Friday, 17 Nov 1916--Will Lloyd, son of Lee Lloyd of this place, who was recently quite painfully hurt in a mine at Bidwell, Ia., having his left ankle broken among other injuries sustained, writes the homefolks that he is doing nicely and that he will soon be able to be out. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--Hunters will do well to keep their eyes on the list of posted farms in the NEWS, as it is growing every week. W. A. Hitt was in Saturday and said hunters almost took possession of his farm the day before, but took the hint on approaching the house when Mrs. Hitt asked them in they were coming in the yard. Mrs. B. F. Kirby added Mr. Kirby's name to the list Tuesday, saying hunters the day before had killed some of her best turkeys. It is such antics as them that cause the farmer to object to hunting on their farms, and no one came blame them. If you don't want to get into trouble, ask permission to hunt. It will be granted, nine times out of ten. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--Lon Coleman had his right hand quite painfully mashed while at work at the Walton mine Wednesday and will be off duty for several days. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--Cooper White of Fayette who is at work here with a gang of linemen rebuilding the plant of the Bell Telephone Co, fell from the top of a tall pole, which broke with him, Wednesday, and was quite painfully injured, having several teeth knocked out and his right wrist sprained. He fell about twenty feet. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--Walter Morris Dinwiddie, prosecuting attorney of Boone county, and Miss Margaret Elizabeth Carter, and Herley Smith Dalley and Nellie Mae Carter were married at the home of the brides' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Carter, "Amerhurst," on the Ashland Gravel Road, Nov. 8. The brides are sisters. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Madison A. Hart--Sturgeon Leader. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--W. P. Nevins of southwest of town was a caller at the NEWS office Wednesday and told us to add his to the list of posted farms, and to do it quick. He was swearing vengeance on all hunters caught on his place from this date henceforth, saying he would prosecute any and all such and that he would kill every dog found on the place. The chief cause of Mr. Nevins' ire was the fact that dogs belonging to hunters who visited his place the day before had killed several of his best turkeys, easily worth $3 each. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--HAD FINGERS BLOWN OFF--Romie, 13-year-old son of T. J. Cooper and wife, had his left hand badly mangled by the explosion of a dynamite cap at the electric light plant about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning. Not knowing what the cap was when he picked it up he began to examine it, and to see what would happen stuck a lighted match into it. The explosion that followed could be heard for several blocks. The thumb, index and middle finger were badly mangled, the latter being blown entirely off. Frightened almost the death, Romie ran all the way home, when a doctor was hastily summoned. The thumb had to be amputated at the first joint and the index finger just below the first joint. That the injuries were not more serious is surprising, as the concussion was so great that the skin on Romie's stomach and abdomen was broken in several places. Wednesday afternoon Morris, Mr. Cooper's youngest son, was injured sufficiently to need the services of a physician, but his injury was only a slight one, we are glad to state. While playing he ran into a taunt wire with such force that he was thrown back against the sharp edge of a board and his scalp cut to the bone for an inch or two. Several stitches were required to close the wound. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED--Wednesday, Nov 15, being Isham Powell's 73rd birthday, Mrs. Powell and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry Powell, surprised him with a big dinner to which they had invited a number of his friends. Mr. Powell was given the surprise of his life when he returned to the house from the corn field where he spent the morning gathering corn, and found the house full of his friends and a dinner fit for a king awaiting him. It is needless to add that all enjoyed the dinner as well as the day. Those present: Jas. Terrill and wife, J. W. Bottoms and mother, Eula Burke and son, Asa Ragsdale and three children, Miss Ann Eliza Ragsdale, Joel Owen and wife, Mrs. C. R. Moore, Mrs. C. b. Moore and son, Joel Rucker, B. C. Wilson and wife and son, Miss Miller Fielding, Mrs. Willard Owen, Mrs. T. D. Hern, Joshua Morris, Pete Gruber, wife and son, Mrs. Ollie Moffit and Mrs. Hiram Land. Friday, 17 Nov 1916--ZACH W. HAMILTON DEAD--Zach W. Hamilton, one of the county's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at his home three miles east of town at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 13, 1916, following an illness of only a few days, the chief cause of his demise being the infirmities of age. He was 81 years old and had resided in this county, and in the vicinity of where he died, practically all of his life. He was one of the county's best citizens and had the love and respect of all who knew him. He is survived by four sons, Albert, Bert, James and John, all of this county. Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday by Rev. D. B. Clifton of Huntsville, and the large assemblage of sorrowing friends, despite the bitter cold, spoke eloquently of the esteem in which "Uncle" Zach was held. Interment was made in the Hamilton family cemetery by the side of his wife who died some twenty years or more ago. Friday, 17 Nov, 1916--Claude Stevenson returned to Wisconsin last Friday where he has a good position in a wire rope factory. He was accompanied by John Cooper. Kathy Bowlin, Additions, corrections, comments welcome.