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From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Higbee News, 23 May 1924
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 13:09:41 -0600

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. J. H. Hardin Dead--Mrs. Nannie Hardin, wife
of John H. Hardin, died at 12:01 Thursday morning at the home of her son, Ben. F.
Hardin, 1 1/2 miles west of Renick.
Besides her husband she is survived by eight children. The daughters are Mrs.
Clara Ash, Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Annie Chilton, Moberly; Mrs. Kathleen Day,
Oklahoma City; the sons are Ben H. (Kathy's notes: should be F.) Hardin, Okmulgee,
Okla.; James Hardin, Moberly; Lyle O. Hardin, Moberly.
The remains will be taken to the Christian church at Renick at 1 o'clock
Saturday, where they will lie in state until the hour of the funeral at 2:30 o'clock. The
casket will be open, permitting friends to take their last look at the friend who has passed
away.
The interment will be made in the Hubbard cemetery.--Moberly Democrat.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Wood Burton Our New Superintendent--At a
meeting of the school board Friday night, Wood Burton was elected as Superintendent of
the Higbee Public School, succeeding C. A. O'Dell, who will complete his course in law
in the Northwestern University the coming year. Mr. Burton proved one of our most
popular and capable teachers the past year, and we are quite sure the board made no
mistake in advancing him to the head of the school, as he is not only popular with the
patrons but with the pupils as well, and it is our prediction that he will keep the school up
to its present high standard.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Good Progress on the River Improvement--The
fight against the angry current of the Missouri River at Harmony has apparently made
more headway during the past week than at any time previous in the efforts to save the C.
&. A. tracks and road bed and to prevent the overflow through the bottoms.
Receiver W. G. Bierd, who has stuck to his post faithfully during the past three
weeks, feels much more encouraged and apparently is assured now that the worst is past.
Already the sandbar on the north side has been cut away until it shows a
precipitous bank which old river men say is a sure sign that it is being gradually cut away
and the fighting edge of the current is at that point rather than on the South bank.
Br. Bierd's system of cribbing which he has been putting in has apparently
brought results. With railroad ties pens are built along the bank and filled with rock. By
getting a good foundation with old cars, etc., these pens of rock built along the bank at
intervals are a great help in holding back the current.
The work of Woods Brothers is being pushed rapidly and is already showing
results--Slater News.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Thurber Miles has returned to his home in Joliet, Ill.,
after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miles.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Miss Elsie Miles of Huntsville was the guest of her
cousin, Miss Jewell Miles, during the week.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mr. and Mrs. Will Miles were the guests of the
latter's mother, Mrs. Jennie Owen, Sunday.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Captured Five Little Wolves--Thanks to Edgar
Maxfield and his son, this community is short five wolves, they having captured five
young ones Sunday. Having missed chickens and turkeys, they suspected wolves of
doing the work and determined to put them out of business, if possible. Watching what
they took to be the den of wolves or some other animals they were rewarded by seeing a
disturbance of grass and weeds in front of the entrance, and fired, and rushing to the spot
found three wolf pups dead, and digging into the den they captured two more alive. They
took them to Huntsville where they were allowed $3 for each of the animals. A few more
hauls like this and Edgar and his son can qualify for official wolf exterminators.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--The case of Mrs. Polly Durnil, who recently brought
suit against her husband, J. S. Durnil for divorce and $1500, which came up in circuit
court at Fayette Friday, resulted in a verdict for Mr. Durnil.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Ernest Robb visited his sister, Mrs. Otis Jackson, at
Burton, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Milton M. Marshall Passed Away Sunday--After a
long brave fight with illness Milton M. Marshall gave in to Death's summons at 11:30
o'clock Sunday morning.
He had not been a well man for several years and had been in failing health with
Bright's disease for the past six months. Through all this trying period he kept the flag of
home flying and his mind turned to a continued useful future.
Mr. Marshall was born and reared in this county. He passed his 57th birthday
anniversary last September 23. He has resided in Moberly for the past ten years. During
this time he had been the proprietor of a grocery store and a justice of the peace. he was
a member of the First Baptist Church. He kept himself well posted on affairs of the
government and all progressive movements and while he held decided opinions on these
he was liberal enough to grant--without contention--the rights of others to opposing views
of men and measures. His passing away on Sunday is a peculiar coincidence, his death
being the third one in the family to occur on Sunday; His mother, Mrs. J. D. Marshall,
died on a Sunday morning at 11:30; his sister, Mrs. T. D. Mangus, died at 11:45 o'clock
a.m. just thirty days prior to his death. His wife's sister-in-law, Mrs. Hamilton, also died
on Sunday.
The surviving relatives are: the widow; two daughters, Mrs. Ray Galbreath,
Mexico; Mrs. Frank Koester, Moberly; three brothers, J. W. Marshall, Higbee; J. D.
Marshall, Madison; Aubrey Marshall, Pueblo, Colo.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon and interment
made in Oakland cemetery.--Moberly Democrat.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Born, on the 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lesslie Purdy, a
son.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Miss Etna Mae Warford left Sunday for Overland, to
which place her parents recently moved.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. L. McElhany and children of Moberly are the
guests of her father, Kirt Wilcox, north of town.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Miss Ola Burch returned to her home in Macon
Saturday after a visit with her cousin, Mrs. Walton Burton.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Emmett Dennis left Saturday for Springfield, Ill.,
where he hopes to secure employment with the street railway company.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Roy Lynch has moved from near Higbee to the old
Halley place in the north part of town. The Herald welcomes Roy back as a citizen of the
old home town.--Armstrong Herald.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--In giving the names last week of the Higbee teachers
employed for the coming year, the name of Miss Vera Rankin, one of our most popular
and capable teachers the past year, was unintentionally omitted.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Joe Robinson, who taught in our school the past year,
has been elected principal of the school at Yates, which means that Yates folks will have
a most competent teacher on the job, as well as one of the finest young men a person
would care to know. With Robinson coaching the basketball team, and being, perhaps,
one of the players, and Wood Burton head of the Higbee school, some real games can be
looked for between these teams. But don't run away with the idea that the schools are
running to basketball and to other sports. Quite the contrary, for to make any of the
teams, top grades are required in all studies.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Born on the 22nd, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cook, a son.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--The following from here attended the funeral of
George Kriter, a cousin of Mrs. David Robb, at Macon, Wednesday: Mr. and Mrs. O. P.
Lessly, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lay, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Robb, Mr. and Mrs. David Robb,
Wm. Knight, Misses Ruby Rennolds and Claudine Robb.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Simon Carter, one of our best known and most
reliable colored citizens, who had part of his right foot amputated six weeks ago, made
necessary from an old injury years ago, was able to be down town yesterday for the first
time. It is needless to say that he was glad to be out once more, and his friends were just
as glad to see him.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Miss Frankie Stone is visiting her mother, Mrs. Alice
Stone, in Palmyra.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Born, on the 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walton,
of Pittsburg, Kan., a son.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Miss Mary Embree has been re-employed as teacher
in the Hamilton district.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. J. B. Terrill and daughter, Miss Ruby, spent
Monday with relatives in Moberly.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. Mary Conrad, who was called here by the death
of her sister, Mrs. C. F. Burkhalter, returned to her home in Kansas City Sunday.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. Morgan Griffith returned to her home in Denver
Colorado., Wednesday after a visit with her father, Thos. Giles, and other relatives and
friends.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. Luke Sharp returned Monday from Albia, Ia.,
where she was called last week by the serious illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. David
Sharp. The latter is some better, her many friends will be glad to hear.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Rev. Kellis Magruder, who has been located at
Elsberry for several years, has been called to the pastorate of the Baptist churches at
Clark and Vandalia, giving each place half time, and has moved to Vandalia.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. Geo. Orton left Saturday for Henrietta, Ok.,
where Mr. Orton has employment and where they will remain for a time.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Mrs. Pete Bottino returned to her home in Marissa,
Ill., Tuesday after a visit with Higbee relatives and friends. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Emma Smith and little Miss Ruth Stevenson.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Wednesday being Ermon Hare's 20th birthday, his
mother, Mrs. D. S. Hare, and daughter, Miss Jeanette, drove to Fayette where he is a
student in Central, and took dinner with him, taking along a big cake, and which no
doubt proved to Ermon to be the piece de resistance.

Friday, 23 May 1924, Vol 38 No 5--Glendall Simms, son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Simms,
was quite painfully hurt Wednesday, when a horse he was riding slipped and fell on him,
rendering him unconscious for a short time. Those who witnessed the accident thought
at first that Glendall had been fatally hurt, but as it turned out he escaped with no further
injury than a badly bruised limb. The accident was the result of a race between Glendall
and Charley Williams, the latter on a bicycle, the horse falling as it struck the granitoid
crossing near the West Side hotel.

Friday, 30 May 1924, Vol 38 No 6--Flag Pole Tapped--From dampness around the flag
pole on top of the concrete base, John Egly arrived at the conclusion one day last week
that the pole contained considerable water, and was sure of it when he sounded the big
pipe with a hammer. He tapped the pole a few inches above the concrete Tuesday, when
a small stream shot out with sufficient force to clear the base by several inches,
indicating that the first joint of the pole was full almost to the top. As the pole was put
down in the ground about ten feet and the concrete base extends above the ground about
three feet, there is yet about fourteen feet of water in the pole, and which will have to
remain there until such time as the pole is taken down.

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Kathy Bowlin
506 W. Ohio St.
Butler, MO 64730
Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

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