Carey, your memory serves you well, it was the Citizens Bank. Arthur Cox wrote this about Gordon Rankin: Gordon Henry Rankin, the son of John Pollock and Margaret Rankin was born in Higbee, MO August 17, 1886 and spent his childhood days there. Later he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. He later returned to Higbee where he worked in the Post Office for several years helping his father who was Postmaster at Higbee, MO for 27 years. He also worked in the Citizens Bank at Higbee until World War I came and he served in Company L of the 356th Infantry Division #89. The postmaster, John P. Rankin was the Senior Rankin - I believe John P. Rankin, Jr. was a groceryman there in Higbee, and to my knowledge, was not involved in the banking business. Thanks for your memories, they are wonderful. Alice Nicholson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Bankhead" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Bank of Higbee, John P. Rankin >I am sure it would have been the Citizens Bank of Higbee that Mr. Rankin >was active in. I'm most familiar with the Higbee Savings Bank since my >parents operated it from l955-l982, and I literally grew up in it hearing >local lore, becoming a teller while in high school, etc. But, at any rate, >the Savings Bank was organized in l889 primarily by George R. Rennolds. >Wm. Walton, a local mine leader, started out on its board but I'm thinking >there was some sort of falling out, at any rate in l890 the Citzens Bank >was organized with Mr. Walton as President. It was located at the >northeast corner of Randolph & Division Sts in what was the Knights of >Pythias building.....the Odd Fellows building was next door to the north. >Just a few days ago I saw again a photo of the Post Office which at the >time was at the rear of the Citizens Bank, and Mr. Rankin was Postmaster. >The Citizens Bank is said to have failed due to purchasing some >questionable loans from the Yates Savings Bank, > which ultimately failed, as did the Citizens Bank in l930. There was > quite a bit of hard feeling between Yates area people, the Savings Bank, > etc., for several years. I believe Gordon Rankin was a banker, too, > though maybe not in Higbee. > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >

There were several grocery and dry goods stores in Higbee during its heyday -- l890-1920, and I believe Rankin & Solberg was among them.