Friday, 24 Apr 1914--E. J. HOWARD FOR PROBATE JUDGE--In our announcement column this week will be found the name of E. J. Howard, who is a candidate for the office of probate judge. Mr. Howard is one of the best known lawyers in the county and needs no introduction to a great majority of our readers, being personally known to most of them. He has practiced law for over twenty-five years and no better qualified man ever asked for the probate judgeship. He is a most courteous gentleman, and a careful and painstaking lawyer, and should be elected the people can rest assured that probate court matters would be in very competent hands. He is popular in all sections of the county, as was attested by his race for prosecuting attorney several years ago, and his friends declare that he should be an easy winner, some of the more enthusiastic of them already referring to him as "Judge". In speaking of his candidacy, the Moberly Monitor said in a recent issue: "Mr. Howard comes from an old Kentucky and Virginia family of revolutionary stock like the strain from which the pioneers of Randolph came, his grandsire, Samuel Howard, having been a soldier of the Revolution under Gen. Washington. He came to Randolph county from Kentucky about fifteen years ago, and has lived here since, residing in Moberly for the past five years. He is a lawyer of ability, having been admitted to the bar in Kentucky, where he practiced for ten years before coming to this state. Though still a comparatively young man he has had a wide experience in both civil and criminal cases and has been very successful in results. He is at present attorney for the Moberly, Huntsville and Randolph Springs railroad. He has been a lifelong Democrat and has always served his party to the best of his ability when called on to do so. He has held no county office and has been a candidate for county office only once, when in 1908 he made the race for the nomination for Prosecuting Attorney against Obe Wright. He made a clean and creditable race in that campaign and was defeated by only a small majority. He made many friends then who will stand by him for this office. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--PASSES THE ARMY BILL--Washington, April 20--The Senate passed today the volunteer army bill for taking into the regular service militia regiments in time of war. The bill already has passed the House. The bill provides an entire change in the composition of the war army of the United States, making the volunteers national instead of state organizations. All the officers will be commissioned by the President and volunteer officers may be transferred if necessary, to regular army, or regular officers transferred to volunteer regiments. The volunteers in time of war will be, to all intents, made a part of the regular army, and will be absolutely free of any state control. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--MRS. OLIVIA DYSART DEAD--Mrs. Olivia Dysart, widow of the late Dr. B. G. Dysart, Monroe county's noted physician and surgeon, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. C. R. Noel, in Paris Saturday night and the remains were buried from the home Tuesday afternoon with funeral services by Rev. Allen. Prior to a brief discourse on the lesson for living contained in the beautiful life lived by Mrs. Dysart, Rev. Allen read the Ninety-first psalm, which was her favorite, and at the close read her favorite poem, Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar." Deceased was born in Saline county in 1835, being in her 79th year, was first married to Jack Ragsdale, and upon his death following the war to Dr. B. G. Dysart, surgeon of Cockrell's brigade of the Confederate army, who had located in Paris. To the first union was born one son, Frank V. Ragsdale, who survives his mother. Charles Dysart, the only child of the second marriage, died in boyhood.--Paris Mercury. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--John A. Gunn, one of Huntsville's best known citizens, died on the 18th, aged 68 years. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Frank Huss and wife and Edgar Perkins of Marissa, Ill, were the guests of B. F. Kirby and wife the first of the week. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Frank Pool and wife of Centralia spent the first of the week here, the guests of the latter's parents, Lon Coleman and wife. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Ellen, wife of John Turner, one of Higbee's most highly respected colored citizens, died at her home in Higbee Sunday morning last after an extended illness from a complication of diseases. Interment was made in the cemetery for colored people south of town. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--R. A. Reynolds writes us from Inola, OK, under date of the 20th that they had quite a heavy frost there Sunday night but that it did little if any damage. He also reports that his youngest daughter got her arm broken one day last week. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--We learn that John (Red) Herriman who recently went to Quincy for a try-out with the baseball team there, failed to make good and has gone to Keokuk, Ia, in the hope of better luck. Friday, 24 April 1914---MRS. ELIZABETH SUTLIFF DEAD---(Note: This is Levi's mother-in-law) Mrs. Elizabeth Sutliff, who had been in failing health for the past year or more, died at her home in this place at 4:00 Thursday morning, April 23, 1914, from a complication of diseases, aged 72 years. Mrs. Sutliff, whose maiden name was Cockshot, was born in England in 1842, and came to this country with her parents in 1863. She was married the same year to Thos. Longdon, who died some twelve or fifteen years ago. They were the parents of seven children, all of whom are living, viz: Mmes. John Smeed, John Goin, Lee Lloyd, Thos Garrington, and Thomas and Wm. Longdon. She is also survived by four sisters, Mmes, W. A. Davis, Taylorville, Ill., R. R. Jones, Independence, W. Wallie, Iowa and Mary Pilkington, Higbee. Some seven or eight years ago she was married to Thos. Sutliff, who died two years ago. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday at the home of Mr. Goin and interment made in the city cemetery. In her death her children have lost a loving and devoted mother and the sympathy of all goes out to them in their bereavement. Friday,24 Apr 1914--Like Rare old wine, Major Benjamin R. Dysart, Nestor of the Macon county bar, and one of our most highly esteemed citizens, improves with the passing years, and the 80th anniversary of his birth on Monday found him hale and hearty and working with a vim lacking in many younger men, says the Times-Democrat. For nearly fifty years Major Dysart has been an active practitioner of the law in Macon county. He was born in Howard county on April 13, 1834, his father, John Dysart, having come to Missouri from Tennessee with his parents some time prior to 1820. Missouri was not yet a state then and a great part of its wide domain was yet under the dominion of its savage denizens of plain and forest. His mother was Matilda Brooks, daughter of William and Susan Pyle Brooks of Kentucky. Major Dysart was one of nine children born to them. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Born, near Myers, on the 20th, to Geo. F. Dougherty and wife, a son. (Kathy's notes: according to my records, this child is Howard Wilson Dougherty.) Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Born, on the 20th, to Paul Moore an wife, a son. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--HENRY RENNOLDS DANGEROUSLY ILL--G. R. Rennolds returned the first of the week from Clarence, where he was called by the serious illness of his brother, Henry, who is suffering from pneumonia. A telephone message late yesterday from the attending physician was to the effect that Mr. Rennolds' condition was very grave and that there was small hope of his recovery. This will be sad news to the host of friends of this former Higbee citizen, all of whom join THE NEWS in a prayer for his recovery. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Miss Pearl Kitchen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kitchen, was married on the 15th, at the home of her uncle, Chas. Kitchen, in Chanute, Kan, to Fred Walters of Coffeyville, the father of the bride performing the ceremony. The Kitchens will be most pleasantly remembered by Higbee people, they having held a big revival meeting at the Christian church last fall, the bride taking a prominent part in the song service. She made many friends here who extend best wishes. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Mrs. Effie M. Fox of Edina spent Friday and Saturday here, the guest of her brother, J. T. Randolph, and wife. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Miss Frances Burkhalter has been wearing a beautiful black eye the past few days, having been accidentally hit in the face with a shovel by Raymond Edwards. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Victor Roberts, who recently murdered his sweetheart, Miss Jessie Duval of Moberly, seems to have made good his escape. There is a reward of $500 for his capture. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Mrs. John Vincent of Lafayette, Colo, sister-in-law of Mrs. Grant Connell of this place, shot and seriously wounded L. L. Sloan, a stenographer of Lafayette, one night recently. Sloan was crazy drunk and mistook the Vincent home for his own. Mrs. Vincent fired two shots in the air to scare him, but as he persisted in trying to force an entrance she shot to kill and buried the third bullet in his head. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--Wm. Mayo, one of Huntsville's oldest citizens, died at his home in that city on the 19th, aged 87 years. He had been a citizen of Huntsville since 1855. He was the oldest of six brothers and is the third one to die in the past two years. The youngest brother is now 69. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--G. R. Rennolds, wife and daughter, Miss Bennie, were called to Kansas City Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sarah F. Walker. She was a niece of Mr. Rennolds, being the only daughter of the late Jack Rennolds. Mrs. Walker was 55 years of age and is survived by two daughters and one son. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--G. R. Rennolds received word from Cuero, Texas, yesterday that his brother-in-law, J. R. Calhoun, was at the point of death and couldn't possibly live longer than 24 hours. Friday, 24 Apr 1914--(Kathy's notes: I grew up hearing my father refer to being as poor and ragtag, as being part of Cox's Army. Now, I understand where that saying came from!) COXEY AND KELLEY--"General" Coxey announced a week or so ago that he would lead another army to Washington. He is reported to be mobilizing his forces, selecting a preliminary camp and perfecting other details of this latest display of tomfoolery. The public is getting heartily tired of these absurd demonstrations. There is no provocation for or justification of there spectacular bids for publicity, which can have no other result than to inflame the minds of a great many men who would otherwise not realize how badly "abused" they are. No possible good can be accomplished by gathering together hordes of malcontents and "marching" through the country in direct violation of the spirit, if not of the letter of the law against unlawful assemblage and trespass. That these "armies" are not composed of bona fide working men has been proved on many occasions, from one end of the country to the other. In California hundreds of the Kelley "soldiers" refused work when it was offered. In New York the rabble of so-called unemployed not only did the same thing, but committed sacrilege by invading churches and profaning sanctuaries. The real workingmen who are victims of lack of employment are not gathering in "armies" to march across the country to the capital, where no employment awaits them and where no relief can be obtained. The leaders of these misguided men are well aware that they cannot get "jobs" in the nation's capital. They use their followers merely as means to exploit themselves and gain a little cheap but always welcome notoriety. Public sympathy goes out to men who are unable to secure it. Extraordinary preparations are made in all large communities to relieve such conditions. But the Coxeys and the Kelleys cannot expect to gain sympathy for their ridiculous stunts. When Kelley was sentenced to jail for six months as a vagrant the other day he is quoted as having said: "If the lowly Nazarene suffered as He did for His cause, I can only say that I am no greater than He and will be content with the court's judgment." A man who talks like that, under the circumstances surrounding this particular case, is rather a subject for an asylum than a jail, and little more can be said for the Coxeys and the Tannebaums who are stirring up class antagonism and seditious hostility to law and order. If they would strive half as hard to find jobs as they do to foment trouble, they would find employment and have less time to make spectacles of themselves and their dupes--Kansas City Journal. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.