Friday, 21 Apr 1916--BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY--Quite a number of relatives and friends, with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, met Sunday at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. James Winn, eight miles southeast of Higbee, in honor or Mrs. Winn's 70th birthday. Grandma, who has not been well for the past year, but who is improving, seemed to enjoy the bountiful dinner that was spread, and reminded some of the gay young people that after they had passed the three score and ten year post as she had done, would do well to be as hearty and young and to enjoy the music, games and sports which every one seemed to take such an interest in, as she did. Uncle Jim and Aunt Molly are among the few remaining pioneer citizens of this vicinity. Mr. Winn was the daughter of Warner Naylor, for whom Naylor school was named. She was a school teacher herself and taught the Naylor school more than fifty years ago. She can give a very interesting history of the rude log building and the books they had in her school days, and can describe the growth of the school as well as the community in general, in a wonderful way for a woman of her age. Her many relatives and friends all join in wishing Uncle Jim and herself more happy birthdays. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--The Howard county circuit court docket for the May term contains but 75 cases, only six of which are for divorce, which is said to be a surprisingly small number. The most important cases will be that of the state against Kimmage Widener and Willis Robb for the murder of Jas. Moyer about a year ago, and the liquor injunction hearing. The probate judge a few weeks ago, it will be remembered, issued an injunction against the Katy railroad and the American Express Co, restraining them from accepting liquor for shipment into Fayette, and the hearing on the injunction will be as to whether it shall be made perpetual or dissolved. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--J. W. (Rake) Winn purchased an automobile last week. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Cole Edwards was here Tuesday from Mexico, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Roy Jones. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--C. J. Brockman of Clark, and brother James, of Macon, were Higbee visitors Tuesday. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Clabe Dougherty while working on the roads a few days ago, was caught under a drag and had two ribs broken. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--John B. Lee of DeWitt has bought the John Foley farm of 83 acres south of town and will convert it into a fruit farm. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--A. D. Dougherty moved to Elliott this week. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Mrs. Curtis Elwyn of St. Louis is the guest of her parents, Wm. Egly and wife. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--S. E. Marrs has been traveling on low gear all week, having fallen in his barn last Friday and fractured a rib. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Mrs. W. B. Petrie returned to her home in Marshall Sunday after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Lessley Burton. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Miss Pauline Terrill and daughter, Miss Mattie, who spent the winter in Texas and Louisiana, returned home Thursday of last week. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Jas. W. Marshall purchased a Hupmobile last week from Columbia parties. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Ben Robson returned Sunday from a two weeks' visit with Ed Rees and wife of Springfield, Ill. He reports all former Higbee citizens now residing in Springfield, about fifty or more, as being well and prosperous. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--An expert has figured it out that at the present rate of consumption of gasoline, crude oil, from which it is made, will all be used up in twenty-seven years. Just about the time, perhaps, we will be able to buy a second hand Ford. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Dr. T. H. Walton, finding the new state highway leading from town to the corporate limits in a very rough condition when he drove over it in his joy wagon the other day, had the road dragged at his own expense, but the good accomplished was of short duration as a heavy rain came the next day. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--At the meeting of the city dads last week, R. L. Hines and J. T. Randolph were re-appointed city clerk and treasurer, respectively. Patterson and Rule were appointed on the street and alley committee and Little and Ware as finance committee. Drs. T. H. Dinwiddie and J. W. Winn were re-appointed as the Board of Health. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Bob Walton of the Armstrong Herald, will give the patrons of his picture show the treat of their lives on the 24th, the bill being "The Battle Cry of Peace," perhaps the greatest and most spectacular picture ever produced. See advertisement elsewhere in this issue. Should the roads and weather permit, a big delegation will likely go down from here. The prices, you notice, are higher than ordinary, but the picture is worth all of it and then some. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--BLUES READY FOR THE FRAY--The Blues held a very enthusiastic meeting Tuesday night and completed their preparations for the opening of the season on the 30th, when they play Columbia at the latter place. J. B. Jones having tendered his resignation as president, E. R. Smith, who knows the game thoroughly, and who is the worst bug ever, was chosen unanimously in his stead. J. E. Smith was elected secretary and J. T. Randolph treasurer. Gate keepers, ticket sellers, etc, were also chosen. The following is the line-up to date, but others will likely be added before the flag drops: J. Harriman, catcher. C. Everett, J. Neely, pitchers. Quellmaltz, Lang and Reed, 1st, 2nd and 3rd base, respectively. W. Elliott, J. Payne, short. J. Harriman, cf., Gruber, lf, J. Wright, mgr., rf. D. Williams, sub. Manager Wright informed us yesterday that he had wired for three more players, all first class men. All teams in the league are believed to be far superior to last year's teams, and the one that wins will have to go some and fight every inch of the way. Here's hoping that the good old Blues will again head the procession, and we confidently believe they will. (Kathy's Notes: J. Harriman did play both catcher and cf. However, they were two different men. One of the Harriman boys was John H "Red", the other was Joseph Ira. They were brothers. Ira went to Belleville, Illinois to work the coal mines, and was killed in a mine collapse in 1920. "Red" died the same way in a mine in Standardville, Utah just ten years later.) Friday, 21 Apr 1916--JOHN P. QUINN DEAD--Known Throughout Nation as "The Reformed Gambler."--Philadelphia, April 18--John Phillip Quinn, known all over the United States as "The Reformed Gambler," who for more than 20 years devoted his time to exposing gambling, was found dead in bed in a boarding house here today. For many years Quinn traveled over the country in a special car in which he had a display of electric roulette wheels and two score of gambling devices which he demonstrated to the public. Quinn was for months in London giving public exhibitions and in this country led many crusades against gambling, notably in Saratoga, N. Y., Erie, Pa., Chicago and Canton, O. He was used as an illustration by evangelistic speakers of national note. Quinn was born near St. Louis 70 years ago. ---------------------------------------- Mr. Quinn was the son of Geo. M. Quinn and was born and reared near Roanoke, this county, where interment will likely be made. He is survived by one daughter and two brothers, Sid Quinn, of Yates, and H. S. Quinn of Oklahoma. He had made his home in New York City for many years and was in Philadelphia temporarily where he was superintending the production of a moving picture film showing the evils of gambling to be used in his lectures. Mr. Quinn's father, so we have always been told, when his sons were yet in their teens, had a card sharp from St. Louis come to his home to instruct the boys in all the tricks of the trade. He did this, it is said, not in the hope that they would become gamblers, but to teach them that gambling, as a general proposition, is a skin game. John was the only one of the boys to take any interest in the cards, and in a short time was as proficient as his instructor, and later became one of the greatest experts in the country. We have heard it said by those who knew him that he could take any deck of cards made, let another person shuffle them, and then deal every person around the table just the kind of a hand he wanted them to hold. Another of his tricks was to show a person one or more cards, lay them face down on the table and then offer to wager that any one of them was or was not some particular card. No matter how you bet, you always lost. His life would seem to prove that the lessons taught by the St. Louis expert were preordained, for after following gambling as a profess for a time he was converted and began a crusade against gambling which took him to all parts of the country, traveling in a special car he named "The Roanoke," in honor of the town of his birth. In this car he carried all kinds of paraphernalia used in gambling dives and demonstrated their use, never showing, however, the secrets of the devices or his manner of manipulating cards, for fear of the harm such knowledge would do. He had long been recognized as one of the country's earnest and sincere reformers, and perhaps saved thousands from the clutches of the gambling vice. His old friends in this community will learn of his death with the deepest regret. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--Miss Ruby Caldwell of Sturgeon well known here, through her attorneys, Hunter & Chamier, has filed suit for damages in the amount of $3,000 against A. L. and Bessie Williams of Moberly, alleging that in the presence of Mr. Williams and others, slandered her by accusing her of the theft of $11. Miss Caldwell has also brought suit against Williams for the same amount, alleging that he made the direct charge that she took the money. The suit will come up for trail at the June term of Circuit Court. Friday, 21 Apr 1916--LAST WILL OF THOMAS BROCKMAN IS FILED--The will of the late Thomas Brockman has been filed in probate court and in the document the wife, Ada Brockman, of the deceased, is bequeathed all the residue of the estate which is in her control as long as she remains the widow of the deceased or does not re-marry. Mrs. Brockman was named executrix of the will which was written January 30, 1916. What is left of the estate at the death of Mrs. Ada Brockman, the second wife of the deceased, is to be left to their children or their heirs. Having given his three children by his first wife one hundred and forty-eight acres of land and $600 in money the deceased bequeathed them one dollar each in his will.--Moberly Democrat. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.