Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Mayor A. B. Guerin had an experience Monday that he is not at all anxious to go through again. He is vice president of the Higbee Savings Bank, and while in the bank that day talking to E. E. Newman and J. T. Randolph he stepped in the vault, and just for the fun of the thing one of them shut the vault door and turned the combination. After a few minutes Mr. Newman, ran the combination to open the door, but it refused to open. he tried it again with a like result, and then Mr.. Randolph tried it with no better luck. They were thoroughly alarmed by this time, and after a great deal of sweating and several more trials they swung the door open. In their excitement they had forgotten the combination. Mr. Guerin, on his part, was somewhat uneasy and when he imagined that the air was getting scarce, would test it by lighting a match. When he was liberated all suddenly remembered that there was a small air pipe leading into the vault, and as each considered the joke on himself, they all enjoyed a hearty laugh. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Mrs. Pearle Richards and little son, Cecil, of St. Louis, are the guests of her parents, Hiram Land and wife. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--T. A. Comstock and wife returned to their home in Salisbury Monday after a visit with relatives south of town. Mr. Comstock informs us that he is thinking of selling his Salisbury property and moving to Moberly where he owns several residences. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Born, near Elliott, on the 20th, to Melvin Brewer and wife, a son. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--B. L. Edwards and wife attended the marriage of the former's niece at Moberly, Tuesday. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Born, on the 13th, to O. F. Star and wife, a son. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Born, near Elliott, on the 19th, to James Williams, and wife, a son. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--DR. A. J. BROWN DEAD--Drops Dead From Heart Failure Monday as he was Entering His Drug Store--Like an electric shock came the news at 11:20 Monday morning last, that Dr. A. J. Brown had dropped dead in front of his drug store. As he had been seen walking about town with his usual vigor only a few minutes before, it was hard to believe that the final summons had come to him, but it proved only too true. Several who were standing in front of the Randolph Hotel and further up the street saw him fall, and thought he had tripped on the step in the walk at that place, but as he did not get up immediately they ran to his assistance. Then they saw that it was something serious. They carried him into his office and placed him on a couch when he gasped two or three times and expired. All the doctors in town were out on calls, and Cottie Cleeton was called in as being the most likely person to know what to do. In the meantime Dr. C. F. Burkhalter, who was making a call south of town, was phones to, as well as Dr. J. W. Winn of Yates. Mr. Cleeton administered heart stimulants, and willing hands by the score brought hot cloths, water bottles, etc, while others who hoped that the vital spark had not yet fled, rubbed the arms and limbs of the unfortunate man in the hope of fanning it back into flame. Even though most all believed they were in the presence of death, there was no cessation of their labor until the arrival of Dr. Burkhalter, who had run his horse all the way to town. After a short examination, he said that there was no hope, and that death had evidently resulted a very few seconds after Dr. Brown had been carried into the store. Dr. Winn arrived a few minutes after Dr. Burkhalter, and to the agonizing pleas of wife and daughter that perhaps Dr. Burkhalter was mistaken, could say nothing but confirm the latter. Dr. Brown had been in failing health for a year or two, and of late had been troubled with palpitation of the heart and shortness of breath, especially after any unusual exercise. On Monday he had spent most of the morning walking around town, and it was no doubt the direct cause of his death. Funeral services were held at the home at 2:30 Thursday afternoon by Rev. W. L. Halberstadt, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of one of the largest crowds ever assembled here on a similar occasion. Interment will be made in Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind, the funeral party leaving last night over the C. & A. He is survived by his widow and daughter, Miss Charlotte, and a daughter for a former marriage, now living in New York City. He also leaves a step-son, Dr. C. F. Clark, of Duluth, Minn, a brother in Florida, and three sisters, only one of whom, Mrs. Jas. Warren, of Binghamton, NY, with her husband, and Dr. Clark arrived Wednesday and accompanied the funeral party to Indiana. Alfred James Brown was born March 23, 1856 at Binghamton, NY. Graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College (the medical department of Cornell University) in 1877. Moved to Indiana where he followed his profession from 1879 to 1886, when he moved to Colorado. While a citizen of that state he was elected to the legislature. He moved to Missouri in 1889, locating in Higbee, where he had since remained. He soon built up an extensive practice. He was an excellent financier and but few, if any, of his investments turned out differently from what he anticipated. In this regard fortune seemed to favor him, and of late years he had been accredited the wealthiest person in the immediate section, his estate being estimated by some as high as $300,000. Besides extensive holdings here he had large landed interests in Texas and several other states. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, holding his blue lodge membership at Churubusco, IND. He was also a member of the Higbee lodge of Knights of Pythias. Both lodges attended the funeral in a body. While he gave up active practice several years ago, he never lost interest in his profession, nor did he fail to keep posted on all the new theories and discoveries. he was as well informed on all things new in medicine and surgery as the doctor just fresh from college, and was recognized by his brother practitioners as standing in the front ranks. The sympathy of al goes out to the bereaved ones. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--A replevin suit brought by Mrs. Bert Wheeler against Chas. Fales, her step-father, for the possession of a horse, was decided in favor of Mrs. Wheeler here in Justice Elgin's court Monday. Mr. Fales failed to put in an appearance when the case was called. According to Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. Fales gave her the horse when she got married, and later changed his mind and took it away from her. She was represented by attorney J. W. Wight of Moberly. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Mrs. H. Scott Welch spent the first of the week with Kansas City relatives. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Nelle Honaker, who has been studying millinery styles for several weeks and who, with her sister, Miss Jenne, will open a millinery store here. They expect their goods some time next week and hope to have their formal opening about March 10th. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Geo. Wm. Comstock of near Myers has moved to Moberly. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Twenty members of the M. E. Church, south, at Oak Grove were injured Sunday night by a gas explosion in the basement of the church. A gas plant was used to light the church, and when escaping gas was noticed after services were begun, Rev. J. A. Jester, a retired minister who was the custodian of the building, took a lantern and went into the basement, when the explosion followed. He was perhaps fatally burned. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--John Darby, said to be the largest man in Boone county, died one day last week, aged 60 years. He was 6 feet 4 inches in height and weighed 435 pounds. Friday, 21 Feb 1913--Bennett Williams, one of the county's oldest citizens, died at his home in Huntsville, on the 9th, aged 82 years. He was born in Kentucky in 1831 and was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars. Kathy Bowlin