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 and owners were a wonderful man by the name of 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. It is because of my tremendous admiration for this father and son, that I am transcribing this paper and putting it in a more readable format, so that this work may again be brought to light, to entertain, and teach a whole new generation of the descendants of the inhabitants and neighbors of a little town called "Higbee." 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. I wouldn't want my own possible errors in transcription, blamed on the editors of the 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. When the Higbee Historical Society disbanded, their material was donated to the Randolph County Historical Society and is still available there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--Miss Ethel Chism left Sunday for Fulton where she has secured employment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--John Murdy left Monday for Omaha, Nebr., where he has secured employment. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--H. C. Eubanks left Tuesday for a visit with his brother-in-law, Miller Pyle, of Sterling, Colo. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 1--J. W. Egly returned to Joliet, Ill., Monday after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Miss Vera Davis, who is in a nurse's training school in Moberly, is at home for a vacation of two weeks. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Andrews and granddaughter, Anna Mae Shafer, are visiting relatives in Fayette. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. J. B. Dougherty returned to her home in Woodriver, Ill., Monday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. Bernice Roberts and children of Chicago are the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Roberts and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--J. R. Jeffries of St. Joseph was the week-end guest of Mrs. Jeffries, who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Pitney. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mrs. H. E. Weiser of Van Buren, Ark., is the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ruby Weiser, and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Williams. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 2--Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bardot of St. Louis are the guest of Mrs. Bardot's mothers, Mrs. Mary Burke, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. G. B. Cowley of Cowgill, and son, Harry, of Kansas City, were the guests of her son, Dr. Geo. B. Cowley, Sunday and Monday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. Will Compton and son, Wilbur, and N. J. Robb went to Chicago on the Alton excursion Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Waterson of Columbus, Texas, were the guests of Mrs. Waterson's sister, Mrs. Andrew Bradley, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Andrews and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shafer and daughter, Miss Anna Mae, spent Sunday with relatives in Cooper county. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dorman returned to Chicago Saturday after a visit with Mr. Dorman's father, John Dorman, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. E. D. Martin, who had been quite sick at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Little, for several weeks, was able to return to her home in Kirksville Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Innes announce the birth of a son, born August 7th at Sedalia, at the home of its grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Heath. The youngster has been given the name of Garnett Raymond. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mr. and Mrs. Crews Cooper entertained fifteen of the little folks at a party Friday afternoon in honor of the fifth birthday of their daughter, Betty. Refreshments were served and the little folks had the time of their lives. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 5 Col 3--Mrs. T. J. Cooper is the proud owner of a new Chevrolet car, a birthday present from Mr. Cooper. Their son, John, drove the car home from St. Louis yesterday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Wm. Hitt and husband of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Thos. Long and children of Columbia, and Mrs. Chas. Eaton of near Fayette are all at the bedside of their father, Sam Naylor, who has been seriously ill for several days. His physician holds little hope for his recovery, we are sorry to say. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Miss Lucille Dougherty began her duties as teacher at the Robinson school near Harrisburg Monday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Joel Douglas, who has been sick for several weeks at the home of her son Johnnie Douglas, is some better. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 2--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schawo of Santanta, Kansas, were guests of Mrs. Fannie Schawo and son, Ernest, a few days last week. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Ruth Lynch visited her sister, Mrs. Emma Ridgway, Friday night. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Roy Lynch and sons of Armstrong visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise from Wednesday until Sunday. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mrs. Otto Emmitt and daughter, Nona, of Wichita, Kan., came Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise, and other relatives. Thursday, 19 Aug 1926, Vol 40 No. 16, pg. 8 Col 3--FROM SOUTH OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise had as dinner guests Sunday four of their daughters and families--Mrs. Otto Emmitt, of Wichita, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lynch, Armstrong; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Asbury and son, and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis and sons. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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