Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-06-15
Cresntsp Gatherings.
By our Special Correspondent.

BY our Special Correspondent.
GRErrrop, June IA sad accident
occurred Saturday last. A little son,
four or FIVE years of age, OF DR.. Shir-
ley's wen. out after the cows in COM
pany with some other boys, and while
c, ossing ditch he and another boy fell
IN, and hls lett arm was broken, be-
tween the elbow and shoulder, and his
should dislocnted. The little fellow
was quite gritty and walked almosthalt
q mile home. We learn today he is do.
ing we'll.
Still it rains! We had a heavy rain
on Friday of last week, bio9ist we've
had this spring, and considerable dam
age was done. Corn badly washed out
Quite number of farmers In this com.
munlty are not yet done painting corn
The prospect tor corn crop is discour-
aging. A large number of farme RS
from the east prairie we're IN town
Saturday and they feel blue.
William McNearlen a brother of A.
McNearlen, who lives two miles east of
Greentop on Monday in the afternoon
was out clearing off some ground and
had chopr ed tree down. 1t fell on
some small saplings anu one of them
was bent under the fallen tree. He cut
the sapling off and 1t sprung up and
struck him IN the forehead. He was
knocked senseless. 1t cut a large cash
in his forehead. He was taken to his
brothers, A. McNearlen's, house suffer-
ing from quite a loss Of blood. DIR.
Wilson was sent for at once, and finally
succeed in checking the blood. We
understand he is some better.
A. NJ. Lind has received his commits.
sion as Notary Public this week. Par.
ties wishing any legal papers gotten ur
would do well to give him a call.
Mrs. Herring returned to day from
Iowa. She reports lots OF ram IN that
state aud the prospect for corn crops
are poor.
w. B. Reynolds, our lumber man, is
getting good stock Of lumber on
hand and received two car loads last
week.
Hitler Gatlin and family is moving
back to his farm two miles east of
Greentop.
Somebody sent uncle Elijah Herring
a ereenback paper last week. He was
on his ear all week. MIR. Herring is a
strong republican.
Billy McKeehan has helped the looks
Of his dwelling house by giving it
coat of paint. z. Owen did the paint
ing.
w. S. Gatlin one of our enterprising
hotel men has put up new bell in
front Of his hotel.
Albert Orr, who departed for Col
orado some time ago, returned home
this week. He says he will remain in
old Missouri a while longer.
NJ. Speer and wife are visiting rela.
ti7es in Kansas this week.
Rev. Davis, of K1rksville, preached
here on Sunday last.
On Friday oflast week son, fifteen
or sixteen years old. Of Robert Sparks
mile and half north of town, had been
in his field. He was found
lying insensible close to the harrow. 1t
is reported that he had been eating the
root of sweet annis and had gotten
some poisonous root by mistake. His
recovery has been doubtful. To-day
we learn he is some better. DR.. Wilson
While at Sublette station this week
we noticedq quite a number Of people at
that place. Sublette is small place,
but is surrounded and filled up with
good people. Can anybody tell us
what has become of the GRAPHIC cor
there? Wake up? We
would be glad to hear from him again.
RuY