Friday, 4 Apr 1913--THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE--A Hannibal architect has furnished the school board with plans and specifications for a school building, together with a watercolor picture of the building as it will look when completed, and if you don't think such a building will set off the town and be the best advertisement it could have, call at Dinwiddie & Burkhalter's drug store and see the picture. We are sorry to say, however, that the building may not be as pictured, for the architect did the work on his own responsibility and figured on a total cost of $15,000. As figured by him, the building, as pictured, with full basement, furnace, furniture, etc, and complete in every detail, and of the best material, will cost $17,000. Just whether $7,000 more can be raised is a question. It certainly can not if some who are plenty able, do not increase their donations. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--A. C. Holtzclaw pulled off a new stunt Monday. He had to come to town for a sack of flour and as the roads were in such a fearful condition, he hitched his team to a light drag rather than a wagon and dragged the roads both coming and going. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--Joe McNear, the 18-year-old son of James McNear of Moberly, who returned home Sunday after spending a month of two with his sister, Mrs. O. L. Farris, was accidentally shot within fifteen minutes after his arrival by his brother, Sam, who was fooling with a 38-caliber revolver. The ball entered his back just below and a little to the left of his collar button and came out on the left side of his neck just above the collar bone. He was first thought to be fatally injured, but has since been getting along nicely. O. L. Farris has the bullet in his possession, which is as badly mashed as if it had been fired through a hard board. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--ANOTHER DOCTOR FOR HIGBEE--Dr. J. W. Winn Buys the Brown Drug Store and Will Locate Here--Dr. J. W. Winn of Yates this week closed a deal for the drug store of the late Dr. A. J. Brown, and will locate among us for the practice of his profession. He will have the store open and ready for business some time next week, and will move his family here about May 1st. Dr. Winn is too well known to most of our readers to need any introduction to the people of Higbee, being born and reared not far from here in Howard county and for almost twenty years has been located in our little neighboring city of Yates. He has built up an extensive practice in that locality, and the people there will give him up with a great deal of regret. He is a graduate of one of the best medical schools in the state, is a hard student, keeping abreast of the times, and stands high in the estimation of his fellow practitioners, both as a gentleman and a physician, as he does with all who know him. We are sorry to see Yates lose such a good and enterprising citizen, and at the same time glad that he is to cast his lot among the good people of Higbee. The News joins others in extending him the hand of fellowship, and wishes and predicts for him abundant success. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--The residence of Mary Creson, colored, of near Yates was destroyed by fire a few nights ago with all its contents. The barn of Price Creson, colored, located about 1 1/2 miles from the Creson residence burned the same night, the latter catching from the woods set on fire by the house. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--Claude Long, wife and baby are here from St. Charles, and will likely spend the summer. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--J. H. Roberts, brother of Jasper Roberts and Mrs. D. S. Hare of this place, and quite well known here, was married in Terre Haute, Ind, on March 24th, to Miss Eloise Virginia Murphy. The NEWS joins others in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 4 Apr 1913--Thos. Giles and wife, who have been living at Gillespie, Ill, for the past few years, moved back to Higbee this week. They have many friends here who welcome their return, and all hope their stay will be permanent. Kathy Bowlin Additions, Corrections, Comments welcome.