Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Lois, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Morley of SE of town, died Wed, Jan 27, 1915, of pneumonia. She was 3 yrs, 7 months, and 29 days old. Funeral services will be held at the home today and interment made in the family cemetery on the farm. The parents have the sympathy of all in their bereavement. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--The vote in the national house of representatives upon the Hobson amendment is the greatest prohibition victory ever scored in the United States. That a clear-cut proposal to prohibit the manufacture, sale, transportation, importation and exportation of intoxicating beverages should receive a majority vote in the house of congress in the year 1914 is a fact undreamed of as recently as five years ago. The prohibition movement thus proves another element of its strength. Men are not afraid to stand up and be counted in favor of it. The ridicule has died down as it has become an accepted commonplace--Chicago Post. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Dr. R. c. Campbell Paid a High Compliment--Dr. R. C. Campbell of this place was this week paid a very high compliment, it being a request of Dr. B. L. Wright of the United States Navy to write for the Medical Record of New York, one of the greatest journals of its kind in the world, a paper concerning the serum treatment given by him to Mrs. H. W. Burton of this place. Mrs. Burton, as is well known, has been troubled with tuberculosis of the ankle joint for several years, and has undergone several operations which gave her only temporary relief. Last summer Dr. Campbell put her on a serum treatment, the discovery of Dr. Wright, and she is now able to be around, to the great delight of her family and friends, and has no trouble with the ankle. To all appearances she is cured, but for fear the disease may return Dr. Campbell will continue the treatment for several weeks. Reading the medical journals of the Wright method of treatment of this disease, Dr. Campbell wrote to Dr. Wright and secured the formula of the serum and noted a great improvement almost from the first treatment. He was so pleased over the results that he has kept up a correspondence with Dr. Wright, and this week received a letter from the latter, one paragraph of which we quote: "This case is one that must be of great interest to the profession at large. May I not urge you to write it up in detail and publish it, suggesting the Medical Record, 51 West 5th, Ave, New York City, as an excellent medicine. By so doing you will confer a great favor upon me." Dr. Campbell informs us that he will write the article but that he will perhaps wait until he has completed the treatment before doing so. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Mrs. John Newton of this place this week received in a letter from Scotland containing the following clipping from the Glasgow Observer relative to her cousin, H. McCready: "His Majesty the King has approved of the grant of the medal for distinguished honor in the field to Private H. McCready of the Scots Greys. Private McCready, is the third son of John McCready, Weir Street, superintendent of the Britannia Insurance Co. The plucky young soldier is not yet 19 years of age. He enlisted in the Hussars about 18 months ago but afterwards transferred to the Scots Greys. His name appeared in the King's list of honor on New Year's Day. We understand that the distinguished honor medal has been granted for outstanding bravery on the battlefield. He lay under heavy fire for three hours at great risk to his own life, to succor a wounded companion, and prior to that he and his companion had been in the trenches seven days without a break. The companion died from his wounds and a medal similar to the one granted to young McCready will be forwarded to the parents of the gallant soldier who lost his life." Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Germany is kicking because we are selling guns and ammunition to the allies, although we have not refused to sell her anything and will sell her all she wants. If Germany had control of the sea and could get home with the supplies bought in other countries you would hear no kick from her. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Thos. Scott of Florence, Colo, vice president district No 15, United Mine Workers, sends us $2 on subscription, and adds: "I have been working so hard that I forgot I owed anything on the paper, but I want to say that I still remember dear old Higbee. I have been out here working for the emancipation of the working class, and have been in the fight five years, but if (it) takes five years more you will find this old Missouri boy still in the fight. We have not won, but we have not lost, and are still in the fight for better conditions for the miners of Colorado. Give everybody my regards. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--J. W. Williams, on his way home to King City from Columbia, where he attended Farmers' Week, was the guest of his son, C. W., and wife for several days. Mr. Williams, is one of Gentry county's biggest and most successful farmers. He farms scientifically and considers Farmers' Week as conducted by the State Agricultural College, the greatest thing possible for the farmers, and never loses an opportunity to attend. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Joel Rucker was quite painfully hurt Saturday night, being knocked down and trampled on by a horse he was leading through a gate, the animal taking fright at a dog which suddenly ran up behind him. Besides a very black eye and a badly skinned face several ribs were more or less injured, and Joel has since been confined to his bed. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Born, on the 17th, to Mrs. Roy Hamilton, a son. (Kathy' s notes: Noah Smothers, a cousin of this child, kindly provided me with this child's name. He was named Roy Dorris Hamilton. Mrs. Roy Hamilton was the widow of Roy Hamilton, killed just a month prior to this child's birth.) Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Born, on the 15th, to James L. Wheeler and wife, a daughter. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--The NEWS' engine took a balking spell last week, something it seldom does, and after working with it an hour, we called in Will Cave who, without calling it a single pet name, had it going like a watch in about five minutes. He certainly understands gasoline engines, especially auto engines. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--The case of Eli Robb charged with wife abandonment, which was to have come up in Justice Magruder's court on the 26th, was transferred to circuit court and will be heard at the June term. Mr. Robb will be represented by Sam Majors of Fayette. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Mrs. Mose Blansett, who was reported as being critically ill last week and whose recovery was doubtful, took a turn for the better Friday and has since been slowly improving. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--PRIM BROOKS DEAD--Prim Brooks, Higbee's famous big negro, died at his home in this place early Tuesday morning after an illness of three days from pneumonia. Heart failure, however, was the direct cause of death. Prim, who was of ordinary height, was perhaps the largest person in the state, if not the entire country, weighing 700 pounds. He was a familiar figure on our streets some four or five years ago when he weighed but about 500, but Higbee had not seen much of him since then, as he traveled all over the country with carnivals and circuses. At first he was very adverse to the idea of exhibiting himself, but being too large to think of doing any kind of work, and having an ambition to go to school and to graduate from Lincoln Institute, the state school for negroes at Jefferson City, he finally consented, and saved his salary looking to that end. He came home about two weeks ago on a visit and contracted pneumonia from having to sleep on the floor, no bed in the house, or in town, for that matter, being strong enough to hold him. No casket large enough to contain his remains being carried in stock by any of the St. Louis factories, one had to be made to order, and contained within the rough box was a right squeeze to get it out of the express car door. The casket was 2 feet and 3 inches deep, 44 inches wide and seven feet long. Being too large to be taken into the house, the body had to be taken out of the house and placed in it, which required the services of twelve big stout men. As the funeral was not to be held until Thursday the body had to be brought to the undertaking parlors of Oldaker & Walker, where it was viewed by hundreds, none of whom had ever seen such a sight before. As the casket was a great deal broader than a wagon bed or hearse, it had to be conveyed to the cemetery on a sled. Interment was made in the cemetery for colored people just south of town. Prim was 26 years old and was of a family of about six children, all of whom are large, two brothers being over six feet and weighing in proportion. One sister of ordinary height weighs 300 or more. Prim was popular with all, and seemed to get as much pleasure out of life as anyone, although in the summer time life seemed to be a burden to him. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--BUSY BEES BUZZ--In response to invitations sent out early in the week, the husbands of the Busy Bee Club members wended their way to the home of Mrs. W. R. Pattrick, Friday, evening, Jan 22, at 7 p.m. After being welcomed by the entire club they were ushered to the dining room where plates were laid for all of the husbands--the best looking bunch of men in town (the ladies thought). They were then served with such a turkey dinner, and everything that goes with it, (mashed potatoes, gravy, oyster pie, celery, pickles, salads, custard, cakes and coffee). Some of the husbands really felt uneasy over others, at the amount of good things they got rid of, but calmed themselves when they remembered there was three doctors among them. After dinner the gentlemen were invited to the parlor, while the ladies helped themselves. Afterwards Mrs. T. H. Walton explained origin of the club, also endeavored to find the owner of a small article the club has on hands, but without success. Other entertainment was furnished in different ways, and it was discovered that the husbands didn't know the hands that had cooked and sewed for them all these years. Before the crowd dispersed a little speech was made by Wisdom Burton, thanking the club for a pleasant evening and forgiving them in the name of all the husbands present, for the many cold suppers they had had to partake of on Thursday evenings. We think and hope the men enjoyed the evening and dinner, as much as their wives did in preparing it. C. R. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--A. B. GUERIN, who recently traded some Texas county land for Moberly residence property, this week traded the latter to E. C. Sheaves for the latter's 180-acre farm on Silver Creek. This farm is known as the "battle ground" quite an engagement having been fought on it between Federal and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Following the fight the report became current that $500 in gold had been buried on the place, and we understand that several unsuccessful attempts were made to find it. Mr. Guerin traded his famous old automobile, "Hulda" for the Texas county land, and considering the fact that it would do everything but run, the trade has proven an extremely profitable one to him. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--Riley Land, who since moving to the farm, has had visions of a swelled bank account through the increase of his hog crop, was greatly pleased the other day when his best sow farrowed nine beautiful pigs. His joy was somewhat abated the next day when he found that two of them had died, and still further the next day when he found three dead, the mother having laid down on them. He was completely in the dumps the next morning on finding that the old sow had repeated the performance and that he had but one pig left. Grabbing the little porker up in his arms and telling the old sow she did not have sense enough to raise one pig, after having called her several names not found in the books of pedigreed stuff, he struck for the house with his burden and will raise it by hand. He has christened it "Leavin's" as it was the last of the family. Friday, 29 Jan 1915--J. P. Hammett Trades Farm For Texas Ranch--through the agency of W. H. McCormac & Son of this city, a $70,000 land deal, one of the biggest that has been put through in Randolph county in recent years, has just been closed. The parties were Fred Kessler of Lafayette county, Mo, and J. P. Hammett of this county. In the deal Mr. Hammett trades his fine stock and grain farm of 387 1/2 acres located 3 1/2 miles northwest of Huntsville, a block of lots in this city, a large feed and sale stable and lots adjoining in Salisbury, Mo, and a lot of his blooded live stock to Mr. Kessler for his fine 8000-acre cattle ranch in the beautiful Valentine Valley, Presidio county, Texas. The ranch is one of the finest in the Valentine Valley. It is located three-fourths of a mile from the town of Valentine, a good railroad town. Mr. Hammett bought this ranch with the idea of making it his home, so he and his family will move to it as soon as he can dispose of his remaining personal property here. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.