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, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 2, Col. 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--(Kathy's notes: This letter again quotes from several issues of the Randolph Citizen of 1855 and later years. Some of these quotes give the paper they were from, some don't, and it's very hard to determine where this letter ends and the regular news begins. Bearing that in mind, I will attempt to glean some useful information.)-- "Elizabeth Adams, G. A. Adams, Richard Adams, D. E. Jones, Susanah Jones and Sarah Day, give notice to Franklin Adams and Robert Adams, minor heirs of Polly Adams, deceased, that they are heirs of James Adams, deceased, and that they will make application to the Randolph county court on the 4th Monday in July, 1855, for the allotment of dower in the distribution of the slaves belonging to the said decedent, among the heirs and distributees." "William I. Ferguson gives notice that he has obtained from the county court of Randolph county, Mo., letters of administration on the estate of Holland Ferguson, deceased, bearing the date of April 23, 1855." "Gideon Haines and Josiah Harlan, executors, give notice that they have obtained from the county court letters of administration, with will annexed, on the estate of Evan Haines, deceased, bearing date of May 28, 1855." "Died, in this county on May 29, 1855, of cholera, Miss Elizabeth Swetnam, aged about 16 years. Mrs. Caroline Swetnam, wife of George Swetnam, also died of cholera on June 3, 1855." "Died, near Mt. Airy, June 9th, 1855, after an illness of one week, Mrs. Anna Hurt, consort of Joshua Hurt, aged 69 years. The deceased was a native of Garrard county, Ky., whence she emigrated with her husband and father, Alexander Denny, deceased, to Howard county in 1818. She had been a resident of this county for more than a quarter of a century. By her eminent social virtues and christian piety, she had won the esteem and love of al who knew her." "The Citizen announces Shelton Lessy as a candidate for county surveyor at the ensuing August election." "Mr. William Patton, living about five miles north of Huntsville, had a negro to run off on the 23rd, inst. He offers a liberal reward for his recovery." "Married, on May 3, 1855, by the Rev. Harvey Lawson, Mr. Reuben F. Polson of this county, to Miss Elizabeth R. Hayley, of Macon county." Mr. Polson was Probate Court judge of this county back in the early '90's. "Died, in this county, Thursday night, June 24, 1855, Elizabeth McDavitt, consort of Basil McDavitt, Sr., in the 83rd year of her life. She was born in Orange county, Va., where she attached herself in early life to the Baptist church. She then moved with her parents, John Finnell and wife, to Scott county, Ky., in the year 1800. Thence she emigrated with her husband from Woodford county, Ky., to the place she died in this county, in the year 1825."(should have been 1855). The family settled in Silver Creek township, near Mt. Airy. "William E. Walden gives notice that he has obtained form the county court, letters of administration of the estate of Asa Kirby, deceased, bearing date of June 18, 1855." "July 19, 1855: A little son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Malone of Huntsville accidentally fell into a deep cistern and was drowned before he could be taken out." "Terry Bradley, postmaster of Huntsville, gives notice on July 5, 1855, that there are remaining in the post office about 50 letters--giving the name and address of each--which if not taken out in three months, would be sent to the post office department as dead letters." Mr. Bradley was Huntsville's first postmaster. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 2, Col. 6 and Pg 3, Col. 1--Mr. Nunley H. Stone and Miss Agnes Dunivent, two of Huntsville's prominent young people, were united in holy wedlock at 5 o'clock p.m. Sunday last at the Methodist church by the pastor, the Rev. O. L. Hunt, in a beautiful ring ceremony. While the engagement of these two excellent and popular young people had been announced at social parties, the date of their contemplated marriage was kept a secret and only a few people outside of their immediate families knew of the event when it occurred. While the wedding was informal, only members of the family were present. Both of the contracting parties were born and reared in Huntsville and both are active church workers, though not belonging to the same denomination, and groom being a leading musician in the Christian church and the bride an active Sunday School worker in the Methodist church. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stone, and had been associated with his father in the Huntsville Telephone Co., until they sold the plant a few months ago, and is a fine young man. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Finis Dunnivent, prominent family of this city, and is a most excellent young lady. After the marriage they left for St. Louis to spend a few days of their honeymoon, and later they expect to locate in Kansas City, where the groom has a lucrative position offered him with the Bell Telephone Co. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 5, Col. 1--Miss Alice Rockett left Friday for a visit of several weeks in Hiteman, Iowa. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 5, Col. 1--Mrs. Thos. Longdon returned Friday from a visit with relatives in Mexico, Mo. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 5, Col. 2--(Kathy's notes: There is a photograph at the top of this column of Miss Charlotte Burkhalter. She is standing near a tree, with her right arm grasping a small branch and her left hand resting on her left hip. Her dress is dark, straight, sleeveless and reaches just below her knees. It is a snapshot and quite grainy, but might be of interest to her descendants.) MISS CHARLOTTE BURKHALTER--High School Queen.--One of the outstanding and interesting features of the recent High School Carnival was the election of the High School Queen. Each class selected a candidate for this high honor and gave loyal support to their choice. However, when the voting closed the candidate of the Senior Class had received the greatest number of votes and the honor of the ruling power of the student body was accorded to Miss Charlotte Burkhalter. The election of Miss Burkhalter expressed the sentiment of the student body. Since she entered school as a Freshman she has engaged in all high school activities, especially in the musical and literary programs of the school. She is a member of this year's basketball team and has proved her loyalty and ability many times in the contests of this school year. Not only has she been a leader in the school activities but also has supported and aided in the direction of class programs. The picture above is a silent tribute to the beauty and charm of the recently elected Queen. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 5, Col. 5--Will Thompson returned Saturday from a three weeks' stay at the Veterans' Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, where he went for treatment. He was much improved, his friends will be glad to learn. Thursday, 23 Dec 1926, Vol 40, No 34, Pg 5, Col. 6--Omer Andrews advises us that his father, "Pole" Andrews, who was recently operated on at a Kansas City hospital, had so far recovered as to be able to be taken to his home in Olathe, Kas., last week. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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