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, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Christena Whittaker of Fort Scott, Kan., is visiting her sisters, Mrs. F. M. And Mrs. Fred Blaise, for the first time in twenty-five years. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hargis and baby, Valeta, were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Asbury. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 3 Col 3&4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgway and sons, Hugh and Kenneth, Mrs. Wm. Harris and daughter, Belva, were Friday evening guests of their sister, Mrs. Roy Lynch, of Armstrong. Mrs. Ridgway is continuing her visit until Sunday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 4 Col 6--The Rev. G. N. Magruder and family returned to their home in Eldon, Mo., yesterday after a visit with his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Notley Magruder, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Goldie Pitney went to Moberly Tuesday where she underwent an operation at McCormick hospital. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. John Myers of Moberly was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, during the week. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. N. E. Edmonston returned to her home in Pittsburg, Kan., Saturday after a visit with her sister, Mrs. John Egly. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Miss Gladys Golden returned to her home in Moberly Saturday after a visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Mattie Griffin. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Blackford Adams motored to Kansas City Saturday to visit their son, John, and wife, returning Sunday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Murphy of Des Moines, Ia., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Towles and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Goin. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins returned to her home in St. Louis Wednesday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ancell. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Lon Coleman returned to Springfield, Ill., Saturday, Mr. Coleman having decided to make that their home, for some time, at least. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. Wm. Robb and daughter, Miss Edna, of Independence, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kennedy of Kansas City were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robb the first of the week. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. John Murdy returned Friday from Slater, where Mr. Murdy has been working for some time. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson of Ft. Worth, Texas, are the guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Fullington. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Ivan and Marvin Pitney motored to southeast Missouri Friday where they visited their uncle, T. J. McKinney, during the week end. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin left in their car yesterday for a visit with their sons, Joe and Forrest, in Milwaukee and Kenosha, Wis. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 5 Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION--Mrs. B. H. Ditter and children, Nellie and Joe, of St. Louis, are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Avery. They will return home Sunday after a most enjoyable vacation. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 7 Col 3--While visiting relatives in Clifton Hill Sunday last we met Mrs. John Henry Minor of Chicago, formerly of Huntsville. She is visiting her two sisters, Mrs. Porter Mayo, and Mrs. J. D. Richardson. These three good old ladies are natives of the county and all that remain of a large family of sons and daughters of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stark, who settled on the virgin soil a few miles east of Mt. Airy in an early day before Randolph county was organized in 1829. No finer people ever lived in the county than the Stark family. These splendid old ladies are aunts of the Stark boys of Yates. Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Richardson are widows. the late John Henry Minor, who died in Chicago several years ago, was a native of this county, and lived many years south of Huntsville before moving to this city, where he spent many years of his life before moving to Chicago, where their two sons, Jim and Porter Minor reside. John Henry and his brother, the late Rev. Lewis A. Minor, were plasterers by trade, and could spread more "mud" in a day than any two workmen I ever saw. Many old buildings in the southwestern part of the county still stand, the walls of which show their handiwork. Mrs. Richardson's husband was also a native of the county, and for many years a prominent farmer of silver Creek township, before moving to Clifton Hill, where he died several years ago. All three of these ladies are longtime members of the Baptist church and all have lived more than four score years. Mrs. Minor, the eldest, is 91 years old and says she never has a pain or ache nor misses a meal. Mrs. Mayo is 87 and Mrs. Richardson 82. It is seldom that three sisters of their ages meet. Mrs. Mayo's husband is in his 89th year, and is active for man of his age. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 1--A Birthday Celebration--Sunday, July 25th, was a most pleasant day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Heathman, it being Mrs. Heathman's 41st birthday, and also the birthday of her father, H. C. Franklin. At noon a basket dinner was spread. It was a real dinner and was enjoyed by all. The afternoon was equally enjoyable, being spent in music and conversation. All departed at a late hour wishing Mrs. Heathman and her father many more such happy occasions. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Mrs. Albert Heiyer and sister, Miss Alma Bitemyere, returned to their home in St. Louis after a two weeks' visit with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bowman and family. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Misses Melba and Virlee Bowman are the proud owners of a player-piano, purchased Thursday. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--BURTON ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Maxel Jackson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kirby and Mr. and Mrs. Brice Kirby spent Sunday with John Jackson and family. Thursday, 29 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 13, pg. 8 Col 4--Surprise Birthday Dinner--Mrs. Venise Starkey was the honor guest at a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at her home west of Higbee. The surprise was planned by her daughters, Misses Flossie and Cleo Starkey. A bountiful dinner was served on the lawn. (Guest list omitted.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. 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