Kathy's notes: I'd like to thank each and every one of you, who are responding to the lists, when you find something that pertains to your family, and adding information from your own files. This all becomes part of the archives, and years down the road, a new researcher may break through a wall, because you have clarified an article in the paper, that might otherwise have been a little vague. There are so many instances in this area, when there are several people of the exact same name, and it takes family to straighten them out. I'd also like to thank you for your warm and wonderful response to these postings. I am meeting some new family, and friends through these old papers, and it is adding a whole new dimension to my life. Friday, 5 June 1914--PHELAN-MAGRUDER--Fred W. Phelan, of this city, and Miss Ethel Magruder, of Higbee, were married Saturday morning at the bride's home by the Rev. N. Magruder, father of the bride. Only the immediate families of the happy couple were present at the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Phelan after the ceremony left for a month's trip through the West. They will spend a month in a cottage at Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. On their return they will go to housekeeping in this city. The bride is well and favorably known in Moberly. For several years she was employed as a stenographer in the Wabash trainmaster's office and it was while thus employed that she met the young gentleman who has become her husband. She is a pretty and refined young lady, sensible, and of a sunny disposition, and Mr. Phelan was fortunate, indeed, in winning her hand in marriage. Mr. Phelan is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phelan, Sr, of South Williams street. he was reared in this city, and numbers his friends by his acquaintances. He is employed as yard foreman by the Wabash in this city, and is held high in the esteem of his employers and fellow employees. He and his bride have the best wishes of The Monitor and a host of friends for a long and happy married life--Moberly Monitor. Friday, 5 June 1914--This vicinity had a surprise wedding Sunday evening, when Jim White and Miss Pearlie Barton were married. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. White of Boone county. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barton--Myers Items in Fayette Advertiser. Friday, 5 June 1914--Mrs. A. Kennedy of Armstrong and Mrs. Jasper Huntley of Salisbury were called here Tuesday by the serious illness of their sister, Mrs. Edward Dooley. Friday, 5 June 1914--J. C. Herron of this place and Albert Herron and wife of St. Charles, spent Sunday in Springfield, Ill, the guests of the former's son, Robert Herron, and family. Friday, 5 June 1914--Wm. Hamilton, aged about 50 years, fell dead while at work on his farm near Evansville Tuesday. He was a son of Zack Hamilton of near Higbee, and is survived by his wife and several children. Friday, 5 June 1914--The 2-year-old son of C. P. Cline and wife of this place died on May 29th after a short illness. Interment was made at new Hope, Howard county. Friday, 5 June 1914--Mrs. George McDougal was called to Darksville Saturday by the death of her daughter, Mrs. Sherman Reed. She was accompanied by Mrs. David Davis. Friday, 5 June 1914--Max and Marmaduke Pyle, sons of T. A. Pyle of Mt. Vernon, Ill, are the guest of Higbee relatives. Friday, 5 June 1914--WARFORD-FARRIS--Mr. Thomas L. Warford of this place and Miss Mary L. Farris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Farris of near Clifton Hill, were married Sunday, May 31, 1914, at 6 o'clock p.m. at the home of the bride, the Rev. J. D. Smith, pastor of the Mt. Carmel Presbyterian church, officiating. The wedding was a very quiet affair, the only guests being the immediate relatives and close personal friends of the contracting parties, those from here being Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Burkhalter and daughter, Miss Toinette, Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Walton, Miss Sarah Thompson of near Yates and Messrs. Leonard Egly and G. A. Lambier. The bride is the youngest of five daughters and is a most winsome, pretty and accomplished young lady, and comes from one of the county's best families. She is a graduate of Missouri Valley College, Marshall, where Mr. Warford first met her when he was a student. Mr. Warford is a son of James Warford of this place, and is one of the town 's self made young men. No one stands higher in the community and he has the respect and confidence of all. He recently graduated with honors from a leading school of pharmacy in St. Louis, since which time he has been employed as prescription clerk at Dinwiddie & Burkhalter's drug store. That sunshine and happiness may ever attend them is the wish of THE NEWS. Friday, 5 June 1914--R. G. Duncan went to Marshall Wednesday to attend the commencement exercises of Missouri Valley College, his son, Carl, being one of the graduates. Friday, 5 June 1914--SPOTTS TO OPEN POULTRY HOUSE--W. F. Spotts, who was here from Clifton Hill several weeks ago looking around with a view of opening a poultry house, was here Wednesday and rented the old J. B. Terrill blacksmith shop from Dr. T. H. Dinwiddie, and will open up for business just as soon as Mr. Terrill can vacate, which will be in about ten days or two weeks. Mr. Spotts has been in the poultry business at Clifton Hill for several years, and has made a decided success. He not only buys all the poultry and eggs brought to town, but manages to keep one or two huckster wagons on the go every day in the week. He intends to conduct the business on a big scale here, and if he is given the proper encouragement we believe he will be the means of bringing thousands of dollars worth of trade to Higbee that now goes elsewhere. Here's to you, Bill. Friday, 5 Jun 1914--G. A. Lambier, who was the best man at the Warford-Farris wedding near Clifton Hill, Sunday, came home with a beautiful black eye. It was not received in celebrating the happy event, however, but in cranking an automobile, the crank slipping and "Am" taking a header into the machine. Friday, 5 June 1914--Dr. S. Quick of Howard county was in town yesterday and informed us that he was a candidate for the legislature from that county. He makes the fourth man in the race. He is amply qualified for the job and the other candidates will have to go some if they down him on the stump, for he is some speechmaker, and had rather talk than eat. Friday, 5 June 1914--The Waverly (Tenn) Democrat in speaking of the closing of the school there on May 28th, says: "Miss Frances Perkins won the gold medal for scholarship and at close of the exercises of the evening Gen. H. C. Carter, in a few well chosen words presented Miss Perkins with the handsome scholarship medal." Miss Perkins is the daughter of John T. Perkins and wife formerly of this place, and a granddaughter of A. C. Burton. Friday, 5 June 1914--John F. Smith and wife left here Sunday at 4:30 a. m. for Spikard, Mo, for a visit with relatives. They were driven through by Grover Robb in his automobile, and reached their destination, something over 100 miles from here, at 11:30 a.m. They enjoyed the trip so immensely and stood it so well, that Mr. Robb will return for them in about a month. We doubt very much whether there is another 80-year-old man in the state who would have undertaken such a trip. But as Mr. Smith gets around better than the average man of 65 and doesn't look his age by twenty years, it would be nearer correct, we presume, to refer to him as being 80 years young. Friday, 5 June 1914--AN EXCITING TIME--An incident that would have made good material for a moving picture film was pulled off here Monday, just before noon, and for a time many thought a bank robbery had occurred in true western fashion. The first intimation that anyone had that things were not moving along as usual was when they heard three pistol shots ring out in quick succession and saw Marshal W. I. Williams standing on the crossing near the Citizens Bank with a smoking pistol in his hand and a man on horseback rapidly disappearing beyond the brow of the hill about two blocks up Randolph street. Dr. T. H. Dinwiddie, on his way to dinner in his car, came along about that time, when Mr. Williams and Constable J. H. Bagby climbed aboard and gave chase, the doctor having set the lever over in the big notch and hitting only the high places. They overtook their man in the public road just where it turns to the northeast, and the Doctor not knowing but what the man had a gun and would open fire, insisted on running past him and then letting the officers out. The fellow offered no resistance, however, and was brought back in the automobile, and landed in the city holdover. He proved to be G. W. Jones, who is looking after a big lot of cattle on the J. E. Rucker place for a gentleman near Estill. He had come to town as usual that day in true cowboy fashion--wearing a big white hat, flannel shirt, trousers stuffed in high heel boots, with a spur on each as big as a dollar and riding a western pony and from the horn saddle hung about a hundred yards of coiled rope. Jones had been drinking, it is said, and before going to the stable for his pony tried to act the bad man from bitter creek by kicking a hole in the screen door at Jones' Bakery. Mounting his pony he started out of town on a dead run and when Marshal Williams, stepped out in the street to flag him down he tried to run over him. Seeing he didn't intend to stop, Mr. Williams sent three bullets whistling at a safe distance over his head, thinking to scare him, but he went all the faster. He was fined $20 and costs for exceeding the speed limit--that is for the speed at which he was riding before the shots were fired. Not being able to pay the fine his employer was phoned to and came up and paid him out. He said young Jones had worked for him for several years, was one of the best hands he ever employed and had never heard of his getting into any trouble. Friday, 5 June 1914--J. L. Dougherty, one of Howard's prominent farmers of the Myers vicinity, is the proud owner of a new 5-passenger Chevrolet touring car, purchased last week. It's a beauty. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments enthusiastically welcomed!