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, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 2 Col. 4&5--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Mrs. Noel Crutchfield of this city died late Saturday evening at the Woodland hospital, Moberly, aged about 33 years. About six weeks ago she underwent an operation there for appendicitis and never fully recovered from the operation, though she was allowed to come home for a few days, but became worse and was taken back to the hospital and soon died. It is said that she fully realized the end was near and talked freely and cheerfully about her death and her willingness to meet the consequences of it, and she breathed her last with a smile and a firm faith of a blissful beyond. A short while before dying she gave directions as to her funeral, place of burial, names of pallbearers and titles of hymns to be sung at her funeral. Her funeral was held at the Methodist church at 2:00 o'clock p.m., Monday, conducted by Rev. O. L. Hunt, pastor of the church, in the presence of a large crowd of relatives and friends. She was a daughter of Dave Cooper, one of Huntsville's best and most highly respected citizens. She was married to Noel Crutchfield in 1919, and who survives her. Besides husband and father she leaves one sister and two brothers, and a large number of relatives. Interment in the city cemetery. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 2 Col. 6, cont. pg. 8--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--About fourteen years ago there was born to Prof. J. Forest Bentley and wife twin sons--fine little fellows. They were named "Woodrow" and "Marshall." About two years later the family moved to New Mexico. There the mother died. In the course of time Prof. Bentley married again, and later, the family moved back to this county and located on a farm north of Huntsville, near where Mr. Bentley was raised. His twin sons, Woodrow and Marshall attended the Huntsville public school where Prof. Bentley himself, taught several terms before going to New Mexico. Wednesday, two weeks ago, little Marshall was playing basketball, and , by accident, fell down, and another boy fell on him and hurt his back, or spine. But he paid little attention to it, continuing in school an did his chores at home until Sunday following the accident. Dr. Barnhartt was sent for a after examination saw the seriousness of the injury and advised the boy be taken to a hospital at once. He was taken to Moberly hospital where his case was pronounced hopeless and little Marshall died early Sunday morning last with spinal meningitis. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. O. L. Hunt. A very large crowd of relatives and friends attended the funeral. Burial in the family grave yard north of town. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 3 Col. 2&3--YATES SCHOOL NOTES--Richard Boyles had the misfortune of breaking his leg and injuring his ankle last Friday morning when he was thrown from his horse on the his way to school. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Jack Holtzclaw of Moberly is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Holtzclaw. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grapes moved to Mexico the first of the week where Mr. Grapes has employment. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Frohock, spent the week-end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Feland. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2-- Mrs. Sam Thompson of Moberly was the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Shiflett. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mrs. Paul Thompson returned to her home in Coffeyville, Kas., Monday after a few days' visit with Mrs. Jenkins Williams. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2-- Mrs. Addie Young and daughter, Miss Velma, and son, Everett, left Saturday for Streater, Ill, where they will spend the winter. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Friday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mrs. J. B. Dougherty returned to her home in Woodriver, Ill., Saturday, after a visit of several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--O. D. Raines and sisters, Misses Dorothy and Henrietta, and Miss Dove Smiley of Sedalia were the week-end guests of W. G. Key and family. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mrs. Geo. Egly left Saturday night for Chicago where she will join Mr. Egly and where they will make their future home. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 3--Mrs. Chas. Binney and granddaughter, Miss Mamie Goe, returned to their home in Texas, Wednesday, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pitney and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 3--T. H. Hopper on his way to his home in Fargo, North Dakota, was the guest of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lizzie Bottoms, Saturday and Sunday, having been called to Illinois by the death of his father. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 3--Garnett Page, who has been located at Carpentersville, Ill., for two or three years, where he has had charge of the yard of the Alexander Lumber Co., orders his address changed to Middletown, Ill., having been transferred to that place. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 5 Col. 3--Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hurshman, who spent the summer in Colorado, arrived home Wednesday for a ten days' visit, after which they will return to the west. They report the Higbee folks in those parts as doing fine. Thursday, 21 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 25, Pg. 8 Col 5&6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--Perhaps the most unique heirloom in the county is a day clock, owned by H. S. Newby at Mt. Aairy. This old relic is a wonder as compared to family clocks or time pieces of today. It has been in the Newby family for generations and as a piece of antique furniture is valuable. It was manufactured in Plymouth, England, but there are no dates on it to indicate its age, but it is thought to be more than 200 years old. Just when it became property of the Newby family is not known, but it was handed down to its present owner, H. S. (Bud) Newby, from his grandfather, Bryan Newby, who was born in Virginia along in Revolutionary days, and who emigrated to Kentucky with his parents and died there prior to the Civil War at the age of nearly ninety years. He was the father of Woodson Newby, who emigrated to this county with his family about the beginning of the Civil War, and who died at his home near Mt. Airy about 20 years ago at the age of 79 years. He was the father of H. S. Newby, the youngest of a large family of children, and who himself was born in Madison county, Ky., 76 years ago, and is the only one of the immediate family now living. This old clock is made of Walnut and is nine feet high, and is run by two iron weights which are pulled up by two cords by hand, and when it strikes it can be heard for quite a distance from the house. One of the singular features of the clock is its running gear, every piece being made of hard wood, from the smallest to the largest wheel and none of its parts seem to be worn in the least. It is finely finished and keeps good time. Dorsey C. Sandison, Huntsville's long time jewelryman, watch and clock repairer, says the wooden running gear of the old clock is the finest piece of work he ever saw, and believes it will run and keep good time for a thousand years yet, if properly cared for. About 25 or 30 years ago this clock was shipped from Kentucky by some of the Newby family to the late Geo. M. Newby, Bud's elder brother, to Higbee, Mo., and was set up in the late M. Murphy's jewelry shop where it remained a while and attracted no little attention. After the passing of Mr. Newby it is not known which descendant will fall heir to this old relic of the Newby family. It is thought the clock was brought from England to Virginia by Mr. Newby's great-grandfather before the Revolutionary War. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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