Friday, 2 Feb 1912--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--Born, on the 28th, to Jacob Long and wife, a son. Geo. Bailey and family of near Rucker moved on the 28th to the farm which J. Lee Dougherty recently purchased of J. W. Newman. Mrs. Geo. Long celebrated her thirty-fifth birthday anniversary on Jan 29. A number of her intimate friends and relatives were present. an enjoyable day was spent by all. The old time village known as Myers, and known in early days as "Bunker Hill," is now numbered with the past. The only remaining house of the original town has fallen to the ground. This building was used for a polling plce for a number of years. This will necessitate a new polling place. In early days bunker Hill was a village of some note. It was a stopping place on the stage line between Renick and Fayette. The post office wass discontinued several years ago on account of Rural Delivery. All that remains near the old original site is two modern dwellings owned by Joe B. Jones and Jno. Barton. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--JOE KIRBY BUYS MORE LAND--County Collector Joe Kirby a little over a year ago purchased 86 acres of land, the south half of the Al Stephenson farm two miles southwest of town, and Ezra Sears purchased the north half, or 73 acres. tuesday last Mr. Kirby purchased from Mr. Sears the 73 acres for which he paid $4200, or $57.50 per acre. This gives Mr. Kirby a farm of 159 acres, which he expects to improve for a country home when he retires from office--Huntsville Times. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--John Walton of Canada is here the guest of his son, John, and brothers, Wm. and T. C. This is his first visit to Higee since 1887. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Born on Jan. 19th, to Edward Sweeney and wife, a daughter. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--John Chisholm aged 80 years, is seriously ill at his home near Clark and his recovery is very doubtful. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Uncle John Hubbard, one of Renick's best knwon and most popular citizens, celebrated his 79th birthday on Jan 29. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Some unknown person gave Mrs. J. H. Bagby a good scare about 8 o'clock Wednesday evening during Mr. Bagby's absence in town by boldly approaching the front door and demanding admittance. On asking him his name the man told her he would tell her when she let him in. Becoming alarmed Mrs. Bagby phoned to a neighbor and then called Mr. Bagby from town. The latter found buggy tracks leading from the main road to his house and these he followed almost to Moberly where they were lost. Mr. Bagby is under the impression that the man was perhaps drunk and seeing the light in his house wanted to stop and warm himself. It is a safe bet that if Mr. Bagby had overtaken the man and found him sober he would have warmed him all right. Mrs. Baby says the man talked likehe was sober but very cold. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Mr. George F. Coons and Mrs. Anna B. Campbell were married at the home of the latter south of town on Jan 31, 1912, Justice J. C. Elgin performing the ceremony. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--C. A. O'Dell returned Tuesday from Belton where he had been to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Chas. R. Cole, who died at his home in that place on Sunday, aged 87 years and 7 months. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Chas. Theirfelder and wife of near Gilliam were here Wednesday the guests of their daughter, Mrs. A. B. Guerin. Mr. Theirfelder recently sold his farm in Saline and will removed to California, locating near Los Angeles. He has spent all his life in Chariton and Saline counties and says that whenever he locates he does not expect to find better land, no matter how much of a "garden spot" it may be considered. He is making the change solely on account of his wife's health. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--DEATH OF HIRAM HYDE--Last week, having no particulars, we made but brief mention of the death of Hiram Hyde, who was killed in a min at Windsor on January 25th. From John Little, who attended the funeral, we learn that Mr. Hyde met his death by falling down the main shaft, a distance of 90 feet. Mr. Hyde, who was foreman of the mine, had just come up from below and sent one of the two men who were at the lower landing handling the cars of rock or dirt that were being sent up to the blacksmith shop for some tools to repair a bad place he had found in the dirt dump track, telling the man he would work in his place until his return. In hoisting the dirt the cage would be stopped at the lower landing and when the car was taken off it would go on up, that the opposite cage could go to the bottom to be loaded. On the down trip the cage would stop at the lower landing to receive the empty dirt car. Mr. Hyde had helped unload one car of dirt and after the car had been turned on the flatsheet Mr. Hyde remarked that he would cage it, and his companion went about some other work. The force below had been longer than usual in loading and consequently had not given the signal to hoist, and the cage on Mr. Hyde's side of the shaft was still at the top landing. Thinking that the cage was at the proper place, and perhaps without looking at the shaft, Mr. Hyde pushed the car to the edge and when it plunged below he was drawn in after it. Hiram Webster and David Davis, both of this place, who were at work nearby, heard the crash and knowing that something was wrong rushed to the shaft where they found the car on its end with Mr. Hyde's body across it as limp as a rag. Taking him in their arms they brought him to the surface at once, and he breathed his last just before they reached the engine house, only a few feet away. Mr. Hyde's watch had stopped at 2:15, which is probably the exact minute the accident occurred. Funeral services were held at Windsor Saturday at the Methodist church of which deceased had long been a member, and the vast assemblage spoke more eloquently than words of the esteem in which he was held by the people there. Following the church services the I. O. O. F., of which deceased was a member at this place, held their services in the church, following which the body was taken in charge by the Freemasons and laid to rest in the Windsor cemetery with the honors of the fraternity. Mr. Hyde held his membership in that order here also. As here, Mr. Hyde stood well at Windsor and was recognized by all as a christian gentleman. He was a member of the city council of Windsor, and the city officially recognized his worth by several beautiful floral offerings. Mr. Hyde was 50 years old on the 17th of last August, and leaves a wife, four children and two brothers, besides a legion of warm and sincere friends wherever he was known. It has been a long time since a death has cast such a gloom over this community, his old home, and the warmest sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved ones. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Mrs. Daniel Harris informs us that so far as she knows, the NEWS was mistaken when it announced that her brother-in-law, L. D. Foster, had been killed in a wreck in Wisconsin while engaged in railroading. Mrs. Harris says the last she heard from Mr. Foster he had quit the road and gone on a claim and that she heard from him a month or so ago. She thinks perhaps it may have been his son-in-law who was killed, as he was engaged in railroading and was a conductor. The NEWS got its information from a Moberly paper, which called Mr. Foster by name, and further referred to the fact that he was formerly in the real estate business in that place. We sincerely trust that the report is an error. Friday, 2 Feb 1912--Geo. Lay and wife who have been in Oklahoma for the past three of four years, returned the first of the week, Mr. Lay having recently purchased a farm southeast of town. Until Mr. Lay can get possession, March 1st, they will be the guests of Mrs. Lay's parents, Wm. Hackward and wife. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--KILLED IN MINE AT HUNTSVILLE--John Carnabelio, an Italian, and coal miner, was killed in mine No. 2 here Monday afternoon abut 4:30 o' clock by a live electric wire. After quitting work, he with others, started out of the mine. His mining clothes that he had on were wet, and as he was getting over some coal cars in the mine, his head came in contact with a live wire, and he fell badly shocked. As he arose his head again struck the wire and he fell senseless. He was picked up and carried out and died about a half an hour later without regaining consciousness. He was about 35 years of age and single. He had been in this country only about three months.--Huntsville Times. Friday. 9 Feb 1912--John Barron, aged 66 years, a highly respected citizen of Bevier, died at his home in that place on the 1st, after a short illness. He was the father of John Barron of this place who was called home from the national convention of the United Mine Workers at Indianapolis to attend the funeral. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Luther White, a former resident of the Rucker vicinity, died at his home in Kansas City on the 3rd after an illness of 24 hours from pneumonia. He was 45 years of age and is survived by his widow and four sons. Interment was made at Fairview. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Isaac Croswhite, one of Sturgeon's best known citizens, died at his home in that place on Jan 31, of Bright's disease, aged 68 years. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Mrs. W. R. Summers returned to her home in Huntsville Wednesday after a pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Williams. She was accompanied by the latter who will spend a couple of weeks. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Born, on the 6th, to T. W. McVay and wife, a son. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Born, on the 1st to Sam Enochs and wife, a son. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--E. N. Myers and wife of Attica, Ohio, are here the guests of her mother, Mrs. Diana Jones, and other relatives. Friday, 9 Feb 1912--Mrs. Virgil Phillips of near Yates was the guest of her parents, David Magruder and wife, during the week. Kathy Bowlin