Friday, 12 Sep 1913--MISSOURI FARM REPORT--LIVE STOCK--Water for live stock is now the most serious matter with which the average farmer is having to contend, 88 per cent of the correspondents reporting a shortage. Ponds have dried up and many springs and wells that had never failed are dry or nearly so. Pastures are brown and bare, the condition for the state being 25. It is estimated that 30 per cent of the farmers are now feeding new corn. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES--The Higbee Public School began Monday, Sept 1, with prospects for a good school......The following is a list of transient pupils in the High School: Mearl Turpin, Jennie Robb, Ira Avery, Opal Avery, Oleva White, Edna Sartie, Omar Edwards, Notley Magruder, Clarence Buckler, Elsie Lyons, Ray Holtzclaw, Nadine Bagby, Dora Knight, Edna White, Otto Dorman, Raymond Edwards, Mable Edwards, Fred Buckler, Rolla Edwards, Nellie Smith, Edyth Burton, Ester Robb, Goldena Campbell, Tyre Martin, Elizabeth Mure, Bertha Shafer, Ruth Buckley, Cora Buckley, Byrum Thompson, Ester Sunderland, all of Higbee; Julia James, Willie Sames, Thorpe Hern, Fannie Hern, Huntsville; Roy Waddle, Cherrybox; Arthur Howard, Clark. Transients in the grades, Hattie Hardin, Bethol Osburn. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--"Mr, and Mrs. Robert Kirtley Garnett announce the marriage of their daughter, Percie Ellen, to Dr. Herbert Atkins, Wednesday, June 25, 1913, Plymouth, Ill. At home after September 1st, Pratt, Kansas." The above announcement was handed on yesterday by Mrs. B. F. Andrews, aunt of Dr. Atkins. While the item is now almost old enough to be ancient history, it will come as a surprise to most of Dr. Atkins' old Higbee friends and cronies, and all heartily join the NEWS in congratulations and best wishes. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--E. J. Turner this week moved his barbershop and pool room fixtures here from St. Charles and will occupy the building vacated this week by a. . Guerin. As a new plate glass front is being put in a new floor laid in the rear, Mr. Turner will not likely be ready for business until the latter part of next week. He expects Mrs. Turner here about the first of next month. We learn that they will occupy the Mrs. Pauline Terrill property. The NEWS joins others in a hearty welcome to these former citizens. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Carl Duncan left yesterday for Marshall where he will take up his studies in Missouri Valley College. Carl has been attending this school for several years and is considered not only one of its best students, but one of its most popular ones as well. He will graduate this year, and by a little extra hard study can finish the course by March. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--"Bitsy" Green and Harley Wagner, who have been playing with the Blues all season, left Sunday night for their home in Marissa, Ill. If the management of the Blues will take our advice, it will let John Arthur Lilly finish out the season on the initial bag and let Clyde Reed do some of the twirling. Each will make good. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Mrs. Chloe Lowe of Eureka, Mo, is the guest of her uncle, Willard Brundege, and wife, and W. S. Brundege and wife of Fayette. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Mrs. Mary Barthwait of Tacoma, Wash, who has been visiting relatives in this locality for some time, is spending several days with R. G. Duncan and sister, Mrs. Belle Cole, before returning. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Mrs. Henry Neidring and children of Lexington, Mo, are here for a few days' visit with her parents, Thos. Towles and wife. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Wm. Chinn, a C & A brakeman, residing at Slater, was killed at Roodhouse, Ill, Sunday night, being hit by a passenger train. Before going to bed in the caboose he sat out on the steps in his night clothes to cool off and in his sleep wandered on the main track just as the passenger came along. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--A. B. Guerin this week moved into his new brick, but has not yet got things ship shape owing to the non-arrival of counters and fixtures. When he gets thoroughly fixed up as he has planned, Mr. Guerin will have as neat a meat market as can be found in this entire section. Messrs. Smith and Williams, hope to be able to move in the first of next week. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--While out in her garden one day last week, Mrs. J. E. Carter, of near town, was bitten twice on the ankle by a snake. She did not see the reptile and as the bites were not painful she thought she had stepped on a nettle, and paid no attention to the matter until her ankle began to swell and pain her very much. A doctor was at once called who pronounced it a snake bite. Her ankle is still swollen from the poison, but no serious results are anticipated. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Born, on the 6th, to Bert Blanset and wife, a son. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Born, on the 8th, to Jas West and wife, a daughter. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Born, near Yates, on the 5th, to Mrs. Chas. Stolp, a son. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Born, on the 8th, to John R. Sumpter and wife, a daughter. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Rice Richards writes us from Macon to change the address of his paper to Ft. Madison, Ia, where he and his mother will move this week. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Born, on the 7th, to Ed Sweeney and wife of near Burton, a daughter. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--John Murdy left the first of the week for Detroit, Mich, where he will likely locate. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Miss Charlotte Brown left yesterday for Mexico where she will attend Hardin College the coming year. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Work on the new school building is progressing nicely. It is going to be a peach of a building of which all will be more than proud. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--ANOTHER NEW RESIDENCE--John Rankin last week purchased from Dr. C. F. Burkhalter the lot lying just east of the latter's residence for $600. The lot is 73 X 210 and one of the prettiest sites in town for a residence. Mr. Rankin will erect a modern home with full basement, furnace and bath and at present is figuring on a stucco building. As frost and cold weather will soon be here, he may possibly put off building until next spring. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--MARY MOONEY DEAD--Mary, the little daughter of Jas. Mooney and wife, who had been ill for several weeks, died at 1 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 1913, at their home seven miles southeast of Higbee, aged eleven years. Despite all efforts of medical science and the constant care of loving parents, the Grim Reaper could not be denied. While her parents gave up hope several days ago, little Mary 's death comes as a great blow to them, she being the only daughter in a family of four. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock today at the home by Eld. Hollis Bradley, and interment made at Fairview. The sympathy of all goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Mooney in their great bereavement. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Mrs. Adam Ham of near Slater is the guest of her father, Joseph Lessly and other relatives. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Fred Compton had his right shoulder injured by a fall of rock while at work at the Walton mine Monday. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Cash Avery and P. A. Dougherty who have been sick of typhoid fever for several weeks are reported much better. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Marvin Brockman, son of Thos. Brockman and wife of near Renick, left Monday for Kirksville where he will enter the state normal. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Mrs. Margaret Chilton, aged 59 years, died at her home near Moberly on the 9th. She is survived by her husband and seven children. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Fred Ongley, while picking peaches Wednesday evening of last week, fell out of the tree, striking the ground with the back of his head. He was rendered unconscious for several hours and did not fully come to himself until 9 o' clock the next morning. As his mind began to clear he conceived the idea that the gasoline engine which runs the pump at the Walton mine had back-fired and knocked him out of the engine house. He was able to return to work Saturday morning as usual. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--One cannot pick up a daily paper these days without seeing where from one to a half dozen people have been killed in automobiles at railroad crossings. Some of the papers are urging the abolition of grade crossings on this account, and at the expense of the railroads, of course, over-looking the fact that the railroads were here first and that they are of vastly more importance than automobiles and joy riding. We have yet to read of a single such accident that could not have been prevented by the automobile driver using common sense and coming to a stop before attempting to cross the track. Most generally when they do see a train they set the lever over in the big notch and try to beat the engineer to the crossing. In these accidents, for which the railroads are not responsible, our sympathies are with the women and children in the autos. The sooner all such fool drivers are killed, the better. Friday, 12 Sep 1913--Miss Cornelia M. B. Leach, of Armstrong and Amos Sunderland of Higbee, were married here Wednesday afternoon at the home of the officiating minister Rev. D. B. Clifton.--Huntsville Herald. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.