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, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 3--MRS. J. W. WINN BETTER--The many friends of Mrs. J. W. (Dr.) Winn, who has been in poor health for several months, and who was taken to a Boonville hospital last week by Dr. Winn, will be glad to learn that she is doing nicely and will likely be able to return home next week. They will also be delighted to learn that a very thorough examination showed that an operation was not at all necessary. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 3--TO TEACH IN UNIVERSITY CITY--Miss Nelle Burton, who has been attending the University at Columbia, and who will graduate today, will leave Monday for St. Louis where she will teach mathematics in one of the schools in University City. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 4--RENICK RESIDENT DIES SUDDENLY--John A. McRoberts, one of Renick's best known citizens, aged 67 years, was found dead in bed Sunday morning, death having resulted from heart failure some time during the night. His wife died only a week before, and this likely contributed to his own death. Deceased was quite well known here, and had many friends who will regret to learn of his death. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 5--Mrs. Lewis Sachsenheimer was called to Clarence Saturday by a telephone message informing her that her brother, aged 16, had been accidentally shot and was not expected to live. So far as we know, nothing has been heard as to his condition. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 5--The following from a distance attending the funeral of Evelyn Lucile Warren here Thursday of last week: Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith, Thos. Warford, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dorman, Kansas City; Miss Evelyn Burkhalter, St. Louis, and Clyde Warren and Mrs. Ray Warren, Columbia. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 5--Mrs. John Goin received a letter Monday advising her of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Sarah Garrington, of Hiteman, Iowa, who has been in a hospital in Iowa City since early in the month, but as to the nature of her illness Mrs. Goin is not advised. When last heard from she was not better. Mrs. Garrington has many friends and acquaintances in Higbee who join the News in the hope for her early recovery. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 6--RENICK BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT--Junior Cottingham, 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cottingham of Renick, was accidentally shot Saturday morning by the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Moss, of about the same age, the boys having started hunting. In some manner, the gun carried by the Moss boy was accidentally discharged, the shot penetrating Cottingham's abdomen. It was at first thought that the wound would prove fatal, but it is now said the boy has a good chance to recover. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 1, Col 6--Mose Blansett, who was stricken with paralysis several months ago, remains about the same, although he may have gained slightly. His legion of friends yet hope to see him about town as usual. Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 8--(Kathy's notes: I just had to transcribe this. The Huntsville letter was missing because Mr. Dameron was ill, and the editor had complained earlier in the issue that there wasn't enough advertising to fill the paper, so this is what was printed on the last page. It was all that was on the left half of the page.) "We Tried our Best To Fill It but couldn't and dedicate this space to the firms that should have advertised but didn't." Thursday, 27 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 38, Pg 8 Col 4--PAINFULLY INJURED--W. G. Grapes, employed at Russell by the Winston-Dear co., was painfully hurt Thursday of last week, when a piece of steel from a chisel or sledge struck him on the cheek just below the eye, going through the bone. Mr. Grapes was taken to a Moberly hospital where he was operated on, and when heard from yesterday, he was doing nicely. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.