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, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 1 Col 3--CHAS. FRISK GOES VIOLENTLY INSANE--Taken From His Room At West Side Hotel Only After A Hard Struggle--Will Be Taken To Fulton Hospital--Chas. Frisk, one of our oldest and best known citizens, who only recently recovered from a severe spell of sickness, and who had been a little "off" mentally for the past week, became violently insane in his room in the West Side Hotel about 11:30 Sunday night, and by his cries, which were between a yell and a scream, awakened almost everyone in the adjoining blocks, but few of whom, however, could locate the cries, most folks retiring to bed thinking it the call of boys in some kind of game. Following the death of his wife a few months ago, Mr. Frisk went to the farm of his brother, Nelson, to make his home with the latter and his wife, but as they were all beyond the three score and ten, they decided to return to town and live in the Frisk home and take their ease, as they could well afford to do. About a week or ten days ago it was noticed that Mr. Frisk, generally being in a fine humor and hailing and talking to everyone who passed, was not his usual self, being ill tempered and not having much to say. In a day or two he was seized with the hallucination that his brother and his wife were trying to poison him and refused to take any more meals at home, eating down town, and a few days later, becoming more alarmed, took a room at the West Side Hotel. he seemed his usual self most of the time, only referring occasionally to enemies trying to kill him, becoming rational again when his mind was diverted to other things. He went to his room at the hotel at the usual hour Sunday night, and about 11 o'clock caused the blood of other guests to run cold by suddenly breaking out with blood-curdling yells, he thinking that his enemies were trying to break into his room. Marshal Cain was called, as was Deputy O. L. Farris, and only after the hardest kind of work for about ten minutes did they succeed in breaking the door, which Mr. Frisk, who weighs about 250, was bracing with his body, off its hinges. They rushed him, but he was able to get in a blow or two with the cane he always carries, knocking about all of the skin off of the back of Mr. Cain's left hand with one blow. They found him almost a match for both of them despite his 83 years, as he seemed endowed with the strength of a half dozen men. Realizing his condition and his age and that he was partially crippled from rheumatism, they handled him as gently as they could and finally secured him without injury, except to themselves. A physician was called who administered an opiate and when it became effective Mr. Frisk was taken to the city hall and placed in one of the steel cells. He seemed better the next day, being almost rational at times. He was kept partially under the influence of opiates and was taken to Huntsville Tuesday by Constable Bagby and Mr. Farris and placed in a padded cell in the county jail. That he might be given the proper treatment as soon as possible, his physician and others went before the county court Monday, but that body had no jurisdiction in the case, Mr. Frisk having a considerable estate, and the matter will come up in the Probate court today, it being the earliest day that could be set and give the required legal notice to any interested parties. Mr. Frisk, or "Charlie," as he was called by young and old, with a smile and a word of greeting for his acquaintances, and with never a word of harm for anyone, was liked by all, and who join the NEWS in the hope that he can soon return fully restored and end his days in peace and happiness. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 1 Col 5--MRS. N. F. HAWORTH DEAD--Mrs. Susan Haworth, wife of N. F. Haworth, presiding judge of the county court, died at her home in Moberly on the 11th, following a long illness, aged 72 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son and two daughters. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 1 Col 6--(Kathy's notes: This was an article on basketball that I have condensed only to include the names of the boys on the team.)--The Higbee team was composed on Emerson Hare, Earl Durnil, Franklin Atkins, Carl Lloyd, Joe Jones, but two of whom--Durnill and Atkins--played on the team last year, and the latter most of the time as a sub. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 1 Col 6--THE REV. MAGRUDER TO ODESSA--The following from the Eldon Advertiser will be of interest to our readers, the Rev. Magruder being the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Notley Magruder of this place: "Rev. G. N. Magruder, pastor of the First Baptist church of Eldon, has received a unanimous call and accepted the call to the Baptist church at Odessa, Mo., and expects to go to his new charge the first Sunday in November. He presented his resignation before the business meeting of the church here Wednesday evening. The church at Odessa has a new, modern building and the new charge means an increase in salary. "Rev, Magruder has been one of the very best liked ministers of Eldon. He has probably more good friends than any other man in Eldon just now. His going away will be felt by the community as he was always considered in every move for community welfare and stood for the upbuilding not only of his own church, but of the religious atmosphere of the community generally. Mrs. Magruder, too, was a good worker in the church and missionary field and will be missed in the church and lodges. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 2 Col 4--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--(edited by compiler)--Miss Nannie Goodman died at her home in Clifton Hill Sunday morning, October 10, 1926, of a complication of diseases. She was a daughter of the late Jas. F. Goodman, a pioneer of Silver Creek township. She was born near Mt. Airy and was past 80 years of age. She united with the Silver Creek Baptist church when young. Her remains were buried in the old Goodman graveyard, near the scene of her birth. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Finnell, who is nearly 89 years old, and Mrs. Mary Kimbrough, who is quite aged, also, both of Clifton Hill, and a number of relatives. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mr. and Mrs. Martin Robb moved to town from Russell yesterday. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mrs. Jas. Richards of Springfield, Ill., is the guest of her son, Roy. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mrs. Thos. Osburn of Monroe City is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Pitney. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mr. and Mrs. Norton Reynolds left Monday for Los Angeles, Calif., where they will make their home. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mrs. Mary Burke returned Saturday from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Otho Robb, of Mexico. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mrs. Maurice Robb returned Saturday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. R. H. Williams, of Vandalia. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hackward and daughters, Misses Vera and Jennie, spent Sunday with relatives in Moberly. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 1--Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noel and children will leave today for Kansas City, where they will make their home, for a time, at least. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Mrs. Ernest Dinwiddie returned Monday from Boonville where she has been for several weeks with her little son, Ernest, who was recently operated on for appendicitis, and who reached the hospital just in the nick of time. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 2--Chas. Turner was here from Edgerton, Mo., Saturday to see Mrs. Emma Smith and to take her home with him to make her home, Mrs. Turner being her niece, but she was too sick to make the trip. She was thought to be some better yesterday. Thursday, 14 Oct 1926, Vol 40, No 24, Pg. 5 Col. 2--A pleasant day was spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Bradley, it being Mr. Bradley's birthday. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. Minor Moore, Mrs. W. M. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bradley and children, Mrs. Frank Sturgeon and children, Mrs. W. M. Wheeler, Mrs. Andy Bradley and children. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.