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From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Higbee News, Friday, 29 Sep 1916
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 22:56:43 -0500


Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Mrs. Andrew Roberts, of Moberly, was shot at her home
in that city
Wednesday night by her son, Ernest, who was drunk. Roberts had been
arrested in the
afternoon for intoxication, and was released from jail on the promise of his
mother that
she would take him home and would pay his fine the next day. On reaching
home
Roberts flew into a rage when his mother asked him why he was drinking and
to promise
her he would quit, and threatening to kill her ran into another room for a
revolver.
Fearing that he would carry out his threat Mrs. Roberts ran from the house,
and was shot
in the back by the son as she was going down the steps of the porch. He
fired another
shot after she had fallen, which struck her in the arm. He then rushed up
to the prostrate
body of his mother, intending to shoot her again, but was informed by his
wife, who had
witnessed the shooting, that she was dead, whereupon the young couple packed
their
suitcases and left. While the police were searching the city for the couple
Mrs. Roberts
was taken to a hospital. Her condition is considered serious.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--H. Scott Welch returned Saturday night from San
Francisco, where
he went after his brother, Dan, making the trip in six days, the shortest
possible time.
The latter stood the trip remarkable well, and is slowly improving, being
able to walk.
His left arm is still useless from paralysis, but is showing signs of
improvement.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--D. H. BRUNDEGE--David Hampton Brundege, who died at the
home of his son, James, at Eureka, Mo., on Sept. 15, 1916, was the son of
John and Sarah
Brundege, and was born March 16, 1837, on a farm near Burton, Howard county,
Mo.
the house in which he was born was a log hut, chinked and pointed with mud.
Here he
lived until 5 years of age, when his parents moved to the Warren Naylor
farm. When he
was 9 years of age the family moved to Boone county, locating on the old
Jimmy Davis
farm in bourbon township. They lived there but one year, when they moved to
the Dr. J.
M. Nye farm near Perche church in 1849, and here they spent the remainder of
their
lives, and the son lived with them to comfort their declining years.
When 17 years old David Brundege united with the Christian church, and at
20
was married to Margaret Frances Johnson, the 16-year-old daughter of
Bartlett and
Rachael Johnson, the ceremony being performed by the late Rev. John McCune,
who had
baptized each of them. And the blessings asked for them by this good man
were sent.
Theirs was a happy life. Eight children, five sons and three daughters,
came to their
home, and , as if some special mercy from Heaven, they were allowed to see
this family
of boys and girls grow up and marry and make prosperous, happy lives for
themselves--all but one, a little girl, who was taken from the home nest
when 5 years
old--but in the good lives of the other stalwart sons and daughters they
found comfort for
the child they could not keep.
David Brundege was a kindly man, and it was only his family and dearest
friends
who heard of the intimate things of his life.
At the beginning of the civil war he eagerly answered the call to arms, and
with
high hopes for the South, which was so dear to him, he marched away to fight
for the
cause he believed to be right. At the close of the war he took the oath of
allegiance, and
from that time on his good name and his family were his chief concern.
It would be difficult to express the value of a life like this, begun in
those pioneer
days when toil and hardships and bitter struggles were the common lot, and
continuing
through all the long years of his life to experience the ups and downs that
must come to
all. The man who comes to the last few miles down the hill and can see his
life behind
him with never a shadow to mar its even beauty is the man whose success is
counted the
greatest. Life is made of so many things--(poem)--And to face life bravely
and meet its
problems nobly is the greatest good any man can do. Mr. Brundege lived by t
his rule,
and the most sustaining thing his children will have in their own latter
years will be the
good name and spotless life that their father left to them.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--SILAS D. PROCTOR--Silas D. Proctor, who died at his ho
me near
Higbee on August 24, 1916, was born near Burton, Mo., on August 17, 1850,
where he
spent the greater part of his young life. On January 29, 1874, he was
united in marriage
to Miss Permealeann Comstock, to which union seven children were born.
Mr. Proctor was beloved by all who knew him, and was a good neighbor, a
loving
husband and a kind and indulgent father to his children and grandchildren.
In August, 1905, he united with the Methodist church, and lived a Christian
life
until the time of his death, and had often made the remark that he was not
afraid to die.
He is survived by his wife and five children, viz: John Proctor, Kansas
City; Mrs. Ada
McKenzie, Huntsville; Ed Proctor, Gage, Okla., and George and Joe Proctor of
Higbee.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Fred Leeds, who has been working at Jones' Restaurant
for several
months, enlisted in the army last week, and is now located at Jefferson
Barracks. He had
made several previous attempts to join the army, but lost out on account of
being
under-weight. He has the best wishes of a host of Higbee friends, all of
whom hope that
he will get to see all of this wonderful country and never have to do any
fighting.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--M. Murphy, Higbee, Mo.--Our fly contest will close
October 1,
1916, and the winner of the contest will be announced in next week's issue
of The
NEWS. Standing this week: Chas. Laight 21 1/2 qts.; Kenneth Williams, 13
1/2 qts;
Eugene Kirby, 4 qts.; henry Webb, 3 qts; Adolphus Jenkins, 1 1/2 qts; Morris
Cooper 5
1/2 qts; Junior Reese 5 1/2 qts; Harvey Griggs, 4 qts; Howard Mobley, 3 1/2
qts.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Born, on the 20th, to G. H. Dougherty and wife, a
daughter.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Born, on the 20th, to Morris Major and wife a son.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Born, on the 16th, to Lee Wright and wife a son.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--A. L. Cave went to Kansas City the first of the week
where he has
secured a position in a big automobile repair shop.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Mrs. D. L. Barron and Mrs. Dan Harris left Saturday for
a visit with
their brother, John Maxfield, of Eagle City, Okla.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Thos. Walton, Jr., and Miss Clayton Smith, two of
Higbee's most
studious young people, left last week for Columbia, where they will attend
the State
University the coming year.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Born, on the 20th, to Mose Stevenson and wife, a
daughter.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Mrs. Ed Hall of Slater was the guest of her parents,
David Davis
and wife, during the week.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Mrs. Thos. Tongate of Slater was the guest of her
parents, Robb
Williams and wife, during the week.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Luke Sharp and wife and daughter, Miss Ethel, attended
the Home
Coming at Moberly Thursday.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Miss Mabel Edwards last week enrolled as a student in
the music
department of Howard-Payne College, Fayette.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--David and Carl Sharp left last week for Kansas City
where they will
take a course in automobile repairing and building in one of the city's best
schools.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--John Turner, one of Higbee's most reliable colored
citizens, who
has been suffering from paralysis for some time, went to St. Louis the first
of the week
for treatment.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--John Little and Jas. Rankin who, with Gordon Rankin,
recently
bought some Kansas oil stock through Salisbury parties, have been receiving
congratulations since the receipt of a message Sunday from Gordon Rankin
stating that
oil had been struck in the first well put down. We understand that the
company has
leases on about 500 acres where the well was put down. Here's hoping that
every
prospect hole will prove a gusher and that the boys will soon be rolling in
wealth.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Prosecuting attorney Jerry M. Jeffries of Moberly and
Miss Ethel
Hamley of Slater, were married at the home of the bride one day last week.
The NEWS
joins Mr. Jeffries' many Higbee friends in congratulations and best wishes.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--W. R. Richards, who moved from south of town to Oregon
about
three years ago, died suddenly at his home in Baring on the 11th, of heart
disease. Mr.
Richards was about 70 years of age, and is survived by his widow and one
son. He was a
brother of the late Bronson Richards.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--ST. LOUIS CARDINALS SIGN HIGBEE PLAYERS--"Scout" E. J.
Herr, of the St. Louis Cardinals, has signed pitcher Everett, short stop, J.
R. Jenkins, third
baseman Reed, and outfielder Ed. Gruber of the Higbee Blues; also pitcher
"Lefty"
Lancaster of Mexico becomes a member of that club. These players will be
farmed out
to good class C and D Clubs and will be constantly watched by Cardinal
scouts, and if
they show signs of major league baseball, will be brought back to St. Louis
for Manager
Huggins to try out. Here's hoping that they all make good.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--Jack Little is wearing large patches of courtplaster on
his nose, chin
and throat as a result of taking a header Tuesday evening through the wind
shield of a
Ford driven by Mose Stevenson. In company with the latter, A. B. Guerin and
Geo.
McGill, Jr., he was on his way to Moberly, when the lights on the car gave
out. Mose
decreased his speed after hanging a coal oil lantern on the front of the
car, and while
driving at about twelve miles an hour was blinded by the lights of an
approaching car
driven by Dr. G. M. Nichols, and in turning out to give the latter as much
room as
possible the car ran into a culvert and came to such a sudden stop that Mr.
Little was
thrown through the wind shield. Mr. Guerin was thrown against the front
seat and had
his right arm slightly hurt.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--JAMES E RUCKER DEAD--James E. Rucker, long recognized
as
one of Randolph county's most progressive farmers, as well as one of its
most high
minded, kind hearted and charitable citizens, died at his home just north of
town at 9
o'clock Sunday night, Sept. 24, 1916, following an illness of several weeks.
Deceased was a son of Capt. Minor Rucker, a valiant soldier of the War of
1812,
who moved to Missouri from Virginia in 1833, locating in what was then
Howard, but is
now Randolph county, entering and buying 1900 acres of land where Randolph
Springs
are. It was on this farm that James Edwin Rucker was born, Oct 3, 1839, and
where he
grew to manhood.
Being of a studious turn of mind, he was given a thorough education,
graduating
with high honors from Mt. Pleasant College in 1860 under the guidance of
William R.
Rothwell.
In 1863 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah C. Smith, daughter of Joel
Smith, one of the county's prominent farmers and capitalists. They were
blessed with a
family of eight children, all of whom, with the mother, survive, viz: J.
Walker, Mrs. Wm.
Higginbotham, Mrs. G. M. Nichols, Mrs. Wm. McGlothlin, Mrs. W. F. Spotts,
Joel S.,
Mrs. W. L. Cave and Mrs. W. D. Burke.
Mr. Rucker had been a citizen of Moniteau township for almost fifty years,
having resided continuously on the farm where he died since 1874.
The township nor the county never contained a broader minded or more tender
hearted man, nor one more willing to give of his time and means in the aid
of any worthy
cause or to relieve those in distress.
He united with the Baptist church in 1884 under the preaching of the Rev.
S. Y.
Pitts, and had been an active officer in the church since its organization
in 1886.
Funeral services were conducted at the church Tuesday afternoon by his
former
pastor, the Rev. L. M. White, assisted by Eld. E. Y. Keiter.
Interment was made in the city cemetery, the Masonic fraternity, of which
deceased had long been an honored member, having charge of the services.
In the death of this good man the county as well as his family has suffered
an
irreparable loss, and the sympathy of all goes out to the bereft.

Friday, 29 Sep 1916--KILLED BY LIGHTNING--Sarah Louise Snyder, the six year
old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snyder, of East Howard, was killed by a bolt
of lightning
Wednesday afternoon of last week. Little Louise and her mother were in the
barn lot
near the house when the fatal stroke came. The child was killed instantly
and the mother
was badly stunned by the stroke. A mule was killed a short distance on one
side of the
child and a horse on the other. The little girl was holding to a chain that
was attached to
her dog, but the dog was not injured. the lightning struck a corn crusher
near the child,
and it appeared that the bolt of lightning spread out from the crusher in
different
directions, with the results above mentioned.--Armstrong Herald.

Kathy Bowlin,
Additions, corrections, comments welcome.


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