Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--THE HONOR ROLL--Below will be found the names of the Higbee young men whose numbers were drawn among the first five hundred drawn in the great lottery at Washington. The figures immediately in front of the name is the order in which the numbers were drawn, while the second number represents each man's registration number. Randolph's quota, it is stated, will be 137, but just twice that number, we understand, will be drawn before the board of exemption, and should the required number not be obtained, other numbers will be called until our quota is filled. Wood Cleeton, it will be seen, was the first Higbee boy drawn in the first five hundred and Orlando Thompson the last. We have been unable to get a list of those drawn above the first five hundred, but hope to be able to publish same at an early date. The names of those first liable follows: 25-564--W. H. Cleeton 29-596--C Proctor. 32-536--J. A. Lilly 34-538--Tony Marietta. 46-616--D. L. Clemons. 51-775--Elmer Goosey. 54-600--J. W. Stevenson. 63-604--Arthur Duffield. 97-652--C. L. Phipps. 102-601--Carl Duncan. 107-606--Arthur Towels. 121-602--Dysart Williams. 123-2233--Geo. Patterson. 140-2230--S. A. Hughes. 144-2237--Perry Goin. 146-542--Homer Cleeton. 150-552--John Dorman. 180-530--Len McElhaney. 184-645--Harry Campbell. 187-620--C. H. Baylor. 189-550--Lester Bray. 191-574--David Sharp. 209-525--Wm. Bentham. 219-792--Wilburn Lewis. 227-549--Wm. Neal. 235-2225--C. W. Lewman. 239-638--Louis Colo. 241-623--G. H. Rankin. 263-637--Joe Cappi. 270-571--Carl Fainter. 288-305--E. L. Fowlkes. 301-664--Frank Goin. 320-556--John Robb. 336-608--Louis Duprie. 338-519--Payton Cartlidge. 343-2231--Frank Duffield. 349-588--Jesse Williams. 356-576--James Young. 365-642--Howard Miller. 372-2226--W. D. Fainter. 394-656--Thos. R. Burton. 397-814--Elmer R. Burton. 447-840--Harry Gonser. 451-2213--Oscar Dunlap. 452-657--Harvey Brawley. 462-524--Roy Whitmarsh. 466-532--Ernest Shufelt. 485-557--Maximillan Pizzatto. 491-622--Victor Creson. 492-585--Orland Thompson. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--MRS. JOHN MINOR--Died Saturday, July 14, 1917, at her home in Corona, New Mexico, in her twenty-eighth year, Pauline, the beloved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Nichols. (poem) Pauline Nichols was married to John Minor of Hannibal, Mo., Nov. 3, 1913. And to this union was born three children, two boys and a baby girl. Her health began to fail and in August 1916, the devoted husband took her to New Mexico, hoping the change of climate would benefit her. But love and tender care only prolonged the precious life. Darling Polly, as her father affectionately called her, was so young to die, only a girl herself, and so badly needed in the home of the young husband and three dear little ones. that which to her is gain is to them loss, heartache, heartbreak. Pauline was the fourth daughter of Dr. Nichols, and of the six children, the father said, the most obedient and considerate toward him. Pauline's own mother died when she was a babe eighteen months old, and by her side she was laid in the old family cemetery at New Providence church in Boone county. Pauline obeyed the command of her Savior at the early age of fourteen years, and was baptized by Rev. White, then the pastor of her home church at Higbee, and who stood in the same pulpit and gave the words of sympathy, comfort and hope to the sorrowing ones, saying to the heartbroken husband to look upward and with an eye of faith see there a rift in the new black clouds of loneliness her smiling face and beckoning hand to her loved ones left behind to come onward and heavenward. Parents, husband, children, four sisters and one brother mourn her loss. and the many friends who accompanied them to her last resting place, spoke more tender than words the esteem in which Dr. Nichols and family are held by neighbors and friends. (Poem) A FRIEND. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Mrs. Frank Goin spent Sunday in St. Louis with her son, Perry, who recently enlisted in the Navy. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--W. C. Woods who recently enlisted as a private in Co. I 4th Missouri infantry, has received orders to report at Chillicothe on August 5. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Born, on the 21st, to Chas. Carter and wife, a daughter. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--The baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Everett has been seriously ill for several days. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Says the Fayette Advertiser: "W. W. Mason, who has been conducting a shoe repair business here for the past three years, left last week for St. Louis where he intends to join the army. The shoe repair shop will be sold." Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--BIG FIRE NARROWLY AVERTED--Higbee came within an ace of having one of the worse fires in its history about six o'clock last Saturday evening, and but for the two chemical engines one of the best business blocks in town would now likely be nothing more than a pile of ruins. The fire originated in J. O. Webb's tailor shop in the second floor of the Rennolds building, in the south room over the Higbee Savings Bank, and was caused by a coal oil stove exploding or being left turned too high. Mr. Webb, who had been employed as clerk for the day by W. S. Walton, having some suits to press that evening, asked Arcule ("Casey"), the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Jones, who occupy rooms over the bank to step in about supper time, light the stove and put an iron on, which Arcule did. About thirty minutes later about the blackest smoke possible came pouring out of the window, when the alarm was sounded and the fight to save the building was on. And fighting it would have been next to impossible, but for the fire engines, as the room could only be reached through a dark and narrow hallway, at the head of the covered stairway, and the smoke prevented anyone from entering either. After about an hour's work the last spark of fire had been put out, when it was found that the worst damage to the building was to the roof in which many holes had been chopped. Mr. Webb lost his entire cleaning and pressing outfit together with a big lot of garments as well as several new suits of clothes for which he had taken orders. His loss was something like $200. He carried no insurance. The drug stock of Dr. J. W. Winn was more or less damaged from water and chemical leaking through from the floor above. An adjuster representing the several companies carrying the risk on the building and drug stock was here Wednesday and made a satisfactory settlement with Messrs., Rennolds and Winn. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Wisdom Burton is driving a new big Studebaker Six, purchased this week. He traded his old car in on the deal. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Clel, the thirteen-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dunlap, died Friday evening of last week from cholera infantum. Funeral services were held the next day at the L. D. S. church by Eld. Wm. Kelso, and interment made in the Robb cemetery near town. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of all. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Carl Duncan, who recently enlisted in the Missouri National Guards as an accountant in the Quartermaster's department, received word Saturday to report at Kansas City on Wednesday and did so, only to be informed that a mistake had been made and that he would not be wanted until August 5. He returned home on the first train. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dawson and son, Emerson, of Ft. Dodge, Ia., arrived Wednesday in their car for a visit with relatives, leaving yesterday for Fulton, and will return to Higbee today. This is Mr. Dawson's second visit to Higbee since leaving here in 1905. He is a perfect picture of health, so much so, in fact, that several of his closest friends did not recognize him at first glance. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--MRS. WILLIAM MORLEY DEAD--Mrs. Wm. Morley, who had been in poor health for some time, and who was taken to a Boonville hospital Wednesday noon, where she was to have been operated on the next day, died about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The body was brought home on the afternoon train and taken to the home southwest of town. At the hour of going to press no funeral arrangements had been made. An extended notice will appear next week. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--EVERETT HAMILTON DEAD--Everett Hamilton, a resident of Higbee some twenty years ago, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ella Hamilton, in Moberly, Sunday, from tuberculosis. Deceased was 32 years old and is survived by his mother, one brother, Roy, and one sister, Mrs. A. R. Marshall, all of Moberly. Funeral services were conducted at the Moberly Baptist church Tuesday by the pastor, the Rev. W. A. Simmons, and interment made in the Hamilton cemetery east of Higbee. Everett was one of Moberly's best known and popular young men, and was recognized by all as a consecrated Christian gentleman. His many friends in Higbee heard of his death with the deepest sorrow, and all join the NEWS in warmest sympathy to his loved ones. Friday, 27 July 1917, Vol. 31, No 17--GIRL STARS PLAY BASEBALL--There is to be an occurrence in the center of ball park on Saturday, August 4th, at 3 p.m. and those who are not present to witness it will be "out of luck." For several weeks preparations have been going on for this event, which promises to exceed anything ever before seen in Higbee by Girl Ball players. This team is composed of girls who can really play the game like professionals, each girl being a Ty Cobb in her respective position. The club comes to us highly recommended, and unlike other traveling girl teams, the American Athletic girls carry three pitchers, Elizabeth Fargo, Anna McCann and May Fay. The two former being the only girls pitching ball who can go the full nine innings or more, and the latter is a spitball artist. The girl on first is one whom you all know, if you haven't seen her, you know her by reputation, she being acknowledged by the press and public to be the greatest initial sack player of the age, Carrie Nation. This game will surely be a treat, and no one can afford to miss it, as it is sure to be fast and snappy. Higbee, Saturday, Aug 4, 3 p.m. Admission 33 cents, children 15 cents. Friday, 4 August 1917, Vol. 31, No 18--(Kathy's notes: Although the face of the paper said that it was Friday, the 4th of August, in actuality, Friday was the 3rd, so the paper should have read the 3rd of August 1917.) Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.