Friday, 28 Jan 1916--RICH SALINE FARMERS MISSING--Slater, Mo, Jan 21.--The Dobbins Brothers, Allen, Charles and Richard, among the most extensive feeders and shippers of cattle in Saline county, left Slater together a week ago Wednesday after disposing of everything disposable, including mortgaged property, and have not been heard from since. They left behind an array of liabilities estimated on the street at from $25,000 to $50,000. No one really knows what their debts amount to, unless it is the banks, as the heaviest sufferers are not talking. Among the heaviest losers are Kansas City and St. Louis live stock commission houses, which held mortgages on their cattle. Various banks are also reputed to hold cattle mortgages, but the losses to the banks are well distributed. The disappearance of the three brothers has created all the stir that the failure of reputedly solid and substantial citizens always does. The soundness of the brothers was never questioned. The oldest, Allen, is about 35; the youngest, Richard, about 28. They were reared in the county, knew everyone and were known by everyone. They were hard workers and apparently keen judges of cattle. They appeared to prosper, acquiring among them two farms, one of 80 acres and one of 400 acres, well improved and well stocked. John owned a home in Slater. Their financial troubles appear to have begun several months ago. They began to enlarge on their already extensive credit about that time. When they disappeared they left a vast quantity of small debts in Slater, as well as the larger sums. From doing business with one bank in Slater they began to use both, and then to use outside banks, including the one in Gilliam, a nearby village. Where the one bank formerly carried the mortgage on all their cattle, they began to mortgage stock with the commission houses. They are accused to having bought on the market, encumbered the stock, shipped it to their farms at Slater for a few weeks and then sold it on the other market, representing it to be clear of encumbrance. Allen and Richard are unmarried. John left behind a wife and two small children in Slater. Mrs. Dobbins said today that her husband had left her without warning and without funds, and that she had no idea where he was. Their widowed mother also lives here. Creditors found a few incidentals about the farm to attach. But the farms and most of the implements were found to be heavily mortgaged, and the mules were sold before the brothers left. The last load of cattle was shipped out to Kansas City a week ago Monday. The next day was the last seen of any of the Dobbinses in Slater. One is said to have bought a ticket to St. Louis and the other two to Kansas City. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--The Fayette Advertiser says that John Morrison Dougherty of near Myers is being urged by his host of friends in Bonnefemme township to enter the race for Sheriff of Howard county. John M. would be a very hard man to beat, in our opinion, and would make as good an official as old Howard ever had. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--RUCKER ITEMS--Mrs. Tira Perkins has the mumps. Ed White and his sister Lytle, are visiting in Columbia this week. Mrs. Jim Lee Dougherty has been visiting her mother the past week, Mrs. Lou White, who has been quite ill with the grip. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--J. M. Kirby orders his address changed from Moberly to Colorado Springs. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--W. H. Welch was able to be down town Friday for the first time in two weeks. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Will Sharp is advertising in this issue all of his household goods for sale privately. They are all new, which means that the buyers will get some bargains. Mr. Sharp is thinking of moving to Illinois. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--JOSEPH WILSON DEAD--Joseph Wilson, aged 62 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walton Burton, on Wednesday, Jan 26, 1916, from pneumonia, following an illness of less than a week. Funeral services were held from the residence yesterday afternoon by Eld. E. Y. Keiter of Moberly and interment made in the Burton cemetery. Mr. Wilson moved to Higbee some six or seven years ago from Bevier, but had been living in the latter place for the past year, coming to Higbee two weeks ago for a visit with his daughter. Mr. Wilson was a good man and a good citizen and in his death his widow and daughter, as well as the vicinity has suffered a great loss. The NEWS joins the community in condolence to the bereaved ones. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Russell station will be abandoned after March 1, and a new station has been constructed about a mile this side near the Charles Ware crossing. Russell has been a station since the opening of the coal mine several years ago. It was established primarily for the convenience of the miners.--Fayette Advertiser. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--R. W. Compton went to St. Louis Friday to have some drawings made of a couple of automobile inventions he will try to have patented. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Jas. Webb, one of Higbee's oldest citizens, while out in his yard one day last week, fell on the ice and dislocated his right hip. Despite his 83 years he is doing nicely. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--J. Oliver Bradley, well known here, who formerly managed the Princess theater in Moberly for Carl Duncan, has again located in Moberly and will manage the Fourth Street theater. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Bud Yates of Yates, who had been in a St. Louis hospital for several weeks under treatment of a specialist, was able to come home last week much improved, but on crutches. He was accompanied home by Dr. J. W. Winn. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--In the death of Joseph McCune of Clark, the county lost one of her most upright and honorable citizens. He was the old fashioned kind who always acted the man on any and all occasions, and whose word was as good as his bond. The bereft have our warmest sympathy. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Tyre Dinwiddie, after a visit of several weeks with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Dinwiddie, left Friday for San Francisco, where he will again enlist in Uncle Sam's navy, with which he has been connected for several years in the capacity of stenographer. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Tyre Harris and Miss Mary Sharp, two of Higbee's popular young people, were married at the residence of the officiating minister, Rev. Ben Robson, Wednesday evening, January 26. Congratulations. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Mrs. Mary Burton, who has been suffering from rheumatism all winter, was able to be down town Friday for the first time since Thanksgiving. She was a pleasant caller at the NEWS office, advancing her subscription a year and ordering the paper sent to her son, Jesse, at Huntington, Oregon. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Jas. Humphrey and wife who removed to Armstrong several weeks ago to be with Mrs. Humphrey's mother and brother in their last illness, returned Monday. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--The infant daughter of Ben Hughes and wife of north of town died on the 21st. Interment was made in the city cemetery. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--JOSEPH MCCUNE DEAD--Joseph McCune, one of the pioneer residents of this county, died at his home in Clark at 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, following a short illness. Mr. McCune was well known in this city, where he frequently had visited, and he had many friends here who will learn of his death with regret. He is survived by eight children. They are Kelly, Wilbert and J. W. McCune of near Clark; Mrs. Sallie Riggs, Louisiana, Mo; Mrs. Beulah Bagby, Huntsville; Mrs. Pearl Cassiday, Purden, Mo; and Mrs. Susie McCune of McAlester, Okla. Three brothers, Ed, of near Clark, John, of Doniphan, Mo., and Henry, of Billings, Mont., also are left to mourn his death. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning from the Christian church in Clark, and interment will be made in the Hamilton cemetery--Moberly Monitor, Jan 24. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--Uncle Rich Enyart, one of the pioneer citizens of the community and well-known all over the county, walked to town Monday morning from his home six miles in the country, and walking wasn't very good either. Uncle Rich was 82 years old the 13th of last December. Lots of men half his age would balk on walking that distance. Said he just walked for the fun of it, as there were 17 head of horses on the farm that he could have used--Armstrong Herald. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--BROOKSHIRE-DAVIS--Mr. Orville Brookshire of Moberly and Miss Rhoda Davis of this place were married in Moberly on Saturday, January 22, 1916, Judge A. C. Gladney officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Henry Davis and is one of Higbee's sweetest and most winsome young ladies, numbering her friends by her acquaintances. The groom is a popular employee of the Wabash at Moberly and is a gentleman of sterling worth and character. The NEWS joins in congratuatlions and best wishes. Friday, 28 Jan 1916--MRS. REES DAVIS DEAD--Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, aged 69 years, widow of the late Rees Davis, and one of Renick's best known and most highly respected residents, died at her home in that place on Friday, Jan 21, following a short illness. She is survived by one daughter and four sons, one brother and three sisters. Interment was made Monday in Oakland cemetery, Moberly. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.