at New Hope church yesterday. 5 June 1896--Died, near Renick, on the 1st, Mrs. Jas. G. Smith, aged about 60 years. Mrs. Smith went to the garden apparently in her usual health but a short time later was found dead at one of her flower beds where she had been at work. 5 June 1896--Mrs. Lewis Minor left Tuesday for Salisbury in answer to a telegram stating that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chas. B. Minor, was not expected to live. At 7 o'clock in the evening she wired her husband, Lewis Minor, that she was dead. 5 June 1896--Born, on the 3rd, to Luke Sharp and wife, a son. 5 June 1896--We take this method of returning our heart-felt thanks to our many friends for their kindness and close attention to our daughter, Mrs. Mary Lewis, through her late illness and after her death. We are consoled in knowing that everything was done that loving hearts could do to make her last days with us pleasant. We also return thanks to Drs. Dysart and Nichols for their close and careful attention and feel assured that they did everything in their power to relieve her. O. S. Pitney, Mary E. Pitney, B. E. Lewis. 5 June 1896--Editor Walton, of the Armstrong Herald, is the father of a fine baby girl. 5 June 1896--IN REMEMBRANCE--On Saturday morning half past two o'clock, May 23, 1896, Mrs. Lizzie Graves of Howard county, MO, quietly and peacefully, passed away in death after being confined to her bed for eight weeks. She suffered a great deal with a complications of troubles, the main disease of which she died was heart trouble. Mrs. Graves was the wife of our much esteemed citizen, J. B. Graves whose home is some three miles north of Burton where they have resided since their marriage, and where, by frugal industry and strict economy, they accumulated and enjoyed a sufficient amount of this world's goods to make their home comfortable. The family consisted of father and mother, three sons and two daughters. The oldest, Mrs. Ella Carpenter, of Slater, MO, Mr. Jonas Graves, of Audrain county, Mrs. Dana Morris, who lives with her father having lost her husband by death, D. S. Graves, of Harney, Or, and J. E. Graves, the youngest of the family still at home. D. S. and J. E. are unmarried young men. Mr. J. B. Graves was born in Shelby county, Ky. Mrs. Graves was born in Howard county, MO, the daughter of Jonas Robb. They were married in the year 1849. Mrs. Graves at the time of her death was 62 years 8 months and 22 days old. She and husband united with the Baptist church 1864. It is but just to herself, her family and her church that she was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a faithful Christian. She was loved by all who knew her in life. Her death was regretted by her many friends but all felt assured that their loss was her eternal gain. Farewell, Lizzie, farewell. May thy body rest in peace, thy blessed spirit with Jesus whom you loved, and in the glorious resurrection morn may we meet thee in the home of the redeemed prepared by the blessed Christ for poor sinners saved by grace. Thou art absent but not forgotten. Thy place on earth can ne'r be filled, but thy home in heaven is better for thee. Good bye dear one, good bye till we meet again. 12 June 1896--The Randolph county Democrats have endorsed Judge Ben M. Anderson and Macon county will present no candidates. This gives Mr. Anderson the nomination for State Senator--Centralia Guard. 12 June 1896--Lansing Raum, night clerk at the Ringo hotel, Mexico, MO, fell from a ladder in the building Monday and received injuries from which he died in a few minutes. He was going to the roof to look at the damage done by a heavy storm the evening before. 12 June 1896--Died, seven miles southeast of Higbee, on the 5th, Ollie Sumpter, of consumption, aged 17 years. Her remains were buried at Fair View church. 12 June 1896--Miss Nettie Jackson, of Huntsville, attended the Ongley-Walton marriage here this week. 12 June 1896--Died, near Higbee, on June 10, Mrs. C. S. Hargis, of consumption. The remains will be buried at Myres chapel today. 12 June 1896--Married, June 9, 1896, at the residence of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walton, Mr. Fred Ongley, of Bloomington, Ill to Miss Mary Walton, Rev. R. Wilkinson officiating. The happy couple left on the noon train for Bloomington, Ill, where they will spend a few days, the guest of the groom's parents, after which they will return to Higbee, their future home. The News wishes them a happy journey through life. 19 June 1896--Married, on Sunday, June 14, Thos. Russell and Miss Minnie Bell, Justice Rankin officiating. The News extends good wishes. 19 June 1896--Died, on the 14th, Mrs. Margaret Griffith, of cancer of the stomach, aged 61 years. The remains were taken to Moberly for interment. 19 June 1896--FROM HARRISBURG--Infant child of John Griggs and wife died on the 6th. 19 June 1896--James Mullens, who lives near Miami, lost a little daughter, aged 13 years, recently, from eating mulberries supposed to have been stung by locusts. The child was attacked with spasms soon after eating them, and died within 24 hours. Marshall Democrat-news. 26 June 1896--Chas. Elgin went to Moberly yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Julius Miller. 26 June 1896--Born, on the 22nd, to Wm. McDonald and wife, a son. 26 June 1896--Born, on the 19th, to S. E. Marrs and wife, a son. 26 June 1896--Miss Ruth Williams, of Gant, MO, is visiting her brother, G. L. Williams. 26 June 1896--MURDER IN MOBERLY--Street Commissioner Silk Deliberately Murders a 17-Year Old Boy--This community was the scene of a deplorable event Sunday morning--an event which is greatly regretted by all classes. It was the killing of John Hellensmith, a young man about 17 years of age, by Street Commissioner E. Silk. The trouble which terminated in the death of young Hellensmith commenced over a lot of milch cows which Hellensmith was herding for their owners. He and another small boy had the cattle on the open prairie in the northeast part of the city and were waiting for two cows, which had not joined the heard owing to the early hour, 7:30. They intended when the absent animals should come to take them all out to the range. At that time Mr. Silk appeared on the scene and taking charge of the cattle against the protest of John Hellensmith, started to drive them in the direction of the city. Silk was on horseback and young Hellensmith was on foot. As Silk drove the cattle off the deceased followed on foot, explaining to Silk that the cows belonged to different parties and that he was simply waiting for the other two to come up when he intended to take the whole herd to the grazing ground and begged him not to take the cows. Silk ordered him to stop or stand back, and drawing his pistol turned his horse and fired the fatal shot. Hellensmith fell and as soon as possible was conveyed to the residence of his father, Martin Hellensmith on North Ault street, where everything was done that could be done to relieve his suffering but he failed to rally and died a few minutes after 10 o'clock Sunday morning. After the shooting Silk at once started down the railroad track for the City Hall where he gave himself up to the police. On the way down he met M. F. Birch who spoke to him and asked him what he was doing with so many ropes in his hand. Silk replied that he had just had a peculiar little accident up on the prairie. "I started out to clean off the prairie and the boy resisted; I drew my pistol to frighten him when it was accidentally discharged and shot the boy." Moberly Monitor. The testimony of several eye witnesses goes to show that Silk became enraged at the boy's resistance and that he pulled his pistol and shot the boy as he would a dog. There was considerable talk of lynching and Silk was taken to the Huntsville jail for safe keeping, but learning that a mob was on the way to Huntsville the officers drove through to Higbee with the prisoner Sunday night and took him to Mexico over the Alton. The report that Silk was once in an asylum turns out to be untrue. It was another member of his family. As he can not make the "accident" plea stick he will probably try the insanity dodge. 26 June 1896--Mrs. Camilla Miller, the beloved wife of Julius Miller, died at the family residence on South fifth street at 10 o'clock this morning of consumption. The deceased was born in Howard county, MO, in 1856 and leaves a husband, two children, Julius Jr, and Lilly, and large number of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Miller has been in poor health for several years and last fall took to her bed and although everything was done that kind hands and loving hearts could do to relieve her sufferings, she steadily sank until the messenger of death summoned her spirit this morning. She was the daughter of Mrs. Matthews, formerly of Higbee, and was one of those people who constantly denied self in order to make others happy. The sympathy of the entire city is extended to the family in this their sad hour of bereavement. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed but will probably take place Friday--Moberly Daily Monitor. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Chas. Elgin of Higbee. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.