> -----Original Message----- > From: ~~ Leslie ~~ [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mo-Absts] (#2) 31 July 2003 > > > (#2) 31 July 2003 > MO-ABSTRACTS > a Read-Only List > ``````````````````````` > > Here is another of Kathy Bowlin's transcriptions > from micro-film of the Higbee News newspaper. > Our thanks to Kathy, as always. If you have > questions about the information, contact her > directly at [email protected] . > > Leslie Kohler > `````````````````` > > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --FAMILY REUNION > --The old farm home of H. C. Cubbage, deceased, near Yates, > now occupied by Paul Swetnam, was the scene of a very > pleasant gathering Sunday, the occasion being a re-union of the > Cubbage families, Mr. Swetnam extending them a special invitation > to hold the re-union and dinner in the beautiful woods pasture on the > south side of the farm. > > The dinner, taken in baskets and boxes, and consisting of every > good thing to eat, was spread under the shade of the large trees > and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The afternoon was most > pleasantly spent in visiting and living over again the days of long > ago. > > Those present: Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cubbage and sons, Clarence > and Lysle, Higbee; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Malone and son, Waldo, > Huntsville; Mrs. Earl Simpson and children, Carl, Hazel, Grace and > Ruth, Roundup, Mont.; Mrs. Sloane Whitsell, Polo, Ill.; Dr. and Mrs. > J. W. Winn and son, Warren, Higbee; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cubbage, > Wheeling, W. Va.; Mrs. Orville Pitney and son, Marshall, Cheraw, > Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Yates and son, George, Yates; R. G. > Duncan, Higbee; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Duncan and grandson, > Yates; Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Jones, Higbee; Mr. and Mrs. Horace > Williams, Roanoke; Miss Mabel Duncan and James Cubbage, St. > Louis; Mrs. Alice Quinn, Yates, and Edgar Maxfield, Higbee. > > The day from first to last was a most enjoyable one and will be long > remembered by all. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --FLOYD MOORE TO LEAVE US > --Floyd Moore, bookkeeper for the Higbee Coal Co., has tendered > his resignation, we understand, and will likely leave Higbee. His > resignation, we learn, was brought about by the company, for the > sake of economy, it is presumed, wanting him to take the position > of weighman at the mine, displacing Jas. Rankin, besides doing the > regular book work without any increase in salary. > > Mr. and Mrs. Moore are among our most popular people and have > endeared themselves to all, who will give them up with the deepest > regret, and all join the NEWS in the hope that something may yet > transpire to cause them to give up the idea of leaving us. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Will Kelso, who has been located at Ridge, Mont., near which > place he has a large ranch, orders his address changed to 813 S. > Fifty Ave., Bozeman, Mont. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --PITNEY-MCKINZIE > --Mr. Thos. Pitney and Miss Dora McKinzie were united in > marriage at the home of the officiating minister Tuesday > evening, July 3, 1923, at 3 o'clock. The bride is the winsome > daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. McKinzie and is a most capable > and accomplished young lady. The groom is the son of Mr. and > Mrs. W. S. Pitney of Higbee, and is a young man of sterling worth > of character and popular with all who know him. The NEWS joins > in congratulations and best wishes. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --W. D. SETTLE AS HISTORIAN > --Interesting and Valuable Contribution to the State's Literature > Soon to be Issued > --Our friend and former townsman, W. D. Settle of Fayette, has > compiled a history of the Pythian Home of Missouri which is not > only of interest to the thirty thousand members of the Order in the > state, but is unique in that it is the first, and so far as we know, the > only work of its kind extant, though homes had been established in > many states prior to the one in Missouri. In addition to the historical > facts presented, the book possesses literary merit of high degree, > and bears the warm commendation of many men of eminence > throughout the state. All who have read the advance copies of the > work unite in pronouncing it worthy of highest commendation, both > for its historical and its literary value. > > Mr. Settle has been an active and influential member of the Knights > of Pythias for thirty-five years, and for fifteen years capably and > faithfully served as a member of the Board of Managers of the > Missouri Pythian Home at Springfield. The author spent twenty > years teaching and two or three years in publishing a newspaper, > all of which experience prepared him for the task which he has just > completed--Glasgow Missourian. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Born, on the 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude McKinzie, a daughter. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --J. W. Miles returned Monday from a visit with his sisters, > Mrs. Stanley and Mrs. Smith, in Kansas City. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mr. and Mrs. Will Andrews of Huntsville visited the latter's > parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miles, Sunday. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dorman returned to their home in Chicago > Saturday after a visit with the former's father, John Dorman, and > family. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lambier and daughter, Doris, spent Sunday > with Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Houtz in Oil City. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Wm. Barron and Matthew Evans returned Wednesday to Tilden, > Ill., after a short visit with the home folks. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --W. W. Morley has been on crutches for several days, having > his right leg injured while at work in Mine No. 11 Friday. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mrs. Orville Pitney and son, Marsall,(Marshall?) of Cheraw, Colo., > are the guests of her sister, Mrs. J. W. Winn, and other relatives > and friends. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Dr. Chas. Harris, who recently returned from Chicago where he > attended the Chicago College of chiropractic, has decided to locate > in New Franklin for the practice of his profession, and left Wednesday > for that place. He has the best wishes of a wide circle of friends for > success. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bottoms left yesterday in their car for Fargo, ND, > for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. T. H. Hopper. They will be gone > several weeks, and on their return trip will visit Yellowstone Park and > other points of interest in the West. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Wm Barron and niece, Miss Mary Wilkinson, spent Sunday with > relatives at Nevada. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Born, on the 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. Asa Warford, a son. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mrs. Ben Pitney is advertising a lot of household goods for sale > at auction tomorrow, and will leave the first of next week for > Kewanee, Ill, where Mr. Pitney has work and has decided to locate. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Alfred Hayden, who moved to Moberly about a year ago, moved > to Springfield, Ill., this week where he will make his home. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Joe Davis and Ed Ragan of Moulton, Iowa, arrested in Moberly > last week charged with attempting to hold up a filling station and the > shooting of Glen Purdy, the man in charge, were released following > their preliminary hearing Tuesday, no one being able to positively > identify them as the guilty parties. The boys claimed they were on > their way home from the harvest fields in Kansas when arrested. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mrs. G. W. Cook, who has been in Arkansas for some time, has > returned to her home in Springfield, Mo, not liking Arkansas, and > orders her paper sent to 542 Brower street. Mrs. Cook is another > of our valued subscribers who has the old home paper follow her, > wherever she may be. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowman, who recently bought property in the > south part of town, moved here from Moberly Tuesday. The NEWS > joins others in extending the right hand of fellowship to these good > people. Their legion of friends will be glad to know that Mr. Bowman, > who was stricken with paralysis a year or more ago, continues to > improve. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --Frank Thierfelder, of Moberly, and Miss Rita Dunn, of Chillicothe, > were married in that city on the 17th. Mr. Thierfelder, who was born > and reared in Moberly, is quite well and favorably known here, where > he formerly frequently visited, and which he "makes" about every thirty > days in his capacity as supervisor in the vocational training service > for disabled soldiers, a position he has filled since the war. His many > friends join the NEWS in hearty congratulations. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --C. W. Cubbage was here from Glasgow Wednesday for a visit with > his sister, Mrs. J. W. Winn, and other relatives and friends before > leaving the next day for Wheeling, WV., where he will make his future > home. Mr. Cubbage has been in the bridge building business for about > twenty years, having begun such work on the Alton bridge at Glasgow. > He is ending his career as a bridge builder at the same place, being in > charge of the new highway river bridge at Glasgow when he tendered > his resignation to accept a position as general manager of the Ohio > River Sand and Gravel Co., at Wheeling at a salary of $5000 a year > and expenses. Mr. Cubbage, as a token of the esteem in which he > was held by the employees under him, from the water boy to the > highest, was presented Wednesday with the best gold watch money > could buy, suitably engraved. It is needless to add that he fully > appreciated the gift, but far more the spirit of his fellow workers that > prompted it. His host of Higbee friends join The NEWS in regrets > that he is to be located so far from the old home town, and in > congratulating him on his continued climb up the ladder of success. > > Friday, 27 July 1923, Vol 37, No 14 > --OLD CITIZENS RETURN FOR VISIT. > --Mr. and Mrs. John McNamara and three children and Mr. and Mrs. > Thos. McNamara and four children, all of Chicago, arrived yesterday > in their cars for a visit of a day or so with old friends. The Messrs. > McNamara are pleasantly remembered by all of our older citizens, > being residents of the old town many years ago, the present being > John's first in over thirty years, and Tom's second in about twenty. > They have made their home in Chicago since leaving here, and their > legion of friends will be delighted to know that they have been very > successful. They will go from here to Trenton for a visit with their > sister, Mrs. Thos. Richards, and from there to Des Moines, Ia., for > a visit with their youngest brother, James. Eddie, another of the > brothers, lives in Chicago and has prospered equally as well. "Pete," > another brother, and well known here, and who followed the stage for > many years, has prospered even more than the others, is in the > vaudeville booking business and has a fine country home on Long > Island. About the only thing in town the boys found unchanged was > the NEWS office, where many midnight lunches were served back in > the days of real sport when Tom was one of the leading spirits and > actors in all home talent plays. It was sure a delight for their > old friends > to see them once again, and all join the NEWS in the hope that they > will visit us oftener. > > > **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 and Leslie Kohler. Although public information > is not (in and of itself) copyrightable, the format in which it is > presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. are. 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. > > Leslie Kohler > P.O. Box 276, Carrollton, MO 64633-0276 > P.O. Box 8137, Glendale, AZ 85312-8137 > > Kathy Bowlin > 506 W. Ohio St., Butler, MO 64730 >