Friday, 13 Mar 1914--(Kathy's notes: Several pages of this issue were just fragments.) Friday, 13 Mar 1914--MAY BURTON STILL MAKING GOOD--J. B. Tymony of St. Louis writes us under the date of the 10th: "I enclose (for) you a clipping from Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co's weekly letter to their employees which was given me by one of their office men who lives at the same hotel with me. It is quite complimentary to our friend May, and I thought you might like to use it." The clipping follows: "Mr. M. M. Burton, of Iowa, came into the store on Saturday morning. We all wondered why he was in St. Louis so soon after leaving here with his new line of samples. He had a tell-tale smile on his face. He slowly pulled out of his pocket a large envelope containing one order for 260 dozen. Pinned to this order was a draft for $2500. This order, which is just a preliminary, was sold to a big shoe man in a big shoe town, in one of the largest towns in Iowa. He also sent us a rubber order for the same party, making the total number of dozen sold by him 312 dozen. This places Mr. Burton's name in the "Hall of Fame." THE NEWS is certainly glad to use the above and thanks Mr. Tymony for his thoughtfulness. Mr. Burton is an old Higbee boy, and during the years he has been with the Hamilton-Brown company has proven one of their best salesmen, only some half dozen leading him in yearly sales. The above would indicate that May is going after the blue ribbon this year. His host of Higbee friends join us in the hope that he will succeed. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--W. A. Lyon and family left Tuesday for Pine Bluff, Wyo, where they will make their future home. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Jas. Scott an old citizen of the Burton vicinity, who has been seriously ill for several weeks, died at his home near that place on the 8th, aged about 68 years. He was a brother of the late Drs. "Bun" Scott of Burton and Geo. Scott of this place. Interment was made at Madison. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--W. L. Cave this week disposed of his blacksmith shop and business to M. J. Embree, who will continue the business at the old stand. Thos. Osborne, we learn, will look after the smithing for Mr. Embree. Mr. Cave has secured a position with the Northern Central Coal Co. as mechanic. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--GOIN-ROBSON--Mr. Frank Goin and Miss Emma Robson, two of Higbee's most popular young people, were united in marriage at Moberly Thursday evening, March 12, 1914, at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. A. F. Davis, pastor of the Methodist church. It was their intention to keep all knowledge of the marriage a secret until after the ceremony had been performed, but in some manner their intention became known Wednesday, so we presume the above will not come as a surprise to very many. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Goin, and is popular with all who know him and is a most deserving young man. The bride is the daughter of Rev. Ben Robson and is (a) most modest and refined young lady, numbering her friends by her acquaintances. THE NEWS joins other friends in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, on March 1st, to Emmett Barron and wife, a son. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, on the 10th, to Comma Griggs and wife, a daughter. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, on the 7th, to Hubbard Sumpter and wife, a daughter. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, March 12th, to Thos. Durnall and wife, a son. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, March 12th, to Morris Majors and wife, a son. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Born, on the 9th, to Edgar Pitney and wife, a daughter. (Kathy's notes: the 1920 census lists this child as Ethel Pitney) Friday, 13 Mar 1914--Mrs. Odus Bradley visited her brother E. D. Jarman of Armstrong the first of the week. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--A CEMETERY PROPOSITION--At the city election to be held on April 7th, besides a full set of city officials to be voted for, will be a proposition to buy of R. L. Hines his part of the city cemetery. The city council at its last regular meeting took action on the matter as follows, which is taken from the minutes of the meeting: "In the matter of the unsold cemetery lots, R. L. Hines submitted a proposition to the Board of Aldermen to release and convey to the city of Higbee, Mo, his interest in the unsold lots in city cemetery numbering about 250, for the sum of $500. It was moved and seconded that the proposition be accepted, subject to ratification by the voters at the approaching city election on the first Tuesday in April, 1914, and said motion was duly adopted by the following vote: Yes--Wisdom Burton, John Little, John Rule. No--D. W. Bowen." Some twenty years or more ago when the family burying grounds around here had about all been filled, the city fathers felt that a city cemetery was a necessity but they were short of the funds to buy same. R. L. Hines, who owned the farm on which the present cemetery is located, and when the latter was the private burying ground of his family, entered into a contract with the city whereby he was to set aside a certain amount of additional ground for burial purposes and plat it in to lots, for which the city agreed to pay him 75 per cent of the amount received from each lot sale, retaining 25 per cent to accumulate a fund for the upkeep of the cemetery. The contract has since been in force, and we presume will continue to be until other arrangements are made. Some time later, or perhaps about the time the contract was entered into with Mr. Hines, opposition to it developed and an effort was made to open another cemetery on the John Whitmore farm west of town. We do not remember whether the town ever acquired any interest in the proposed new cemetery, but it was fenced and a sign over the arched gateway bore the words "Higbee-Whitmore Cemetery." Whatever the outcome of the matter was, the new cemetery did not prove a popular site, and if we are not mistaken it contains but two graves. The cemetery matter has been somewhat a bone of contention ever since the contract was entered into, and every new board has to wrestle with the matter and thresh it all out again, or, rather, get at the bottom of what seems to many a one-sided deal, for many of our citizens who have given the matter no thought think that the cemetery belongs to the city outright and they can't understand why Mr. Hines should be given 75 per cent of the lot sales, and fly to the conclusion that the city by some hocus-pocus is being euchered out of money that justly belongs to it. Mr. Hines, every time the cemetery is discussed, always comes in for a big share of criticism, although he is doing nothing but living up to the contract made with the city. He feels that the criticism is unjust and to end the whole matter proposes to sell his interest in the unsold lots, and offers to take $500 for same. There remain, we understand, something like 250 lots, which at an average price of $10, would amount to $2500. If the city could get all the money from the lot sales a fund could soon be accumulated to keep the cemetery in first class (the rest torn off). Friday, 13 Mar 1914--A card from Rev. Hugh Lovell of Columbia, pastor of the Christian church here, announces the arrival of a daughter at his home on the 11th. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--J. H. Evans, president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank at Huntsville, died at his home in that place on the 11th, after a short illness, aged 84 years. Friday, 13 Mar 1914--A BIRTHDAY DINNER--About sixty guest enjoyed the splendid hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Lev Pattrick and their father, Uncle Hez Pattrick, Sunday, March eighth, this date being Mr. Lev Pattrick's fiftieth birthday. Upon arriving at the commodious country home the guest were each given a hearty greeting by their hosts and hostess, and all enjoyed the morning in social conversation. About twelve o'clock they were invited into the dining room which was beautifully decorated in honor of the day. In the center of the table was the birthday cake upon which fifty candles gleamed forth as welcome. the dinner itself was all that it could be; being both dainty and appetizing. That each guest did it full justice need not be mentioned. After the dinner and after each gentleman had enjoyed to a full extent their cigars a contest was announced. Soon everyone after being blindfolded was busy trying to pin a tail, in the right place, to a mule which had been placed upon the wall of one of the rooms. When the contest ended it was found that, notwithstanding the fact that some of the guests had pinned tails on every wall in the room, Miss Mollie Chesser and Mr. James E. Lessly had been the nearest correct and were awarded the prizes given by the hostess. As the hour was growing late and as some had come quite a distance to the dinner, thanks and adieus were not spoken, and all departed after wishing Mr. Pattrick many happy returns of the day. Mr. Pattrick was the recipient of many handsome and useful presents. The guest were: Edgar Giles and family, John Chesser and family, Willard Owens and wife, Mrs. Pete Gruber and son, John Miller and family, Albert Martin and family, John Pattrick and wife, W. R. Pattrick and wife, Mrs. Georgia Middleton and son, Arch; F. M. Tymony and family, G. E. Lessly and family, J. E. Lessly and two sons, George and Stiles; G. W. Lessly and daughter, Miss Annie, and grandson, Claude; Hence Burton and wife, Medley Burton and family, Walton Burton and wife, George Walton and wife, Willie Jackson and family, Misses Miller Fieldon and Laura Myers, Messrs. Jim Hudson, Stonewall Jackson, Showard and Willie Dawkins. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.