Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--KILLED IN FALL--George Leckler of Franklin, a carpenter, fell and broke his neck Friday morning while at work repairing the Clark's Chapel Church which was damaged by the recent storm. He was putting on laths over the pulpit when the scaffold broke. It is said that he fell only a distance of 8 or 9 feet, but hit on his head. Death was instantaneous--New Franklin News. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--YATES HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES--Nellie May Blakely, Opal Goon, Gweneth E. Tribble and D. O. Green will graduate from the Yates high School this year, Prof. Ferguson is superintendent of the school and has given Yates a school this year that any city might well be proud of--ARMSTRONG HERALD. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--The sudden death of W. P. Ruffel, for thirty-seven years editor and publisher of the Glasgow Missourian, which occurred at his home in Glasgow Thursday night of last week from valvular heart trouble, was received with the deepest regret by the newspaper fraternity throughout the state, for everyone who knew him feels a personal loss. He was a quiet unassuming, whole-souled gentleman, as gentle as a woman, and to know him was to love him. He was perhaps one of the best known newspapermen in the state, and until his health broke down several years ago, was a regular attendant at all meetings of the Press Association, and was easily the popular man of the crowd. He made the Missouirian one of the leading country papers in the state, its editorial page being exceptionally strong and widely quoted. During all these years he has been ably assisted by his brother-in-law, J. H. Bowen, who will continue in charge of the paper, to the delight of its many friends and readers. Mr. Ruffel is survived by his widow, mother, one brother, and four sisters. He was laid to rest Sunday with full honors of the Knights of Pythias, of which he had long been a member. Peace to his ashes. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Mrs. W. C. Cleeton has been critically ill for several days, and is under the care of a trained nurse. She was no better at the hour of going to press. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--NEW THEATER BUILDING--Higbee to Have Modern Picture Play House--W. C. Cleeton this week purchased the S. M. Hirsch building and will convert it into a modern motion picture theater. The building will be extended twenty feet, a basement being put under the addition and a furnace installed. A front, modern in every way, will be put in, as well as a stage and balcony. The building will be perfectly ventilated by a system of fans in addition to windows in the south wall and in the ceiling. Work will commence as soon as plans now being drawn by an architect can be decided upon. The building will have a seating capacity of 500, and on open nights will be rented for all sorts of local entertainments. When completed Higbee will have the best theater of its kind of any town of its size in the state, and we trust that Mr. Cleeton will be amply repaid for his nerve and enterprise, for the venture means the expenditure of a mighty tidy sum. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Born, on the 6th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lob (Lon?) Cable, a daughter. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Mrs. F. C. Bottoms received a message Thursday of last week conveying the sad intelligence of the death of her brother, A. L. Adams, at his home in Brooklyn, NY, following an illness of 8 weeks from pneumonia. Mr. Adams was quite wealthy and was one of the city's most prominent citizens, and came within a few votes two years ago of the Republican nomination for Congress. He was prominent in church and educational work and had been president of the school board for four years. He was a 33rd degree Mason and was buried with the full honors of the order. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Warford and son, returned home Wednesday evening from Rochester, Minn., and are improving from their recent operations and treatment--Madison Times. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Miss Mamie Alexander of Rocheport, a niece of Miss Lucy Elgin, formerly of this place, and at one time a teacher in our school, was married in Columbia Saturday to Luther Pipes, a prominent farmer residing near Rocheport. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Thos. Hare and family of Collinsville, Ill., on their way to Great Falls, Montana, where they will locate, are the guests of Mr. Hare's brother, D. S. Hare, and other relatives and friends. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Joseph Jones of Bloomington, Ill., is the guest of his brothers, W. F. and Thos. Jones. Friday 7 May 1920, Vol 34, No 3--Mrs. Robert Hurshman and children of Marissa, Ill., are the guests of Higbee relatives. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.