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, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Ermon Hare and James Rankin are driving new Fords, purchased this week. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Jerome Compton of Chicago is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Compton. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Annie Atkins, we are glad to say, continues to improve, and is now able to sit up part of the time. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. E. J. Thompson of Slater was the guest of her brothers, A. E. and E. E. Newman, the first of the week. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Roy Coons and children of Montgomery City are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cooper. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Irene Hargis has been employed as teacher in the Possum College, Howard county, district for the coming year. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Gladys Howell returned to St. Louis Sunday after a visit of two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Howell. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. M. E. Eatherton of Kansas City was the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Henry Powell and Mrs. Wm. Reed, Saturday. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. C. A. O'Dell, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Page and Mrs. Bessie Baker spent Sunday in Slater with Mr. and Mrs. John Dennis. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Binney, who were called here three weeks ago by the illness of the latter's mother, Mrs. W. S. Pitney, returned to their home in Strawn, Texas, Sunday. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Strope were called to Belvirde, Ill., yesterday by the receipt of a message advising them of the sudden death that day of Mr. Strope's father. The latter was 76 years old. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Jas. Griffith who taught in our school the past year, left Saturday for his home in Perry. Mr. Griffith made many friends while in Higbee and all are sorry that he is not to be with us again next year. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Sunday being the 10th birthday of their daughter, Lavine, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Compton gave a dinner in her honor, the guests being Mrs. Chas. Kirby and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Pattrick, Miss Laura Myers, R. S. Jackson, Huntsville, and Jerome Compton, Chicago. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Mary Williams was given a delightful surprise Tuesday, her 73rd birthday, children and grandchildren giving a dinner in her honor and of which she was kept in total ignorance until time for her to know it. A feature of the occasion was an immense cake adorned with 73 lighted candles. The occasion was a most delightful one, and no one enjoyed it half as much as did Mrs. Williams. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. C. A. Lux of Benton, Ill., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Turpin. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Bud Goin returned Thursday from Springfield, Ill., where they spent the winter. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. John Miller and Mrs. Susie Dinwiddie spent Sunday in Moberly with their sister, Mrs. J. W. Marshall. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Thelma Fullington has been employed as teacher in the Ebenezar district, west of town, for the coming year. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Milnes and sons, Herschel and Aubrey, of near Madison, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Laight Sunday. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Thos. Pitney, who was called here two weeks ago by the illness of his mother, Mrs. W. S. Pitney, returned to his home in Colorado Saturday. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Fischbeck of Slater were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roberts the last of the week. They were accompanied home by Miss Juanita Longdon who will spend several weeks. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Fowler, who were called here two weeks ago by the death of Oscar Fowler, returned to their home in Colorado Springs, Friday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Fowler, who will spend the summer there for Mr. Fowler's health. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. D. S. Hare left Saturday for a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Forrest Lee and Mrs. David Stevenson, of Kenosha, Wis. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Betty Jane, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patterson, has all but cried her eyes out since Thursday, when her fox terrier dog disappeared, and she has promised us that if we can restore "Snubby" through an ad in the NEWS she will give "Don" Welch, the editor's Airedale (or Siberian fish hound, as Ferd Cooper calls him) one of the best dinners he over had, and that she will not forget to give him a lot of cake. "Snubby" is pure white with black ears and a bobbed tail, so if you know where he is, please see that he is returned to Betty Jane, as she loved him with all her heart. And no dog ever loved a little Miss more than Snubby loved Betty Jane. A person who would bust up such a companionship by theft (but it is not thought the dog was stolen) would steal acorns from a blind sow. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 7, Col 4--Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of Susan Ellen Newman, deceased, were granted to the undersigned, on the 3rd day of May, A. D. 1926, by the Probate Court of Randolph County, Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to the administrator within six months after the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred. This 6th day of May, A. D. 1926. E. E. Newman, Admr. Attest: Beulah E. Beggs, Clerk of Probate. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 7, Col 4--Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of Malory Oscar Fowler, deceased, were granted to the undersigned, on the 5th day of May, A. D. 1926, by the Probate Court of Randolph County, Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to the administrator within six months after the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred. Eulah Hitt, Admr. Attest: Beulah E. Beggs, Clerk of Probate. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 7, Col 4--Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of J. B. Gooding, deceased, were granted to the undersigned, on the 3rd day of Apr, A. D. 1926, by the Probate Court of Randolph County, Missouri. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them for allowance to the administrator within six months after the date of said letters, or they may be precluded from any benefit of said estate; and if such claims be not exhibited within one year from the date of this publication, they shall be forever barred. This 15th day of April, A. D. 1926. L. N. Gooding, Admr. Attest: Beulah E. Beggs, Clerk of Probate. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 7, Col 4--ORDER OF PUBLICATION--N. E. Burton, Plaintiff, vs. Lucille Burton, Defendant. The State of Missouri to the above Defendant, GREETING: You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph County, in the State of Missouri, at Moberly, Missouri, for the purpose of securing a decree of divorce, which said action is returnable on the first day of the next regular term of said court, to be held at the Court House in the City of Moberly, in the County of Randolph, and State of Missouri, on the 7th day of June, 1926, when and where you may appear and defend such action; otherwise plaintiff's petition will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered accordingly. AL G. BLOOM, Clerk of Circuit Court. A true copy. By Helen Burton, D. C. AL G. BLOOM, Clerk of Circuit Court. Thursday, 20 May 1926, Vol 40 No. 3, pg. 8, Col 3--There is often great merriment in the community when the local paper prints a "sendoff" for a young fellow who leaves to go out into the great world, and sundry wiseacres shake their heads and make copious remarks about the imbecility of an editor who would write such stuff." What do you suppose the gang said when the Laclede News printed this paragraph, 'way back in 1881: "John Pershing will take his leave of his home and friends this week for West Point, where he will enter the United States Military academy. John will make a first rate, good looking cadet with Uncle Sam's blue, and we trust he will ever wear it with honor to himself and the old flag which floats above him. John, here's our hand! May success crown your efforts and long life be yours!"-- C. L. Hobart in the Holden, Mo., Progress. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.