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, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Reese and Mrs. Frank Goin and son, Robson, returned to their home in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday after a visit with Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Jones, of west of town, is the happiest girl in the community, her parents presenting her with a fine piano this week. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mobley and son, Harold of Higbee, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mobley and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mobley Sunday.--Fayette Advertiser. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Brundege of St. Louis and Mrs. J. W. Brundege and daughter, Mrs. Cloe Lowe, of Eureka, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brundege during the week. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Clyde Giles, who is working in Macon county, left here in his car yesterday for Denver, Colo., for a visit with his daughter, and will be accompanied home by Mrs. Giles, who has been in Denver for several months. He was accompanied by his father, Thos. Giles, who will visit his daughter, Mrs. Morgan Griffith. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wilkinson and Mrs. Emmett Dennis and daughters, Misses Beatrice and Dorothy, returned to their home in Springfield, Ill., Monday, after a short visit with Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 4&5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Nadine Feland, who is attending summer school in Columbia, and who will teach at Harrisburg the coming year, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Feland, the first of the week. She was accompanied by her aunt, Miss Elizabeth Goldsberry. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 5--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--A little ad in the NEWS last week found R. M. Avery's dog, "Doc," which had gone to the home of a neighbor. As the dog had never left home before, Mr. Avery had every reason to think it had been stolen. We congratulate Mr. Avery on his good luck. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 6--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Lon Coleman, who have been in Springfield, Ill., for several months, came home Friday and will remain, likely, for the summer. Their many friends are glad to have them back in the old town. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 6--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--W. D. Burke spent Sunday in Kansas City with Mrs. Burke, who has been in a hospital in that city for several weeks for treatment. He reports her as doing nicely and thinks she will be able to be at home in a short time. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 6--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--The following from here left Saturday for Kirksville, where they will attend summer school: Misses Mary Embree, Rena Heathman, Thelma Fullington, Willmuth Baker, Edna Kirby and Bessie Burton. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 5, Col 6--Dr. and Mrs. Jas. Paulfrey were here from St. Louis the first of the week, the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Palfrey. "Jimmy," as Dr. Paulfrey is best known to Higbee folks, after four long years in a St. Louis medical college, will graduate this week as a full fledged M. D. He advised us that he will go to Chicago where he will put in two years or more as an intern in the Cook County Hospital, where he will acquire all kinds of experience, as thousands of patients are treated weekly for almost all kinds of disease. He is undecided as yet, of course, as to where he will locate. He has a host of friends here who hope that he will finally decide to come back to the old home town. The NEWS joins other friends in congratulating Dr. Paulfrey on the successful completion of the long hard grind, and hopes and predicts for him a successful career. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 1--Dr. G. M. Nichols returned Monday from Kansas City where he had gone the day before for further treatment for a growth on his lower lip, and was delighted to be told that no further treatment was necessary, and he returned on the first train happier than he has been in a long time. Radium treatment removed the lump as if by magic, and the lip is now apparently as healthy as it ever was, with only a small depression in the top. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 1--J. T. Randolph and Pete Gruber went to Moberly Tuesday to take part in the Grotto Band concert, which is given every Tuesday evening at Tannehill Park. These concerts are proving very popular, especially as the band is one of the best in the state outside of the cities, as well as the largest and are drawing big crowds from all sections of the county. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 2&3--Allen Harris of Bloomington, Ill., spent from Saturday until Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris, and other relatives and friends. Allen, who has a responsible position as foreman in the Alton shops, on being asked as to what he thought of the Alton-Katy merger, laughed and said it was getting to be an old story, but that so far as he knew, it seemed to be the opinion of the employees of the road that the merger would go through but only time would tell, and then announcement would not be made until after the merger was accomplished fact. The Bloomington Pantagraph, which makes a specialty of railroad news, carries articles every few days Mr. Harris stated, relative to the merger, indicating that the consolidation was still being talked and was sure to come. If so, it may mean a great deal to Higbee, and again it may mean no more than a union depot. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 4--Henry Hargis, who holds a good position in the postal service at Dodge City, Kansas, arrived Thursday of last week for a visit of ten days with his father, C. S. Hargis, and family. He reports present prospect for a wonderful wheat crop as never better, and says harvest will begin about June 20. Kidding him about the great hullabaloo Kansas puts up every year about not being able to get enough men to harvest her wheat crop, he admitted that part of it was done for advertising purposes, but the main purpose, he had an idea, was to secure a supply of labor that wages would not be prohibitive. He informed us that A. L. Dye, who at one time ran a drug store in Higbee, moving here from Stoutsville or Paris, was a resident of Dodge City and that he was prospering. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 5--Everett Hendricks, 27 years old, a farmer residing near Columbia, shot his sister, Miss Mary, aged 30, through the groin Wednesday of last week and then killed himself instantly with the same shotgun. A rumor that his sister was about to become a mother had reached Hendricks and going to the home of a brother he asked his sister if the story were true, and on her denying it, he seized the gun and told her that he would kill her anyway. She pressed the muzzle down as he fired. Thursday, 3 June 1926, Vol 40 No. 5, pg. 8, Col 5--Jas. Barron, who was taken suddenly ill Saturday, and who had one of the worst spells in the seven long years he has been an invalid, is much better, we are glad to state. Jim's case is a complete puzzle to medical science, and according to all the rules of the latter he should have died at least six years ago. Here's hoping and praying and betting the cigars at the same time that he will yet come out of it and be well and strong again. 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.