Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Among the most interesting of Missouri's deserted villages, towns whose doom was settled by the railroads missing them, was Bloomington, in Macon county. Today it has almost disappeared and no one who wandered over its site would ever guess that the vanished town once had a court house, a college, churches two newspapers and many stores and dwellings--Paris Mercury. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Paul Prosser, Howard county's able and fearless prosecuting attorney, says the slot machines in his county must go, and has issued the following warning: "Complaint having been made to me that various persons in this county have set up and keep certain slot-machines or gun-vending devices adapted for the purpose of playing games of chance for money or property, or checks which are the equivalent thereof, I hereby notify all such persons that such devices are unlawful and that the keepers thereof have same taken down and removed from their premises at once." Friday, 20 Sep 1912--The slot machines have all been removed from public view in this city and stored for more opportune days. However any full grown man who will stand up and play a slot machine for an hour at a time has furnished all the evidence necessary to admit him to the state institution at Marshall--Moberly Democrat. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Mrs. Thos. Harlow of south of town celebrated her 74th birthday Tuesday with a big dinner, having as her guests her sister, Mrs. Geo. Blansett, Mrs. Geo. Webb, Miss Ruth Blansett, Mrs. E. Dennis, Mrs. May Hines, and her sons, Carl and Clay Harlow. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--N. J. Fowler, who has been suffering from rheumatism for some time, left Sunday for Hot Srpings, Ark. He was accompanied by Mrs. Fowler. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Dr. T. W. Avery, who has been seriously ill at the home of his mother, Mrs. Wm. Avery, of south of town, for the past ten days, is no better, we regret to state. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Geo. Palmatary, in inmate of the insane asylum at Fulton, where he was sent from Howard county twenty years ago, died there Monday, aged 70 years. Interment was made at Fulton. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--The partition suit of Wm. Rucker against his sister Miss Amanda Rucker which was at trial before a jury when the Herald went to press last week was decided in favor of the plaintiff, giving him $100.--Huntsville Herald. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--The many Higbee friends and admirers of A.R. Hammett of Huntsville will regret to learn that he is to leave the county. He this week sold his library and law practice to B. E. Cowherd of Moberly and will locate in some large city--possibly Los Angeles, Galveston or Kansas City. We sincerely trust that he will get no further than the latter place, for he is too good a citizen for the state to lose. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--FOOT CRUSHED--Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock John, the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barron, had his right foot crushed while passing between the cars of an Alton freight which was standing on the crossing. John was on his way home from work at the Walton mine, and rather than wait for the train to pull up he attempted to pass between the cars by climbing over the drawheads. In some way his right foot was caught and before he could extricate it the train backed up and crushed the foot, the fore part of it being mashed all but off. He was taken to the office of Dr. A. J. Brown and given prompt treatment, and was later removed to his home. At the hour of going to press he was resting as well as could be expected. His physicians think they may be able to save the foot. John is one of the model boys of the town and has the sympathy of all in his misfortune. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--PASTOR AND WIFE SURPRISED--Requesting Rev. and Mrs. E. Y. Keiter to go to the South Side Christian church last evening on the pretext that they were to attend a wedding, the church members gave the pastor and his wife a decided surprise when they reached the building and found it crowded with a party of their friends. In order to further carry out the idea of a wedding an altar had been arranged and decorated with flowers where the supposed ceremony was to take place and as Rev. and Mrs. Keiter stood here they were presented with tokens of appreciation's from the members of their church. To the pastor was given a handsome rocking chair while his wife was made the recipient of a beautiful gold bracelet. The presentation was made by Mrs. C. T. Shepherd. The gathering then took the form of a reception and during this time ice cream and cake were served. The evening closed with a baptismal service, Mrs. Henry Owen having signified her intention to unite with the church. Assembling in the auditorium hymns were sung--Hannibal Courier--Post, Sept 18th. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Born, on the 13th, to Henry Maloney and wife, a son. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--David Kelso, who left here about a month ago, has enlisted in the Navy. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--W. B. Cave of Huntsville is the guest of his nephews, W. L. and A. L. Cave. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Wm. Kelso and Wm. Lilly left Sunday for Iowa where they have employment. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Will Nichols left Monday for Columbia where he will attend school the coming year. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Joe Dinwiddie left Monday for Columbia where he will attend the University again this year. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Mrs. Joel Owens returned from Kansas City Sunday after a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Effie Humes. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--J. E. Burke and wife of Kansas City were the guests of his parents, Wm. Burke and wife, from Saturday until Monday. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Jas. McDavitt, a prominent farmer of near Roanoke, died suddenly at his home Saturday, aged 71 years. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Geo. McGill left Monday for Dudley, Stoddard county, for a visit with his son, James, and family. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--The infant daughter of Ben Chittato and wife died Tuesday night. Interment at the city cemetery Wednesday. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Miss Vera Terrill, a popular young lady of the Armstrong vicinity, died Saturday after a long illness, aged 32 years. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Miss Clayton Smith left Tuesday for Fulton, where she will attend William Wood College the coming year. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--The navy department has made official announcement that the Panama canal will be open to traffic in the fall of 1913. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Maj. R. S. Rombauer, a pioneer coal mine operator of Kirksville died at his home in that city on the 14th, aged 74 years. The body was taken to St. Louis for cremation. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Joe Burton of Higbee, Ernest Davis of Huntsville and John Maddox of St. peters called on three of our popular young ladies Sunday evening--Renick Enterprise. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Ernest Hitt, who decided a few days ago to return to the farm and had bills printed advertising his household goods for sale tomorrow, has changed his mind and called the sale off. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Mrs. J. W. Nicholas of Texarkana, Texas, who spent the summer here with her mother, Mrs. Pauline Terrill, and sister, Miss Mattie, returned home Saturday. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--W. J. Pritchard moved his household goods to Higbee Monday and will reside in that city until spring. He has secured work in the mine--Renick Enterprise. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Floyd Turner and Fonsie Barns, two of Higbee's best colored citizens, will give a big barbecue on the 27th, and as it is the last one of the season they are making preparations for a big crowd. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--TWO BALL GAMES--Lovers of baseball will be given a chance tomorrow and Sunday of seeing two good ball games, the Blues having arranged two games with the fast Montgomery City team. The Blues have recently been greatly strengthened by the addition of several players from the Columbia team, and good games are assured. The Montgomery City team is one of the strongest country teams in the state, their pitcher being an ex-leaguer. They recently won and lost two games to the St. Louis Ben Millers, the fastest amateur team in the city by a score of 3-0 and 2-1. The games will be played in Rennolds' new ball park just south of town, and will start at 3:30 each day. An admission of 25 cents will be charged. Be sure and see the games, as you will get your money's worth, and the team needs your patronage. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--Thos. Warford and Homer Cleeton left Monday for St. Louis where they will attend a school of pharmacy. Friday, 20 Sep 1912--BAPTIZED AT NIGHT--Willie Jackson, who united with the Providence church Sunday night under the preaching of Eld. E. Y. Keiter was so impressed with the importance of his salvation that he insisted on immediate baptism and was accompanied by the large congregation to the creek three miles distance where the immersion took place at 11 o'clock that night--Huntsville Herald. Kathy Bowlin