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, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Born on the 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones, a son. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Geo Longdon left Friday for Chicago where he has employment. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. William Longdon of Chicago is the guest of Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Roy Piper of Slater is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Goin. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurshman of Vandalia are the guests of Mrs. W. D. Lloyd. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. F. H. Finn of Lapunta, Ark., is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Pauline Terrill. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Lib Noel of Brookfield; formerly of this place, report the birth of a son on the 2nd. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. E. H. Schultz of Overland, Mo., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warford. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Odra Short and W. I. Lloyd of Council Bluffs, Ia, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lloyd. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Hugh Daggs of Springfield, IL, is the guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. James Daggs of near town. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Jennie Miles is visiting her sister and brother, Miss Jewell and Thurber Miles, in Mexico. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Mattie Dougherty spent the first of the week in Moberly with her sister, Mrs. Walter Shiftlett. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--George Lloyd and son, George, of Kansas City were called here yesterday by the death of Elmer Lusby. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Bertha Brundege and son Audrie of Moberly were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nicholas. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Leonard Ancell and little son, Edwin, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins in St. Louis. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. L. R. Weiser of Anacortes, Wash., is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Williams. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Margaret Harriman of Marissa, Ill, is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Goin. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Calvin Magruder and daughter, Miss Ella Mae, spent the first of the week with friends in Moberly. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelso spent Sunday and Monday in Boonville with the former's sister, Miss Fay, who underwent a very serious surgical operation in a hospital there Wednesday of last week. They report her as doing nicely. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dougherty returned Tuesday from a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Emerson Littlejohn, of St. Joseph. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Rev. Kellis Magruder and family of Vandalia are the guests of his mother, Mrs. Joan Magruder, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Leona Anderson and son, Louis, returned to their home in Kansas City yesterday after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Omar Andrews. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hartman returned to their home in St. Joseph Monday after a visit with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Williams. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Walton spent Sunday near Huntsville with Warren and Scott Turner and Mrs. Miller Turner, uncles and aunt of Mrs. Walton. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Wind storms are proving quite unlucky for J. Edgar Smith. The one of several weeks ago broke the large east plate glass in his barbershop, and the one of Tuesday evening shattered the glass in the door when the latter was blown open suddenly. The next one, we presume, will take the west plate glass. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Francis Newman of Mexico was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Evans, the first of the week. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. E. J. Turner returned yesterday from a visit with her son, Dr. Howard Turner, of Arkansas City, Kans. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Allen Harris and son, Billy, of Bloomington, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris of Joliet, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris and brother, Edwin, of Detroit, Mich., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--As will be seen by an ad in this issue, Mrs. Will Longdon, who is here from Chicago, will sell all of her household goods at auction Saturday, July 10. Mr. Longdon having decided to remain in Chicago, for some time, at least. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Patterson Bros. department store at Centralia, one of the oldest firms in the town, which closed its doors two weeks ago, will satisfy creditors, who were unduly alarmed, it is said, and remain in business, says the Courier. The town's oldest firm, however, Ragsdale & Holmes, will close out and leave that they may devote all of their capital and energy to their chain of three stores in southwest Missouri. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--W. B. Hairl, mechanic at Murphy's garage for the past year resigned on the first and is visiting in the north part of the state. He will leave in about ten days, we learn, for Wyoming, his old home, and will likely locate there, permanently, as he, like all the rest who spend any time in the West, has never been satisfied with this section. He is a fine workman and a most pleasant gentleman and will be given up with regret, not only by Mr. Murphy, but by all who know him. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Jas. Shook writes us from Colorado Springs under date of June 28: "We are sending you the announcement of the marriage of another of our daughters, Mary Catherine, who was married on the 27th to W. Erman Wallace, the Rev. W. G. Schaefer performing the ceremony. They are at home at 809 N. Wahsatch St., Colorado Springs. Mary is the one who was the baby when we left Higbee. Dorothy, whose marriage you announced last week, is our Colorado baby, and is just 17. This leaves us just one girl now." The NEWS joins other friends in best wishes. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 4--HOUSEHOLD GOODS AT AUCTION--I will sell to the highest bidder for cash on the vacant lot just south of the Gem Theater, on SATURDAY, JULY 10th, beginning at 1 o'clock, the following household goods: Duofold and 2 pads. 2 rocking chairs. Library table. Iron bed, mattress and springs. Dresser. Rag rug. Washstand. Large kitchen cabinet. Round dining table. Six dining chairs. 2 kitchen chairs. Linoleum, 12X13. 6-cap steel range. 3-burner oil stove. Coal heating stove. A lot of dishes and cooking utensils and other items too numerous to mention. MRS. WILLIAM LONGDON. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 6--Burton Items--Mr. and Mrs. Otis Jackson are the proud parents of a fine baby boy, born on the 3rd. Thursday, 8 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 10, pg. 5, Col 6--WEST POINT ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lewis were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. O. A. Fountain, Sunday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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