Friday, 27 Nov 1914--Miller McCune, aged 25 years, died at his home in Clark on the 20th of tuberculosis. He is survived by his wife and one child. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--Born, on the 22nd, to Fred Blais and wife, of near town, a son. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--Jas. Gilvin, a prominent citizen of the Rucker vicinity, died on the 20th, aged 55 years. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--George Comstock, son of Jesse Comstock of south of town, is seriously ill at his home in Moberly of typhoid fever. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--Mrs. John Mooney left Wednesday for St. Louis where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Forrest Radford. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--A small frame dwelling on the Viley farm near Yates and occupied by David Embree, colored, was destroyed by fire Monday, together with its contents. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--C. C. ROBB DEAD--Christopher C. Robb, more familiarly known as "Lum," died at his home just southwest of town at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1914, of pneumonia and typhoid fever, aged 56 years. He was born and reared in this vicinity and was known to all as a good citizen and good man. He was married in 1888 to Miss Laura Bennifield who, with their six children, survives him. He is also survived by four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday by Eld. Wm. Kelso and interment made in the Robb family burying ground south of town. The sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved ones. (Kathy's notes: My files indicate that this man was named Christopher Columbus Robb, hence the nickname "Lum", but I don't have a source for that information. Is there a descendant out there that can verify or debunk this for me?) Friday, 27 Nov 1914--Thos. Osborne has rented the Hence Burton property in the north part of town and moved to it yesterday. Mr. Burton has moved to his father' s old place near town. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--"Slick" Dudgeon, who died Saturday, was the constant companion of the late Jinks Taylor, another of Higbee's happy-go-lucky darkies, and often remarked of late on the fact that Jinks had always told him that if he should die first he wouldn't be long in coming back for him, and many of their cronies are now wondering if Jinks really kept his word. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--MRS. RICHARD EDWARDS--Mrs. Richard Edwards, brief mention of whose death was made in our last issue, died on Nov 18, 1914, in the hospital at Mexico after an illness of three weeks. She was 57 years of age and was the daughter of the late Jas. Sumpter, and was born and reared in this vicinity, moving to Mexico about eighteen years ago. She was united in marriage to Richard Edwards in 1879, and is survived by him and their four children--three sons and a daughter. She also leaves two brothers, t. A. and W. M. Sumpter, and one sister, Mrs. Sallie Patrick, besides a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Christian church at Mexico and interment made in the city cemetery. The sympathy of a host of Higbee friends goes out to the bereaved ones. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--WARFORD-CROPP--Mr. Thos. A. Warford of this place and Miss Augusta Cropp of near Glasgow were married at the home of the bride on Wednesday, Nov 25, 1914. The bride is a pretty and accomplished young lady and is popular with all who know her. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. s. Warford of south of town and is a gentleman in every sense of the word, and is one of the most reliable and worthy young men in was ever our pleasure to know. We join in hearty congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--JAMES PALMER DEAD--James Palmer, a former resident of this place, died at his home, 1712 W. 7th street, Oklahoma City, Ok, on Friday, Nov 20, 1914, from cancer of the stomach and liver. Mr. Palmer was 62 years of age and is survived by his widow and three children--Edgar J, Roodhouse, Ill, Mrs. Wm. Baker, Yates, and Audrey B, Oklahoma City. Funeral services were held Sunday and interment made with the honors of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, of which he had long been a member. Mr. Palmer was a citizen of Higbee some ten years or more, moving to Oklahoma about fifteen years ago, and had many warm and sincere friends here who will be deeply pained to learn of his death, and who join THE NEWS in warmest sympathy for the bereaved one. Friday, 27 Nov 1914--A FATAL ACCIDENT--Rollie Dudgeon, aged about 32, one of Higbee's most popular colored citizens, and more familiarly known as "Slick," is no more, having died about 6 p.m. Saturday from a gunshot wound accidentally received shortly before noon. With Wm. Holt, also colored, they left the house of the latter in the northeast part of town about ten o'clock for a rabbit hunt, and jumped the first rabbit while going through W. F. Jones' pasture while still in sight of the house. Holt threw his gun to his shoulder to fire, when Rollie, who was some six or eight feet away from him, told him not to shoot, but to let their dog catch the rabbit. Holt lowered the gun and with the muzzle pointed towards Rollie and his eye on the dog and rabbit he endeavored to let the hammer of the gun down. It was a hammerless gun, a kind that he was not used to, and as he pulled the trigger he placed his thumb in position to ease the hammer down, but as there was none the gun was discharged. The entire load, wads and all, entered Rollie's right hip just above the hip bone, making a hole in inch or two in diameter, and seemed to range downward. Rollie was hastily taken to the home of Jas. Bailey near by and a doctor called, who pronounced the wound a very serious one and in all probability fatal. Death probably resulted from an internal hemorrhage, and occurred when all of the watchers had gone out of the room. Interment was made Monday in the cemetery of his race southeast of town. "Slick" was one of our best colored citizens, and was popular with all. He was always in a good humor and got a barrel of fun out of everything. May he be as happy and care free on the other side. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.