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, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 1--WILL THOMPSON TO GO WEST--Will Thompson, as will be seen by an ad in this issue, will sell a lot of personal property at his farm southwest of town on Saturday, January 15, and will leave for the West immediately following the sale, the move being made necessary by his health, physicians at the government hospital at St. Louis, where he has been many times for treatment for injuries received in France, having advised him he was developing tuberculosis, but that it had not yet reached the stage where a few years spent in the West wouldn't make him good as new. Mr. Thompson has certainly played in hard luck since the war, having to spend much of his time in the hospital, and his legion of friends join the News in the hope that his trip to the West will rid him of not only this latest trouble, but all others as well. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 1--BANK OFFICERS CHOSEN--At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Citizens Bank Monday the following officers and directors were elected for the coming year: G. F. Lay, president; d. S. Hare, vice-president; Elerd Baker, cashier; Wisdom Burton, C. T. (Did) Hargis, Wm. Lambier, J. J. Pos and John Ware, directors. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 2--MEAD-SMITH--Mr. Carson Smith of Dewey, Oklahoma and Miss Gladys Mead of this place, stole a march on their friends by slipping away to Bartlesville, Okla, where they were married on December 27. The bride is the daughter of John Mead of this place and is one of our sweetest and most modest and refined young ladies and is a general favorite with all who know her. The groom is the son of Charles Smith of Hannibal and is a most reliable young man. They will make their home in Dewey, Okla, where Mr. Smith has employment. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 3--ALEX M. MOUNCE--Mr. Alex M. Mounce died at 4:00 o'clock the morning of Tuesday, January 4th in the family home at 600 West Carpenter St., after suffering from Bright's disease for two years. The last severe attack was of five days' duration. Mr. Mounce was born near Florida, Mo., January 18, 1848 and lacked but a few days of reaching the age of 79 years when he was called into the great beyond. He was a boyhood friend and playmate of Dad Violett, the man who is so proud of Florida as a birthplace. In 1871 he married Miss Mattie Monson of Shelbina, Mo. Six children were born to this union, two of whom, Fay and Stella, died before the death of their mother, who died in 1914. The living children are: Alex M. Mounce, Jr., Mrs. Henry Terrill and Miss Edna Mounce, all of Moberly, and Mrs. George Lynch of St. Louis. The six grandchildren are the sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Terrill. In 1919 Mr. Mounce married Mrs. Jannie Burton and the companion of his declining years now mourns his passing into the land beyond the shadows. Mr. Mounce was the youngest of his family and is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Mary Hendricks of Monroe City, Mo., and Mrs. Sallie Shearman of Fresno, California. Mr. Mounce came to Moberly thirty-seven years ago and was associated with his brother, the late Henry Mounce, in conducting the Mounce Lumber Co., which has been one of the leading lumber companies in North Missouri. He was a considerate business man and always tried to uphold patrons in their attempt at home building, helping to lay the foundation of a city of homes. A Mason for half a century and a member of the Baptist Church he was true to fraternal ideals and gathered comfort attending the services of his church. Mr. Mounce was a devoted husband and father and a kind and helpful friend. While standing by the casket, the wife and oldest daughter told of his unfailing patience and resignation to the ravages of a disease which carried pain in its wake, but he never murmured. The funeral was conducted by Rev. E. V. Lamb in the First Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and was attended by a large company of sorrowing relatives and friends. There was a wonderful display of beautiful floral offerings. Moberly Home Press. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 3--MRS. JANE DAWSON PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF SON.--Another of Huntsville's aged citizens, Mrs. Jane Dawson, passed away last night at the home of her son, Mr. John Dawson of Fort Henry. Mrs. Dawson had been in ill health since last August and friends and relatives have known the end was near for the past few days. She was born in Weardale, England, January 23, 1853, and there she spent her childhood. On September 29, 1882, she came to America to marry her betrothed, Mr. John Dawson, Sr. who preceded her here. They were married October 1, 1882. For the first two years of their married life they made their home in Iowa, after which time they came to Huntsville, where they remained until the death of Mr. Dawson, August 26, 1923. Since the death of Mr. Dawson Mrs. Dawson has made her home with her son, Mrs. John Dawson, of Ft. Henry. She leaves to mourn her death, one son, Mr. John Dawson, and wife, one grandson, Russell Dawson, and wife, and two nieces of Springfield, Ill, Mrs. Ed Reese and Mrs. Frank Goin.--Huntsville Herald. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 5--NEW KROGER MANAGER--E. A. Wagner of Moberly, who has been in charge of the Kroger store at Slater for the past year, is the new manager here, succeeding E. H. Steffen, who returned as manager of the store at Marshall. Mr. Wagner is a most splendid gentleman and if we don't miss our guess is going to prove very popular with customers. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 5--SAM SMITH CRITICALLY ILL--The many Higbee friends of Sam Smith, who moved to Taylorville, Ill., two or three years ago, will be pained to learn that he is critically ill at his home in that city, with the chances decidedly against him the doctors holding little hope, if any, for his recovery. All of Mr. Smith's children have been summoned and are now at his bedside. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dougherty drove over to Marshall Tuesday to attend the basketball game between Missouri Valley College and Kemper Military school, their son, Virgil, being on the Marshall team. The latter won, 41-30. The many Higbee friends of Virgil, better known as "Demus," will be glad to know that he was able to make the first team during his first year in college and that he is putting up as sensational a game as he did as a member of Higbee's famous Bobcats. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty also called to see R. G. Duncan and report him as being much better, being able to be up and around the house most of the time, and as crazy over his grandson as any grandfather ever gets to be. He told them to tell his Higbee friends that he would be over for a visit just as soon as nice warm weather arrives. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Mrs. Ruth True, who had been in a Boonville hospital for ten weeks, where she underwent a very severe surgical operation, was able to be brought home Sunday. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--The late A. M. Mounce of Moberly, whose will was filed for probate this week, left his residence and $10,000 to his widow, the balance of the estate going to his children. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Born, on the 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Ray, a son. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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