Friday, 27 Aug 1915--YOUNG'S LAST WIFE DEAD--Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 21--Eliza Burgess Young, last survivor of Brigham Young's wives died at her home here last night. She was a native of Lancashire, England, and had lived in Utah since 1843. She was 87 years old. Her death closes the estate of the noted Morman leader, who died in 1877. His will provided a life annuity for each of the 19 wives who survived him. the estate, amounting to about a million dollars, after the satisfaction of claims, was incorporated into a trust company, which discharged the provisions of the will. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Wednesday, August 25 was a big day at the home of Ben Duprai and wife of south of town, it being their 25th wedding anniversary, and the occasion was fittingly celebrated with a big dinner. They are the parents of ten children all of whom are living. The number 25 played quite a part of this celebration, Mr. Duprai being born in Austria on August 25, 1865, and married on August 25, 1890. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--ITEMS FROM RUCKER--Mrs. Kate Byrum had a paralytic stroke Sunday evening and is in a very bad condition. Lawrence Olds and wife of Moberly came down Saturday night to visit Mrs. Old's aunt Mrs. G. W. Lawrence. J. S. White of Columbia came up Sunday to spend a few days with old friends and see his sons, Roy and Grandie. O. W. Green and wife of Sturgeon were Rucker visitors Sunday, coming out to see the latter's sister, Mrs. Iva White. Mrs. D. H. Brundege died at her home in Sturgeon Monday and was buried at Perche Tuesday. Funeral was preached by Eld. Copher of Moberly. She leaves a large circle of friends and relatives mourn her departure. August Thielke and wife of Wynn, Ark, came in last week to see their brother-in-law, Oscar White, who got so seriously hurt in the Perche church accident, and will remain for a few days. Mr. Thielke is a fireman on the Iron Mountain. Oscar White, who got so badly hurt in the accident at Perche, is no better at this writing and the chances are that he will never recover. The best medical aid and the best surgeons have been consulted and all agree that it is a hopeless case. Sad, indeed, it is, when loving hands have done all in their power to no avail. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--SAYS MURE MADE BAD DEED--The Commercial Bank of Boonville swore out a warrant for John Mure, well known coal operator who sold the Russell coal mine to the Howard County Coal Company two years ago, charging him with giving a fraudulent deed. The Boonville Republican gave the following account of the transaction: A coal mine which didn't pan out just as it was hoped it would to take care of an 8 per cent $5000 note probably brought John Mure of Higbee, Mo, to trouble. Mure was arrested yesterday in Higbee by James Miller, chief of police, on a complaint signed by E. W. Chilton stating that Mure had attempted to cheat and defraud the Commercial Bank of Boonville when he gave the bank a deed of trust on 80 acres of land to cover a $5000 note and failed to say anything about two other deeds of trust which covered the same land. Mr. Mure, however, says that he has not drawn the full $5000, and his attorney R. M. Bagby of Fayette who came with him, says there is about $2,600 involved. On May 17, 1913, so the complaint runs, Mr. Mure borrowed $3,000 from the citizens' Trust Company and gave a deed of trust to Howard County land to W. W. Kingsbury, trustee, to secure it and also executed another deed of trust, with W. W. Kingsbury as trustee, to secure to F. S. Sauter a note for $1,000. About six months later, Mr. Mure executed to John Silvey as trustee, to secure the Commercial Bank of Boonville the payment of a note of $5,000 dated November 1, 1913, due one year after this date with interest from date at the rate of 8 per cent per annum to be compounded if not paid annually, a deed of trust on the same land that the previous two deeds covered without reciting in the deed anything about the two former deeds, so the petition states. The bank charges that he did so with the intent to cheat and defraud it. Mr. Mure waived preliminary hearing and gave his bond for appearance at the October term of circuit court for $1,000. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mr. Mure, we understand, denies most emphatically that he obtained any money from the bank under false pretenses, and his friends are confident that he will be able to prove his innocence. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--The warmest sympathy of his legion of friends throughout the county goes out to County School superintendent S. B. McCully in the death of his beloved wife. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--SURPRISE BIRTHDAY DINNER--A surprise birthday dinner was given at the home of Mr. R. Jones of near Yates on Sunday, August 22, in honor of Mrs. Jones and her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Maxfield. Everyone came with well filled baskets and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Those present: W. J. Phillips and wife, Steve Pitney and wife, Ed Dennis and family, Boss Jones and family, Edgar Maxfield and family, Frank Pitney and family, Cooper Dennis and family, Chas. Robb and family, Joel Robb and family, Chas. Ware and family, Robert Edwards and family, Will Robb and family, Mrs. N. A. Nicholas and son, Bro. Wilcoxson of Fulton, Lee Burton and wife, Lessley Burton, Mrs. Andrew Ewing and little son of Omaha, Dysart Nicholas and family, Mrs. Ann Ware and Mrs. Almire Nicholas. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Born, on the 22nd, to Chas. Kirby and wife, a daughter. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Miss Evelyn Elgin of Oklahoma was the guest of her aunt, Miss Lucy Elgin last week. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--R. L. Herron left Wednesday for Sturgis, Ky., in response to a message stating that his father, T. H. Herron was dead. He was 88 years old. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Frank, Thomas and Ed Pitney, sons of O. S. Pitney, left the first of the week for the San Francisco exposition. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Oscar Fowler and wife and daughter, Mrs. Ray Hill, returned Tuesday from a visit with Oklahoma relatives. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Arthur Greeno has been on crutches since Friday, when he had his left foot quite badly mashed by a rock while at work in the Walton mine. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Eva Walden of Columbia and Mrs. J. W. Yeager of Moberly are the guests of their sisters, Mrs. W. H. Burton. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. E. L. Winn of near Myers, died on the 22nd, aged 46 years. She is survived by her husband and one sister. Interment was made at Bethel church. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--B. F. Powell of Gilliam was here the first of the week, the guest of his brother, Henry, and wife. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Thomas Towles and son, Arthur returned Friday from a visit with Wm. Towles and wife at Bowen. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Ida Stockwell and family on Montrose, Ia, were the guests of her brother, E. B. Foley, during the week. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Maud Frantz returned to her home in Michigan Friday, after a visit with her brother, Wm. Kelso and other relatives. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Lee Mead and daughter, Mrs. Chas. Daugherty of near Myers, returned Wednesday from a visit with relatives in Iowa. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Dr. T. Dinwiddie, who purchased a new Ford last week, sold it to D. W. Sweezer Saturday and purchased Warford Bros.' Ford. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--John Owens, and son, Ralph, and daughter, Miss Ressie, who have been the guests of Joel Owen and wife, will leave for their home in Ft. Collins, Colo, Sunday, stopping in Kansas City for a short visit with his sister, Mrs. O. W. Hume. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--S. E. Marrs, J. A. Barnett, Leonard Foster, Grover Robb, Mmes. T. H. Dinwiddie, T. H. Walton and Walton Burton attended the funeral of Mrs. D. H. Brundege at Perche Church last Tuesday. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Chloe Lowe of Eureka, who had been at the bedside of her grandmother, Mrs. D. H. Brundege, of Sturgeon, for the past two months, returned to her home today after a short visit with Willard Brundege and wife. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Will Short was here from Moberly Sunday to attend the ball game. He informed us that he would be in the race for county treasurer next year, and that he expected better results than at the last election, when he was defeated by only eight votes. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--MRS. SAM MCCULLY DEAD--Mrs. Martha Florence McCully died at 7 o'clock last night at the family home, 821 West Rollins street after an illness of a little more than three weeks. Mrs. McCully's death was caused by typhoid fever, and came as a great shock to her relatives and friends, as it was thought she was recovering. About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, however, she suffered a relapse and all efforts to prolong her life proved futile. Surviving Mrs. McCully are her husband, Sam B. McCully, a daughter, Miss Alliene; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brockman, of Moberly; a sister, Mrs. Ora Gunn, of Huntsville, and five brothers, Wm. Brockman, of Clifton Hill; Ellis, Soc and Howard Brockman, of Moberly, and Evan Brockman, of Kansas City. The deceased was a member of the Fourth Street Methodist church and the Rebekah lodge. Funeral services will be held from the Fourth Street Methodist church at 2 o'clock Tomorrow afternoon, conducted by the Revs. Boyd and Smith and burial will be made in Oakland cemetery.--Moberly Monitor, Aug. 24. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--MRS. D. H. BRUNDEGE DEAD--Margaret Frances Johnson was born Sept 22, 1843, in Howard county, and died at her home in Sturgeon on August 22, 1915. She was united in marriage to D. H. Brundege on January 20, 1859, and in the same year united with Christian church at Perche. To this union three daughters and five sons were born, one daughter dying at the age of five, and another living to be the mother of nine children and dying in 1904. She is survived by her husband, D. H. Brundege, and five children, viz: Mrs. T. B. Bradley, Hinton; J. W. Brundege, Eureka; W. W. Brundege, Higbee; R. W. Brundege, Hinton; S. W. Brundege, Fayette and D. W. Brundege, St. Louis, besides twenty-nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Interment was made Tuesday at Perche. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--BIG LAND DEAL--One of the largest real estate deals made in this section recently was the purchase last week by E. A. Morgan of Temple, Florida, of the 230-acre farm of G. R. Rennolds, near Elliott, and which Mr. Rennolds has owned for thirty-five years. The consideration was $100 per acre. Mr. Morgan also purchased Mr. Rennolds' fine herd of cattle, as well as the hogs and other stock on the place, the whole transaction bring Mr. Rennolds $27,350. The trade, we learn, was made through W. L. Rennolds of Moberly. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Wednesday, Aug. 25 was a big day at the home of Jeptha Harris and wife of east of town, it being the 80th birthday anniversary of Mr. Harris' mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris. Relatives and friends to the number of 108 were present and all enjoyed the day and the big dinner, and late in the afternoon all departed wishing Mrs. Harris many more such happy occasions. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Belle Murphy was made a very happy woman about two weeks ago by the receipt of a letter from her son, Mark, who is in the navy, telling her that his ship would be at San Francisco for some time and for her to come out and they would see the exposition together. She left for San Francisco one day last week and will visit relatives in Idaho before her return. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Roy ("Croppie") Jones, who recently secured his release from the army, arrived home Sunday, and says he has had all the army life he wants. He enlisted less than a year ago, and was stationed in Honolulu when he received his discharge papers. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--Mrs. Susan Wheeler, aged 80 years, who makes her home with her son, W. H. Wheeler, while walking about the yard last Friday fell and broke her hip. She suffered a similar accident about a year ago. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--JOHN PALMATARY DEAD--John Palmatary died at his home near Myers on Saturday, August 20, 1915, of tuberculosis, from which he had suffered almost a year. He was the son of William and Annie Palmatary, and was 26 years, 4 months and 10 days old. He was married to Miss Lizzie Colly in March, 1909. They were the parents of four children, one of whom died in infancy. Besides his wife and three children, he is survived by three sisters and four brothers, viz: Mmes. Jas. Comstock, Ed Foley and Garl Ransdals, and James, Lee, William and Tyre Palmatary. Funeral services were held Sunday at New Hope by Rev. S. Quick, the Scripture lesson being the 14th chapter of Job. The large crowd of friends assembled spoke more highly than words of the esteem in which he was held. He was a kind husband and loving father and in his death the community has suffered the loss of a good, kind-hearted man. Friday, 27 Aug 1915--It was reported here this week that Albert Towles, who recently left for a short stay at Colorado Springs, and Miss Hazel Giles, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Giles, who recently moved to Victor, Colo, were married one day last week. We have been unable to verify the report. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.