Biography of Luther H. Higley, pages 770/771. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. Luther H. Higley The “art preservative of all arts,” printing, has done more to promoted the progress of civilization, with its attendant blessings of liberty and education, than any other discovery since the beginning of time. Many who read this work can remember when a newspaper was seldom seem, and on the rare occasions when one, perhaps a month or more old, filtered from “back East” into the frontier of civilization, as Indiana was rightly termed in the pioneer days, it was eagerly and critically perused and passed from one hand to another until it was worn into shreds. Soon, however, the knights of the ”fourth estate” joined in the vanguard and took up the task of “molding public opinion.” The father of the subject of this sketch was one of the early newspaper men of this region and his son has followed in his footsteps with commendable fidelity and industry, which have brought to him the respect and admiration of his fellowmen. Luther H. Higley, owner and editor of the Butler Record, was born in Butler, Indiana, October 30, 1867, he being the son of Emery and Mary (Haverstock) Higley, native of Ohio. The mother came to Butler at an early date with her parents. Elmer Higley came to Butler about 1865 and engaged in the business of buying and selling produce and in other mercantile lines. He established the newspaper in Butler, called the Banner of Liberty. After conducting this pioneer publication for a time, he removed the plant to the town of Auburn and began publication of the Auburn Times. After a short time he went west and his death occurred in LeMars, Iowa. Besides the subject, he had one other child, Leverett G. Luther H. Higley acquired a splendid basis for the success, which he has achieved in his chosen vocation, he having graduated from the scientific course in Fayette Normal School. After completing his studies in this institution, he accepted the position of assistant principal of the Butler schools, which he occupied with marked ability for a year. He subsequently filled the position of principal in the schools of Rolling Prairie, Indiana. Becoming restless under confining stress of pedagogical routine, he gave up this profession and, coming to Butler, purchased the Butler Record, of which he is now owner and editor. The subject was married, on February 9, 1889, to Carrie Palmerton, daughter of Wesley and Sarah (Nelson) Palmerton, who were early settlers in DeKalb county. To this union were born three children: Ethel, who married Fred E. Voight, of Washington, D. C.; Robert Dale, and Ruth Madonna. While he has not sought public office, Mr. Higley has been selected by his fellow citizens to serve on the board of education for two terms. And his early training in educational work has stood him in good stead in solving the many problems presented to that body. He has always been a warm supporter of the Republican party. Fraternally, the subject is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, while his church relations are with the Methodist Episcopal church. In addition to the local paper, Mr. Higley has built up an extensive mail-order business in the printing line, which amounts to several times as much as the local field affords, and in 1903 he established the Epworth League Quarterly, which now has a circulation of over twenty-four thousand copies and circulates in every Northern state from Maine to California. His commercial lines are handled by several salesmen on the road and by several jobbing houses in the large cities. Th business has had a steady growth and is still growing. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com