Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--BAGBY--JOHNSON--Mr. Roger Bagby of Armstrong and Miss Lillian Johnson of Sheridan, Wyo., were united in marriage in Kansas City on Friday, December 5, 1919, at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. Chas. A. Arnold, the only witnesses being Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patterson of this place. The bride is a former Higbee girl, being the youngest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson, and who left here two years ago for Sheridan, Wyo., with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Solberg, to make her home. She was among Higbee's prettiest and most popular young ladies, as well as among its most accomplished, and possesses every virtue calculated to make her home an ideal one. Mr. Bagby is no stranger to Higbee folks, having lived here a year or more when he was prescription clerk for Dr. J. W. Winn, which position he was filling when he was called to the colors. He is a gentleman in every sense of the term and popular with all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Bagby arrived Saturday, spending the week with Higbee and Armstrong relatives and friends, and will leave today for Mexico, where Mr. Bagby has a good position with the city's largest and oldest drug firm, and where they will make their future home. The NEWS joins other friends in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--MRS. JAS. WARE DEAD--Mrs. Mildred Ann Ware died at Fulton, Mo. Dec. 4, 1919, where she has been since last April under the care of a physician. Mrs. Ware was born October 21, 1841, and was married to James Ware, August 12, 1869. She was the step-mother of five children. All but one of the children, also the father, preceded her to the Great Beyond. She leaves to mourn her departure a step-son, Chas. Ware, of Higbee, six grand children and five great-grand children. Mrs. Ware united with the Friendship Baptist church when a girl but later moved her church membership to Mt. Ararat where she continued a faithful member until her death. She was a faithful Christian, a devoted mother and wife and a splendid neighbor, always ready and willing to lend a helping hand in the time of trouble. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Ararat Sunday, December 7 at 11 o'clock, after which her remains were taken to the Log Chapel cemetery and laid to rest by the side of her husband to await the resurrection morn. (poem). Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--MARRIED IN FAYETTE--Mr. Harry Fuqua, of Ansley, Nebr., and Miss Pauline Embree, of Higbee, Mo., were married in Fayette Monday afternoon at the home of Elder H. A. Browning who performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Fuqua will live in Nebraska.--Fayette Democrat. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--BROKE HER RIGHT ARM--Miss Mabel Redifer, a saleslady at Woolworth's, fell and broke her right arm at about 9 o'clock Saturday morning. The young lady considered herself fortunate in arriving at the store without falling and had been on duty but a short time when she fell in the store. She had been out of the hospital only two weeks after being operated on for appendicitis. Miss Redifer's many friends will sympathize with her in her misfortune.--Moberly Monitor-Index, Dec. 8. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--POSTMASTER SPURLING WINS U. S. HONOR--Higbee, which did its full share, and then some, during the war, is still on the job, her activities in buying Treasury Certificates and War Savings Stamps between Nov 3 and Dec 6, enabling Postmaster Spurling to win the Distinguished Service Pin awarded by the Treasury Department to the postmaster in the Eighth Federal district making the largest sales during that period, his sales totaling $7,000. Our congratulations to Mr. Spurling on the honor that is his, and to the people of this vicinity in investing in such gilt-edged securities, for a safer one could not be found under the sun. Mr. Spurling's friends are having quite a bit of fun at his expense over the matter, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, taking it for granted that he was a woman because his name was May, reporting the matter as follows: "Miss May W. Spurling, postmaster at Higbee, Mo., has been awarded Distinguished Service Pin by the Treasury Department for selling between Nov 3 and Dec 6, the quota of Treasury Savings Certificates allotted to post offices of the class over which she presides. "Higbee has a population of a little more than 1200. Miss Spurling sold Treasury Savings Certificates of a maturity value of $3000, and War Savings Stamps to the value of $4000. "Miss Spurling, in making her remittance to the Federal Reserve Bank, says she will try to do better this month." Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--WILL REED SUFFERS SLIGHT STROKE OF PARALYSIS--Will Reed, who was forced to sell his interest in his barber shop recently on account of poor health, is having more than his share of bad luck. About the time he was able to get out and around from an attack of small pox, but in its lightest form, he suffered a stroke of paralysis which effected the right side of his face, and his sight to some extent. This was followed Monday by Mrs. Reed and children developing smallpox, but in the same light form as Mr. Reed had it, we are pleased to say. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--MRS. ANN WARE DEAD--Mrs. Ann Ware, who made her home with her step-son, Chas. Ware, of south of town, for several years, died at the state hospital at Fulton of the 4th, aged about 80 years. Interment was made at Old Log Chapel Saturday. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--GEO. MCGILL NO BETTER--George McGill, Sr., who has been seriously ill from asthma for several weeks, and from which he has suffered for years, was not so well yesterday, we are sorry to say. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--JUDGE BURTON SELLS FARM--Judge T. W. Burton has sold his farm near Midway and he and his son Jesse and family will be moving soon to another farm to make their home--Huntsville Herald. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Y. L. Atkins, who has been quite sick for several days, is able to be up. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--J. D. Dougherty, who is suffering from serious kidney trouble, and who was to have moved to town this week is very sick at the home of his sister, Mrs. Y. L. Atkins, and was no better at the hour of going to press. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--J. D. Dougherty of east of town purchased the John Dennis property on the east part of town, vacated last week by J. B. Terrill, for $850 and will move to town. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Little Miss Evelyn and Madeline Smith, aged 8 and 10, respectively, who spent the past several weeks here with Mrs. Nan Nichols and other relatives, left Tuesday for their home in Denver. They made the trip unaccompanied. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Mrs. Willie May Macey of Sheridan, Wyo., is the guest of Higbee relatives and friends. She is very much in love with the West and reports Chas. Solbert and family as well and prosperous and as well satisfied with the country as herself. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Harvey Gooch, who moved here several weeks ago from Kewanee, Ill., has decided to return to that place, and shipped his household goods this week. Accompanied by Mrs. Gooch, he will leave for his old home next week, to the deep regret of their many friends. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Mrs. Elizabeth Walton, who was called to Rock Island, Ill., two weeks ago by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Ongley, who is suffering from a very severe attack of erysipelas, was taken sick one day last week, when her daughter, Miss Libbie, and son Joe, left for that place to be with her. Both Mrs. Walton and Mrs. Ongley are better, we are pleased to state. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Paris Dougherty, a former well known Randolph countian, but who has been living in the West for several years, orders the NEWS sent to him at Baker, Oregon, and says: "We are now beginning to have some winter. A little snow but no blizzards nor zero weather. But we can't do without the Higbee News. Tried that, but it isn't satisfactory. Give us all the Howard county news you can as well as Randolph." Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--A letter to the home folks from Mrs. Mary Burke, who was called to St. Louis several weeks ago by the death of her grandson, only child of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bardott, informed them that Mrs. Bardott, who has been sick for several weeks, was no better and that she would not be home until after Christmas. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--W. K. Boyd, who moved here from Illinois several months ago, has decided to return to that state and shipped his household goods this week. His family will follow in a few days. "Blue's" friends, and that's everybody hoped that he had returned to stay, and give him up, as well as his family, with genuine regret. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Franklin, the 4-year-old son of Mrs. Hattie Farrah, becoming homesick for his grandmother, Mrs. F. C. Bottoms, who has been in Kansas City for several weeks, indulged in a big cry Sunday, and not wanting his grandfather to know that he had been crying, informed the latter, when he came home and asked the cause of the tears, that his eyes had been "leaking." Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--DR. BURKHALTER BREAKS RIBS--Dr. C. F. Burkhalter had the misfortune to fall on the concrete steps leading to the porch of his residence, and which were covered with sleet, Sunday morning, fracturing several ribs and has since been confined to his home. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--We printed bills this week for M. E. Duncan who will sell a big lot of personal property at the Jas. Wheeler farm east of town on the 16th, a list of which can be seen in this issue. Mr. Duncan and family will move to Oklahoma, leaving immediately following the sale. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--Jas. Pyle of Armstrong and Mrs. Celia Spurling of Centralia were married in Moberly on the 3rd. The bride is quite well known here, being a sister-in-law of Postmaster Spurling. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--MEAT THIEVES AT WORK--Thieves visited the home of Edgar Ware of west of town one night last week and made away with a big fine hog Mr. Ware had butchered that day, leaving him nothing but the head. Postmaster Spurling reports a similar loss, thieves having entered his smoke house Wednesday night and taking half a dressed hog. An epidemic of such thieving broke out in this county about ten years ago and was not ended until a victim residing near Moberly filled a thief's anatomy full of shot. It is to be hoped that all who are fortunate enough to have any considerable amount of meat on hand will keep a shotgun loaded to the muzzle with buckshot, handy and give any and all thieves the benefit of both barrels. Friday, 12 Dec 1919, Vol 33. No 34--(Divorce Notice) Jennie M. Watson, plaintiff vs. Emmett C. Watson, defendant. Grounds of abandonment and desertion, scheduled for first Monday in February, 1920. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.