The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 9 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 19, Pg. 1, Col 1&2--ADELINE TERRILL KIDNAPPED FROM SCHOOL YESTERDAY--Taken Away in Car by Strange Man and Woman, Latter Presumably Her Mother--Left no Trace--Not Missed Until Late Afternoon--Higbee was thrown into a wild state of excitement about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when it was discovered that Adeline Terrill, 12-year-old niece of Mrs. Belle Murphy, and with whom she made her home, had been kidnapped, the abductors being a strange man and woman, the latter presumably her mother. The child's father, Irvin Terrill, who died some two or three years ago, secured a divorce a year or two before his death, it is said, and was given the custody of Adeline. He had lived at Astoria, Oregon, for many years, and when his health failed and he knew that he had but a few weeks to live, his sister, Mrs. Murphy, went to Astoria and brought him to her home, as she did Adeline, and where he died a few weeks later, and since which time has made Mrs. Murphy's home her own. The mother, so it is reported, made a strong fight to retain the child and had made her brags, so we learn, that she would have her some day, but as no demand had ever been made on Mrs. Murphy for her, so far as we know, the latter never suspicioned that an attempt at kidnapping would be made. So far as can be learned, the car which carried a camping outfit, arrived Sunday, and it is supposed the couple camped in the city park, as neither was seen around town, so far as we are able to learn. All day Tuesday the car was parked in the street in front of Mrs. Jean Little's home, where all the school children pass going to and from school, the couple stating that their battery was run down, and which may have been the case, as they had it charged, it is said, at Murphy's garage. Adeline left home for school as usual yesterday morning, but failed to report to school, her teacher presuming she had been kept at home by the rain, while Mrs. Murphy thought the rain had kept her from returning for dinner, and it was not known that she was gone until she failed to return home when school was dismissed for the day. The car was moved some time during the night to the alley west of Mrs. Little's and which runs past the rear of the school building. As Adeline reached the alley accompanied by a classmate she was called to the car by the women, but where the car was from that time until one o'clock, or whether Adeline was in it or not, no one knows, but evidently Adeline spent the morning with the couple, as she was not seen at school or anywhere else, so far as we are able to learn. The car pulled out about 1 o'clock, but whether anyone saw Adeline in it we could not learn. Rankin Little, in front of whose home the car stood all day, was able to give us a pretty good description of the car and occupants. He states that the car was a 4-door 1926 model Star sedan, blue in color. It carried a Southern California license plate, the latter having a purple background with white letters and figures. The car also carried a camping outfit, while several large boxes were carried on the inside. Rankin described the woman as having light hair and dark eyes, Roman nose, about 35 years old and would weight about 130. She wore a pongee waist and khaki knickers, khaki tourist cap and high top boots without buckles at top. The man he described as about 40 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weight 140, and dressed in light shirt, brown trousers and badly scuffed tan oxfords. Rankin further described him as a mighty "touch looking wad." The man was hard of hearing and spoke with some kind of a brogue, as did a boy of some 9 or 10 years, who accompanied them, and who had black hair. Rankin said the man told him he lived in southern California, that he had traded a Ford for the Star car only recently and that he had made 2300 miles in it. On Rankin remarking that the little boy was missing school, the man said, "yes, he has already missed a week, but we want to be back home by Monday so he can enter school." He then put out some apple sauce about having to go to Huntsville and St. Louis before starting home, hoping, no doubt, to throw pursuers off the track. As a rain began to fall about 11 o'clock, and which increased during the day until about 6, when it simply poured, it is not thought the car could have gone far unless it reached a hard surfaced road before night. As soon as the kidnapping was discovered, calls were sent out over the phone, but up to the hour of going to press nothing had been heard. If the car is headed for California or the northwest some trace of it may be secured at Kansas City, where officers are on the lookout. Adeline was a general favorite and her disappearance is a tragedy to all, and especially to Mrs. Murphy, who loved her as her own, but her going is not as bad as it might have been, as she surely will come to no harm in the care of her mother for such the woman undoubtedly was. It is sincerely hoped that her kidnappers can be found and punished, if they took her against her will, which they no doubt did, for she seemed perfectly contented with her home and surroundings and was as happy as the day was long. The fact that Adeline would come into quite a fortune on coming of age may have had something to do with her being forcibly taken, and if such is the case her future, if she is not returned, may not be so roseate as it would be otherwise, especially if it is true that the court refused to giver her to her mother at the time of the divorce, and will have the hard-looking stranger for a step-father. The NEWS joins the community in the prayer that she may be returned and that any choice of homes she may make will be of her own free will and accord. ----------------------- Since putting the above in type we learn that two young ladies, Misses Adaline Winn and Orpha Lessly saw Adeline go down the alley and get in the car with the man shortly before 9 o'clock, and which was probably the case, as they would not risk exposure by remaining in town a moment longer than necessary. Miss Juanita Walton, who had noticed the car the day before, states that Adeline passed her home about ten minutes before she herself started to school and that when she reached the street--Owens, there was no car in either street or alley. If the car left in the morning, as now seems certain, any chance of hearing from it in this state is rather slim. Thursday, 9 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 19, Pg. 1, Col 2--COX-RITZENTHALER--Dr. Forrest Cox of Trenton, Mo., and Miss Judson Ritzenthaler were married last Thursday evening at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ritzenthaler. The ceremony was performed by Dr. W. C. Gibbs of the Bible College of Missouri, Columbia, a former pastor of the Christian church here. Dr. and Mrs. Cox left immediately after the ceremony driving to Brunswick, going from there to St. Louis, where they remained until Monday. They are spending the week here and will go to Trenton, where they will make their home. Dr. Cox is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cox of this city and has been practicing dentistry at Trenton since his graduation from Washington university two years ago. The bride is the daughter of the editor of this paper. She is a registered nurse and followed the profession until a few months ago. Dr. and Mrs. Cox will be at home to friends at Trenton after September 15th.--Salisbury Press-Spectator. Thursday, 9 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 19, Pg. 1, Col 3--CHARLES ROBB DEAD.--Charles T. Robb, one of the best known and most highly respected farmers of the community, passed away at his home southwest of town on the 5th after an illness of many months from cancer of the stomach. Charles Thornton Robb was the son of William and Susan Robb and was born in Howard county on October 17, 1863, and was therefore in his 63rd year. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Nicholas on July 2, 1882, who with seven of the eight children born to them, survives. One son, Edwin, died on December 8, 1916. Besides his widow and children, he is survived by fifteen grandchildren and many more distant relatives and a legion of friends. At the age of twenty years Mr. Robb united with the Presbyterian church and had since lived a consecrated christian life. Funeral services were conducted at Old Log Chapel Tuesday by the Rev. Notley Magruder, in the presence of a crowd that taxed the capacity of the church, and which spoke most eloquently of the esteem in which he was held. Interment was made in the church cemetery. The NEWS joins the community in deepest sympathy to the bereaved wife and children. Thursday, 9 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 19, Pg. 1, Col 3--NICHOLAS SALE POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT. 11TH.--The Dysart Nicholas public sale, which was to have been held yesterday, had to be postponed until Saturday, Sept. 11th, on account of the death of Chas. Robb, an uncle of Mrs. Nicholas, and their nearest neighbor, whose funeral was held that day. As will be seen by his ad in this issue, Mr. Nicholas has included many more items in the sale, especially in the way of stock. Mr. Nicholas, we are sorry to say, has decided to leave the farm and community and will move to Marshall. A host of friends join the NEWS in the hope that he may see fit to return in the not far distant future. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

James Capt. Johnston who came from Kentucky to Boone Co., was married to Rachel Spears. Their son William H. JOhnston was married to Margaret Hutchinson. He died in 1830 in Boone Co., I believe they had a son named William Johnston who died young -- not long after he was married... but I have to follow up on this. Margaret Hutchinson Johnston remarried to Nathaniel Leonard on Ravenswood. I have a copy of the Capt's final will and settlement -- and the same for several other Johnstons including Rachel Johnstons information. Much happened in Boone, Howard, Cooper and Randolph Counties. I have followed Capt. Johnston's family all the way back to the 1770s when his great great grandfather also Capt. Johnston married Ann Marie Chew. These folks tie into the Waller family. Capt. William H. Johnston and Rachel Spears (father was Jacob Spears - bourbon whiskey distiller in Bourbon Co., KY). Their children were: Elizabeth Keller Johnston m. David McClanahan Robert T. Johnston m. Mary Ann Prewitt (?) -- this is where the other William H. Johnston comes in.. William H. Johnston Jr., m. Margaret Hutchinson (Margaret's mother and David "Peggay" McClanahan above were siblings.) Elvira Johnston m. Robert Stewart Johnston Nancy L. Johnston m. Moss Prewitt (these are the Randolph Co ties) Jacob Spears Johnston m. Pauline Payne Sarah Johnston m. James Keene (son Eli Everett Bass Keene) Emily Johnston m. Richard C. Branham Noah S. Johnston? John T. M. Johnston m. Minvera T. Waters Mary Ellen Johnston b. 1826 d. 1829 Magaret McClanahan Johnston m. Eli Bass (Margaret's father gave a slave to her for a wedding gift. This woman's grand-daughter was raped by her son -- and the child borne was the famous horse trainer Tom Bass.) My council in Columbia -- married a woman whose family was owned by the sister of the same family who owned his ancestors. Very weird.. but common considering the family ties in those small towns) Capt. Johnston's father was Robert Johnson (son of Robert Johnston son of Capt. William. H. Johnston and Ann Marie Chew) Robert Johnston m. Margaret "Peggay" McClanahan (Peggay's father John McClanahan mentions the Capt. Johnston and his wife Margaret in his will -- along with grandson William and Nancy and Maurie's son (below) also named Maurice). Margaret and Nancy Johnston are sisters; daughters of John McClanahan. Robert Johnston and Peggay McClanahan's children: Nancy Johnston m. Maurice Langhorne ( the Langhorne's were an extraordinary wealthy family) Margaret Johnston m. James Kenney (Black Kenney's show up on Ravenswood) Thomas Johnston m. Marcy Bryan (the Bryan tie into the Hutchinson and Hickman families) Issac Johnston m. Sarah Robinett ( I believe the Robinetts have a long following in Boone, Howard, Callaway and Randolph) I've got lots more on the JOHNSTONS. James - let me see what I come up with on the DAVIS name. I am very curious about the JOHNSTON connection in Randolph county -- because that is apparently where Kizzie Haley -- Alex Haley's ancestors came from VA. Now -- Capt. Johnston and Ann Marie Chew's son Richard Johnston married Dorothy Waller -- daughter of William Waller who owned Haley's ancestor Chicken George. Following the slave transactions in this family and those of the Wallers and Johnstons is nightmarish. But its there... it will take some time to pick it apart. I can follow Robert Johnston to KY and then a bunch of the Bourbon Co., families went to Boone, Cooper and Callaway Co. Another contingent went to Pittsburg, PA. Check out Virginia Easley DeMarce website for Missouri.. it will help. For the Boone folks you'll see ties to the BRENT, CAVE, KEENE, TALBOT and other big families: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=vedemarce&id=I01858 Any thoughts anyone. I think I'm ready for a trip to Kentucky or VA? traci wilson-kleekamp African Americans in Missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org (I'll be updating my webpages soon!) James Babgy Wrote *The Johnston family reunion picnic at the Randolph Springs Thursday of last week was not as largely attended as some former meetings of the family and connections,only 52 being present, though all the immediate family now living were present, namely: Rev. Wm. H. Johnston, Callao, Mo., age 76; Joseph B. Johnston, Ethel, Mo.,73, Rev. Jas. M. Johnston, Petersburg, Ill., 71, and Heber C. Johnston, Huntsville, Mo., who was host of the family, 67. A delicious and sumptuous dinner was spread on a long table in a grove on the grounds and served. After all had finished eating, Rev. John M. Johnston delivered an "after dinner speech," which was appropriate and touching. He was followed by his elder brother, Rev. W. H. Johnston, who made a good talk. Mrs. Henrietta Bagby, Huntsville, and aunt of the Johnstons, was the oldest person present, being in her 88th year. *The great-grandmother of the Johnston family was born in Germany in 1757, emigrated to Kentucky in early life, and was married to their great-grandfather, Capt. Wm. H. Johnston, who was born in Kentucky in 1776, and who served with distinction in the war of 1812. The family moved to Boone county, Mo, in 1841, and he died in that county in 1850. Their grandfather, Robert Johnston, was born in Kentucky, and came to Boone county with his parents in 1841, and their father, Capt. Wm. H. Johnston, was born in Boone county in 1830, and married Miss Sarah Davis, a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel C. Davis, of this county, in 1848, and they later settled near Old Boomington, Macon county. As indicated in last week's NEWS, their father was killed in action at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 29, 1863. The death of their grandfather and great-grandfather was a little singular. Their great-grandfather rode horseback away from home one morning on business, and in the evening his horse came home alone with saddle and bridle intact. A search was made and the old gentleman was found dead by the road side several miles from home, evidently having been stricken with apoplexy and having fallen from his horse. The grandfather started to Fayette onmorning and when he did not return that day a search was made and his body was found on the road side near Fayette, he having died of cholera, which was raging in Boone and Howard counties in the early day. The Johnston family are all Democrats, and all those of voting age at the reunion are Democrats except one, "Aunt Henry" Bagby, who still claims she is Republican. The next of 1927 reunion, will be held at the home of Rev. Jas. M. Johnston, Petersburg, Ill. *Mrs. Henrietta Bagby, Huntsville, and aunt of the Johnstons, was the oldest person present, I do not have this person mentioned here . With the nickname, Henry Bagby. born in 1838. I don't have a Bagby married to a Henrietta. Might be a middle name. Does any one have a clue? The great-grandmother of the Johnston family was born in Germany in 1757, emigrated to Kentucky in early life, and was married to their great-grandfather, Capt. Wm. H. Johnston, who was born in Kentucky in 1776, have him born in Culpepper CO. VA in 4-6-1776 I have him married in same CO. in 1801 to Rachel Spears.b:April 12 1787 I don't have her born in Germany & red flag his 1757 date. I have they had 12 children. I only have 2. Nancy (Johnston) Pruitt & Robert C, Johnston *Their great-grandfather rode horseback away from home one morning on business, and in the evening his horse came home alone with saddle and bridle intact. A search was made and the old gentleman was found dead by the road side several miles from home, evidently having been stricken with apoplexy and having fallen from his horse. The grandfather started to Fayette one morning and when he did not return that day a search was made and his body was found on the road side near Fayette, he having died of cholera, which was raging in Boone and Howard counties in the early day. * Family lore says they think he was traveling to visit a doctor. Area residents placed his body in a ditch & covered him over. His Howard CO. burial location I am told, is unknown today. The fear of cholera I suppose was the reason he was not transplanted to the Johnston burial place in Boone, CO. James M. Bagby

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 8, Col 1,2,3&4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER--By W. T. Dameron (edited by compiler)--I tried to get my old widower friend, Roger Eubank, into a special "Chicken calling" contest, but he was a little shy in making his "calls" so public. Some of the boys told me that Roger had been practicing on "chicken" calling here of late. I asked Roger what ages of chickens he preferred to "call," friers, pullets or middle-aged hens. "Fries," he said, "is mighty good, but a young pullet would be might fine, though a young hen would not be objectionable." I want to say that Roger is a fine game "rooster," owns his own "dung hill" and is not too old to crow. That hog and chicken contest reminds me of my old grandfather, Allen Mayo, who was certainly an expert in calling stock. Many and many a still morning I have heard distinctly his clear voice two miles away, that is from our old home to his. Every morning, in certain times of the year, just about sun-up, he would pick up his basket and start to the horse lot and as he did so would commence calling his stock, and go down the line and wind up on a chicken call. he would make three of four calls for each species of stock, commencing with the horses, then cattle, hogs, sheep and wind up on "Chicke-e." He kept that up year after year as long as he lived. He died in 1874, at the age of 92. A grand old man was he. Our old friend, Mike Strieff, on Union township was one of the county's "progressive," farmers who attended the picnic. Mike is a fullblood Frenchman, a fine fellow, and a Democrat from away back. Mike landed in Randolph county in 1872, and went to work in the Russell coal mine, near Higbee, and made Higbee his home for several years, when there were only a few houses scattered around about there. In 1876 Mike was married on the old Joel Smith farm by a Sanctified preacher by the name of Fann, I think. While the connubial knot has stood the test of time, Mike himself never embraced any of the officiating ministers "holiness." Some time after his marriage Mike with his bride moved to Huntsville, where he reared a large family of children, and was one of Huntsville's leading miners until he purchased and moved to a 120-acre farm near old Milton, several years ago, and where he and his wife live happily. While talking to Mike on the picnic grounds he pointed in the direction of a cornfield and said, "Right over there was once a lake, and I and a lot of fellows used to come down here on fishing sprees, and we most generally brought a keg of beer with us, and we caught fish and drank beer to a fareyouwell. them was great times, and none of us got so full of beer that we could not catch enough fish for a big fry. I always thought fish caught right out of a lake or river and cooked on the spot tasted better than when we had to buy and cook them at home." Mike said he, Uncle Hade Rutherford, Jim Stamper and Jim Robinson went up on the Chariton river fishing one time in the late '70's and caught two wagon loads of fine fish with a seine, that they caught 500 pounds of the finny tribe at one haul, and they had no beer with them either, but might had had a little "snake medicine" with them, but the other three fishermen were teetotalers. Mr. Strieff showed me a photograph of himself taken by "Guild" back in the late '80's. Mr. Guild was a resident photographer in Huntsville at that time. The photo shows Mike seated with his legs crossed, exposing the bottom of his foot, or shoe, with "How Firm a Foundation" plainly photographed on his foot. Mike has a pretty large foot, and has to wear a large shoe. The late Dr. W. H. Taylor wrote the words on the shoe quoted above, and agreed to pay for a dozen of the pictures if Mike would sit for a photograph, and, of course, Mike did so. He gave me one of the pictures as a curio. Rev. George W. Smith, colored, better known as "Fessor" Smith, died at his home here Wednesday, of bladder trouble. The 'fessor was born in Virginia and came to Huntsville many years ago. He served in the Spanish-American war. The 'fessor was quite a character, and he was the subject of many a newspaper joke at my hands. While he was the subject of many jokes he was no fool by any means, nor a "bad" man, though indiscreet in some things. He was well posted in scripture, that is, he could quote more scripture off hand than most ministers I have known, white or black. I met him on the street a few days before he died, and he had nothing but good words to speak of me. He had something to say about county politics. the 'fessor was a good Democrat during a primary, but when a national election rolled 'around he was very much a Republican. Early on the morning of the day on which he died he told his wife he would pass out before sundown. He read a passage from his bible and then preached a sermon, and in the afternoon died. His funeral and burial took place Friday and was largely attended by colored people. Rev. Chinn, a former pastor of the colored Baptist church here, preached the funeral. Mrs. Henry Turner and daughter Miss Marion, of Kimberly, Idaho, arrived here last week on a visit to Mrs. Turner's sister, Mrs. G. P. Dameron, and family. They will also visit relatives in Clark and vicinity. Miss Marion is a bright young lady of 17 years. She will enter school at the State University of Columbia before her mother returns home. The Turners have prospered financially since moving to Idaho many years ago. Mrs. Turner is a banker of his home town and owns a fine farm near the city. The Johnston family reunion picnic at the Randolph Springs Thursday of last week was not as largely attended as some former meetings of the family and connections, only 52 being present, though all the immediate family now living were present, namely: Rev. Wm. H. Johnston, Callao, Mo., age 76; Joseph B. Johnston, Ethel, Mo.,73; Rev. Jas. M. Johnston, Petersburg, Ill., 71, and Heber C. Johnston, Huntsville, Mo., who was host of the family, 67. A delicious and sumptuous dinner was spread on a long table in a grove on the grounds and served. After all had finished eating, Rev. John M. Johnston delivered an "after dinner speech," which was appropriate and touching. He was followed by his elder brother, Rev. W. H. Johnston, who made a good talk. Mrs. Henrietta Bagby, Huntsville, and aunt of the Johnstons, was the oldest person present, being in her 88th year. The great-grandmother of the Johnston family was born in Germany in 1757, emigrated to Kentucky in early life, and was married to their great-grandfather, Capt. Wm. H. Johnston, who was born in Kentucky in 1776, and who served with distinction in the war of 1812. The family moved to Boone county, Mo, in 1841, and he died in that county in 1850. Their grandfather, Robert Johnston, was born in Kentucky, and came to Boone county with his parents in 1841, and their father, Capt. Wm. H. Johnston, was born in Boone county in 1830, and married Miss Sarah Davis, a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel C. Davis, of this county, in 1848, and they later settled near Old Boomington, Macon county. As indicated in last week's NEWS, their father was killed in action at the siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 29, 1863. The death of their grandfather and great-grandfather was a little singular. Their great-grandfather rode horseback away from home one morning on business, and in the evening his horse came home alone with saddle and bridle intact. A search was made and the old gentleman was found dead by the road side several miles from home, evidently having been stricken with apoplexy and having fallen from his horse. The grandfather started to Fayette one morning and when he did not return that day a search was made and his body was found on the road side near Fayette, he having died of cholera, which was raging in Boone and Howard counties in the early day. The Johnston family are all Democrats, and all those of voting age at the reunion are Democrats except one, "Aunt Henry" Bagby, who still claims she is Republican. The next of 1927 reunion, will be held at the home of Rev. Jas. M. Johnston, Petersburg, Ill. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 1--Robert Lazenby Injured--Saturday evening, while doing the milking, Robert Lazenby received injuries that will lay him up for some time. The cow, a gentle but nervous animal, became frightened at something and jumped, knocking Mr. Lazenby down and trampling him, injuring his back quite severely and also throwing his right elbow out of joint and breaking one of the bones just below the elbow. He was able to be in town yesterday, but was running in low, and will be doing so for several days to come. His injuries might easily have been a great deal worse, and his friends congratulate him that such was not the case. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 1--Some Real Cucumbers--Jeff Dougherty of near Myers was a caller at the NEWS office Saturday and left two samples of his cucumber crop. They were about 14 inches in length, about 3 in diameter and weighed three pounds or more. They would have been prize winners at any fair. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 2--MRS. A. T. BURTON TO HAVE SALE--We printed bills this week for Mrs. A. T. Burton, who will sell a big lot of stock, implements, household goods, etc., at her home east of town on the 9th, and which will likely prove the largest sale in this section in several years. See bills or ad in this issue for list of property to be sold. Mrs. Burton, we learn, is thinking of moving to Columbia, for a time, at least. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 2--Back Home Satisfied--W. B. Hairl, mechanic at Murphy's garage, who gave up his job several months ago to return to Wyoming, from which place he came to Higbee, and intending to remain there, returned the latter part of last week, and mighty glad to get back. He reports business absolutely rotten in every section he visited, and states that about the only concerns doing anything at all are the garages and filling stations, which are kept going by the tourists. Mr. Hairl returns pretty well convinced that there are many places worse than Higbee, and satisfied to remain with us. He is one of the best auto repair men ever in Higbee, and Mr. Murphy is to be congratulated on his return. Mr. Vaught, who is also an expert, and who succeeded Mr. Hairl, will remain for a time. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 2--Birthday Celebration--The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. (Goldie) Stevenson was the scene of a very pleasant gathering Sunday, August 19, it being the celebration of Mr. Stevenson's 53rd birthday, and as it was the former home of Mr. Stevenson's brothers and sisters, the day was as much a family reunion at the old home as a birthday dinner. At the noon hour dinner was spread and enjoyed by all, it is needless to say. The afternoon was spent in conversation, recalling days past when they were all little children. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hairl and daughters, Mary Ellen and Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Jena Stevenson and son, Herschel, of Moberly, Mr. and Mrs. Vesta Stevenson and daughters, Oliva and Juanita, and sons, Chester and Denzel, of Moberly, Mr. and Mrs. Ira McAllister of Moberly, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Bowden and son, J. B., of Moberly, Miss Ruth Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Stevenson and daughter, Naida, of Higbee. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 3--Family Reunion--Sunday, August 29, was a day long to be remembered at the home of Minor Moore south of town, the occasion being a reunion of the Minor family. A big dinner was enjoyed by a large crowd and the day was most pleasantly spent by all. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore and children, Gertrude, Evely and Eldon, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Moore and children, Hazel, Mabel, Veraid, James and Ellwood, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stark and children, Everett, Annie, Francis, Dorothy and Jake, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Moore and children Beatrice, Ralph, Wilson, Clara, Maurice, Jr. and Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bradley and children, Lorene, Alfred and Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bradley and children, Basil, Delta, Romaine and Claudell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sturgeon and children, Flossie May and Naomi Catherine, Mrs. Mollie Tilden, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rixley and children, Irene, Melvin and Merlin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tilden and children, Don William and Mary Catherine, Mrs. Lucy Higinbottom, Miss Alice DeRigne, Mrs. John DeRigne, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howard and children, Clarence Brag, John Leland, Dorothy Nell and Anna Sue, Walter DeRigne, Mr. and Mrs. James DeRigne and children, Mary Sue and Francis, Mrs. Don DeRigne and children, William Wayne and Juanita. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 1, Col 6--In making mention last week of the birthday anniversary of S. E. Marrs on August 22nd, we added greatly to his span of life, stating that it was his 82nd birthday when it should have been his 78th. We knew better, but got balled up in mentioning the death of Mrs. Manuel, who was 82, the articles being written about the same time. We grow old soon enough without having our years added to unnecessarily. Here's hoping he will not only reach the extra years we added, but many more as well and will not be "gathered into the land where our fathers have gone before us" until he wishes. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN--Franklin Rennolds motored from Jefferson City Saturday evening to visit his father, J. T. Rennolds. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. Glen White and sons of Moberly were the guests of their mother Mrs. Nan Dougherty, Saturday night. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Joe Robinson of near Rucker died Saturday from infirmities of age. She was buried Sunday in the family burying ground on the farm. Her husband and children preceded her to the world beyond many years ago. She leaves no immediate relatives, but many distant ones and a host of friends. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN--A reunion of the Blaise family was enjoyed Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch at Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise with all their children--one son and seven daughters--and all their families motoring over early Sunday morning, each taking well filled baskets. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner, consisting of chicken, beef, ham, weenies, salads, vegetables, cakes, pies, ice cream, ice fruit, ice tea and watermelon was served. The afternoon was spent with music by radio and phonograph, and conversation. All returned home at a late hour, hoping these happy home reunions could be enjoyed more often, this being the first one for nearly five years at which all of the children were present. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blaise, Mrs. Annie Emmitt, of Wichita, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch, Mr. and Owen Asbury, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgway, Misses Orphia, Marvel and Leta Blaise, Belva Harris, Nona Emmitt, Junior Blaise, Lowell and Ralph Hargis, Francis and Elden Lynch, Rodney Asbury and Hugh and Kenneth Ridgway. This reunion was held in honor of Mrs. Otto Emmitt, of Wichita, Kan., Mr. Blaise's eldest daughter. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Sam Reed visited his parents, Wash Reed and wife, Tuesday night of this week. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Howard Naylor visited his cousin, Velva Dougherty, over the week-end and attended services at New Hope. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Jonah Sword and daughter, Miss Gertrude, attended the teachers' meeting at Fayette Monday and Tuesday. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--NAYLOR ITEMS--John Sinclair and son Elijah were Higbee visitors Saturday. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sinclair were visitors at their Uncle's, John Sinclair's, Monday. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Douglas of Tulsa, Okla., visited his brother, T. A. Douglas, this week. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Bradley were Sunday dinner guests of their daughter, Mrs. Fred White. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--NAYLOR ITEMS--Milton Walker of Moberly spent from Friday night until Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Walker. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--Will Winn, Morris Cooper and Virgil Dougherty returned Saturday from Des Moines, Ia., where they spent a month in Uncle Sam's Citizens Military Training Camp. Virgil returned with the rank of Corporal. At the same camp last year he was one of four out of about 1800 who stood at the very top for physical perfection. He is a king bee when it comes to playing basket ball, and it is our prediction that he will help put the team of Missouri Valley College, where he will attend school this year, on the map. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 4--E. J. Turner, who closed his barber shop and pool hall several weeks ago and stored the fixtures, intending to move to Oklahoma should he find a suitable location there, returned the first of the week and is again in business at the old stand. He combed Oklahoma pretty thoroughly and says that he found business on the bum almost every place he went, and that Higbee, with both of her mines working almost full time, is very fortunate, indeed, and that it has no reason to complain. This is in line with the story told by most of the traveling men who make Higbee, which, they say, is the best town of its size in the entire state. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 4, Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cleeton left the first of the week for St. Louis where they will reside. They are given up with genuine regret by a wide circle of friends and all are hoping that they may again be among us to remain before any great length of time. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 1--Born, on August 30, to Mr. and Mrs. May Wheeler, a daughter. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 1--Mark C. Murphy is driving a 1927 model Buick 4-passenger coupe, one of the handsomest cars in town. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 1--Mrs. Robert Shiflett and daughter, Miss Estell, spent the first of the week with relatives in Fayette. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 2--Mrs. Chas. Miller returned to her home in Glasgow Saturday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. C. Shook. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 2--Mrs. John Howell left Thursday of last week in response to a message stating that her sister, Mrs. Eva Chatfield, of Ironton, Ohio, was seriously ill. Thursday, 2 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 18, Pg. 5, Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. William Short and children, who have been living at Brown's Station, Boone County, for about a year, left Saturday for Ottumwa, Ia, where they will make their home. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. 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Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--Mrs. Wallace Lockhart and son Harry, and grandson, John Wallace, of Kansas City were the Sunday guests of her brother, Caleb Lynch, and family. Mrs. Wallace Lockhart is Nannie Pearl Lynch, daughter of John William Lynch and Sarah Margaret Hargis McCune Lynch, and wife of Bruce Wallace Lockhart. I had only one son for Harry Lockhart and, wife, Opal Dailey, a Harry Lockhart Jr. Nice to find another!!! Teri C.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 5 Col 1--Born, on the 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Asbury, a daughter. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 5 Col 1--Mr. and Mrs. Van Comstock returned to their home in Paris Wednesday after a visit with Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 5 Col 1--Dr. G. M. Nichols yesterday sold the Chas. Frisk farm of 84 acres, and which he purchased a year or so ago at foreclosure sale, to Weaver Stevenson. We did not learn the price paid. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 5 Col 1--Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Winn, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Winn and Dr. G. M. Nichols went to Columbia Sunday to attend the funeral of W. H. Naylor, an uncle of the three first named and a brother-in-law of the latter, who died suddenly the day before from paralysis. Deceased was about 70 years old and is survived by a son and daughter. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 5 Col 3--We printed bills this week for Jas. Perkins and G. W. Comstock, who will sell a lot of stock at the Walker farm near Myers on Sept. 2, a list of which can be seen in this issue. Mr. Comstock will move to Moberly and Mr. Perkins will take a vacation. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg 5, Col 3--Mrs. Thos. B. Magruder was taken to a Moberly hospital Tuesday where she was operated on yesterday for a tumor. She stood the operation nicely and when last heard form was doing as well as could be expected. She underwent a similar operation in Kansas City some twenty years ago, and her many friends are hopeful that the last operation will be as successful. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg 5, Col 4--Wm. and George Egly and Mrs. Annie Hobaugh returned to their home in Kittannik, Pa., Friday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Egly, whose golden wedding they came to attend and which was celebrated on the 12th. A rather unusual feature of the golden wedding, and which we did not know last week when we mentioned the celebration, was that Mr. Egly was the youngest of four children to celebrate such an event. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg 5, Col 4--Will Knight, who has been employed by the Sinclair Oil Co. for several months as driver of one of their delivery trucks, resigned the first of the week, and has taken charge of one of Temple Stevens' grocery stores in Moberly as manager, and in which he will be assisted by Mrs. Knight. Will is honest and capable, isn't at all afraid of real work, and Mr. Stevens is to be congratulated on securing his services. He couldn't have found a manager who would work harder or be more loyal. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg 5, Col 5--The following item intended for our Huntsville letter, reached us yesterday after we had gone to press with the pages containing that letter: A Ford coupe occupied by two men, who gave their names as Clyde Wright of Augusta, Iowa, and John Price of Chicago, collided with a Moberly car occupied by two men, a Mr. Justice and a Mr. Morris, and a Mrs. Webster and Mary Dugger, on the highway between Huntsville and Clifton Hill late Tuesday evening. Mrs. Webster was severely cut on the head, but aside form slight bruises no one was hurt. Dr. G. G. Bragg was called to dress Mrs. Webster's wounds. Wright and Price were arrested and placed in jail by Sheriff McCanne to await the result of Mrs. Webster's injuries. They said they were on their way home from Kansas, where they had been at work in the wheat fields. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg 5, Col 4--A Tiny Automobile--Charles and Anna Maude Shatzer, children of Harvey Shatzer and wife, are the first owners of a child's automobile in Paris. It is a tiny buggy, just large enough for two, with a one-cylinder engine, and can develop speed of 15 miles per hour. It cost Harvey $190.--Paris Mercury. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 1--South of Town--C. T. Williams visited with his cousin, Dallas Wheeler, Monday. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 1--South of Town--Miss Eula Mead of Columbia came home Saturday to visit her father, John Mead. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 1--South of Town--C. T. Hargis and family are driving a new Chevrolet touring car, purchased Monday. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 1--South of Town--Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hargis are sporting a new 1927 Chevrolet coupe, purchased Saturday. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 1--South of Town--Oscar Blansett and family were dinner guests of their daughter, Mrs. Wood Warford, Sunday. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--Mrs. Otto Emmitt and daughter, Nona, spent Sunday till Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. C. T. Hargis. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--John Mead and daughters, Misses Eula, Gladys and Fratie, were dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Mead. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--Mrs. Wallace Lockhart and son Harry, and grandson, John Wallace, of Kansas City were the Sunday guests of her brother, Caleb Lynch, and family. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise had as dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. James Evans, Mrs. Otto Emmitt and daughter, Nona, Mr. and Mrs. C. t. Hargis and sons, Lowell and Ralph. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--South of Town--A very large crowd gathered in with baskets overflowing with everything good to eat Sunday to celebrate the 66th anniversary of Haden White's birth, at his home near Rucker. Nearly a wagon load of the finest watermelons were served just before the crowd left for home and which were enjoyed by all. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 2--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mrs. J. E. Douglas of Tulsa, Okla., is visiting her son, J. A. Douglas. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Mrs. J. A. Douglas is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elna Purcell, of Kansas City. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Miss Flossie Ray of Moberly has been visiting her grandfather, Warner Winn. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Irvin and Carl Sinclair spent Monday night with their grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Eaton. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Milton Walker of Moberly spent Saturday night and Sunday with his father, H. M. Walker. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Glen White of Moberly spent Saturday night and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sallie Eaton. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--Miss Letha Douglas has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Elna Purcell, the last two or three weeks. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--NAYLOR ITEMS--The latest is that John Boy White has a real tenor voice as he outsang Floyd Collins on high notes at Hubbard Sumpter's singing. So the girls all say. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Sam Hitt of Fayette came out Sunday to see her brother, Sam Naylor. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Howard Myers of Fayette visited his cousin, Cordie Naylor, last week. The two boys and Howard Naylor camped out Saturday night and enjoyed it very much. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3&4--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Mildred, little daughter of Arnold Tucker and wife, fell and broke her arm last week. They brought her to Mrs. Tucker's parents, J. T. Ancell and wife for care as Mrs. Tucker is unable to care for her owing to poor health. She was able to return home Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Ancell, who will remain with them for a while. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 4--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--The many friends of Sam Paul Naylor will be pained to hear of his death, which occurred at his home in this neighborhood on August 23rd. He was born in Howard county near Fayette January 20, 1853, and was married to Lucy Thornhill in July, 1877. To this union were born seven children, viz: Mrs. Wm. Hitt, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Chas. Eaton of near Fayette; Mrs. Thos. Long of Columbia, Romie, Paul and Harry Naylor all of this community. John, another son, having preceded him to the great beyond three years ago. His death was a great blow to his aged father, who has been a sufferer for many years, especially the last few years. the last year of his life was spent in a wheel chair, he being unable to walk. But during all of his suffering he never complained and always had a kind word and loving smile for all. The remains were tenderly laid to rest Tuesday, the 24th, at Mt. Gilead church at 2:30 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Frye of Harrisburg, whose words were a great comfort to the sorrowing family. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. 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The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 4--A Fleet of Chevrolets--Lib Noel, who is making good as the Chevrolet dealer in Brookfield, and who is selling cars faster than he can get them, was here Tuesday on his way home from St. Louis with a fleet of eleven cars and one truck, all of which had been sold. The drivers stopped here for dinner, and headed by Lib left town about 1 o'clock, making quite an impressive procession, as well as a very noisy one, as the horn of each car was being sounded for all it was worth. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 5--A Surprise Birthday Dinner--The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Marrs was the scene of a very pleasant gathering Sunday, the occasion being the celebration of Mr. Marrs's 82nd birthday, and which was sprung on him as a surprise. It proved a pretty hard one to spring, however, as Mr. Marrs was not feeling so very well, and his son, Sam, who had come home from Kansas City especially for the occasion could hardly get him away from home long enough for the slightest arrangement to be made, but finally did persuade him to take a car ride for half hour of so. Great was his surprise on their return to see the front yard full of relatives and friends and a big table under the nice shade loaded down with about everything one could want, or mention, to eat. The dinner, it is needless to say, was enjoyed by all, as was the entire afternoon, which was spent in recalling events in the town and vicinity that had happened during Mr. Marrs' residence among us for fifty years. No better man ever lived among us, nor one who always stood for the best interests of the town on any and all occasions, and along with those who spent such a pleasant afternoon at his home the NEWS joins in the hope that he will be spared to us for many more years to come and which seems likely to be the case, as he seems to be, from both actions and looks, to be not a day over 65. (Guest list omitted.) Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 5--Mrs. Margaret Manuel Dead--Mrs. Margaret Manuel, for years a resident of Huntsville, and well known to many Higbee folks where she frequently visited at the home of her son, George, died in a hospital at St. Joseph Monday, aged 82 years. Mrs. Manuel fell about a year ago and broke her hip, since which time she had been an invalid. She is survived by two sons, George, of Kansas City, and John of Huntsville, and four daughters, whose names we could not learn. Funeral services were held in the Christian church at Huntsville Tuesday and interment was made in the Huntsville cemetery. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 2 Col 1,2,3&4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER--By W. T. Dameron--(edited by compiler for brevity)--Press Heifner, superintendent of the county farm, and the NEWS representative were discussing the other day characteristics of some "old timers" now dead. One of these was Uncle Billy Elliott, as he was called by all his friends, and they were many. Uncle Billy resided all his life a few miles north of Huntsville and was a successful farmer.......Press related several funny incidents concerning Uncle Billy, characteristic of his life. This one we will relate. "Uncle Billy," said Heifner, "was an admirer of the notorious Frank and Jesse James, not that he endorsed what they did in crime, but had sympathy for them for the way the family was treated after the close of the war. One day a tramp appeared at the home of Uncle Billy. He was bum looking and walked with a cane, as if he had been crippled or had some bodily ailment. But Uncle Billy had no use for an able-bodied bum or tramp, and thought all cripples or deformed tramps should remain in their home city or county to be cared for by the proper authorities, instead of tramping over the country and begging for a living. When the tramp appeared at Uncle Billy's door for a hand out, he was treated coolly by Uncle Billy who kept up a barrage of hot questions fired at the tramp, inquiring into his life, from a boy up to his "tramphood." The tramp incidentally mentioned Jesse James and some particularly good deed the outlaw did. This caught Uncle Billy's sympathy and his continence brightened up, and the tramp saw in his expression that he had made a happy stroke on Uncle Billy's mind. Then the tramp asked, "Did you ever know Jesse James?" Uncle Billy replied that he did not know him personally but had heard lots about him. "Did you know him?" asked Uncle Billy. "Yes, mighty well; I am his cousin," responded the tramp. "Well, I'll be damned! Give me your hand, Mister, and come around to the kitchen and have something to eat," fired back Uncle Billy, with a smile. From that time on the tramp was Uncle Billy's guest and he fared on the best Uncle Billy had until he thought it time to hit the grit again. The tramp was well posted in the history of the James's and he kept Uncle Billy highly enthused while he "put away" the meal of his life, and before leaving drank a toast to Uncle Billy's health. Before taking his leave, Uncle Billy gave the tramp a new pair of socks, a clean handkerchief and enough good grub to last him a day or two, and as the tramp extended his hand to bid Uncle Billy good-bye, the good hearted old farmer placed a five dollar bill in his hand, suggesting that he make a bee-line to the nearest railroad station and take a train home, which was either St. Joe or Kansas City, with the remark that he did not want to see a cousin of Jesse James walk home. A few hours later a neighbor called at the Elliott home and Uncle Billy proceeded to tell him about the crippled tramp, Jesse James' "Cousin," and what he had given him. The neighbor had seen the same fellow and there was nothing the matter with him, he said, and that he could jump a stake and rider fence and never touch a rail, that he played the game to get something to eat, and what money he could beg. Then Uncle Billy's countenance changed and blood popped into his eyes, and he said, "Well, I'll be damned! the impostor. I'm in a notion to get my gun trail the damned rascal and shoot him down like a dog. He ought to be advertised as an impostor." The annual reunion of the Johnston family will be held here Wednesday with Hebe C. Johnston. There are only four of the immediate family now living--Rev. Wm. Johnston, Ethel, Mo.; Rev. James Johnston, Petersburg, Ill.; Joseph Johnston, Callao, Mo., and H. C. Johnston of Huntsville. Rev. Rufus Johnston died in New York two years ago. Of the family of boys, three became preachers--William and James, Presbyterians, and Rufus, the youngest, Baptist. He was quite an orator and was pastor of the Rockefeller church in New York City for quite a while and became noted for his liberal views on water baptism. He was quite young when his mother died, and he was reared and educated by his uncle, the late Gus. A. Bradsher, of Clifton Hill. Their father was a pioneer of the vicinity of old Bloomington, Mo., and their mother was a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel C. Davis, a pioneer Presbyterian minister of Silver Creek township, this county. Their father, Capt. William Johnston, entered the Confederate army early in the beginning of the Civil War and was in command of a company of troops at Vicksburg, Miss., and was killed in action the day following the great explosion of the city, executed by the Union forces. Uncle John Dale, formerly of this city, but now of Los Angeles, Cal., and the late Eben Day, of near Cairo, were members of his company and helped bury the gallant captain. They said a finer and braver officer never died on the battlefield than Capt. William Johnston. The family is largely connected in this and Macon county. Wednesday's reunion dinner will be served on the Randolph Springs grounds, in picnic fashion, where the reunion of the family was held about six years ago, when 186 of the family connection were present. Some time ago Rev. Wm. Thompson of near Yates had a nervous breakdown and which has impaired his mind the least bit at times since. He worried much over the death of a daughter which occurred about six months ago, and which is thought to have been the beginning of his trouble. He was brought to the home of his brother-in-law, Judge Gorham Burton, a few days ago, where Dr. D. A. Barnhartt was called in to see him. The family, we learn, will arrange to take him to a private sanitarium in Kansas City for treatment. Rev. Thompson is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister and is well known throughout the western part of the county, where he has preached. He is a son of the late Asa Thompson and is about 63 years old, and is largely connected in this and Howard county. It is hoped by his large circle of friends and admirers that his health will be fully restored. John W. McCampbell, an old Huntsville boy and school teacher, rounded up here last Friday for a short vacation with old friends. Back in the Wilson administration Mr. McCampbell was connected with government Indian schools as an instructor. He is a son of Wallace and Polly McCampbell, pioneers of this county, who have long since passed away. In pre-civil war days his father was one of the prominent citizens of the county. He was also a noted game chicken fighter, and one of the leading sports of his day. Politically and fundamentally Prof. McCampbell is a Democrat, but some times when our leaders do not act to suit him he gets in the middle of the road and rattles around for a while. He thinks a strong third party should be organized. But he admires Senator Jim Reed, his great ability and resourcefulness. The beautiful silver trophy won by John T. Sutliff on Poland China Hogs at the Missouri State Fair last week is on exhibition at the One Price Mercantile Co. store here. The "loving cup" is a very large one, about 18 inches high and large in proportion. The figure of a Poland China hog is stamped on it. Mr. Sutliff exhibited 16 hogs at the fair and won 11 first premiums, three seconds, and one third premium, and cleaned up all opposition in the sweepstakes or champion ring. Mr. Sutliff and his father, Van G. Sutliff, have been breeding Poland China hogs here for many years, and have been very successful with them. Their herds are not excelled by any in the country. They have a large sales pavilion and hold annual sales of their surplus hogs. Mr. Sutliff won a silver trophy at the state fair last year on hogs, and which is also on exhibition. In looking over a old ledger Tuesday, kept by a Huntsville mercantile firm back in 1853, I noted the names of about 550 customers--old pioneers of the county. Many of them I knew personally and others by reputation. It seems the firm did a big credit business, as most stores and business concerns did in that day, but every account was credited with payments in full before or at the end of twelve months. I imagine that if our stores did such a general credit business now there would be many premature liquidations. The ledger does not show the name of the firm, but they seem to have done a good business. Their customers were of the most prominent people of all parts of the county. Not one of the 550 names on the ledger is now living. Among the names is that of William B. Anderson, a hatter by trade here at that time, and who was the father of "Bill" Anderson, the notorious bushwhacker and guerrilla during the Civil War. The Anderson family left Huntsville in the latter '50's and located in Kansas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 1--Limb Broken in Fall--Mrs. Dora Sperry had the misfortune to fall on the pavement in front of the Christian church as she was coming from the chautauqua tent Thursday night of last week and broke her left limb just below the hip joint. She was descending the concrete steps at the time and as the night was black as midnight and the walks slippery from the rain, she either mistook the last step for the pavement or slipped. She was taken to her home at once on a cot, when it was seen that the proper place for her was at a hospital, where such cases could be properly cared for. She was taken to a Moberly hospital the next day. The break is a very serious one, and as yet the doctors are not sure that the injury will heal, and rather express the fear that Mrs. Sperry will have to spend the balance of her days in a wheel chair, but they hope not, as do all of her friends. Mrs. Sperry is rather unfortunate when it comes to broken bones. She fell a year or two ago while on her way to church one night and broke an arm. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 1--Mrs. Joe Proctor Dead--Mrs. Joe Proctor, formerly of this place, died at her home in McClave, Colo., on August 21, 1926, her death being rather sudden and unexpected, her malady being rheumatism, which affected her heart, and which is supposed to have been aggravated by the altitude. She had been living in Colorado but a few months, Mr. Proctor moving there last spring, where his mother and several members of the family had homesteads. Deceased was the daughter of J. H. Rediford, formerly of this place, and was born on March 20, 1900. She was married to Joseph Proctor on March 23, 1914. She is survived by her husband and parents and little daughter, two other children dying in infancy. She also leaves three brothers and four sisters. The body arrived over the Alton Monday and funeral services were conducted at New Hope by the Rev. Frank Pitney. Interment was made in the New Hope cemetery. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 2--Mrs. Caroline F. Robertson Dead--Mrs. Caroline F. Robertson died at her home in Roanoke at an early hour Saturday morning, August 21, 1926, of infirmities incident to old age. She had been sick for a long time. Deceased's maiden name was Davis and she was born near Philadelphia St. Louis county, October 14, 1844. She was married to Andrew J. Robertson in 1859, and until the death of Mr. Robertson some 30 years ago, the family lived on the old Robertson homestead about 3 miles northwest of Roanoke. There were six children, four boys, Philip Robertson, of Lamar, Colorado; J. W. Robertson, of Roanoke, and Prof. Wm. Robertson of Roanoke, superintendent of public schools of Randolph county, and Charley Robertson, deceased; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Patterson and Mrs. Sterling Gooch, of northwest of Roanoke. There are surviving also twenty grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. In early life Mrs. Robertson united with the Methodist church and remained a faithful member of the Ronaoke Methodist church until her death. Mrs. Robertson, after the death of her husband, moved from the farm to Roanoke where she had resided for the past 30 years. She was of a cheerful disposition and always looked on the bright side of life, and to know her was to be her friend. Hers was a noble christian life, wiht an influence for good that will extend through the coming years. The funeral services took place at the Union Church in Roanoke Sunday last at 2 o'clock. Services conducted by Rev. J. M. Major, assisted by Rev. Randall. There was a large crowd of friends and relatives in attendance at the funeral and there were many beautiful floral offerings. Burial was at Roanoke cemetery.--Armstrong Herald. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 2--Fayette's Oldest Resident Dead--Mrs. Eliza a. Dinwiddie, Fayette's oldest resident, died at her home in that city on the 18th, aged 96 years, 8 months and 21 days. She was the daughter of Neriah Bradshear and was born in Howard county in 1829, when Missouri had been a state but eight years. She was married to Jas. F. Dinwiddie in 1850. One daughter, Mrs. Ada Roselle, and with whom she made her home, survives. Deceased was never out of the state and spent her entire life within six miles of her birth place. She had been a member of the Christian church for 75 years. For eighteen years she had spent her time in a wheel chair, having broken her hip in a fall. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 3--John Robb's Residence Burned--The residence occupied by John Robb on Railroad street, between the homes of Thos. Towles and Thos. Giles, and owned by Dan Cubbage of St. Louis, was destroyed, with all of its contents, at 2 o'clock Saturday morning the origin of the fire being unknown. Due to the timely discovery of the fire, the home of Mr. Giles, about ten feet away, was saved, but while it was saved by the fire truck, we are going to give the major part of the credit to a small cocker spaniel, or some similar breed of dog, a stray, which took up his home with the editor of the NEWS a few months ago, and known as "Blackie." Calling him failing to quiet his persistent barking, we got up at 2 o'clock to impress on him the necessity of keeping quiet and found the yard and street full of smoke, which appeared more like a fog, but which had the unmistakable odor of burning pine. Hearing nothing and seeing no light, we started out to investigate, and hearing Marshal Cain put off a shot down town, hurried down thinking he had discovered the fire. He had only shot at a dog, however and as there was no smoke in that section, we returned with Mr. Cain, the smoke being thicker than ever, but still no light was to be seen. Getting out of the smoke at the alley back of Dr. J. W. Winn's residence indicated that the fire was close to the Giles residence, and as the latter was passed, reflection of fire was seen under the Robb house along the entire north side. Mr. Cain emptied his Winchester which brought Freddie Bradley, who was also upon account of the dogs, and he was positive that the family was at home. The feelings of all can be better imagined than described, when, after repeated calls and pounding on doors and windows, sounds were heard as if someone were falling as they staggered to doors and windows, although no cries were heard. Bursting open the west door, we were all but blown off the west porch by flames and smoke, and knowing that if the home contained anything alive it was beyond any human aid, we rushed with Mr. Bradley down town for the fire engine, John Egly, who has the apparatus in charge, arriving just as the door was broken open. From some cause the engine was slow in starting, and when it did wouldn't develop any speed, despite all of Mr. Bradley's efforts, making the trip not as fast as a man could run, but arriving in ample time to save Mr. Giles' home. As every room in the house, including the kitchen, was a roaring furnace when the front door was kicked in, it was soon consumed, and in thirty minutes all danger to adjoining property was passed. Only the hardest kind of work, however, saved the home of Mr. Giles, and if wet quilts had not been hung over the windows it is not likely that it would have been saved, nor the house of Walter Davies, just north of the Giles property, even with the help of the engine. Mr. and Mrs. Robb, and the former's father, J. A. Robb, we are mighty happy to state, were away from home, having gone to the fair at Sedalia Wednesday. An insurance of $600 was carried on the house and but $300 on the contents, which will not cover the loss by one-fourth. We understand that some of neighbors saw parties going into the house late in the evening, but for what purpose it is not known. It is not likely that robbery was the motive, as these gentry generally operate at a later hour. The general supposition is that the parties, knowing the family to be away from home, spent their time drinking or gambling. Mr. Robb has the sympathy of all in his loss, especially so as he has been in very poor health for some time, and who returned only a few months ago from a short stay in the West. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 3 --Former Resident Dead--Mrs. R. S. Noel received a letter this week containing the sad news of the death of her brother, Cal Kline, who passed away at his home near Kinuso Alta, Canada, on August 16th. Deceased was 67 years old and was born near New Albany, Ind., on July 4, 1859, and came to Missouri with his parents when quite young. He is survived by his widow, five children, nine grandchildren and three brothers and the one sister. He moved from this vicinity thirty-six years ago. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 3 --George-Brown--Mr. Wallace W. George of Fayette and Miss Dora Brown of Columbia were united in marriage by the Rev. Notley Magruder at his home in this city on Monday evening at 6:30. Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 17, pg. 1 Col 4--Smith-Solbert--Miss Sela Solberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Solberg, and Sim W. Smith were married at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. The Rev. Fred H. Zimmerman officiated, using the double ring ceremony. The attendants were Mrs. Willa Mae Macy and Lee Bybee. Miss Solberg wore navy blue georgette over yellow silk with hat and accessories to match. Her corsage bouquet was pink roses and sweetpeas. Mrs. Macy wore flowered georgette. The bride graduated from the Sheridan high school in 1921, and completed a post graduate course in 1923. She has been teaching in the Sheridan county schools for the past three years and now is attending the University branch summer school here. Mr. Smith, nephew of the late Sim H. Smith of Story, graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines at Rapid City, and for a year has been employed as a mining engineer for the Nevada Consolidated Copper company at Ruth, Arizona. He is a member of the Phi Alpha Lambda fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make their home in Ruth. --------------------------- The above from the Sheridan, Wyo., Post-Enterprise will be of special interest to readers of the NEWS, the bride being a former Higbee young lady, and who returned home only a few weeks ago from a visit back to her old home. The NEWS congratulates, most heartily, Mr. Smith on winning the heart and hand of such a pretty, sensible and capable young lady, and joins other friends in the wish that their pathway through life may be strewn with nothing but sunshine and roses. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

I am looking to exchange data detail about this family and descendants of this line. For many decades they were reported to have been in Howard Co MO. BobO Thomas O, Sr. bfr 1720> Thomas O, Jr. 1744 Orange Co VA> Benoney O 1796 Bedford Co VA> Ira Preston O 1848 Bedford Co VA> Elisha David O 1873 Bedford Co VA> Ira Meador O 1905 Bedford Co VA>me, Bob Overstreet, 1220 Grand Ave, Everett WA 98201; 425.252.6542; preferred email <Boverstreet@gocougs.wsu.edu> Descendants of Charles Fayette Overstreet Generation No. 1 1. Charles Fayette2 Overstreet (James1) was born February 10, 1770 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, and died Aft. 1830 in Unknown. He married Elizabeth Barksdale February 21, 1802 in Albemarle County, Virginia, daughter of William Barksdale and Anne ?. She was born January 20, 1783 in Albemarle County, Virginia, and died Unknown in Unknown. Children of Charles Overstreet and Elizabeth Barksdale are: 2 i. James Harrison3 Overstreet, born Abt. 1806 in Bedford County, Virginia; died 1851 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married (1) Jane Wheat March 12, 1827 in Bedford County, Virginia; born July 05, 1798 in Bedford County, Virginia; died June 14, 1828 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married (2) Nancy Eubank Overstreet January 29, 1829 in Bedford County, Virginia; born 1811 in Virginia; died Unknown in Bedford County, Virginia. 3 ii. William Bruce Overstreet, born Abt. 1807 in Albemarle County, Virginia; died Aft. 1870 in Howard County, Missouri. He married (1) Sophia Harris November 22, 1829 in Albemarle County, Virginia; born Bet. 1800 - 1810 in Unknown; died January 26, 1854 in Howard County, Missouri. He married (2) Mary Glitton March 29, 1855 in Howard County, Missouri; born 1833 in Ohio; died Unknown in Unknown. 4 iii. Francis Ann Overstreet, born Abt. 1808 in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. She married Alexander Jameson October 15, 1827 in Albrmarle County, Virginia; born Unknown in Unknown; died Bef. 1850 in Unknown. 5 iv. ? Overstreet, born Abt. 1815 in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. 6 v. Mary Overstreet, born Aft. 1815 in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. She married Ira H Ellis November 04, 1831 in Albrmarle County, Virginia; born Abt. 1815 in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. 7 vi. ? Overstreet, born Abt. 1820 in Unknown; died Unknown in Unknown. # # #

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--Miss Ethel Chism left Sunday for Fulton where she has secured employment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--John Murdy left Monday for Omaha, Nebr., where he has secured employment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--H. C. Eubanks left Tuesday for a visit with his brother-in-law, Miller Pyle, of Sterling, Colo. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--J. W. Egly returned to Joliet, Ill., Monday after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Miss Vera Davis, who is in a nurse's training school in Moberly, is at home for a vacation of two weeks. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Andrews and granddaughter, Anna Mae Shafer, are visiting relatives in Fayette. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. J. B. Dougherty returned to her home in Woodriver, Ill., Monday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. Bernice Roberts and children of Chicago are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Roberts and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--J. R. Jeffries of St. Joseph was the week-end guest of Mrs. Jeffries, who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Pitney. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. H. E. Weiser of Van Buren, Ark., is the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ruby Weiser, and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Williams. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bardot of St. Louis are the guest of Mrs. Bardot's mothers, Mrs. Mary Burke, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. G. B. Cowley of Cowgill, and son, Harry, of Kansas City, were the guests of her son, Dr. Geo. B. Cowley, Sunday and Monday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. Will Compton and son, Wilbur, and N. J. Robb went to Chicago on the Alton excursion Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Waterson of Columbus, Texas, were the guests of Mrs. Waterson's sister, Mrs. Andrew Bradley, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shafer and daughter, Miss Anna Mae, spent Sunday with relatives in Cooper county. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dorman returned to Chicago Saturday after a visit with Mr. Dorman's father, John Dorman, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. E. D. Martin, who had been quite sick at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Little, for several weeks, was able to return to her home in Kirksville Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Innes announce the birth of a son, born August 7th at Sedalia, at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Heath. The youngster has been given the name of Garnett Raymond. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Crews Cooper entertained fifteen of the little folks at a party Friday afternoon in honor of the fifth birthday of their daughter, Betty. Refreshments were served and the little folks had the time of their lives. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. T. J. Cooper is the proud owner of a new Chevrolet car, a birthday present from Mr. Cooper. Their son, John, drove the car home from St. Louis yesterday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Wm. Hitt and husband of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Thos. Long and children of Columbia, and Mrs. Chas. Eaton of near Fayette are all at the bedside of their father, Sam Naylor, who has been seriously ill for several days. His physician holds little hope for his recovery, we are sorry to say. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Miss Lucille Dougherty began her duties as teacher at the Robinson school near Harrisburg Monday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Joel Douglas, who has been sick for several weeks at the home of her son Johnnie Douglas, is some better. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schawo of Santanta, Kansas, were guests of Mrs. Fannie Schawo and son, Ernest, a few days last week. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Ruth Lynch visited her sister, Mrs. Emma Ridgway, Friday night. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Roy Lynch and sons of Armstrong visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise from Wednesday until Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Otto Emmitt and daughter, Nona, of Wichita, Kan., came Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise, and other relatives. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise had as dinner guests Sunday four of their daughters and families--Mrs. Otto Emmitt, of Wichita, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch, Armstrong; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Asbury and son, and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis and sons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 2 Col 1,2,3&4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER By W. T. Dameron--(edited by compiler)--The Rev. W. A. Todd and family of Tulsa, Okla., arrived here Saturday on their way to northeast Missouri to visit Rev. Todd's parents, and remained over Sunday. Rev. Todd is a former pastor of the Baptist church here. Rev. Davidson, pastor of the Baptist church is on a vacation and Rev. Todd attended services of the Methodist church, and through the courtesy of the pastor, the Rev. Hunt, Rev. Todd preached to the congregation. To many of his hearers his sermon was a disappointment, in that it was almost in its entirety an attack on the Catholic church or Catholicism. Wm. W. Shaw, age 57, a native of the county, while seated in a chair on the porch at his home in east Huntsville Saturday afternoon was attacked with heart trouble, falling from his chair and dying in a few minutes, or before medical assistance could be had. He was apparently in good health when he ate his dinner and took his seat on the porch. He was a member of the Huntsville Methodist church, a good man and citizen. Funeral and burial took place Sunday afternoon at Mt. Hope church east of town. He leaves a wife and one son, two brothers--Alex Shaw, of Huntsville, and Chas. Shaw of Missouri City, and two sisters, Mrs. Geo. Morris of Kansas City, and Mrs. W. Ramsey of Huntsville, and a large number of relatives. William Finnell, who suddenly dropped dead at his home in Stoutsville a few days ago was a native of Silver Creek township, this county. He was the youngest son of William and Jane Finnell, pioneers of that part of the county, and was born three miles west of Mt. Airy, about 80 years ago. He was a brother of the late James Finnell, who died at Higbee many years ago, and the late Morgan and John Finnell. Mrs. Eliza Green, now of Clifton Hill, is the only one of the immediate family now living. She is in her 78th year. Wm. Finnell moved to Monroe county back in the middle '70's and married there. When a young man he was a 'medium' and could call up messages from the 'spirit world,' and could make tables walk about the room. When I first began going to social parties and dances in the neighborhood we boys would try to get "Billy" Finnell to give exhibitions of his 'spiritual powers,' or call up departed spirits, but he seldom did so, as he seemed to have an aversion to such things. The last time I saw him make a table 'walk' was at a social party at the old Finnell homestead back in the early '70's. I asked him one time how he did it and he said that he did not know. "Dug" Nichols, a fine fellow and successful farmer, residing a few miles north of here, was in town last week. Dug is not only a good man, but is a jolly widower and a good catch for some nice lady. Some three or four years back we did our best through the late Moberly Democrat to assist Dug along matrimonial lines, but our friends would not stand hitched for some reason when a 'prospect' was being led to the alter of hymen. But as a representative now of the NEWS we are still willing to continue the fight four our good friend. So if the eyes of some beautiful young maid or handsome or sprightly widow falls upon these lines and is matrimonially inclined and is willing to adorn a beautiful country home and at the same time can cook a good meal, she can send a note to the "Huntsville Matrimonial Bureau" and postmaster Martin will see that it is delivered to the "Bureau" instanter, and the campaign for a wedding tour will be on. Our candidate says he is just 47 and never grows older, and by the way, does not look that old, yet he helped haul the ties for the C. & A. railroad when it was constructed through Higbee, but Dug had not reached his majority then by four or five years. But he still claims to be under the "Osler age" and can prove it to the satisfaction of any "sweetie" who wants a good looking and up to date husband. Our friend, W. S. Brockman, farmer and sub mail carrier for years past, residing south of town, hailed us on the street the other day. After a friendly greeting, it being the first time we had met each other since my return from Oklahoma, Mr. Brockman said: "I had a rather singular dream about you and me the other night, and I would like to have you interpret it if you can." I assured my friend that I was no interpreter of dreams, nor did I have any faith in dreams or idle fancies of any kind, especially when the digestive organs were not functioning as they should, but that I would sure listen to a dream about myself, good or bad, "so fire away," I replied. "Well,'" said Mr. Brockman, "it's a short one, but a rip-roaring one. I dreamed you and I got on a big drunk, and we had a glorious and shouting time. Now that is true as gospel and I can not imagine what made me dream such a thing." Well, I had to laugh. Then I asked my friend if he had made any "home brew" recently. He declared he had not but said he had been reading about "bootleggers." Well, I had to laugh again, but Will assured me that he did not have me in mind when reading about bootleggers, as he knew I didn't "tote" the stuff in my hip pocket, and that he never saw me drunk. So Mr. Brockman's dream will have to go unsolved for the present, and I can not imagine what could happen to us in the future to cause that dream to materialize, unless it would be to see Senator Reed elected president. I have never been drunk but three times in my life. The first round that I had in my cups was when I was about 7 years old. It was hog-killing time. Mother had made a whisky stew for the men folks at dinner time. I surreptitiously got hold of the half gallon cup containing what stew was left after all the grown folks had drank of it, and while they were at the table eating. I drank too much. In fact, when mother discovered what I had done I was too "limber" to stand alone, and too sick to eat anything. But after a hard and long "throw up" and a good lecture, I was ready for the next meal. My second "drunk" was after I came of age, and my third and last "high lonesome" or wrestle with John Barleycorn, occurred on a fishing trip on the Chariton river 52 years ago. It would take too much space to tell about those two drunks, and I pass. My friend Brockman has been a sober man all his life. he is a good man, fine citizen and law abiding and how he got mixed up in a big drunk (in a dream) with me is a mystery. It gets my goat. Uncle Tom Bagby was in town one day last week. As indicated in a former letter to the NEWS, Uncle Tom is past 83 years of age, and I will venture the assertion that there is not a man in the county of his age that does as much hard work as he. Uncle Tom is a real "dirt" farmer. He has plenty of this world's goods, but he thinks he would soon pass out if he quite hard work on his farm. He drove in town in his two-horse buggy, garbed in his work clothes, with patch upon patch to cover his aged body that harbors an honest old heart. Like many men by nature, Uncle Tom is somewhat passionate and impulsive, but when the other fellow treats him right he is sure to be treated right in return, and he is the very embodiment of honor and integrity. Our banks had just closed for the day when Uncle Tom drove into town. He had a little business in the bank, but it did not disconcert him any. While conversing with Uncle Tom upon a few topics he related this circumstance, which shows one side of his nature; It was during the Roosevelt administration, in 1907, I think, when a financial panic struck the country, and when the banks throughout the country averted, perhaps, the greatest financial crash in the history of the nation by refusing to honor checks of their depositors except from $5 to $10, just enough to buy groceries. Uncle tom had been making deposits in the bank to meet an obligation of several hundred dollars that fell due on a certain date, and he came to town on that date to pay it, not knowing what action the banks had taken to stop any run on them if one was started. Uncle Tom went into the bank to get the cash to meet his obligation and he was told that the directors of the bank had just concluded a meeting in which it was agreed to not honor checks for cash only for sums as above stated. That was something unheard of by Uncle Tom and aroused his passion. To have a friendly and safe bank to refuse to honor his check when he had the cash in its vault was too much for him. Friendly explanations and pleading by bank officials would not alleviate his chagrin, and with characteristic firmness he said: "When I was with Bill Anderson during the war I learned how to get money when it was needed, and I need my money now." The bank officials, said Uncle Tom, "got their heads together and handed out the cash to me." Of course that was one of his bluffs. Uncle Tom was with Bill Anderson a while during the war before he joined the regular army under General Sterling Price, on his last raid through Missouri. But don't get it into your head that Uncle Tom ever robbed a citizen or helped raid a bank while he was with Anderson, but he saw others do it. He was with Bill Anderson when he made a raid on Huntsville and yanked thousands of dollars of the county's money from a safe and robbed a number of citizens, but Uncle Tom kept in the background while the robbery was going on. A traveling salesman by the name of Damon was shot and killed during the raid by two of Anderson's men. Damon came out of the old Randolph Hotel wearing a big belt with a U. S. buckle, and was standing on the corner of Main and depot streets where the Farmers and Merchant's Bank is now, and when two of Anderson's men rode toward him he ran and they shot him through the body, and he fell near the alley, and died after he arose and crawled in to the hotel from the rear. Among those who were robbed of money was the late Capt. W. T. Austin, who was a school mate of Bill Anderson when the Anderson family resided her a few years prior to the Civil War. Capt Austin went to Anderson and told him that he had been robbed of several hundred dollars. Anderson had Mr. Anderson(should be Austin) to point out the men who had robbed him, and true to his old school mates and friends here, he had the men return the money to his friend, Capt. Austin. Chas. L. Lewis, wife and daughter, Miss Joella, of Jackson, Miss., arrived here last week on a visit to his brother, W. M. Evans, of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, and family. Both families motored to Columbia Sunday and spent a portion of the day with their aged uncle, John Evans. On their return home they stopped at Fayette and paid another uncle, J. B. Shores, a short visit. Our old-time friend, Dr. W. O. Hawkinson, of Roanoke, stopped in town a short while Monday on his way to Moberly where he has some patients. the doctor is a very busy physician, having a large practice in the territory of his native town. He is one of the few charter members now living of the Roanoke Band, organized 38 years ago, and by the way, one of the best bands in the state. We learned from Dr. Hawkinson that Kenneth, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Spotts of near Mt. Airy, while using a rope swing last Sunday, accidentally fell from it, breaking his left arm very badly. The doctor gave the lad first aid and advised his parents to take their son to a hospital at Moberly for further treatment, which they did. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 1--Celebrated Golden Wedding--The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Egly of southwest of town was the scene of a very rare occurrence Thursday of last week, it being the golden wedding anniversary of this most estimable couple, who were married on August 12, 1876, in Midway, Pa. While the wedding ceremony was gone through with again, as is frequently the case on such occasions, Mr. Egly presented the bride with a new wedding ring, the old one having worn to all but a thread, and which, no doubt, recalled the thrill she felt when the old ring was placed on her shapely finger in the long ago, and was a new pledge of the love borne her through all the years by her life's partner. A dinner as only such a home can furnish, was supplied, an immense golden cake, bearing fifty lighted tapers, adorning the center of the bountiful and beautiful board. It is needless to add that all enjoyed the dinner and the day or that the old-new lovers were the happiest of the crowd. The afternoon, with children and grandchildren present, was spent in living over again the happy days, recalling faces and incidents of their several homes since their wedding day and in the smiles and good cheer which surrounded them. The happy couples were the recipients of many presents, and in keeping with the occasion they were all of gold. Of the six children, all were present except two--Mrs. Curtis Elwyn and Chas. Egly of Wichita, Kan., who could not leave home. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. John Egly and children, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Egly and Leonard Egly of this place; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Herbertson and children, McKeesport, Pa., and Wm. and Geo. Egly and Mrs. Annie Hobaugh, nephews and niece, Kittannik, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Egly have been residents of Higbee for twenty-five years and have endeared themselves to all. No better folks ever lived among us, and it is the hope of all, although such another anniversary is impossible for them, that they may be spared to their children and friends for many many years. Our hearty congratulations to them on the celebration of the great event, which is a privilege accorded to but very few. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 1--To Hike to Ozarks--Ermon Hare, who is to teach in Centralia this year, left Tuesday for the Ozarks, and will make the trip on foot, partly for the novelty of the thing, but principally for the physical benefit he will derive, and to put himself in proper trim for his duties as coach of the Centralia basketball team. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 1--Will Francis to St. Louis--We printed bills this week for Will Francis who will sell a lot of household goods and other things at the Rodney farm north of town on the 21st, a list of which can be seen elsewhere. Mr. Francis will move to St. Louis, where he has employment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 2--Golden Wedding--Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Williams, two of Higbee's best known and most respected residents, and who have lived among us for thirty-six years, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday, August 15, their wedding having occurred in Bloomington, Ill., on that date in 1876. A fine dinner was enjoyed by children and grandchildren, and all in all the day was a most happy one, and enjoyed by none more than by Mr. and Mrs. Williams. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. George Williams and children, Mrs. David Sharp and children and Mrs. Jas. McMannus, Kenosha, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Six, Welcher, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Williams, Olintaz, Ia.; Oliver Williams, Tulsa.; Okla., and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Williams of this place. With other friends the NEWS extends Mr. and Mrs. Williams heartiest congratulations on the happy event and wishes for them many more years of happiness and contentment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 3--Jeff. C. Robertson Dead--Jeff C. Robertson, a pioneer citizen of this county, died at his home near Sharon church Monday night at 9:30. Mr. Robertson had been in poor health for a long time and his death was not unexpected. The deceased was born in Randolph county March 5, 1849. He was married to Miss Eliza Rucker February 8, 1876. To this union 12 children were born, two of whom died in infancy. The ten living children are Mrs. Sidney Craig, F. E. Robertson, J. C. Robertson, Joe H. Robertson, Mrs. Math Markland, Lee Roy Robertson, Eugene Robertson, John Wiley Robertson and Mrs. Ova Warford. At the age of sixteen years Mr. Robertson united with the Presbyterian church, and it can be truthfully said that no man that has ever lived in this community was more faithful to his church and took more interest in the Master's cause than did Mr. Robertson. He was a progressive citizen, a good neighbor and always stood for the moral issues and was always on the side of right and justice. In his death Howard county sustains the loss of one of its very best citizens. Funeral services were conducted from the Sharon Church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. Fred Robb of Pittsburgh, Pa. Rev. Robb was formerly pastor of Mr. Robertson's church, and happened to be in the community on a visit. Burial was made in Sharon cemetery--Armstrong Herald. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 4--Mrs. W. V. Tullous returned to her home in Messa, Arizona, Thursday after a visit of several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Andrews, and other relatives and friends. Like others who have spent any considerable time in the West, Mrs. Tullous thinks it is the only place on earth, and could hardly be persuaded to live in this section again. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 5--Mrs. J. Q. Whitmore returned Tuesday to her home in Jefferson City after a visit with her mother, Mrs. John Mure, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 5--Miss Gladys Andrews returned last week from Maryville where she taught in the teachers' training school the past year. She will teach in Chicago the coming year. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. Tyre Harris, who moved to Milwaukee, Wis., several weeks ago, returned Saturday. If Mr. Harris cannot secure employment here he will locate in Bloomington, Ill. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. John Newman, Mr. and Mrs. William Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Newman, Misses Bessie Feland and Brooksie Atkins and Rose Elmer Williams, Elmer Newman and D. Pealer drove to Boonville Thursday on a fishing trip. They report a most delightful time and plenty of nice fish. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 1 Col 6--Davis-Longdon--Mr. Jasper Davis of Slater and Miss Juanita Longdon of this place were united in marriage at Marshall on Saturday, August 14. They were accompanied by Mrs. Oliver Fischbeck of Slater, a cousin of the bride. The latter is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Longdon of this place and is one of our most modest and sensible young ladies. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Davis of Slater, and bears the reputation of being a most industrious and worthy young man. The NEWS joins others in congratulations and best wishes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 4 Col 4,5&6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER--By W. T. Dameron--(Kathy's notes: I will only be taking portions from this because it is quite long and much is just policital commentary.) Among many of our old-time friends from the country who came in to vote Tuesday of last week was Uncle Billy Mason. Uncle Billy is a Democrat from the stump up and a strong supporter of Harry B. Hawes for the U. S. Senate. Uncle Billy is in his 78th year and was born, reared and lived all his life on his farm on which he now resides, about five miles north of Huntsville. Few men, comparatively of Uncle Billy's age, have lived all their life on the same tract of land. Mr. Mason is a well presevered man physically, has never had a serious spell of sickness in his life. In fact, he has never taken a dose of medicine since he was a little boy when down with the measles 65 years ago. That is very remarkable and which few men or women can say. He is a successful farmer and has always been a good liver, but temperate in eating and drinking, but smokes a good cigar. While Uncle Billy never used liquor to excess, he was worried some when Mr. Volstead got in the saddle, but he stands for law enforcement and gets along very well on grape juice, but, like "oodles" of old timers, and "young timers," too, he is favor of moditying Mr. Volstead's speed, or making him get down and walk awhile..............Uncle Thos. J. Bagby, residing three miles east of Mt. Airy, is one of the most active old men we know of. Uncle Tom, as he is called by all who know him, is past 83 years of age and he works every day, almost on his farm. This year he broke the ground, planted and cultivated 20 acres of corn alone, planted and cultivated the nicest garden in his neighborhood and did a lot of other farm work, and at the same time attended to his fine stable horse and jack during the season. He is a son of the late Owen Bagby, one of the good pioneers of the county. He was a gallant soldier in the Confederate army and it was said of him that "he was not afraid of the devil and all of his angels." Uncle Tom is one of the county's best citizens and promises to live many years yet--at least, we hope so.........Mrs. Rebecca Thompson and daughter, Miss Carrie, of Caney, Kansas arrived here Thursday to visit relatives and to look after improvements of the family burying grounds near Mt. Airy. Mrs. Thompson is a daughter of the late Geo. A. Mathis, one of the pioneers of the county, and one of its most prominent farmers and tobacconists in pre-civil war days. For many years he handled leaf tobacco near Mt. Airy, pressing it into hogsheads and shipping it to eastern markets by way of Glasgow, by boat down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Mrs. Thompson is now 80 years old and is quite active. She is the widow of Jas. B. Thompson., who was quite a prominent man in this county for many years, and noted publisher and editor of newspapers in Huntville, Moberly and in other towns of the state. He died at Lancaster, Mo, many years ago. Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Dr. C. W. Watts, now of Rolla, Mo., are the only two of a large family of children now living. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Wanted--Sewing--Mrs. Jas. Lloyd. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Born, on the 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Patterson, a daughter. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Jervis Egly of Joliet, Ill., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Mrs. E. J. Thompson of Slater is the guest of her brothers, Ernest and A. E. Newman. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Mrs. J. B. Dougherty of Alton, Ill., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 1--Cal Robb and family moved to Mexico yesterday and where they will locate permanently. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 2--Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Smith and son, Clyde, spent Sunday with relatives in Marshall. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. N. J. Fowler spent the first of the week in Moberly with her mother, Mrs. S. E. Medcalf. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. Clyde Thornton of Detroit, Mich., is the guest of her uncle, John Hudson, and family. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. Walter Spurling and son are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bogie, of Independence. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 5--From South of Town--Pemberton school opened on the 2nd with Miss Orphia Blaise teacher. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 5--From South of Town--Wilson school opened Monday with fourteen enrolled and with Raymond O'Brian teacher. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 5--From South of Town--Possum College school opened on the 2nd with fifteen enrolled and Miss Irene Hargis teacher. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 5--From South of Town--Franklin Rennolds of Jefferson City motored home Saturday evening to visit his father, J. T. Rennolds, over Sunday. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 5 Col 6--From South of Town--Mr. and Mrs. Roy White and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Buckler of Columbia came Thursday to visit their mother, Mrs. Joel Douglas, who is very sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Warner Buckler. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 1--PAUL KIRBY A SUICIDE--Dies at His Home Shortly After Taking Poison--Reason for Act is Not Known.--Paul Kirby, residing three miles north of Fayette, and quite well known here where he shot occasionally with the gun club, took his life Thursday of last week by taking poison. he had been in poor health for some time and was subject, it was said, to moody spells. This, together with the intense heat of the day, is presumed to have caused him to become temporarily deranged. Deceased was about 35 years old and was the son of the late Wm. Kirby and was born in Howard county, where he had always resided. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Dora Kirby, two brothers, Herbert and Elbridge Kirby, of the home, and one sister, Mrs. Frank McCully, of Armstrong. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 1--A Surprise Dinner.--The children, grandchildren and one great-grandchild gave a surprise dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mallory of Clark, it being Mrs. Mallory's 75th birthday. All took well filled baskets and ample justice was done to the many good things to eat. The afternoon was spent in taking pictures and in social conversation. (Guest list omitted.) Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 1--J. W. Marshall Sells town "Farm."--Through an oversight last week we failed to mention the sale of the J. W. Marshall residence property, or "farm" as Mr. Marshall and others frequently called it, in the northwest part of town, Mr. Marshall selling it to Mike Marietta for $5,000. This is a most desirable piece of property for one who wishes to raise chickens or farm on a small scale, as it contains fourteen acres and has a large modern residence. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 1--Ermon Hare to Teach at Centralia.--Ermon Hare, who taught in our school last year, and who was employed for the coming year, will not be with us, we are sorry to say, having secured a much better paying position in the Centralia school, where he will have charge of physical education and also teach physiology. Ermon is one of our most capable and worthy young men and the Centralia board will find that it made no mistake in employing him. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 1--Lightning Burns Barn--Willard Edwards had the misfortune to lose his barn on his farm northwest of town from fire about 7 o'clock Tuesday morning, the fire starting from a stroke of lightning. Besides a lot of machinery, seven tons of baled hay, which he had just stored, was destroyed. Insurance was carried, but not enough to cover the loss by half. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 2--W. W. Harper Dead.--W. W. Harper of Mexico, well known here, where he frequently came on business with his farm, the old Andrews place, near Myers, died at his home Wednesday of last week, rather suddenly and unexpectedly. He was born at Warrenton, Mo., and had spent most of his 79 years at Mexico. He is survived by three children, one of whom, Mrs. J. F. Brown, of Mexico, is known to many of our readers, she having lived on the farm south of town for several years. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 2--Mark Little son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Murphy, was a caller at the NEWS office yesterday, and was all but broken hearted over the loss of his coaster wagon, whcih some one had taken from the walk in front of his home where he had left it after play Monday night, and the little fellow could hardly keep the tears back long enough to tell us to advertise and find his wagon for him. It isn't to be supposed that we have a grown person in town little enough to steal a child's wagon, and it is likely that some child took it, and perhaps with never a thought that he had no right to do. If any of your small boys have shown up with a wagon that you did not buy for them, it may be Mark's and if so, he will be more than grateful to have you return it. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 3--Willard Owens went to Boonville Sunday to attend the funeral of Ben Shipley, a son-in-law of his brother, Chas. Owens. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 3--A son of B. Heathman of east of town, while cranking a car Sunday morning, had his arm broken when the engine back-fired. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 3--The 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Rodney, while playing around home Sunday, fell and broke both bones of his right arm just above the wrist. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 4--Dr. G. M. Nichols returned from Kansas City Tuesday night where he was called the day before by the illness of his daughter, Miss Fratie, who was operated on that day for appendicitis. She is doing nicely, her friends will be glad to hear. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 4--Miss Frances Dorman returned yesterday from Kirksville where she was called by the illness of her sister, Miss Edna, in training in a nurses' school there, and who was operated on Tuesday for appendicitis. When last heard from Miss Edna was doing nicely. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 4--Frank Harris, who is employed by the Alton at Joliet, Ill., and who was struck in the eye by a piece of steel two weeks ago, will not lose his sight, his friends will be glad to learn. A letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris advised them that the sight could be saved, but that he would be kept from work for several weeks. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 5--The fire department was called out yesterday morning to put out a burning automobile in front of the Kroger store, but the car was saved before the apparatus, with Ferd Cooper at the wheel and sounding the siren for all that it was worth, could reach the spot. The car belonged to a Mr. Cline of Des Moines, Ia., who is visiting his daughter, Mrs. H. Deskin, and caught fire while he was at Genola Bros.' getting some ice, the fire being caused, it is presumed, from a short circuit. C. H. Jones of the Kroger store, and others, extinguished the blaze with flour and a fire extinguisher from Walton & Lambier's store. The car was but little damaged. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 6--Mrs. Susie J. Ryan Dead.--Mrs. Susie J. Ryan, formerly of this vicinity, died at her home in Winslow, Arizona, on the 10th, following an extended illness. Deceased was 65 years old and was the eldest child of the late Joseph Lessly, and is survived by one son and one daughter. She also leaves four sisters--Mrs. Hiram Land and Mrs. Blackford Adams of this place, Mrs. Adam Ham of Slater and Mrs. Cole Baker of Cleveland, Ohio; she is also survived by two brothers--Joseph Lessly of this place, and Frank Lessly of Hunnewell, Kansas. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 1 Col 6--Broke Collar Bone in Fall.--Mrs. Claude Lessly, while getting out of a car in front of the residence of W. H. Wheeler Friday evening of last week, stepped on a rock and fell, breaking her right collar bone. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 4 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Mrs. Chas. Lewis and son Mark were Sunday guests of J. W. Chism and family. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 4 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Miss Gertrude Noel of Columbia is visiting with her uncle, Luke Haggard, and family. Thursday, 12 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 15, pg. 4 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Miss Jewel Chism returned home Saturday from Kirksville where she had been a student in the state normal school. She will begin her duties Monday as teacher in Chapel Grove near Clark. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

Hello, I've tried numerous times to send the last part of the August 5, 1926 issue. There must be something in the wording that the Rootsweb filter is picking up and rejecting it for. It's only about 2 to 3 pages of text, so it is even smaller than parts 1 and 2 that somehow managed to get through. I'm giving up at this point. To those of you who would normally receive the news through these two sites, and who would like to have the 3rd part of August 5, please email me, and I will send it directly to your email address, without going through these two sites. Hopefully, this is a one time fluke, and the next submissions will return to normal. My only regret, is that this third portion won't end up in the archives. Thank you, Kathy Bowlin

My apology to the lists. I've tried twice to send pt 2 to the 5 Aug 1926 news, and it never shows up. Four pages of text is the most Rootsweb seems to be able to handle in an email, so I will have to break this down into pts 2 & 3 and hope it comes through this time. Sorry. Kathy Bowlin The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 3 Col 1,2&3--THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI--Compiled by The State Historical Society of Missouri. Floyd Shoemaker, Secretary, Columbia, Mo.--Missouri is proud of the fact that the first English newspaper established west of the Mississippi river was within her borders. this was the Missouri Gazette founded in St. Louis in 1808. Some of the early newspapers existed only a year or two and changed hands during even that brief time. In view of these facts the history of the Palmyra Spectator is exceptional. It has been in existence since August 3, 1839; and, what is more extraordinary, has been under continuous management. It is widely known as "the oldest family newspaper in Missouri." Jacob Sosey, the founder of the paper, was born July 5, 1808, in Franklin county, Pa. After learning the printer's trade he served on the Adam County Sentinel, Gettysburg, Pa.; and then on the staff of the Staunton Spectator, Staunton, Va. In 1838, upon the invitation of citizens of Marion county, Missouri, he came to Marion county with the intention of establishing a newspaper at Palmyra, the county seat. After investigating the situation he decided that there was not sufficient demand for a paper in that locality. He then decided to buy a farm near Independence, Mo. But the citizens of Marion county were insistent and he returned to Palmyra, establishing the Missouri Whig and General Advertiser on August 3, 1839. It was a small paper with a long name. In a few years the name was shortened to The Missouri Whig. The columns were filled with accounts of the events in the East, happenings in St. Louis, numerous political articles, and "filler" consisting of stories and jokes. With the exception of one brief account of a death and marriage announcement the first issue of the paper contained no local news. The advertising consisted of the usual notices of that day--offerings of slaves, time tables of Mississippi and Missouri river boats, a few professional cards, and notices by local merchants. Owing to the scarcity of newspapers in that locality, many people in nearby counties sent their advertisements to Palmyra's newspaper. As it's name indicated, the Missouri Whig was Whig in politics. Palmyra was located in the center of one of the largest slave counties in the state and many of its citizens, as in Boone county, were adherents of the Whig party. Mr. Sosey was an ardent supporter of the party as long as any portion of it remained in existence. then he became strongly Democratic. It is interesting to note that during the trying period of the Civil War when many newspapers suspended publication, The Missouri Whig, with the exception of a few weeks, did not miss a publication. This is the more unusual when we recall that Marion county was the scene of much military activity and political controversy during the war, and that Mr. Sosey, although a Northerner by birth, was known to be a strong Southern sympathizer, and had two sons serving in the Confederate army. It was in Marion county that the unfortunate tragedy known as the "Palymra Massacre" took place, an event which is best described in the words of Lord Bacon: "War hath a multitude of cruelties and iniquities in its train, not easily to be told." Due to his ability and prudence Mr. Sosey was able to keep a neutral course and to weather the storms of war when many newspapers were foundering. Since the founding of the paper on August 3, 1839, up until the present time, the paper has been under the continuous management of the Sosey family. Jacob Sosey, the founder, was the manager of the paper from the date of its establishment until the time of his death in 1888. He was also editor of the paper during that time with the exception of a brief period from 1859 to 1863 when his son, Harper R. Sosey, was editor. Upon the son's death in 1863, the father resumed entire charge of the paper naming it The Palmyra Spectator. Mr. Sosey gained a distinction which few editors in the United States have had--he participated actively in twelve presidential elections. At the time of his death, having attained the age of 80 years, he was the oldest newspaper man in the state of Missouri. He belonged, with Col. W. B. Rogers, Col. J. West Goodwin and others, to that worthy class of men who choose "to wear out rather than rust out." In 1884, Frank H. Sosey, a son by a second marriage, became a member of the firm. On the father's death in 1888, the firm became Sosey Brothers, consisting of Frank H. and John M. Sosey, who are the present owners of the paper. Frank H., the senior member, is an active worker in politics. He was elected to the 43rd General Assembly, and was re-elected to the 44th, 45th and 46th Assemblies. While serving in this capacity he aided in sponsoring the good road movement in Missouri by introducing a constitutional amendment relative to the matter. During the years 1914-1922 he was United States appraiser at St. Louis. he is known in literary circles through his authorship of "Robert Devoy," a true story of the Palmyra massacre. Even during these years of political activity Mr. Sosey remained editor of the Spectator, writing his editorials regularly. The younger member of the firm, John M. Sosey, attends to the business management and mechanical end of the publication, thus making the partnership an ideal one. Through the efforts of the brothers the plant has been enlarged and made thoroughly modern. "The racks for handset type have been replaced by linotype machines. The old hand press is superseded by a heavy Babcock Optimus and large paper cutters take the place of an old shoe knife." All the machinery is run by electricity instead of "_____power." The paper has always been issued as a weekly but has grown from a six column, four page paper to a paper of six columns, twelve to twenty pages. Since Jacob Sosey realized that "the palest ink is better than the most retentive memory" complete files of the newspaper have been preserved. They may now be found in a fire-proof vault in the Palmyra court house. The paper in the old issues was made of pure rag and shows little sign of age at the present time. So neatly and carefully was the paper always prepared that, could Jacob Sosey now compare its early issues with a modern newspaper, he would still feel pride in his workmanship as a printer and his ability and integrity as a journalist. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Christena Whittaker of Fort Scott, Kan., is visiting her sisters, Mrs. F. M. And Mrs. Fred Blaise, for the first time in twenty-five years. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hargis and baby, Valeta, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Asbury. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3&4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgway and sons, Hugh and Kenneth, Mrs. Wm. Harris and daughter, Belva, were Friday evening guests of their sister, Mrs. Roy Lynch, of Armstrong. Mrs. Ridgway is continuing her visit until Sunday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 4 Col 6--The Rev. G. N. Magruder and family returned to their home in Eldon, Mo., yesterday after a visit with his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Notley Magruder, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Goldie Pitney went to Moberly Tuesday where she underwent an operation at McCormick hospital. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. John Myers of Moberly was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, during the week. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. N. E. Edmonston returned to her home in Pittsburg, Kan., Saturday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Gladys Golden returned to her home in Moberly Saturday after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Griffin. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Blackford Adams motored to Kansas City Saturday to visit their son, John, and wife, returning Sunday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Murphy of Des Moines, Ia., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Towles and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Goin. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins returned to her home in St. Louis Wednesday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ancell. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Lon Coleman returned to Springfield, Ill., Saturday, Mr. Coleman having decided to make that their home, for some time, at least. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Wm. Robb and daughter, Miss Edna, of Independence, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy of Kansas City were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robb the first of the week. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. John Murdy returned Friday from Slater, where Mr. Murdy has been working for some time. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson of Ft. Worth, Texas, are the guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Fullington. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Ivan and Marvin Pitney motored to southeast Missouri Friday where they visited their uncle, T. J. McKinney, during the week end. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin left in their car yesterday for a visit with their sons, Joe and Forrest, in Milwaukee and Kenosha, Wis. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. B. H. Ditter and children, Nellie and Joe, of St. Louis, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Avery. They will return home Sunday after a most enjoyable vacation. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 7 Col 3--While visiting relatives in Clifton Hill Sunday last we met Mrs. John Henry Minor of Chicago, formerly of Huntsville. She is visiting her two sisters, Mrs. Porter Mayo, and Mrs. J. D. Richardson. These three good old ladies are natives of the county and all that remain of a large family of sons and daughters of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stark, who settled on the virgin soil a few miles east of Mt. Airy in an early day before Randolph county was organized in 1829. No finer people ever lived in the county than the Stark family. These splendid old ladies are aunts of the Stark boys of Yates. Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Richardson are widows. the late John Henry Minor, who died in Chicago several years ago, was a native of this county, and lived many years south of Huntsville before moving to this city, where he spent many years of his life before moving to Chicago, where their two sons, Jim and Porter Minor reside. John Henry and his brother, the late Rev. Lewis A. Minor, were plasterers by trade, and could spread more "mud" in a day than any two workmen I ever saw. Many old buildings in the southwestern part of the county still stand, the walls of which show their handiwork. Mrs. Richardson's husband was also a native of the county, and for many years a prominent farmer of silver Creek township, before moving to Clifton Hill, where he died several years ago. All three of these ladies are longtime members of the Baptist church and all have lived more than four score years. Mrs. Minor, the eldest, is 91 years old and says she never has a pain or ache nor misses a meal. Mrs. Mayo is 87 and Mrs. Richardson 82. It is seldom that three sisters of their ages meet. Mrs. Mayo's husband is in his 89th year, and is active for man of his age. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 1--A Birthday Celebration--Sunday, July 25th, was a most pleasant day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Heathman, it being Mrs. Heathman's 41st birthday, and also the birthday of her father, H. C. Franklin. At noon a basket dinner was spread. It was a real dinner and was enjoyed by all. The afternoon was equally enjoyable, being spent in music and conversation. All departed at a late hour wishing Mrs. Heathman and her father many more such happy occasions. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Mrs. Albert Heiyer and sister, Miss Alma Bitemyere, returned to their home in St. Louis after a two weeks' visit with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bowman and family. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Misses Melba and Virlee Bowman are the proud owners of a player-piano, purchased Thursday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Maxel Jackson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kirby and Mr. and Mrs. Brice Kirby spent Sunday with John Jackson and family. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--Surprise Birthday Dinner--Mrs. Venise Starkey was the honor guest at a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at her home west of Higbee. The surprise was planned by her daughters, Misses Flossie and Cleo Starkey. A bountiful dinner was served on the lawn. (Guest list omitted.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 3--MRS. O. S. FRAY PASSES AWAY--Died at Her Home Near Yates Yesterday Morning--Funeral and Interment today at 2 o'Clock.--Mrs. O. S. Fray, who had been in poor health for many months, and who had been critically ill for the past ten days, died at the family home near Yates at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held at the home today at 2 o'clock by the Rev. J. W. Mitchell of Independence, and interment made in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Deceased was 68 years of age and was the daughter of the Rev. Ezra and Mrs. M. E. Ward, and a half sister to R. G. Duncan, now the only remaining member of the family. We have no data on which to base an article relative to the life of this good woman, but will give an extended notice next week. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 3--Ira Hamilton in Town--Ira Hamilton, who was struck by lightning on June 16th, was able to be in town Monday being brought in his car to see his physician. His friends were delighted to see him looking so well and to have him recognize them. He still has periods of unconsciousness but they seem to be growing shorter. He is totally deaf, we are sorry to say, and it is feared may always be so. Dr. Nichols told him a week or so ago that when he gained sufficient strength he would take him to an ear specialist, and on coming in town Monday the first thing he wanted to know was when they were going. That he is alive is little short of a miracle. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 3--N. E. Murdock Buys Bakery--Homer Cleeton, who is to leave Higbee, and who has operated the Model Bakery for about two years, has sold the business to N. E Murdock, who will take charge Monday. He will retain the services of Louis Sachsenheimer as baker, which means that the bakery will continue to turn out the same high grade product. While the business will be new to him, Mr. Murdock says he hopes to be able to get on to the ropes in a short time, but that at any rate he will give the very best service of which he is capable. He is a most deserving gentleman and it is to be hoped he will be accorded a most liberal patronage. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 4--EX-SLAVE DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE--Aunt Barbara Christian Passes Away at 86 After Useful Life--Aunt Barbara Christian, one of the best known colored citizens of this section, died at her home in the Salem neighborhood northwest of town on Friday, July 23, from the infirmities of age, being 86 years old. She was born a slave in Macon county on September 3, 1840, but had lived most of her life in this vicinity. She is survived by three sons--Free, Isaac and Sanford Christian, and five daughters--Mrs. Nannie Green, Mrs. Nellie Hardin, Mrs. Laura Watts and Misses Lizzie and Lee. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday, and the large crowd which turned out to do honor to her memory spoke most eloquently of the esteem in which she was held, her white friends from far and near being present in much larger numbers than members of her own race. All who knew her are sure that a truly christian character has been called home by the Father of us all. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 4--Arrested for Joyriding in Borrowed Car.--Seeing a young man about 20 years of age navigating around town in an Essex car Tuesday evening, and having seen him here before, each time in a different car, Marshal Cain picked him up and called Moberly and was notified that officers there were out looking for the car at that time. They came to Higbee and took the boy and car back with them. The young man gave his name as Joe Martin. The car belonged to Mr. Reedy of the firm of Reedy & Cronan. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 5--Mark C. Murphy's best bird dog, while out in the street in front of the home Tuesday, was run over by an automobile and had one of its hips broken. Mr. Murphy took the dog to O. L. Farris, who set the break and who hopes to have the animal as good as new in a short time. About a year ago another of Mr. Murphy's dogs had a leg broken, and there being no one at home made its way to the home of Mr. Farris, under whose care it had been during a spell of sickness some weeks before. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 6--Underwent Operation--Mrs. Mark C. Murphy was operated on at a Moberly hospital Friday of last week and has since been doing nicely, her many friends will be glad to learn. (Kathy's notes: I found it odd that this man's dog got a bigger write-up than his wife!) Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 1 Col 6--Mrs. Chas. Binney and son, Tom, of Strawn, Texas, and daughter, Mrs. J. A. Terbert, and granddaughter, Marguerite Terbert, of Thurber, Texas, and Flucie Stewart of Strawn, Texas, are visiting W. S. Pitney and other relatives in Higbee. They motored from Texas, and on Saturday, July 17 left for St. Louis to visit Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Goe, the former a son of Mrs. Chas. Goe, and were accompanied by Mrs. Chas. Ware and son, Wilford, and Mrs. Joel Robb. They returned Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. Binney's granddaughter, May Goe, of St. Louis. They left Saturday for the Ozarks and will stay there a month or two before returning to Texas. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 2 Col 2&3--Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Hanan--Mary Elinor Miller, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Miller, was born near Loudonville, Ohio, January 14, 1843, and died at Big Cabin, Okla., June 19, 1926, aged 83 years, 5 months and 5 days. She was baptized when an infant and at an early age confirmed and united with the Lutheran church of which she remained a life long member. When a young woman she, with her two brothers, Augustus and Andrew Miller, came to Randolph county, Missouri, and settled on a large plantation, where she remained until her marriage to Charles W. Hanan, April 19, 1875, coming immediately to Pottawottomie county, Kansas, settling on a farm near Westmoreland. After several years spent in farming they moved to Washington county, Kansas. Mr. Hanan was engaged in the hardware business for the next twelve years in Clifton and Greenleaf. On account of the failing health of her husband the family moved to her farm between Greenleaf and Barnes in 1891, where he died a year later, December 2, 1892, when the children were quite young. She successfully managed her farm for eighteen years, when she and her daughter moved to Barnes, where they have lived for the past eighteen years. In her early life and middle age she was a great worker in the church and Sunday School, often going into homes where fevers were raging and many were afraid to go, nursing the inmates back to health, without a thought of reward or compensation. Hers was a practical religion. At the time of her death she was a member of the Lutheran church at Greenleaf, where she had been the only living charter member for a number of years prior to her death. On May 13, 1926, she with her daughter, arrived at the home of her son, B. R. Hanan, near Big Cabin, Okla., intending to make a short visit there and then go on to Claremore to take the baths in hopes it might relieve her rheumatism, from which she had been a great sufferer for years. The day after her arrival she was stricken with paralysis, and never thereafter left her bed, except as she was helped. All that loving hands could do was done to mitigate her suffering but to no avail. She rallied at times and hoped to be able to go home though she was ready and willing to die if she couldn't get well. She gradually grew weaker until the end and her suffering at times was intense. She was conscious up to the last and passed peacefully away Saturday, June 19. She had often expressed the wish before and during her last sickness that she might die and be buried in Oklahoma. She made her first trip to Oklahoma about fifteen years ago, and had visited there many times since, and had always loved its level prairies, beautiful streams, mild climate and hospitable people. She died as she had wished and prayed to do, surrounded by her children, Claude R., who had been summoned from Washington, D. C., Maude R. and Benton R., and her only daughter-in-law, Ethel, and seven grandchildren all of whom she idolized. Besides these she leaves to mourn her loss two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Pore, of Loudonville, Ohio, Mrs. Catherine Henry of Columbus, and one brother, Jacob Miller, of Loudonville, Ohio. Among the traits of her life to be admired was her untiring industry, her strict honesty in her long business career, her unselfish devotion to her children, her home, her family and her friends. The funeral services were held from the home of B. S. Hanan near big Cabin and she was laid to rest in beautiful Fairview cemetery at Vinita, Okla. The impressive funeral sermon was delivered by Dr. Talmage Witt of the Presbyterian church of Vinita, Okla.--Barnes (Kan.) Chief. Deceased was an aunt of John A. Miller and Mrs. Rhodes Burckhartt of this place and will likely be remembered by our older residents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 1--MRS. O. S. FRAY DIED WEDNESDAY--Passes Peacefully Away at Her Home Near Yates After Long Illness--Interment at Locust Grove.--Mrs. Betty Ellen Fray, beloved wife of O. S. Fray, of Yates, died at the family home on Wednesday morning, July 28, 1926, after an illness extending over many months, and after all that loving care and medical science could do for her. She was the daughter of the Rev. Ezra and M. E. Ward, and was born in Hardin county, Ky., on March 2, 1858, and was in her 69th year. When quite young she moved to Missouri with her parents and had since made it her home spending most of her life in Higbee and vicinity, and had lived in the home in which she died for the last thirty years. She was united in marriage to Oswald S. Fray on April 6, 1876--fifty years ago. To this union five children were born, three of whom died in early youth. She is survived by her husband and two children--Burch Fray of Clark and Mrs. Walter Derby. She also leaves four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, as well as two half brothers--R. G. Duncan of Marshall, and E. C. Ward of Henderson, Ky., besides a host of near and dear friends. Early in life deceased united with the Presbyterian church, to which she remained faithful unto the end. Hers was a consecrated christian life, and the Grim Reaper found her prepared to answer his call, and she stated that she was not afraid to die, and that if her time had come she was not afraid to go. her cheery smile and willing hands will not only be missed in the home, but elsewhere, as she was never too ill or too tired to give a kind word or do a loving deed to brighten the pathway of the sorrowing and suffering. Truly, she was a woman whose life was one of service and sacrifice, as many of our older residents, who knew her when the family lived among us, can testify. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday by the Rev. Wm. Mitchell, her former pastor, in the presence of a very large concourse of sorrowing relatives, neighbors and friends, and interment made in Pleasant Grove cemetery. The NEWS joins other friends in deepest sympathy to husband and children, who have suffered the greatest loss that can befall a member of the human race. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--Boys Miraculously Escape Death--Leonard Rumans and J. W. Bryant were badly injured, Willard Newton and Harold Sankpill severely shocked Saturday afternoon while fishing in the Farber lake under a willow tree that was struck by a bolt of lightning. For about two hours J. W. Bryant, who seemed to have sustained the worst injury, was unconscious, while Leonard Rumans recovered consciousness shortly after he was injured. From all indications the lightning struck the tree, under which they were sitting during a light electrical storm that did not have the semblance of having much rain, about 5 feet from the top, serving to scatter the bolt which struck and stunned the boys after the force had been diminished. Young Bryant was struck on the head, rending his cap into halves, a spot about twice the size of a silver dollar being burned on the back of his head, the course following his spine to his waistline and there leaving its daring points visible on his stomach while the main force of the shock continued down to his feet, badly burning and cutting his leg. Young Rumans was not so badly shocked, yet badly burned about the arms and one leg was burned, the force of the bolt leaving one foot torn and his shoe practically demolished on that foot.--Vandalia Leader. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--A Town of Bobbed Haired Women--Paris will hold front rank in any bobbed hair census list, if the record established last week on bobbed hair night at the Darr-Gray Stock Co. tent is to be taken as an average. All women between the ages of 15 and 30, who had long hair were admitted free one night at the tent. Only three of the hundreds who attended carried tresses which reached more than a inch or so below their ears. The crowd was a representative one, composed of the women of the age in question from both town and surrounding country--Paris Appeal. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--Balls of Fire Follow Lightning--At noon Friday the home of P. J. Short at 323 Hagood street was struck by lightning. A hole was torn in the wall and a big ball of fire rolled across the room. Another ball was seen on the lower step of the stairway and smoke puffed as the fire went out. Mr. and Mrs. Short and the members of the family were at dinner and all saw the balls of fire. No one was hurt or even suffered an electric shock--Moberly Home Press. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--John Lynch to Move Back--John Lynch, who moved to Moberly from the farm several months ago on account of his wife's health, will move back next week, and will again embark in the automobile business as a side line, and will return to his old quarters in the store room just west of Andrews and Burton's store. John is one of the best automobile salesmen in this entire section, and the NEWS is glad to know that we are to have such a live wire among us again. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--Girl Killed in Car Wreck--A Moberly young lady whose name we could not learn, was killed about 9 o'clock last night on the Moberly-Huntsville road, when the driver of the car she was in endeavored to keep from hitting a car that was standing on the side of the road. The car went into the ditch and turned over, the young lady's skull being crushed. the driver of the car was also injured, but not seriously. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 2--Arm Broken When Car Turned Over--While going to Yates Friday of last week, where he is doing some plastering and brick work, John Cook lost control of his car as he was crossing a small culvert, the car going into the ditch and turning over. Leroy Carter, who was with him, had an arm broken in the spill. The car was not greatly damaged. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 4--Higbee Boys Making Good--The many friends of Ollie Bottoms, who recently moved to Brookfield, where he went to work for the Noel Motor Co. as salesman, will be glad to know that he is making good in a most substantial way. According to a list of sales, published last month by the General Motors Co., Ollie was one of eight high salesmen in the following zones: St. Louis, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and Houston. he was 100 per cent or more ahead of any other salesman in the Kansas City zone. Considering the fact that he had less favorable territory than salesmen in the large cities named, his record is certainly one to be proud of, and the NEWS, along with other friends, congratulates him most heartily. Romie Cooper, also of this place, and who is working for the same company, is also making good. Admittedly one of the best auto mechanics in this section, he has been made general foreman of the Noel garage at Brookfield, and in his line is making the same success as Ollie. Congratulations to "Nubby," also. Thursday, 5 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 14, pg. 1 Col 6--FORMER HIGBEE CITIZEN PASSES ON--S. M. Hirsch Dies at His Home in Nevada Sunday Following Long Illness.--Interment at Nevada.--A telegram was received by the editor of the NEWS Sunday from H. M. Hirsch advising us of the death that day of his father, S. M. Hirsch. While the news was a shock to many of Mr. Hirsch's old Higbee friends, they were not altogether unprepared for it, for they were aware that he had been ill for months from a serious stomach disorder and had understood that all hope for his recovery had long ago been abandoned. Mr. Hirsch came to Higbee some thirty years ago and engaged in the general mercantile business, and as he was a fine business man he made a success from the very first. Conceiving the idea that what the town needed, and which would be more profitable to him, was an exclusive ready-to-wear establishment for ladies--a bold venture when the size of the town and the competition was considered--he disposed of his general stock and opened his store for ladies in a new building built especially for him--now the Gem Theater, and which stands as a monument to his enterprise--while predictions were made on all sides that he would fail. But he didn't. The business prospered from the first day, and he drew trade from town thirty miles away in all directions. Wishing to engage in business on a larger scale, he moved to Nevada some fifteen years ago, where his success was equally marked. As here, he showed his faith in his home town by erecting one of the finest store buildings in the city, and later built an elegant modern home. Also, as here, he took rank as among the highest class of Nevada's citizenship, and lived respected and died regretted. He was about 65 years of age and is survived by his widow and two sons, Harry, of Parsons, Kan., who has charge of a branch store there, and Major, who had been in charge of the Nevada store since his father was first taken ill. Interment was made Tuesday at Nevada by the side of his son, Irvin, who had charge of a branch store here, and who died from flu during the epidemic of that disease some eight or nine years ago. The NEWS joins old neighbors and friends in deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors and owners were a wonderful man by the name of W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Miss Beulah Lewis of Mexico was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mark C. Murphy, the first of the week. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Eugene Hall returned to Kansas City Monday after a visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Thos. Mullier. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Finis Barton and Leonard Walton will leave today for Kenosha, Wis., where they hope to secure employment. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mrs. Ed. S. Hawkins of Fayette is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Louisa Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hawkins. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mrs. Ernest Barton and little son, Jerry, and Oliver Williams of Tulsa, Okla., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Truby. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mrs. J. W. Stone has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Owens in Mobelry for the past week, and also friends near Milton. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews and Mrs. Annie Atkins left in their car Thursday of last week for a visit with relatives in Kansas City. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris returned to their home in Joliet, Ill, Thursday after a visit with the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris and Edwin Harris returned to their home in Detroit, Mich, Thursday after a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--The many Higbee friends of Otto Dorman, who has been studying pharmacy in Kansas City for several months, and where he also has a good position, will be glad to know that he has passed successfully the state board as assistant pharmacist. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--The many friends of Fred Noel, who was taken to Kansas City last week for treatment at a government hospital, will be glad to know that he has shown some slight improvement. It is not known as yet as to whether or not an operation will be necessary, but it is feared that it will be. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5--Dr. G. H. Jaeger and daughter, Miss Martha, of Moberly were the guests of Higbee friends Tuesday evening. Miss Jaeger, who taught in our school for several terms, will teach in Kansas City high school the coming year. She has just returned from a trip of several weeks in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 5&6--Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Lessly, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Walton Burton, Maryville, and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gruber of Dowell, Ill., were called here Monday by the death of their aunt, Mrs. H. W. Burton. The funeral held yesterday, was the largest here in years, and was attended by a hundred or more from a distance, whose names we could not get, but which we hope to secure for next week. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 6--As will be seen by her ad in this issue, Mrs. Mary Burton, who has decided to break up housekeeping, will sell all of her household goods at auction at her home in the south part of town on the 31st. Mrs. Burton will spend her time with her daughters in Higbee and Moberly. Along with her other friends, and that's everybody, for she is one of the kindliest and sweetest women ever to live among us, the NEWS hopes she will be able to spend most of her time in Higbee, for no one wants to give her up, not even for a day. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 6--Cyclone Over One Home--No More--A windstorm of almost cyclonic proportions struck at the Collins Buckman home on the W. R. Buckman farm six and a half miles southwest of Monroe City Friday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock. The entire north side of the house was unroofed, twenty-six trees in the orchard and about the place uprooted, and 180 chickens about six weeks old were gathered up and carried away, only about 20 of which were ever found again. Mrs. Buckman was at home alone except for her small child and eight-year-old sister, Glessie Vaughn, when the storm struck, her first knowledge of its approaching severity being when the rugs were shipped up from the floor, curtains torn from the windows and carried through the house, followed by the terrific crashing of the trees and the flying shingles from the roof of the house. Two of the trees torn out by the roots and carried a little distance through the air as though they were paper, were large mulberry trees. The chickens, Mrs. Buckman says, were literally lifted into the air instantly and blown away without leaving a trace. The storm did not strike in any other part of that community, confining all its damage to that strip at the Buckman place.--Paris Mercury. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 4, Col 6--Baby Drowned in Well--the 18-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Davis of Fayette was drowned in a well at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Denny, where they parents were visiting Tuesday afternoon. The child with his 3-year-old sister, was playing on a well top at the rear of the house, and it is supposed the child pushed a board aside that covered a hole in the top and rolled in. The little girl gave the alarm and when a neighbor descended into the well he found the body just below the surface of the water. Its neck had been broken in the fall. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Reynolds of Oklahoma City, Okla., are the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Reynolds. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 5 Col 5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. A. E. Burkhalter of Wellsville is the guest of her son, Dr. C. F. Burkhalter, and family. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 5 Col 5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins of St. Louis is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ancell. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 5 Col 5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Florence Hudson of Columbia is the guest of her son, Joe, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 5 Col 5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. John Ketchum of Alton, IL., announce the birth of a son, John Willis, on the 17th. Mrs. Ketchum will be best remembered as Miss Verna Sumpter. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 6 Col 2--22 July 1926--R. R. Jones, accompanied by his son Isaac, spent from Saturday until Wednesday at Dawn, near Chillicothe, with a brother of the former who is 90 years old. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 7 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lewis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rixie White and family, Misses Pauline and Velma White, visited with Willard Lewis and family of Madison, Friday night, motoring on to Stoutsville the next day where they spent the day with Mr. Lewis' brother, Ernest Lewis and family. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 7 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Cleve Dougherty and family, Clarence Woods and family, Hawkins Dougherty and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thorner and Mrs. Boen enjoyed a pleasant day on the Moniteau Sunday. All took well filled baskets and of course lots of fish were caught. they returned at a late hour wishing the next day would bring forth another outing. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 7 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Luke Haggard and family were recent guests of their daughter, Mrs. Reuben White. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 7 Col 3--WEST POINT ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Willis Swetnam and little son, Jimmy, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Swetnam. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 1--Work Wanted--As I have been turned out of my home, I would like to have any kind of work, paperhanging or washing--Mrs. J. A. Dougherty. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 2--Gallemore Starring in Baseball--The following from the Fayette Advertiser will be on interest to our readers, Gallemore being a great favorite with Higbee folks: Gordon Gallemore, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gallemore, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gallemore of this city, who has aided many a Central team to victory, is still showing his quality. He is working now in Berkey, Ohio. Last winter he played basketball and gained much notice for his excellent goal shooting. This summer he is regular pitcher for Berkey and is considered the best pitcher in the Ohio-Michigan League. A recent clipping tells of his brilliant pitching which enabled Berkey to win from Sylvania by a score of 2-0. His was a one-hit game. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Williams of Bethany were the guests of Higbee friends Saturday, being on their return home from a trip to Virginia and the East. Moving to Pattonsburg from Higbee several years ago, Mr. Williams remained in that city for several years, where he prospered greatly, and moved to Bethany, a much better town, a year or two ago, and where he is also prospering, his many friends in the old home town will be glad to learn. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 6--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Lewis Snell and baby of Rocheport visited last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Feland. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 6--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Homer Hargis and wife, Mrs. S. C. Hargis and daughter, Miss Irene, made a business trip to Fayette Monday. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 6--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--F. M. Blaise and son, Fred, motored to Kansas City Monday to attend the funeral of their mother-in-law, Mrs. Tresia Goetz. Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 8 Col 6--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. F. M. Blaise returned Friday from Kansas City where she had gone to be with her mother, Mrs. Teresa Goetz in her last illness, and who died Sunday night at 7:45 o'clock from liver complications. She was 85 years old. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.