1 Apr 1884 - 30 Apr 1884 Moberly Daily Monitor = MDM; published every day (except Sunday), G. B. Kelly, Business Manager ======================================= Death Dates & Estates Baker, Annie -- d. 24 Mar 1884 aged 10y, drowned in an old drainage well under the Grand Central Hotel, (d\o Bettie Baker); MDM Monday 14 Apr 1884 Baker, Sarah E. (Hannah) -- d. 1 Apr 1884, aged 51y 5m 21d, m. 18 May 1852 William Baker, (d\o Robert Hannah), 6 children, 2 d. infancy; siblings: (1) James Mc., (2) Joseph, (3) Mrs. Dr. S. R. King, (4) Mrs. Loss Jett, (5) Mrs. J. E. Ssharp, (6) Mrs. J. S. Howard, dec'd; MDM Tuesday 22 Apr 1884 Curry, Mary E. -- d. prob. 1884, dec'd, Notice of Publication of estate; MDM Wednesday 23 Apr 1884 Edgerton, Mrs. -- d. 18 Apr 1884 aged 58y; MDM Saturday 19 Apr 1884 Hammett, Henry -- colored, d. 11 Apr 1884; MDM Saturday 12 Apr 1884 Lonergan, Thomas H. -- d. 18 Apr 1884 ran over on RR tracks, RR Brakeman, brother of John Lonergan = prob. St. Mary Cem; MDM Friday 18 Apr 1884 Morris, Jessie A. -- d. 18 Apr 1884 aged 17y, sister-in-law of James Sandison = Oakland Cem; MDM Saturday 19 Apr 1884 Quinn, George M. -- d. 25 Apr 1884; MDM Friday 25 Apr 1884 Ryan, Eddie -- d. 23 Apr 1884, aged 15m 19d, [s\o J. F. & Mary Ryan] = 24 Apr 1884 prob. St. Mary Cem; MDM Friday 25 Apr 1884 Smothers, A. C. "Bud" -- d. 15 Apr 1884 aged 28y of consumption, brother of W. P. Smothers = Sugar Creek Cem; MDM Wednesday 16 Apr 1884 Smythe, P. L. {Dr.} -- d. 29 Apr 1884 aged 33y, of consumption = 30 Apr 1884 St. Mary Cem; MDM Tuesday 29 Apr 1884 Staiger, Christena E. -- d. 2 Apr 1884 65y, w\o P. S. Staiger; MDM Thursday 3 Apr 1884 Thomas, Alfred -- d. 15 Mar 1884 of consumption, wife & 9 children; MDM Wednesday 16 Apr 1884 Thomas, C. D. {Mrs.} -- d. 4 Mar 1884, San Antonio, TX, 4 children = Oakland Cem; MDM Monday 28 Apr 1884 ======================================= Marriage & Divorce Crues, Archie -- m. 24 Apr 1884 Mrs. E. K. Thomas at Benjamin Olds by Rev. C. Grimes, all of Moberly; MDM Friday 25 Apr 1884 Haworth, Frank -- m. 9 Apr 1884 Arabella Hines at bride's father C. M. Hines by Rev. Sessons; MDM Thursday 10 Apr 1884 Maschlunky, John -- m. 19 Apr 1884 Mrs. Juretta Bennett, both of Moberly, by B. S. Head; MDM Monday 21 Apr 1884 Rainey, Cy. -- to be married 17 Apr 1884 to Sallie Werden, both of Moberly; MDM Friday 4 Apr 1884 Sims, J. Harvey -- of Jacksonville, m. 8 Apr 1884 Mary Dingle of Mexico, MO; MDM Wednesday 16 Apr 1884 ======================================= Misc. Anderson, Frank -- [s\o Rev. W. B. Anderson], shot by an assassin through window while eating supper, shot in cheek below right eye, thought to recover; MDM Tuesday 22 Apr 1884 Bonnell, Joseph -- of Clark, had both legs cut off just below the knee while trying to board a moving train near Clark's Switch; MDM Wednesday 2 Apr 1884 Coates, J. Q. -- late of Moberly, has purchased the Central stables in Mexico, MO from his brother, D. T. Coates; MDM Wednesday 2 Apr 1884 Jameson, A. R. -- formerly of Quincy, IL arrived to act as clerk at his brother's, D. T. Jameson, Grand Central hotel; MDM Thursday 3 Apr 1884 Miles, William -- d. 10 Apr 1884 58y, at his son-in-law Hugh Thompson, son John Miles = Palmyra, MO Moberly foundry -- of Fort & Wayland commenced today making the iron front for business house of P. H. Nise on Reed street; MDM Wednesday 2 Apr 1884 Provines, J. G. {Mrs.} -- of Moberly, visited by her brother Joseph M. Culbertson; MDM Monday 14 Apr 1884 Shepherd, Bettie (Baker) -- d. 18 Apr 1884 Macon Co, w\o Dr. J. D. Shepherd & sister of E. L. Baker of Huntsville; MDM Saturday 19 Apr 1884 Suppe, W. F. {Mrs.} -- had a birthday dinner to celebrate 66 birthday, her eldest sons Herman & "Dick" operate 99 cent store in Moberly; MDM Friday 11 Apr 1884 Thompson, H. L. -- 1826 Jessamine Co, KY-10 Apr 1884 58y, at his son-in-law William H. Miles, m 1853 Mary E. (Simpson), son John Miles = Shelbina, MO; MDM Friday 11 Apr 1884 Travers, J. J. {Mrs.} -- of Moberly, visited by her sister Lizzie Bosman of Keokuk, IA; MDM Tuesday 22 Apr 1884 Wayland, Eli -- of Monroe City, robbed while visiting his son H. H. Wayland, of Moverly; MDM Thursday 17 Apr 1884 Wilkerson, W. D. "Billy" -- aged abt 35y, accused of rape of Belle Williams; MDM Wednesday 2 Apr 1884 Wilson, J. W. -- of Boonville, d. 17 Apr 1884 from self inflicted gun shot to head in Moberly's Merchants' Hotel, s\o F. C. Wilson of Boonville; MDM Friday 18 Apr 1884 Wilson, S. M. -- & familt left for Altus, AR their future home, Mrs. Wilson the sister of R. R. Haynes & Mrs. S. A. Thompson; MDM Tuesday 8 Apr 1884