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, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 4--FATHER AND TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.--One of the most tragic accidents on record in Howard county happened about 6:30 o'clock Wednesday evening, Sept 15, when a father and two of his children were swept off a horse and drowned in the Bluffport creek which was swollen by the heavy rains of Wednesday. When it began to rain heavily on Wednesday afternoon, Edward White, who was 35 years of age, decided that he would go get his two children, Kenneth and Louise, who had been at Cross Roads school house attending school. And so he climbed on his horse and started towards the house of Irvin Frazie, where the children were waiting for him. Louise was ten years of age and Kenneth was eight. No great difficulty was encountered by Mr. White on his way to the house, and he and his children started on their way to their home, even though friends advised that they wait awhile until the water should go down. Mr. White, however, thought he could make it across the creek. Several minutes later the horse which Mr. White and his children were riding was seen coming back to the house in Irvin Frazie which it had left but a short time before. A search was then started, but the bodies of the drowned persons were not found. Monday afternoon, after searching parties had been looking along the creek up to its mouth, which is only about three-quarters of a mile distant, the dress of the little girls was found near the mouth of the creek, which empties into the Missouri river at that point. Searching parties are still looking for the bodies. Mr. white is survived by his wife and two children, both smaller than the two who were drowned. He with his wife and family lived at Bluffport, about six miles south of Glasgow. The parents of the drowned man, Mr. and Mrs. Will White reside in Springfield, Mo.--Fayette Democrat-Leader. ----------------------- Up to late yesterday no trace of any of the bodies had been found. Thursday, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 6--JAS. S. BAILEY FOUND DEAD--Death Likely Due From Fall From Wagon, Which Passed Over Him. Interment at Mt. Pleasant.--James S. Bailey, one of the best known men of the Myers vicinity, was found dead by the side of his wagon on his farm Thursday of last week, and the presumption is that he either fell from his wagon or was knocked off by a low hanging telephone wire and was run over by the wagon, which was loaded with wood, and which he had gone to the woods to haul to the house an hour or two before. On account of the high water the coroner could not reach the Bailey home until next day, when an inquest was held, the verdict being that death was accidental and that it was likely caused from his having been run over by the wagon, as several ribs were broken and his breast crushed. The tracks of the wheels, which made a short sharp turn, indicated that he had stopped the team suddenly, which leads many to think that he was caught by the wire and jerked from the wagon. Mrs. Bailey testified that he was subject to some kind of spells at times, and it may be that he was so seized and fell. Deceased was 72 years old and was one of the substantial citizens of that part of Howard county, and was a consecrated christian gentleman, esteemed by all who knew him. He is survived by his widow and six children, viz: Ben, Nancy and George Bailey and Mrs. Fannie South, all of Moberly, and Ed and Scott Bailey of the Myers neighborhood. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister--Minter and Tom Bailey and Mrs. Ed. S. St. Clair. Funeral services were conducted Saturday by the Rev. W. H. Funderburk of Moberly at Mt. Pleasant church, where interment was made, the crowd being one of the largest seen at the church in months, despite rain and mud. The NEWS joins the community to the beloved wife and children. (Note: This last line appears to have had some words left out in the original printing. Probably something to the effect of "in extending condolences".) Thursday, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 6--MOSE BLANSETT STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.--Mose Blansett, one of our best known and most highly respected citizens was stricken with paralysis while seated at the breakfast table about 6:30 Monday morning. He was lifting a cup of coffee to his lips when the stroke came. His speech and entire body, with the exception of his left hand was affected, since which time he has remained in about the same condition, and in which he still remained at the hour of going to press, although it was thought there might be a slight improvement in his throat. As Mr. Blansett is about 68 years of age and the stroke such a heavy one, grave fears for his recovery are entertained. Thursday, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 6--Omer Foley, who attended school at Kirksville last year, and who spent his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Foley, of south of town, left for Kirksville Monday where he will attend school the coming year. Thursday, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 6--Will Burke went to Kansas City Sunday to see Mrs. Burke, who has been in a hospital there for three months or more. He reports her as doing nicely and thought she might be able to return home this week or next. Thursday, 16 Sep 1926, Vol 40, No 20, Pg. 1, Col 6--Thos. Burton was here from Salisbury Tuesday and Wednesday, the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burton. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.