Friday, 14 Nov 1913--WILL BE HOME WEDDING--Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blackford of 122 North Fifth street, have sent out cards announcing the marriage of their daughter, Miss Dixie J. Blackford, to J. Oliver Bradley. The announcements have been sent to only relatives and intimate friends of the high contracting parties, who will link their lives into happiness at the elegant home of the pretty young bride's parents at 8 o' clock the evening of Thursday, November 20. Rev. J. N. Boyd, pastor of the Fourth Street M. E. Church, will officiate in tying the nuptial knot for the popular couple. Gray Maggard of Princeton, Mo, will be the best man of the occasion, and Miss Maude Embree of Decatur, Ill, will be the maid of honor. After all wedding ceremonies are performed the handsome young man and his bride will go to St. Louis and Decatur, Ill, to spend their honeymoon, before returning to their home in Moberly. Mr. Bradley is one of the city's best young men and possesses gentlemanly manners. He will prove to be a faithful husband to his bride. Miss Blackford is young and pretty and possesses a sweet disposition, which has made her popular among a large number of acquaintances. She will make a loving helpmeet for the excellent young man of her choice--Moberly Democrat. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--John Harriman and wife are visiting relatives in Illinois. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--A. G. Atkins and wife visited their daughter Mrs. John F. Andrews, near Myers during the week. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--TRITCH LOSES CLAIM--North Platte, Neb. Nov 10--Marvin Tritch of Kirksville, Mo, and Arthur Stromberg of Stromberg, Neb, winners respectively of Nos. 1 and 2 in the North Platte forest reserve government land lottery two weeks ago, have both been disqualified from benefiting by their luck in the drawings, and C. S. Reynolds of Loup city, Neb. who drew No. 3, has been ordered to report and make the first selection. All other winners will move up two notches. Tritch was found to have exercised already his homestead rights, and Stromberg was the owner of more than 160 acres of land when he filed. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Moberly, Mo, November 12--Marvin Tritch, who drew first prize in the recent Nebraska land drawing, arrived in Moberly from North Platte, Neb, last night. His attention was called to the announcement from North Platte to the effect that he had been disqualified because he had previously exercised his homestead rights. Tritch said the report was a mistake. "I never registered for a piece of government land before," said Mr. Tritch. "Neither do I own a foot of ground anywhere. My father proved up a claim in Idaho recently, but that cannot effect my rights to enter the drawing. I am of the opinion that in looking over the records they saw my father's name and jumped at the conclusion that I was the same person. At any rate, no word has been received by me to the effect that my right to participate in the drawing has been canceled by the Federal Land Office. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Born, on the 8th, to Phillip Moffit and wife, a son. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Jas. Mooney orders his address changed to Novinger, to which place he moved last week. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Mrs. C. R. Griffith of Yates spent Saturday and Sunday here the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lee Thomason. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Mrs. A. Barnes of Higginsville, returned home the first of the week after a pleasant visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lee Thomason. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Searcy White and Miss Tessie White, two popular young people of southeast of town, were married on the 9th by Rev. Raymond Sumpter. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Joseph Sutliff received word Tuesday that his son-in-law, Bryan Mann, died at Pingburn, Ark, on the 5th. He leaves a wife and one child, who will make their future home with Mr. Sutliff. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Ernest Truby and Miss Cora Sutliff, both of this place,were married at Kirksville, Wednesday. They will make their home in Novinger. THE NEWS joins others in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Jas. Dougherty and wife of Montana, who have been visiting in Oklahoma and Texas, arrived here last week for a visit with relatives in this vicinity and will likely spend the winter. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Born, at Clark, on the 7th, to Prof Wilson Caldwell and wife, a son. The birth of this child makes Ottis Fowler and wife, of near Clark, grandparents, and T. R. Hamilton and wife of this place, great-grandparents. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--W. R. Feland returned Tuesday to his home in Fayette after a visit with his son, Clarence, and family. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--Thos. Pratt of Albany, Mo, spent the week here with his grandson, C. W. Williams, and wife. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--The many friends of Joe Price and wife of Taylorville, Ill, were pained to learn of the death of their baby, which occurred last week. It was found dead in bed by the fond parents, and the shock was all the greater from the fact that it had been in perfect health and was as well as usual when they retired. Mrs. Price will be best remembered as Miss Maggie Richards. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--John Dennis, while climbing down a ladder from a building upon which he was at work Friday, fell and broke one of his ribs. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--A SHOOTING NEAR YATES--A shooting scrape was pulled off near Yates Friday afternoon of last week which, fortunately, will not result seriously for Clarence Sheaves, the man shot. Mr. Sheaves, it seems, had rented some corn land to J. W. Noel, who returned to this section a year or two ago from Texas, and in gathering corn Friday they got into a dispute over the division of the crop, the difference in their claims, we learn, being about three bushels, when Noel let his temper get the best of him and drew a revolver and fired, the ball striking Sheaves in the left shoulder and lodging against the collar bone. Though painful, the wound was not serious and Mr. Sheaves was able to go home without assistance. We have been unable to learn any of the particulars of the affair, but have heard several versions, all of which made Noel the aggressor. One report has it that Noel attempted to fire a second shot but was prevented from doing so by his son. Warrants were sworn out for both father and son, and the latter was arrested Monday. The elder Noel left the community, we understand, immediately following the shooting and has not yet been apprehended. Mr. Sheaves is one of the best known men in the Yates vicinity, and is a cripple, having lost a limb in a hay baler several years ago. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--A BIRTHDAY DINNER--At the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pattrick on Sunday, November 9, 1913, a most delightful dinner was given in honor of Mr. Pattrick's birthday. When the birthday cake was brought to the table, covered with lighted candles, the guests began to count them, in order to learn the age of their host, and they numbered fifty-eight. The occasion proved a most happy one. The guests were: Medley Burton and family, T. H. Walton and family and Mrs. Tom Reed and son, Clyde. Friday, 14 Nov 1913--DISAPPEARS; WEDS ANOTHER--Van Comstock, of Moberly, who won local fame last summer by singing "You Great Big Beautiful Doll," has added another selection to his repertoire, entitled: "Waiting at the Church." Comstock and Miss Jennie Taylor, a young lady from Bevier, went to Huntsville Friday night and at 2 o'clock Saturday morning Comstock tried to get recorder Hinton to issue a marriage license to them. Mr. Hinton refused and while Comstock argued with him, Miss Taylor disappeared. Comstock began a search for her but she could not be found. Saturday evening Mr. Hinton issued a license to Henry Freeman, of Huntsville. Freeman's bride was Miss Jennie Taylor. They were married yesterday--Moberly Monitor. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.