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From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Higbee News, Friday, 19 Dec 1913
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:59:17 -0600



Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Geo. Steel, who was a clerk in J. B. Tymony's drug
store here some
fifteen years ago, died on Nov 25 last at his home in Camargo, Ok, where he
was vice
president of the First National Bank, which he helped establish on his
removal to
Oklahoma from Centralia in 1911. He united with the Presbyterian church on
going to
Oklahoma and at the time of his death was one of the church's most
prominent members
and hardest workers. He was 49 years of age and is survived by his widow
and
11-year-old daughter. Deceased had many friends in old Higbee, all of whom
will be
deeply pained to learn of his death.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--WHO GETS THE DOLL?--The contest for the beautiful $25
doll
we are to give away on the 25th is warming up, as the votes below indicate.
Is your
candidate as near the top as you wish? If not, do your voting at once, as
there are but six
days left in which you can secure votes. We give one vote with each 25 cent
purchase,
and have everything in the way of X-mas goods that you could want and at
rock bottom
prices. Come in today while all lines are full.
Vera Rankin................................448
Mary Grapes...............................118
Marie Maxfield...........................212
Mary Lena Dougherty..................270
Marjorie Harriman......................104
Lorene Coleman..........................125
Armeda Gueri.............................114
Nemo John..................................472
Francis St. Clair.........................249
Irene Hargis...............................149
Georgia Griggs..........................148
Mattie Sweezer..........................169
Hazel Mae Rice.........................226
Lucile Connell...........................200
Elsie Simms..............................121
Mary Ellen Smith......................146
Marie Blansett..........................290
Charlie Mae Miles....................411

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I am a little boy
two
years and a half old. I live at La Grange now. I live in the first white
house south of the
college: So please don't forget me. I want a train, wagon, a horn,
automobile and some
candy, nuts and bananas--From Norvell G. Magruder, LaGrange, Mo.

Friday, 19 DEC 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Old Santa: How you was?
I am well and looking for you Xmas. Santa, among my things please put a
doll buggy,
cook stove, watch, thimble and thread, and Santa if it suits you just the
same come in the
day time and I will be your ever loving little girl. Vera Lee Dennis.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I am a little boy
almost 6 years old and help papa saw wood and help mamma with the dishes and
want
you to please come and see me. Also my little sister, Erma Christeen. She
wants a little
rocker and some candy. I want a little horse and wagon and anything else
you would be
pleased to bring me. Walter F. Kirby.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa. I want you to
bring
me some candy, peanuts and oranges and a big doll and a cart to ride my doll
in. Bring
them to the Christmas tree, for I am going to say a speech. Bring something
for dolly,
too. I am 6 years old and go to school at West Point. Nina Belcher.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa. I am a little boy
5
years old. I go to school. Our Christmas tree is going to be at the
church. There are
going to be four schools there . I want a little wagon and a little whip
and some candy
and nuts. Elmer Stevenson.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I am a little girl
nine
years old and go to school. Our Xmas tree is going to be at the church at
Fairview. I
want a big doll and some candy and nuts. Mamie Stevenson.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I want you to
bring
me some candy, bananas and I want a ring and ribbon. We are going to have a
Christmas
tree at Fairview. You must come, Santa, and don't forget grandma and Ethel.
Zella
Muncie, Clark, Mo.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: We are going to
have
a Christmas tree at Fairview. I would like for you to come and bring me a
ring, a
bracelet, some candy and peanuts, orange and a ribbon. And don't forget my
little sister,
Ruby, and my playmates. I want you to bring them lots of nice presents.
Now don't
forget to come. We want to have a nice entertainment. Myra Benton.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: We are going to
have
a Christmas tree at Fairview, and I want you to come and bring me a ring and
a bracelet,
some candy and nuts and oranges and a ribbon. And don't forget my little
niece, Mary
Ellen and my teacher and playmates. Ruby Benton.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: We are going to
have
a Christmas tree at Fairview. I want you to come and bring me a ring and a
ribbon and a
handkerchief, and don't forget my dear little sister and my teacher, Nadine
Hayde. Versie
Cleo Roberts.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I want you to
bring
me a ring and some candy and oranges and a bracelet. Elsie Lewis.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: I am a little girl
seven years old. I want a big doll and a doll cradle and a little Iron and
some candy,
oranges and bananas. Ina Stevenson.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa Claus: I have been
a
very good little boy this year, and I want you to bring me a little black
dog, and a pop gun
and a set of blocks, and candy, oranges, bananas and nuts and anything else
you think
would be nice for a little boy like me. And bring papa and mama something
nice and
please don't forget grandma and grandpa Pitney in Thurber, Texas, and bring
them
something nice. I will close for this time. Yours truly, Wilford Ware.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa Claus: I am a
little
girl six years old. I go to school. My teacher's name is Mrs. W. G.
Burton. I will tell
you what I want for Christmas. I want a gold locket and chain, a doll
cradle and a doll,
candy, bananas and oranges. Please don't forget my two brothers, Dorsey and
Ray.
Bring them something nice. Your little friends. Wilma Dilts.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Santa: We are two small
kids only we want you to leave us a few gifts as your journey by. We want a
little
velocipede, a small red wagon, comical jumping clown, doll with head that
will give us
no fear of breaking and wearing a bald head and dirty face. Some chocolates
and fruits.
Don't forget our little chum and brother, Vincent. It will make no
difference if you get
these gifts mixed, as we are play fellows. Clara Starkey. Eugene Kirby.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS--Dear Saint Nick: Will write
you
my wants as it is nearing time for your long journey from um lu lee at the
icy north pole.
I want a nice doll and buggy, some nice story books, some candy and fruits.
Don't forget
my two little sisters. They will appreciate any gift you may make. Am a
little girl of 7,
go to school and try to be sweet, kind and good. My home is 2 miles south
of town.
Wishing you a jolly Christmas, your little girl. EDNA KIRBY

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Henry Johnson, one of the county's oldest native born
souls, died at
his home in Chariton township on the 15th, aged 87 years. He was a veteran
of the
Mexican War.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Jodie Douglas, who is on the road for a big eastern
firm, arrived the
latter part of last week to spend the holidays with his parents, Joel
Douglas and wife, of
near Rucker.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--WALTON-BURTON--A pretty home wedding occurred at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Medley Burton Thursday evening at eight o'clock,
December
eleventh, nineteen hundred thirteen, when Georgie Lee, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs.
Burton, and George B, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Walton, Sr, were
united in
holy matrimony by Rev. E. M. Richmond of Moberly, a cousin to the bride.
Joyous was the gathering for just to look at the happy innocent faces of
the
youthful couple, who had been lovers from childhood, at the altar so
confidently and
trustfully put their faith in each other, made everyone happy and confident
that love is
life.
A few minutes before eight o'clock the many relatives, neighbors and
friends
gathered in the spacious parlor. The music of the wedding march, played by
the sister of
the groom, pealed forth and Rev. Richmond followed by little Ruby Burton,
sister of the
bride, and bearing the bride's bouquet of roses, and chum, little Ruby
Hudson, both
dressed in white, was ring bearer, entered the parlor and led the way to an
arch of yellow
and white roses on background of green lighted by small electric lights, in
the center of
which suspended the white wedding bell covered with yellow roses, where the
young pair
took their place, and in a beautiful impressive ring ceremony Rev. Richmond
pronounced
them man and wife. "Two souls with a single thought, Two hearts that beat as
one."
Again Rev. Richmond leading the way, and in step to the music, marched to
the
dining room, where a generous wedding supper was served. the table and
dining room
was also elegantly decorated with white and yellow chrysanthemums, white and
yellow
ribbon, mistletoe and ferns. A miniature lake rested in the center of the
table with banks
of green, yellow and white. A small sail boat with two occupants in it, a
boy and girl,
was just staring from shore, suggestive of the just-married couple starting
out on life's
journey. And, by the way, the two in the sail boat made their trip across
the lake just as
the last guests finished their supper.
After the supper of turkey and turkey fixings, ham, creamed oysters,
chicken
salad, potatoes, cranberry jell, pickle, coffee, cake and ice cream, the
happy couple
received the good wishes and congratulations of their friends. The bride
looked sweet
and girlish in her dress of white lace over messaline. Mid a shower or
rice, and in time
for the north bound Katy train, accompanied by numerous friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Walton
left for Iowa for a week or ten days' visit with relatives. On their return
they will be at
home at Mr. and Mrs. Burton's.
(Kathy's notes: There followed, two columns of newsprint of the guests,
and
what each guest gave as a gift. To the descendants, who might still have
some of these
heirlooms in their possession, it would be worthwhile to read the paper and
get the
photocopy of this page. But it was too long to transcribe in my time
constraints.)

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--COLLY-ST CLAIR--Mr. Ben F. Colly of Boone county and
Miss
Loucretia St. Clair were married on Thursday, Dec 11, 1913, at the home of
the bride's
parents, W. W. St. Clair and wife, Eld. Ed. S. St. Clair officiating. May
their path be
strewn with flowers all the way through the royal road of life.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Mrs. Mary Jarman of Clark was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs.
Odus Bradley, during the week.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Some people buy a "Ford' and bank the rest of their
money while
others buy "big" cars with borrowed money and go broke for life.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Mrs. H. C. Houtz, daughter Harriett and son, Dudley, of
Kansas
City will arrive today to spend the holidays with her parents and attend the
wedding of
her niece, Miss Hattie M. Bottoms.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Fred J. Blais has bought the Gatewood farm of 200 acres
southeast
of town at a cost of $8,000, and will take possession March 1st.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--J. W. March and family, who have been living in Montana
for the
past seven years, are the guests of S. A. Utley and family of near town.
They have had all
of Montana they want and will locate in this vicinity.

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Mrs. John B. Green died at her home in Armstrong on the
10th,
aged 70 years. She was the daughter of U. S. Woods, and was born near
Riggs, Boone
county. Following the death of her husband W. L. Green in 1965 (should be
1865) she
married his brother in 1872, who, with six children, survives her.


Friday, 19 Dec 1913--Thos. Jones, who was accidentally shot on the 2nd, and
who was
doing so nicely last week, took a sudden turn for the worse Monday when all
hope for his
recovery was abandoned. Almost by a miracle he rallied the next day and has
since been
steadily improving and his chances are now considered a great deal more than
even. A
telephone message from Kirksville yesterday stated that his improvement
still continued.
this is certainly good news to his host of Higbee friends.

(Kathy's notes: The following was included, because it literally identifies
a great number
of the men who worked in a couple of different mines. )
Friday, 19 Dec 1913--CONTRIBUTORS TO SCHOOL BUILDING FUND--At the
request of the Board of Education, we print below a list of those who
donated to fund for
the new school building, with amount given. The list is printed as given us
by the Clerk,
Wm. Lambier:
MINE NO 11.
$25----James Rankin.
$15----James Barron.
$10----Ike Jones, T. J. Williams, Sam Enochs, A. J. Young, John Lewis.
$5-----G. W. Connell, Aubrey Humphrey, Wm. Mooney, T. D. Jenkins, H. C.
Powell,
David Young, Jas. Young, Wm. Compton, Wm. Lilly, John Lilly, Levi Simms, C.
R.
Lewis, J. B. Adams, W. H. Wheeler, Virgin Thompson, Jas. Palfrey.
$2.50---Lon Coleman, J. S. Hibbard, Wm. Sunderland.
$2.00---Dan Rice, Jr.
$1.00---Oscar Blansett, Gus Morton, Floyd Turner, Tom Hudson, Joe Marcas,
Leonard
O'Donnell, Jas. Richards, Chas. Turpin, Wm. Harvey, Lloyd Gravitt, Claude
Reed, John
Jenkins, Claude Lewis, Foster Enochs, Lee Lloyd, Paul Murphy, Earl Murphy,
Allen
Harris, Frank Goin, Joe Truby, Bert Enochs, Frank Lobink, A. L. Cave, E. S.
Smith, D.
Chaney.
$0.50---J. A. Holtzclaw, Wm. Bentham, Dan Rice, Sr, Jas. Rice, Garl Fainter,
Z.
Brandibus, Pete Bellitine, L. Tosin, R. Gulielino, Chas. Smith, Joe Donatti,
Louis Froulini,
S. Nroulini, Jno. Sharp, Dave Evans, Alex Johnson, H. W. Jester.
$0.25--C. Raineri, F. Lambert, H. Lambert, Rob. Barns, Ben Towels, L. Colo,
P. Colo,
Joe Fraulini, G. Guerini, D. Fraulini, E. Corsini, A Fraulina, V. Coppi,
Chas. Coons, A.
H. Riley, F. Pizsoto, J. Batollaci, P. Casatti, Jas. Cunningham, E. R.
Ancell, P. G.
Perkins.
CITY LIST
$100---Dr. C. F. Burkhalter, G. R. Rennolds, Rankin & Solberg, Higbee
Savings Bank.
$50----Bottoms, Marrs & Co, C. J. Harris Lumber Co.
$35---Chas. C. Hon, S. M. Hirsch.
$30--Wisdom Burton, H. C. Eubanks, A. B. Guerin, J. Edgar Smith.
$25--D. S. Hare, Mrs. Rosena Johnson, Dr. J. W. Winn, Cleeton's Drug Store.
$15--Oldaker & Walker, Jas. Marshall, Ben Wright, M. W. Pearce.
$12.50---Miles Williams.
$10---A. B. Johnson, D. W. Bowen, John M. Hudson, Lud Newman, J. B. Jones,
Willard
Brundege, Ernest Bryant, G. W. Lessly, Will S. Walton, Thos. Jones, F. M.
Tymony, Dr.
G. M. Nichols, Thos. J. Cooper, R. J. Archer, M. W. Spurling, E. M.
Whitmore, Wm.
Lambier.
$5.00--C. C. Griggs, Roy Wilson, Geo. Joseph, H. M. Dinwiddie, Mrs. L. S.
McVay, w.
F. Cain, M. B. Tabor, Wm. Reed, Joe E. Jones, Gordon Rankin, Joe W. Burton,
Josh
Duffield, H. R. Powell, Dr. T. H. Walton, Ben Edwards.
$3.00--Lee Thomason.
$2.50--Walton Burton, May Shafer, R. C. Patterson, J. C. Cain, J. W.
Humphrey, C. M.
Perry.
$2.00--E. L. Mitchell.
$1.00 J. W. Brewer, Ernest Hitt, O. P. Lessly, C. B. DeJean.
WALTON COAL CO EMPLOYEES
$25--Walter Arney, C. T. Giles, John Lambier, J. J. Morehouse, T. W. McVay,
Clyde
Reed, Luke Sharp, T. C. Walton.
$24--Emmett Barron, Ernest Harris, Tony Cruse, Evan Jones, C. A. Kirby, G.
A.
Lambier, Jno. Kockenfield.
$20--Medley Burton, Joe Hackward, Fred Laight.
$15--J. T. Bower, John Little, John McGill, John Race, Jasper Roberts, Ben
Robson.
$12--John Crawford, Henry Davis, Estil Hudson, Dave Jenkins, Thos. Jenkins,
Jr, J. E.
Jones, Dave Kelso, John Kelso, Arthur Mullier, Fred Race, John Thomas, T. R.
Williams,
George Wright, Joe Lowes.
$12.50--John Wright.
$10--Hence Burton, Joe Bradley, Ben Bailey, Odus Bradley, John Davis, Arthur
Hudson,
Dave Jones, Roy Jones, El Little, Geo Laight, Wm. Mason, Geo. Orton, Sr, W.
L.
Patterson, Will Rankin, E. Sweeney, J. W. Shafer, M. L. Warford, J. Q.
Whitmore, John
Walton, W. I. Williams.
$6.00--Albert Blansett, J. M. Warford.
$5.00--Edgar Buckler, Albert Brooke, Raymond Brooke, Chas. Bohannon, Frank
Barron,
John Blakely, C. E. Coons, Roy Compton, David Davis, Walter Davis, Emmett
Dennis,
Thos. Evans, H. Givens, A. L. Hairl, G. W. Hursman, Frank Heathman, Jasper
Hursman,
Lon Hursman, Wm. Kelso, Sr, Wm. Kelso, Jr, John A. Lilly, J. T. Lewis, Edgar
Maxfield,
John Newton, Geo. Newton, J. M. Nelson, F. Noelles, Jr, Elgar Perkins,
Thos. Osborne,
Wayland Patterson, Joe Palfrey, Emmett Robb, Grover Robb, Otha Robb, Mat
Reay,
Mose Stevenson, Claude Stevenson, John Smith, J. M. Shafer, Sam Smith, D. W.
Thomas, Jenkins Williams, Grover Atkins.
$2.50--John Dooley, Roy Henderson, Morris Majors, Thos. Mullier, F. D.
Noelles, Jas
O'Donnel, John Rule, John Sumpter, Frank Shafer, Hale Avery, Fred DePrice.
$2.00--Lester Brey, W. K. Barton, J. F. Dorman, Emil Dieu, A. Greeno, Carl
Harlow,
Robt. Little, Ed Robb, W. O. Sperry, Alex Warford, Duther (perhaps Luther?)
Warford.
$1.00--F. DePrice, Alvin Dorman, Gus Dorman, R. S. Noelles, Tom Pitney.
Total Mine No. 11 list...................$218.25.
City list..........................................$1131.50
Walton Coal Co list........................$1185.99
-----------------------------------------------------
Grand total.....................................$2534.75

Friday, 19 Dec 1913--HUNTSVILLE MAN BURNED TO DEATH--Blufe Dawson,
about 55 years old, was burned to death at Huntsville Friday night in a fire
which
destroyed the saw mill belonging to John Wilson.
It is believed Mr. Dawson entered the mill to sleep and in the night
lighted his
pipe for a smoke. The match, still burning, was tossed into the inflammable
material
with which the building was filled, and the blaze started.
When the fire was discovered Mr. Dawson's charred remains also were found.
Both limbs, his head and an arm had been burned off.
Mr. Dawson is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons. One of the
latter,
Berry Dawson, is the young man who fell under a train at Huntsville last
year and had
both arms and a leg cut off.
Mr. Dawson's remains will be enterred in the Huntsville cemetery, probably
today--Moberly Monitor.

Kathy Bowlin
Additions, corrections, comments welcome.





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