Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 1--ANOTHER HOWARD COUNTY KILLING--Jack Childers Fatally Shot by His Brother, Price, at New Franklin Last Friday.--Jack Childers was shot and fatally wounded by his brother, Price Childers, Friday night about eleven o'clock. He was rushed to a hospital in Boonville but died in about an hour after the shooting. Price Childers surrendered to the constable at new Franklin and was brought to the jail here. He has since been taken to another jail. The shooting occurred at the Childers home in New Franklin. Price Childers was unnerved over the affair and fainted several times after his arrival at the jail. He claimed self defense, saying that his brother, Jack, had attacked him with an ax, that he tried to escape from him but was overtaken when he fell. He claimed that he fired one shot to frighten his brother and was forced to shoot again, this time fatally wounding him. He seemed heartbroken over what he claimed he had been forced to do. The story from members of his own family give an entirely different account of the whole affair. Jack and Jesse Childers resided with their mother in new Franklin as did Mrs. Price Childers, who is separated from her husband. Price Childers did not reside there. Friday night Jack Childers and a friend returned to the Childers home about eleven o'clock after trying out a new coon dog. The mother is said to have requested Jack to split some kindling when it is alleged he was struck over the head with something by Price Childers who had been hiding near by. The mother is said to have witnessed the trouble and rushed out of the house just as Price shot at Jack, but missed. Jack it is claimed, was stunned by the blow on the head, but attempted to escape by running around the house. Price, it is said, ran around the other way and fired the fatal shot as they met. Jealousy over Price Childer's wife is said to have caused the trouble. Price Childers' age was given as 31 and that of his brother as 28. The Advertiser is giving the account of the tragedy as related by Price Childers. The other version is as told by a brother. A coroner's inquest was not held. Price Childers' preliminary hearing will be held tomorrow. The funeral of Jack Childers was held Sunday. Interment was made at Ashland cemetery.--Fayette Advertiser. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 1--Dinwiddie-Fisher--Marshall Dinwiddie, who came in from Kansas City in his car the first of the week, for a visit with relatives and friends, as folks supposed, had a much more important mission, as he and Miss Irene Fisher drove to Moberly Wednesday where they were married by the Rev. E. Y. Keiter, leaving immediately for Kansas City. The bride is the pretty and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fisher of south of town and is very popular among a wide circle of acquaintances. The groom is too well known to Higbee folks to need any introduction on our part, being the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dinwiddie, and who moved away from the old town only a few weeks ago. He is a most exemplary young man and numbers his friends by his acquaintances. The NEWS joins other friends in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 1--Arm Broken In Fall--Charles Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Williams, met with a very painful accident Sunday afternoon which resulted in his having his left arm broken, and that it wasn't his neck or back is almost a miracle. With several young people he was out for a walk in the vicinity of the old Inter-state mine south of town, and climbing up on the old trestle, was walking out to the old dirt dump and fell through a hole to the railroad track, some ten or fifteen feet. He did not see the hole he stepped into for the reason that he was busy paring an apple. Fortunately, he was not injured by the knife in his fall, and aside from the broken arm, received no more serious injuries than a few bruises and a fearful shaking up. He is to be congratulated on his escape. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 3--KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR--Walker Blakley Ends Life by Cutting His Throat Sunday Afternoon.--The people of North Howard and Sharon community were horribly shocked Sunday afternoon when the news was heralded around that Walker Blakley had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor at the home of Mrs. Fisher near Sharon Church. Harold Fisher and wife reside with his mother and brother near Sharon Church. Walker Blakley was employed by the Fishers. Sunday morning about 10:30 Harold Fisher went over to Owen Woods', a neighbor, and about 1:30 as he was coming home on horseback, and rounded a turn when near home he saw Mrs. Fisher running from the house with her baby in her arms, and screaming, and was followed by Blakley. He took his wife and child to the home of Nick Green, a neighbor, and tried to get a shotgun, but Mr. Green persuaded him to let the law take its course in the matter. Mr. Fisher tried to get the sheriff over the phone but couldn't and then leaving Nick Green's home, he came to town, swore out a warrant for the arrest of Blakley. The warrant was given to Constable F. M. Sires to serve. Wm. Wallace drove to the Fisher home with Mr. Sires. When they arrived a search was made about the barn and outbuildings for Blakley, and finally he was located in an upstairs room with his throat cut. Dr. Richards, of Fayette, County coroner, was notified and he came and held an inquest. Constable Sires subpoenaed the following jury for the inquest: John Thorpe, D. O. Green, Wm. Wallace, B. T. Magruder, A. C. Green and G. W. Robb. The verdict of the jury was that Walker Blakely came to his death by cutting his own throat with a razor. It was brought out in the evidence before the jury that Blakely had attempted to assault Mrs. Fisher, and getting loose from him she grabbed her child and escaped from home as above. It was also said he also warned Mrs. Fisher if she told of his attempt to assault her there would be two newly made graves in the cemetery. The Herald is informed that young Blakely had a severe illness about two years ago, and it was thought by some that his mind was affected from his illness. At best it is a most lamentable tragedy. Mrs. Fisher, mother of Harold Fisher, was visiting with relatives near New Franklin, and Sam Fisher, was also absent from the home when the tragedy took place.--Armstrong Herald. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 5--World Series Now On--The world baseball series, between Pittsburg and Washington, opened in the former city Wednesday, Washington winning the opening game 4-1. In the game yesterday, also played at Pittsburgh, the score was 3-2 in favor of Pittsburgh. The team winning a majority of seven games will make a barrel of money for its players as well as win the world's championship. Almost 50,000 people saw each game, many standing in line all night long before the day of the game and until the gates were opened in the afternoon in order to be able to get into the grounds. We like the game all right, but not to that extent. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 1, col 6--AN OLD TIME RESIDENT CALLED HENCE--Walter Smith, Former Well Known character, Dies in County Sanitarium--Burial at New Hope.--Walter Smith, a former well known resident of Higbee, but who had been in the county sanitarium at Huntsville for several years, died in that institution Friday night of last week from general debility, aged about eighty years. Deceased was born in London, England, 80 or more years ago, and came to Canada when quite a young man, and coming to this locality at the close of the Civil War, making his home for several years with the late Wm. Jones of Myers. Mr. Smith was a plasterer by trade and years ago used to boast that he had plastered every house in the town, and which was the case at that time. He was a good workman and was honest in his work as he was in everything else. As he had no known relatives there was no one to care for him in his latter years, and when he got too feeble to work he was taken to the sanitarium following a spell of sickness, friends seeing that it was impossible for him to be kept here. But he was not forgotten by them, and most always called on him when in or near Huntsville, and saw to it that he was liberally supplied with tobacco and other little luxuries. As soon as news of his death reached here these friends saw to it that he should be given decent and Christian burial and the body was brought to the undertaking parlors of J. W. Burton, where it was kept until Monday when funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church by the Rev. Notley Magruder, the church being comfortably filled, despite the inclement weather. Interment was made at Myers in the Jones family burial lot in New Hope cemetery. Deceased, so far as is known, had no relatives, never having communicated with any of his family since he ran away from home at the age of 18 years. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 4, col 6--Mrs. Brown Duffield spent the first of the week in Carrolton with her son, Edwin Cave, and wife who will leave this week for Florida where they will probably locate. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 9, col 3--Russell Items--C. T.Atkins, for the past five years employed by the American Express Co. in Moberly as a driver, has been promoted to night manager of the Moberly office, succeeding C. E. Tucker, who has been placed on the company's retired list. H. D. Riley has been employed as a driver in Mr. Atkins' place. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 5, col 2--Mrs. Jeff Dougherty is visiting relatives in Hannibal. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 1--Victor Patterson is a new clerk in Dr. C. F. Burkhalter's drug store, succeeding Jas. Roberts, who has gone to Chicago. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 3--Wm. Longdon Sr., has been off duty at the block mine for some time due to an infected hand, poisoned by carbide. He will soon be on duty again. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 4--Mr. and Mrs. Allen Harris of Bloomington, Ill., were the guests of Higbee relatives yesterday for a few hours, having come down from Moberly where they were called by the death of Mrs. Harris' grandmother. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 7--The following took advantage of the Alton excursion to Chicago Friday; Mrs. Roy Richards, Mrs. Geo. Williams, Levi Simms and Jas. Roberts. The latter went with a view of securing employment and in the event he is not successful will go to Kenosha, Wis. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 7--Mail carrier Walter Dougherty has been making his route for a week or so with a decided limp. While on his route a few days ago a part of his horse's harness broke and which the horse resented with its heels, landing on Walter's left leg below the knee and which knocked him flat of his back in the mud. The limb is improving and will soon be as good as ever. Friday, 9 Oct. 1925, Vol 39 No. 24, pg. 8, col 6--Claude Ryle of the Yates vicinity returned home Tuesday from a two months' residence in California. While in that state he called on his uncle, W. B. Ryle, a former splendid citizen of Higbee, but now a prosperous business man at San Diego, and found him well, happy and in an inquiring mood as to the welfare of his legion of old Higbee friends. Claude, while he found work in the West, was not satisfied with the country and came back to God's country--and mighty glad to get back. 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. 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