Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-04-14
SREENToP GRAPHiCs.

GREENror, Mo-, April H.. From a
letter received from Harrisonville Sta.
ton, Missouri Pacific railroad, of the
18th of March, from \. Bickel, late
agent at G,eentop, Mo-, CLEAN the
following: That since he left here he
has been travelling on different roads,
and among other places he stopped
was Belle, Texas, Il miles south of
Denison, Texas at $40 per month. The
trees are out in iull leaf and garden
vegetables to cat, same rs IN July here.
He saw tarantulas and centipedes.
The tai antula is a large ugly looking
spider and the bite from one of them is
sure death. The centipede is long,
yellow worm with about a thousand
legs, and poison the flesh wherever
they crawl on your body, until it rots
to the bone. The citizens there gen.
orally carry two large revoly.rS strap.
ped to them and wear wide brimmed
hat and are hard looking set tor a
civilized country. Passing through the
Cherokee Nation there was nothing to
see but cattle deer, turkeys, and indian
ponies, and about every fifty miles a
station, all alone in the prairie Only
about FIVE stations between Kansas and
Texas that amount to anything. and
he thinks not fit for a white man to
i've in. He saw NO good country until
he got back to old Missouri. He is
assistant tram dispatcher at present
but does not like the Job, and therefore
is not settled yet.
There was nine car loads OF cattle
shipped from this place to Chicago last
saturday, The price paid was Sc per
hundred pounds. Is of them were fat
tened by R. N. Toler and the balance on
w. B. Reynolds farm near Wilmath-
vile.
Lind & Brother were taking in oats
pretty lively last week.
There is considerable improving IN
the way of setting out trees and shrub
berry going on IN Greentop
Geo. Sanford, W. G. Wells. e. l..
Owens, John Sanders and others are
identifying their homes.
w. 3. Reynolds paid Barker, the cat
tie man $40 for the surplus on Is head
If fat cattle bought of R. N. Toler af
ter taking out 1900 pounds and 3 per
cent. for standing u hours. 1t won't
do to ask Reynolds how much he made.
The farmers have commenced plow-
NC in good earnest and we don't ex-
pect very lively times for short time
until they have to come to town to get
something to eat. w. S. Gatlin has
come to the conclusion to put him up
new business house 32x50 two stories
high, and will commence Just as soon
the timbers can be got on the ground,
and not any too soon as he needs
house very much.
Sunday night AL Morris, represen-
tative of old Schuyler, started to Jetfer-
son to help redistrict the state, / pre-
sumo. He was elected for two years
tor shooting man on one of the Wa
bash cars at Queen City.
7. Sunday night Mrs. Laura Blckel
started to meet her husband, Albert
Bickel, who Is locking for Job in some
telegraph Office and refused $40 per
month because it was in Texas.
r. G. Bielby and family collector of
Adsir county, was in Greentop visiting
w. B. Reynolds family last Sunday
Hell the same old Bob.
A. Buckallew is fencing his farm in
Adair county and improving it other
ways between this and fall.
DIR. Shlrley's little daughter, Stella.
is dead, after a long illnt IS and great |
suffering from cerebro spinal menin-
gifts.
o. N, Stanton's daughter is no better
Same disease.
Mrs. Cleeton is improving. Mr.. Clee-
ton is not quite so well.
The vote on new school house to-
day was for the old house. 1t would
DO for stable if repaired some.