Friday, 29 May 1914--We stated last weekthat the mysterious explosion heard here several months ago was a dynamite planted in Hiram Land's pond just north of town. Harry Dinwiddie tells us that we were misinformed, as it was the pond on his father's place that was blown up and that the parties used eleven and a half sticks of the explosive. The dam was broken in two places, rendering the pond worthless until a new dam can be built. The dynamiting was done for the fish supposed to be in the pond and partly through revenge, Harry thinks, as he had occasion to kick one of the parties off the place a week or two before. He did not find out who the guilty parties were until they had moved away or he would have made an effort to land them in the pen. Friday, 29 May 1914--Last night about 8 o'clock Postmaster May Spurling and Frank C. Bottoms became involved in a personal encounter on the street in just north of the Citizens Bank and used their fists quite freely on each other. When they had exhausted themselves each was bleeding like a stuck pig, but fortunately neither was in the least hurt. The scrap was brought about by something that the children of one, or both, had said or done. The fight caused no little excitement, and from the small knots of men here and there on the streets discussing it an hour afterwards, one would have thought that the returns from a general election were being awaited. Friday, 29 May 1914--W. P. Osborne, a former citizen of this vicinity, and more familiarly known as Price, was a Higbee visitor Monday. He is now located at Seattle, Wash, and is on the road for a big grocery firm. There had been so many changes since his last visit that he hardly knew the town. Friday, 29 May 1914--G. W. Morehead, who moved to Fayette from this place some three or four years ago, taking charge of Hotel Howard, of which he has since been landlord, sold the hotel this week to Frank Kirby. The sale was caused by his wife's failing health. They will remain in Fayette until fall, when they will move to their farm near there. Friday, 29 May 1914--Walter Davis was caught under a fall of coal at the Block mine Monday and quite badly hurt, having a pick driven to the bone in the calf of his right leg. Friday, 29 May 1914--Mrs. Chas. Scruchfield returned to her home in Mystic, Ia, Tuesday after a visit with her brother, Thos. Jones, and family. She was accompanied as far as Bevier by Mr. Jones. Friday, 29 May 1914--Born, on the 22nd, to Dr. R. C. Campbell and wife, a son. Friday, 29 May 1914--Born, at Elliott, on the 27th, to John Howell and wife, a daughter. Friday, 29 May 1914--Mrs. Mary Pilkington and Miss Jessie Johnson visited at Moberly Friday. Friday, 29 May 1914--Price Robb of near Roanoke is the owner of a New Studebaker touring car, purchased yesterday. Friday, 29 May 1914--Born, at Elliott, on the 28th, to Edgar Noble and wife, a daughter. Friday, 29 May 1914--Mrs. Kate Phelps, aged 49 years, died at her home in Roanoke on the 26th, after an illness of several months. Friday, 29 May 1914--H. L. Thompson purchased a new Ford last week and has joined the joy riders. Friday, 29 May 1914--Mrs. Amos Magruder, aged 82 years, of near Burton, spent the week here with her son, David W, and family. Friday, 29 May 1914--Robert Dougherty, one of Howard county's oldest and most highly respected citizens, is dangerously ill at his home in Fayette and his recovery is very doubtful. Mr. Dougherty, who is 87 years of age, is a brother of the late James Dougherty of near Myers, and is the last of a family of fourteen children. Friday, 29 May 1914--J. F. Owen, who was called here by the accident of his parents, Joel Owen and wife was called to his home in Sapulpa, Ok, Saturday by the serious illness of two of his children. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome