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From: "Kathy Bowlin" <>
Subject: Higbee News, 14 June 1928, pt 2 of 4
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:31:02 -0600


The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News"
issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887
through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This
paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county.
The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free
to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy
site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this
information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My
transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a
third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a
researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records,
and use my transcript as anindex. The microfilm is available for
interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a
copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by
the Higbee Historical Society.
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Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 4--MRS. S. D. PROCTOR DEAD--Mrs. S. D. Proctor, who moved to Colorado from this vicinity some seven years ago, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. J. McKinzie, in Las Animas, that state, on June 7, 1928, aged 76 years, 11 months and 24 days.

Deceased, whose maiden name was Permeliann Comstock, was born in Howard county on June 13, 1851, and was united in marriage to Silas D. Proctor on January 23, 1874, and who preceded her to the grave twelve years ago. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom died a number of years ago. The surviving children are Mrs. N. J. McKinzie, Las Animas; George and Ed Proctor, Las Animas, Colo.; John Proctor, Kansas City, Kan.; and Joe Proctor, Mexico, Mo. She also leaves ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, four brothers and a large number of nephews and nieces.

She united with the Higbee Methodist church many years ago, and retained her membership here.

She had been in failing health since having the flu in 1918 and went to Colorado in 1921 in the hope of regaining her health, and for a time seemed to improve, but gradually failed the past three years.

Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter and the body shipped to Higbee, when a short service was held at new Hope, Howard County, by the Rev. F. L. Sechrist, pastor of the Methodist church, in the presence of a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends, and the body tenderly laid to rest by the side of her husband and two children.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 4--TEACHERS ALL CHOSEN--At a special meeting of the school board Wednesday night of last week, all vacancies in our school for the coming year were filled, the complete faculty being as follows:

Superintendent, Gip S. Moore; principal, Jas. Walsh; Misses Emily Patison, Clara Defoe, Lulu Walker, Cleo. Riley, Louise Robien, Mary Embree. Sadie Harris of Moberly was re-elected teacher of the colored school.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 5--STEALS LOAF OF BREAD--After completing the baking of a big batch of lightbread Friday afternoon, Mrs. Wm. Longdon placed the loaves on her

dining table and stepped across to a neighbor's, to be gone but a few minutes, and on her return found that her kitchen had been entered, the lock on the kitchen door having been torn off by force, and the biggest and best loaf of her baking stolen. Although a watch and other valuables were in plain view of the thief he took the bread only, which leaves the impression that he was hungry and stole only that he might have something to eat. A

tramp had hung around the C.& A. depot most of Friday afternoon and it is thought he had watched the house and broke into the kitchen when he saw Mrs. Longdon leave, although the theft might be one of home talent. At any rate the fellow got a loaf of

mighty fine bread, for there are few women who can excel Mrs. Longdon in the cullinary art.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 5--HARRIS-DENNIS.--Mr. Louis Harris and Miss Verna Lee Dennis, two of our popular young people, were united in marriage in Moberly on Sunday, June 10, by the Rev. Parker, leaving the next day for Wellsville where they will make their home, and where Mr. Harris has been located for some time.

The bride is the winsome daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dennis and is one of our sweetest and most popular young ladies, and a general favorite. The groom is the son of Mrs. Wm. Reed, and is one of our most popular and reliable young men, who has the confidence and esteem of all.

That sunshine and happiness may ever attend this deserving young couple is the sincere wish of the NEWS and a legion of friends.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 5--CARD OF THANKS--We wish to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the many neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness during the illness and on the death of our beloved husband and father, Thos. Mullier, and pray God's blessing on each and every one. Especially do we thank those who sent flowers and who furnished cars.--Mrs. Thos. Mullier and the Children.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 5--MRS. O. P. LESSLY OPERATED ON--Mrs. O. P. Lessly, who has had a great deal of trouble with her right ankle for about a year, went to Boonville Monday where she underwent an operation, and when heard from yesterday was doing nicely and hoped to be able to return home in a few days. The surgeon, we understand, found her trouble nothing very serious.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 5--THOS. TOWLES SERIOUSLY ILL. Thos. Towles, one of our best known and most highly respected citizens, who has been seriously ill for some time, was thought to be some better yesterday.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 6--MRS. W. W. ADAMS DEAD. Passes Peacefully Away at Her Home North of Town--Interment at Moberly.--Mrs. W. W. Adams, who fell in her home ten weeks ago and broke her hip, and who had been a sufferer for years from diabetes, passed peacefully away at her home north of town at 12:20 p.m., Monday, June 11, surrounded by her children, aged 71 years.

Joella Blackford was born in this county on September 19, 1857, and was married to W. W. Adams on August 10, 1876. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living, viz: John Blackford Adams, Higbee; Wm. Roy Adams, Moberly; Mrs. Nannie Morris, Springfield, Ill., and Miss Sallie Adams of the home. She is survived by seven grandchildren--Mrs. Joella Biswell, Mrs. Pauline Way, Mrs. Arthur Mitchell, Edith, Homer and True Morris, and John Adams--and four great-grandchildren--Genevieve Antonelli, Billy and Bettie Biswell and Mary Lucille Hitt. Two brothers, John and Charles Blackford, also survive.

Mrs. Adams, all but an invalid for many years, was never the same following the death of her son, Rollie, cut down suddenly in the vigor of his manhood, which occurred on May 19, 1926, and whose death was the first in the family. Time had only begun to partially assuage her grief when her husband was called, he having dropped dead on September 8, 1927, in Colorado Springs, where he had gone to escape hay fever. She was only beginning to recover from this blow when she fell and broke her hip. She spent several weeks in a Moberly hospital but the injury was beyond healing and she was brought home a few weeks ago to await the end, which she met bravely.

In early life Mrs. Adams united with the Christian church, joining what was then known as Old Higbee church, and before the present town of Higbee was dreamed of, moving her membership to the church here in later years, and later to Providence church, near Huntsville.

She was a devoted wife and mother, a kind neighbor and friend and ever ready to help in every way in cases of sickness, distress and misfortune.

Funeral services were held at the home, where she had lived for over fifty years, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Egan Herndon of Centralia, in the presence of an immense crowd of sorrowing neighbors and friends, and interment made in Oakland cemetery by the side of her beloved husband and son.

The NEWS joins the community in warmest sympathy to the bereft family.



Thursday, 14 June1928, Vol 42. No. 6, Page 1, Col. 6--TO THE VOTERS OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.--Being a young man of 25 years of age and imbued with the ambition of a young man to progress and succeed, and knowing that I am qualified for the position, I have entered my name as a candidate for the office of County Surveyor and Engineer of this county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary election to be held on the 7th day of August next.

I was born in Moberly and have lived all my life in this county, yet to those unacquainted, will say that I am a son of J. B. Holman, and grandson of the late Neal Holman, who was one of the very early pioneers of this county and a life-long resident of Huntsville.

In 1920 I was graduated from the high school of Moberly, after which I entered the Missouri State University, taking a three-year study in the School of Engineering; and while yet in school accepted a position with the Missouri State Highway Commission as engineer in this and other counties of the state, which work I followed for two years, when I entered the employ of the Wabash Railway Co., in the engineering department, and for the past three years have been with this company.

Needless to say I have always voted for the interests of the Democratic principles and my ancestors from time immemorial have been staunch Democrats, none of whom ever held a county office.

Am a man of family, having married in 1925 Miss Helen Smith, daughter of Mr. L. K. Smith, for many years master mechanic of the Wabash.

It is my intention to make an active campaign of the county and I hope to meet all the voters in person; in the meantime I solicit your support, and assure you I will be ever grateful for the same, and if elected shall do my utmost to fill the office to the satisfaction of all. Very truly, HAMILTON HOLMAN.





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