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From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Higbee News, 21-28 January 1921
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:54:46 -0500

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--MRS. BLANCHE GRANT CRITICALLY ILL--The
many Higbee friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Blanche Grant, more familiarly known
here as Mrs. Botts, will be pained to learn that she is critically ill at a hospital in St.
Joseph, where she was operate don a few days ago for a trouble of the most serious
nature, the news coming in a letter yesterday to her brother, J. B. Terrill, which stated
that she was very low and that little hope of her recovery was entertained.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--S. W. CRESON BURIED MONDAY--Business
Firms Pay Respect to Man Active in Business Life of Randolph County.--The funeral
services of S. W. Creson were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the family residence,
419 South Fourth Street. They were conducted by Rev. E. V. Lamb, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. The business houses and stores of Moberly suspended business during
the time of the funeral.
Mr. Creson died last Friday in the Christian Hospital in Kansas City, after a
lingering illness of two months. It was thought that the operation he sustained was going
to prove successful, but Friday evening while taking his nourishment he suddenly
expired.
Mr. Creson was reared on a farm in Howard county. In early life he engaged in
teaching, but soon left that profession and connected himself with a general store at
Yates. After a period of two years, when he served as manager of the store, he bought
out the other interests and launched into business for himself.
He served as postmaster at Yates for thirteen years, and at different times served
as U. S. express agent, and ticket agent for the Chicago and Alton Railroad at that place.
He was one of the organizers of the Yates Savings Bank, and its president until 1913.
In 1900 he was elected to represent Randolph county in the General Assembly of
Missouri and was re-elected in 1902 without opposition.
In 1913 he sold his interests at Yates and came to Moberly, where he immediately
began the organization of the Moberly Wholesale Grocer Company, of which he was the
president. From that time until his death he devoted all his energy to his business, which
has grown until it is now one of the largest business institutions in Moberly.
Mr. Creson was a prominent members of the Baptist Church and was chairman of
the board of deacons at the time of his death.
He was a member of the Masonic order--Moberly Monitor-Index.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--John Chesser has been stepping high this week, being
made grandfather for the first time by the arrival of a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. McGinnis on the 17th.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--NORTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Little Wynona Lucile
Gruber of Higbee, spent part of last week at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Owens.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--In our article last week relative to the death of Thos.
Reed, we were misinformed as to his having come to Missouri with his parents. They
both died in Kentucky when he was about 6 years of age, and he came to this country
with A. S. Higdon, with whom he made his home.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--Otis Cochran and wife visited at the home of George
Lloyd in Higbee.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--Mrs. Jas Lloyd of Higbee called on Mrs. Wheeler one
day last week.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--Born, on the 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore, a
son.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--Twin boys were born on the 20th to Mr. and Mrs.
James Wheeler.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--A daughter was born at Woodland Hospital, Moberly
on the 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Noah Frazier of south of town.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--MRS. WM. RANKIN DEAD--Mrs. Wm. Rankin,
brief mention of whose death was made in our last issue, died at her home in Butte,
Montana, on January 12, 1921, after an illness of a year or more from hardening of the
arteries.
Death found her prepared for the great change and no doubt came to her as a
welcome messenger, as she had been helpless for many months, during the last four of
which she could not even speak.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brodie, and was born in
Happy Hollow, Ia., on September 5, 1877, and was therefore 43 years, 4 months and 7
days old. She moved with her parents to Higbee some thirty years ago, and was married
to Wm. Rankin on May 6, 1896. Three children came to bless their home, two of whom
died in infancy. They made their home in Higbee until about fifteen years ago, when
they moved to Colorado, going later to California, and then to Montana, where they had
since resided.
Mrs. Rankin was a devout Christian, and was a member of the Methodist church,
with which she united in her young girlhood, and during her illness bore her suffering
with true Christian fortitude.
She is survived by her husband and daughter, Mrs. Ben Corin, of Butte, one sister,
Miss Lida Brodie, also of Butte, and two brothers, George and Walter Brodie.
The body arrived Saturday night and was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Little, Mr. Rankin's old home, and funeral services conducted at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon by the Rev. T. A. Allison, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of a
crowd of sorrowing friends that taxed the capacity of the home. The songs were her
favorites and which she had Mr. Rankin, during the last months of her life, sing to her
over and over again. It also happened that the Scripture read was her favorite passage,
and which she had no doubt memorized from Mr. Rankin's many readings.
Interment was made in the city cemetery by the side of her children and her
parents. The NEWS joins the community in deepest sympathy to the bereaved.

Friday 21 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 40--Ernest Naylor, of south of town, who had his right
hand amputated several months ago as a result of blood poisoning, submitted to the third
operation at the Lee hospital at Fayette this week, the arm refusing to heal.

Friday 28 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 41--The 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Emma Grisolina,
who lived at mine No. 11, just north of town, was found dead in bed Friday morning of
last week, death having resulted, it is thought from acute indigestion. Interment was
made in Oakland cemetery, Moberly.

Friday 28 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 41--Born, on the 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. Wirt Fray, of
Yates, a son.

Friday 28 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 41--GEO. MORRIS DEAD--George Morris died at his
home in Sparta, Christian county, Mo., Dec 24, 1920, after an illness of a year or more of
kidney trouble. Death found him prepared for the great change, and no doubt came to
him as a welcome messenger. He was a son of Joel W. and Rachel Morris, and was born
in Burton township, Howard county, Mo., May 19, 1839, and therefore was 81 years, 7
months and 5 days old. He was married to Miss Sallie Williams of Roanoke, Howard
county, October 12, 1862. Two children came to bless their home, on of whom died in
infancy. They made their home in Clifton Hill, Randolph county until a few years ago,
when they moved to Sparta to be near their son, who was in the banking business at that
place. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, one son and two brothers, two grandchildren,
and quite a number of nephews and nieces and other relatives and friends. He had been a
member of the Baptist church for 48 years and was always punctual in attendance at
regular meetings and Sunday school when it was possible for him to do so.

Friday 28 Jan 1921, Vol 34, No 41--PUMPHREY-CARTER--The following, taken from
a Taylorville, Ill., paper, will be of interest to our readers, the bride's parents being
former residents of this place:
"Willis Pumphrey and Miss Anna Carter, prominent young people of this city,
were married January 8th. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carter, and is an
estimable young woman. Both parties have scores of friends who unite with the Courier
in extending congratulations.
"The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. N. Vanattan of the Free Methodist
church. The bride formerly attended the West school and the High school. The groom
works on the C. &. I. M. railroad.
"The couple will make their home with the bride's parents on S. Shumway street
for the present."

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Kathy Bowlin
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Butler, MO 64730
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