Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Born, on Jan. 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Denny Graves, a son. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Geo. Lilly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lilly of this place, who has been working in Chicago for the past year, was married in that city on January 10 to Miss Delta Morris. The NEWS joins Mr. Lilly's host of friends in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Born, on Jan 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Orton, a son. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cox of Moberly and daughter, Mrs. Mary Dobson, of Kansas City, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lloyd. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Miss Marie Evans while returning home from Moberly Friday, fell at the front porch of her home and broke one of her ribs. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Miss Recia Longdon of Moberly was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Longdon Sat and Sun. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Joseph Riggs, a well known farmer died at his home just south of Sturgeon on the 11th. He was about 60 years of age. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Mr. and Mrs. John A. Lilly were called to Chicago Thursday of last week by the death of Mrs. Lilly's mother, Mrs. Margaret Kelso. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--As will be seen by his ad in this issue, Will Reed will sell all of his household goods at public auction at his home in this place on Saturday, the 24th, and will leave with his family the last of the month for Little Rock, Ark., where he has the offer of a good position, and where he will locate permanently. Mr. Reed and family have many warm friends here who will give them up with genuine regret and whose best wishes will follow them wherever they may cast their lot. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Milt Wheeler, who moved to Arizona about a year ago, arrived Monday with the intention of selling his farm south of town, but is waiting to hear from Mrs. Wheeler before disposing of the place. He states that land in his section of Arizona has advanced $100 per acre in the past few months and is almost twice as high as it was a year ago. He states that his brothers-in-law, John and Henry Lay, who recently moved to Arizona, are not doing as well as could have been expected, J. Hollis Bradley, moved from here about the same time, he reports as well and prosperous, the farm he purchased for $240 an acre now being worth $500. Cotton, owing to the high price of land, is the chief product, Mr. Wheeler informs us, although the yield of wheat and rye is heavy. The cotton, by the way, is the finest grow in the world, and always brings top prices. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--FOX-BUSH--Mr. J. E. Fox of this place and Miss Jencie May Bush of Clark were united in marriage in Moberly on Thursday, Jan 8, 1920, by Justice M. M. Marshall. The bride is one of Clark's prettiest and most accomplished young ladies and is popular among a wide circle of acquaintances. The groom is one of Higbee's most substantial young men and one of its hardest workers and has made a decided success in the blacksmith business since moving here from Yates about a year ago. The NEWS joins others in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--MISS GROSHONG FALLS ON HOT FURNACE--About five o'clock Thursday evening Miss Clementine Groshong, one of the popular employees of the Taylor Music Co., had the misfortune to fall into the opening of the pipeless furnace heater in the store building. Paul Witten, the manager of the business, who was in the store at the time, rescued the young lady and carried her to the door to keep her from fainting. Her injuries were slight, considering the possibilities of such an accident. One knee was cut, a hand bruised and she received a nervous shock. The furnace is without an iron grating, since a zinc box encloses the area, and this had been pushed slightly to one side, leaving the opening which caused the accident. Miss Groshong was on the west side of the store and had been playing her violin. As she started to cross the room she carried the instrument and the violin was thrown some distance as she fell. Luckily there was only a moderate fire for it the top of the furnace had been red hot the victim would have sustained severe burns in addition to other injuries--Moberly Monitor Index. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--JOE E. JONES TO MARRY--Higbee friends of Joe E. Jones this week received the following announcement: "Mr. and Mrs. William Watson desire your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Tessie, to Mr. Joseph Elvin Jones on Sunday afternoon, January 18, 1920 at 4 o'clock, 1033 West Maple Avenue, Independence, Mo." The NEWS along with Mr. Jones' legion of Higbee friends extends hearty congratulations in advance. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Mrs. Jas. Rice was called to Glenwood yesterday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Zettie Henderson. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Luther Warford, who moved to Arizona about a year ago, arrived Sunday on a short business trip. He is well pleased with the West, we learn, and is prospering. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Jasper Roberts, while at work at the Walton mine Friday, had his right foot quite badly mashed by a fall of coal, and was able to be out Tuesday for the first time. It will be a week or ten days before he will be able to return to work. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--S. E. Dougherty, who has been occupying the Harlow residence property for some time, this week purchased the Price Creson property just across the street, moving to same Monday, Mr. Creson moving to the Harlow place. We did not learn the consideration. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Geo. Lay returned yesterday from Kansas City where he had been to see Mrs. Lay, who is in St. Joseph's hospital recovering from an operation performed two weeks ago. He reports her as doing nicely and stated that she expected to be able to come home Tuesday of next week. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--BISWELL-ANTONELL--Mr. Elmore Biswell and Mrs. Joella Scott-Antonell, both of this place were united in marriage in Moberly on Monday, Jan 12, 1920, by Justice M. M. Marshall. The bride is the pretty granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Adams of north of town, whose always cheery smile and sunny disposition have made her a general favorite. The groom is the hustling proprietor of the Higbee Garage and comes from one of Fayette's best families from which place he moved to Higbee several months ago. That their path may be full of sunshine and roses is the wish of the NEWS and a host of other friends. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN GONE--Uncle Fred Walker Passes Peacefully Away.--Uncle Fred Walker, one of Higbee's oldest, best known and most highly respected colored citizens, who had been suffering from paralysis, with which he was stricken about a year ago, and who was taken suddenly worse Friday of last week, passed peacefully away Sunday at his home in the west part of town. Owing to the fact that several of his children could not get here sooner, the body was held until Wednesday when funeral services were held at the colored Christian church in the east part of town. That Uncle Fred was held in the highest esteem by all is attested by the fact that his white neighbors and friends composed fully half of the congregation, none of whom were ashamed to drop a tear on his bier and mingle their sorrow with that of the family, for all felt that they had lost a friend and the town and vicinity one of its best citizens. Uncle Fred was born in Howard county on May 10, 1837, was therefore in his 83rd year. He was married on March 10, 1858, to Jane Dougherty, who, with seven of the ten children born to them, survives, and who has been totally blind for many years. The surviving children are Zadie Williams and Nancy Martin, and Robert and Burl Walker of this place; Charles, Lawrence, Kan.; James of Chicago, and Colden, of Denver, Colo. He also leaves nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and one sister, Zaide Basket and a legion of friends. He had been a member of the Christian church for almost fifty years, and so far as we were able to observe, lived a consecrated Christian life. In our dealings with him for over thirty years we always found him on the square, and one whose word could be accepted as readily as his bond. We were proud to own him as a friend and as a patron of the NEWS. In his death the community has lost a man who always stood for what was good, and we are quite sure it is well with him on the other side of the dark river. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Little Miss Wilma Dilts is the proud owner of a new Victrola, presented by her uncle, Marion Carroll. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Comstock returned to their home in Holiday yesterday after a visit with Higbee relatives. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Dr. G. B. Baker orders his address changed to Birch Tree, Mo., to which place he has moved from Oklahoma. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--ADAMS-GRIGGS--Mr. John Adams and Miss Norine Griggs, two of Higbee's popular young people, were married in Moberly on Thursday, Jan 28, 1920, by Justice M. M. Marshall. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Comma Griggs, and is one of Higbee's prettiest, most modest and refined young ladies, and a general favorite with all who knew her. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Adams, and is one of Higbee's most reliable, hard working and deserving young men. They will make their home with the groom's parents on the farm north of town. The NEWS joins others in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--CHILD BURNED TO DEATH--One of the most distressing affairs to happen in the county in many years, was the burning to death Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Percey Rothwell who live on the Will Francis farm three miles southeast of Huntsville, in a fire which destroyed their home and all of its contents. Mr. and Mrs. Rothwell were rendering lard a short distance from the house, their two children being with them, and when the little fellows grew tired and sleepy Mrs. Rothwell took them to the house and returned to assist her husband. Happening to glance towards the house a few minutes later they were horrified to see bright flames shining through the windows, and running to the house found the room in which the children had been placed a seething mass of flames. The youngest child, about two years old, had made its way to the door, and fell out when the door was opened, escaping all injury except the burning of its hair. The older child, who had spoken of being sleepy, and who had climbed on the bed, was burned to death. It is supposed the fire originated from a lamp which the mother lighted when she took the children to the house, as the entire floor seemed to be on fire. The fire had gained such headway that the house could not be entered, and as no help was near the house, together with its contents, was soon a heap of ashes. Mr. Rothwell, who moved to the farm from north of Huntsville about a year ago, had the misfortune to lose his home and all of its contents by fire only a short time before. They have the deepest sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--MRS. MARGARET KELSO DEAD--Mrs. Margaret Kelso, a former well known resident of Higbee, but who moved to Chicago some fifteen years ago, and who had been in very poor health for the past year or more, died at her home in that city on the 8th of pneumonia, aged 75 years. Interment was made in Chicago. She is survived by five daughters--Mrs. John Lilly and Mrs. Wm. Chapman of this place; Mrs. Henry Kier and Mrs. Horace Bradbrook of Chicago, and Mrs. Addison Franz of Battle Creek, Mich. The NEWS joins other friends in condolence to the bereaved children. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--BIRTHDAY DINNER--Sunday, Jan. 11, was a day long to be remembered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Blansett, it being the latter's 70th birthday anniversary, and which was fittingly celebrated with a big dinner and family reunion. The day proved a most delightful one for all and passed all too quickly, the guests departing at a late hour wishing Mrs. Blansett many happy returns of the day. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Blansett and children, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blansett, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blansett and children, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Webb and children and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dougherty and children. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Born, in Moberly, on the 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Quinn, a son, who will bear the name Eugene Le Moyne. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Born, on the 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lee, a son. Friday, 16 Jan 1920, Vol 33, No 39--Born, on the 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dorman, a daughter. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.