Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Louis Biggs, one of our former well known colored citizens, was here from Ft. Dodge, Ia., during the week, looking after his property in the west part of town. He is pastor of the colored Baptist church at Ft. Dodge, which with odd jobs in general about town, keeps him pretty busy. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Mrs. John Smead of Keota is the guest of her brothers, J. M. and J. W. Shafer. (Kathy's notes: the editor was in error on this one. She was Mrs. Joe Smead, not Mrs. John Smead.) Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--A. B. Guerin is the latest purchaser of a car, having placed an order a few days ago for a tin lizzie. Mr. Guerin, it will be remembered, was the first person in Higbee to own a car, purchasing a big second-hand Moline some twelve years ago, and it immediately became noted for doing the unexpected and was always out of fix. After spending four times its original cost for repairs, Mr. Guerin traded the car, known as "Old Hulda," to John Hurt of Armstrong for some Texas county land. Hurt managed to get the car to Armstrong without breaking anything, and so far as we could ever learn it was the longest trip the car ever made without something going wrong. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Washington, D. C. March 24.--Has Woodrow Wilson a sense of the "historical dramatic?" Is he setting the stage for actual war with German in the nation's war month--April? These questions excited interest in Washington when the President announced that Congress would be called into extra-ordinary session April 16. The interest has grown since ruthless German attacks upon American ships has made war inevitable. Since events have forced the President to advance the date for convening Congress to April 2, the probabilities are that April will find the United States in open hostilities with Germany. It certainly will if, as we are often told, history repeats itself. All of the great wars in which the United States has engaged, from the Revolution down, started in April. The struggle for independence from British domination really began with the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The Black Hawk Indian war, in which Abraham Lincoln had his baptism of fire, began April 21, 1831. The Mexican war started April 24, 1846. It is generally conceded that the Civil War began in the early morning of April 12, 1861, when the "Shot that was heard around the world" was fired on Fort Sumpter. The Spanish-American War, like the Black Hawk War, started on April 21, 1898. Did President Wilson contemplate these historic dates when he penned the proclamation that will call the war-making power of the Government into session in April. One reason for thankfulness is that Germany rejected the Bryan peace treaty that would have compelled us to sit quietly for a year while our citizens were being killed, waiting for an investigation before declaring war. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Sam Whitmore came very near meeting with a serious accident one day last week, while doing some carpenter work on the barn of Walton Bros. & Lambier, one of the large doors being blown down by the high wind and catching Mr. Whitmore beneath it. The door weighed several hundred pounds, and but for the fact that the ladder on which Mr. Whitmore had been standing held the full weight of the door off of him, he would likely have been seriously injured. He was unable to work for several days. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Born, on the 21st, to John Wright and wife a daughter. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Born, on the 24th, to Jas. Jobson and wife, a daughter. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Born, on March 28, to Francis Newman and wife, a daughter. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Dr. J. W. Winn is the proud owner of a new Overland runabout purchased this week. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--L. T. Pattrick is the proud owner of an Overland touring car, purchased a few days ago. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Fred Noel, employed as a car trimmer at the Walton mine, had his right leg broken Monday falling from a flat car and a large chunk of coal falling on him. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--John Sumpter, while handling a newly sharpened plow share Wednesday, cut his right hand very severely and will be unable to do much work for several days. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--I. J. Embree, who had a very narrow escape from death by a fall of rock in mine No. 11 two weeks ago, was caught under a fall of coal Wednesday and had an ankle very badly sprained. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Osburn went to Kansas City Saturday to be with their son, Berthel, who was operated on the day following for appendicitis. The operation was a very successful one and Berthel is expected home in a few days. Friday, 30 March 1917, Vol. 30, No 52--Mrs. Wm. Hackward received a message Saturday from her son-in-law, Wm. Richards, of Avila, Cal, announcing the arrival of a daughter at his home on the 23rd. This is the first visit the stork has paid Mr. and Mrs. Richards and it is useless to add that they are almost wild with joy. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.