Friday, 7 Jan 1916--THOMAS LESLIE DEAD--Thomas Leslie died in Salisbury, Sunday, Dec 26, 1915. He was born in Kentucky, April 25, 1826, and was in his 90th year. Mr. Leslie was married twice. One daughter, Mrs. Lois Parker survives the first marriage. He is also survived by his second wife, and five children of this marriage, William, Henry, Joe, Mrs. Ruby Ogan and Mrs. Phoebe Trester. In young manhood Mr. Leslie joined the Christian church and he was a member of the A. F. & A. M. lodge. After a short funeral service at the residence in North Salisbury Monday, conducted by Ward M. Baker, the remains were taken to Keytesville and buried in the Keytesville cemetery according to the rites of the Masonic order. Peace to his ashes--Salisbury Press-Spectator. Deceased was a brother of Joseph Lessley of this place. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--QUICK IN THE RACE--Rev. Syclone Quick is the first in Howard county to file his declaration of candidacy with County Clerk I. T. St. Clair. He filed Monday and paid his fee. Rev. Quick wants to represent Howard county in the state legislature. He formally opened his campaign at Lisbon New Year's night.--Fayette Advertiser. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--MRS. ELVIRA CATHERINE GREEN--Mrs. Elvira Catherine Green died at her home one miles southwest of Armstrong, December 31, 1915, about two o'clock p.m. The deceased had been in feeble health for some time, and the shock occasioned by the death of her son Lemuel one week prior to her demise, was more than her enfeebled condition could stand. The deceased was born June 15, 1839, near Huntsville, Randolph county, Mo. and her maiden name was Giles. She was married to Ancel Green of near this place, January 22, 1854. To this union 11 children were born, six of whom survive the mother, four boys, Jeff Green, of Seattle, Rev. N. B. Green of Cairo, P. W. Green of Moberly and Albert Green of this city, and two daughters, Mrs. James Humphreys of Higbee, and Mrs. J. B. Martin of this city. She is also survived by nineteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her to the grave twenty-three years ago. Mrs. Green had been a member of the Methodist church for many years and was a good Christian woman, a devoted and affectionate mother, and a good neighbor--that is what all her neighbors said of her. The funeral was preached from the family residence Sunday afternoon by Rev. Major, in the presence of many neighbors and friends. Burial at the family burying ground on the D. C. Walker farm--Armstrong Herald. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--E. R. Denham, who left Higbee seventeen years ago, and who has been in Billings, Montana, for the past three or four years, was a Higbee visitor Tuesday, having come back to Missouri a month ago with his family for a visit with relatives. He will return in a week or so to Billings, leaving his family to prolong their visit. Mr. Denham had no idea of locating in Montana, having gone there for his health, but as he began to improve rapidly the first day he struck Billings, and fell in love with the people and the country he decided to cast his lot there, and his many Higbee friends will be pleased to know that he is prospering. He is the picture of robust health, and we judge is heavier by forty pounds than he ever was. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--La grippe never comes around but we are reminded of a remark made to us by G. A. Elston, former manager of the old Randolph Macon Coal Co, who moved to New York some three of four years ago. He was just recovering from a severe case of it, and in speaking of the grinding torments the disease puts one through, remarked: "If a man tells you he has the grip, and is walking around when he says so, he hasn't got it!" Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Mrs. Belle Murphy was the pleasant hostess to a dinner party Friday of last week. Her guests were: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pattrick, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Leonard, Mrs. Sue Burton, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Mrs. Mary E. Nichols and daughter, Miss Eunice, Mrs. Hudson and daughter, Miss Elizabeth. Quite a delightful repast was enjoyed at the noon hour and the day in general was quite an enjoyable social affair. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Mrs. G. L. Bradley, who lives on the farm known as the Tom Mayo place near the Vaughan school house, recently found concealed in the library back of one of the shelves, a pocketbook that contained $50 in bills and $250 in notes. The pocket book was lost seventeen years ago by some member of Tom Mayo's family, but they never thought it was lost in the house. The money was divided among members of the Bradley and Mayo families--Huntsville Times. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--From Willard Brundege, who spent Tuesday at Sturgeon, we learn of the death of Mrs. W. P. Proctor, which occurred in New Mexico several days ago from pneumonia. Interment was made Tuesday at Mexico, Mo. Mr. Procter and family left Sturgeon about a year ago for New Mexico for the benefit of Mrs. Proctor's health, and she was rapidly regaining her strength when she took pneumonia. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Born, on the 5th, to David Woods and wife, a son. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Will Hinton and wife of Sedalia, spent the holidays here with the latter's sister, Mrs. Ellen Williams. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--The sympathy of Mrs. James Humphrey's many friends goes out to her in her loss of mother and brother, each dying in the last week of the old year. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Jesse Williams was operated on at a Boonville hospital yesterday morning for hernia. His father, who accompanied him, returned in the afternoon and reported that the operation was a decided success and that the left Jess doing nicely. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Lewis Hunker, a former resident of Roanoke, died at the home of a daughter in Webster Grove on the 3rd. He was 83 years old. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--The mumps are still raging, not only the children being down with them but a dozen or so grown folks as well, several of whom will not see 50 again. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--C. W. Williams returned Friday of last week from Kansas City, where he had been for several weeks in a hospital suffering from typhoid. He has about entirely recovered, but is a little thin and weak. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--FROM A SOLDIER BOY--Mrs. Arthur Dougherty recently received the following letter from her son, Claude, who, it is remembered, enlisted in the marine corps a year ago last April: "Cape Haiten, Nov. 28, 1915--Dear Mother: Received your letter and was certainly glad to hear from you once more. I am well at present, but have had a few attacks of malaria. I have been in the interior of Haiti for the past five weeks fighting rebels. We took all their forts and had but five men killed and twenty wounded. We killed about 500 rebels. they had two forts, Ft. Capan and Ft. Riviere. One was 3560 and the other 3500 feet above sea level. I don't guess you know about the battle, which was fought Sept 26. The Connecticut marines went out for a hike and we were attacked by about 500 rebels. We had three horses killed and four men wounded, two seriously. There were only 40 of us but we cleaned them out. This is the most mountainous country I ever saw. We went places where white men never were before. I can't five you all the details of what has happened, just a meager description of things. We are going back to the States soon. Give all my friends my best regards. Will close by wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. As ever your son, Claude Lewis." Friday, 7 Jan 1916--MRS. J. L. WARE DEAD--The death of Mrs. Mary Louise Ware, beloved wife of J. L. Ware, brief mention of which was made in our last issue, which occurred at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar Giles, Thursday afternoon, December 30, 1915, came as a fearful shock to her family and friends, for she had been in her usual health up to that day. Shortly after noon she began to complain of a severe headache, which seemed to get worse, when about 3:00 o'clock she fainted and fell in her daughter's arms. A physician was hastily called but by the time he arrived death had ensued. Heart disease was given as the cause of death. Mrs. Ware was 52 years old and was the daughter of the late Samuel Fisher of Howard county. She was married on March 8, 1882, to J. L. Ware, who with the three children born to them---Mrs. W. K. Barton, Mrs. Edgar Giles and Edgar Ware--survives. She also leaves seven grandchildren, a brother, John Fisher, two sisters, Mrs. Adeline Swager, Clarence, Okla., and Mrs. Julia Collins, Pittsburg, Kan, also three half sisters, Mrs. Martha Bailey, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Sarah Tender, Roseville, Ill, and Mrs. Ellen Phillips, Madison, Mo. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Sunday by Rev. Notley Magruder, and the large crowd present spoke most eloquently of the esteem in which deceased was held. Interment was made in the city cemetery. Mrs. Ware was a devoted wife and mother, a kind neighbor and true friend, and in her death the community has suffered an irreparable loss. The News joins in condolence to the bereaved ones. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--W. R. FELAND DEAD--William Robinson Feland, more familiarly known as "Crock," died at the home of his son, Clarence, Wednesday night, Jan 5, 1915, after a week's illness from pneumonia. His death came as a great shock to his children and friends, as he had returned from Arkansas less than a week ago in his usual health. Mr. Feland was born in Howard county, near Fayette, on Nov 8, 1837, and was therefore in his 79th year. He was married in the '50's to Miss Mary Harris, who has been dead many years. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are living, viz: Mrs. Annis White and Mrs. J. H. Mobley of Rucker; Thos. Feland, Atlanta, Canada; Mrs. Fred Dill, Texarkana, Ark.; Ben Feland of Howard county, and Clarence Feland of this place. Funeral services will be held Sunday, about noon, at new Hope, where interment will be made. Friday, 7 Jan 1916--Melville Stevenson returned last week from South Dakota where he has been for the past five years. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.