Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1888-02-10
Greentop Crumbs.

Greentop Crumbs.
At the present time it is snow
ing and looks as though we were
going to haye some more sleigh
ing.
Busine7s is very dull; nothing
doing ON account of the small pox
scare.
We wish to correct some false
reports that seem to be circulat-
ing at distance from Greentop,
in reference to the smallpox being
in town. There is not nor has there
been a case of the disease in this
place. For two or three days last
week It was supposed Mr.. L. j.
Tice was taking the smallpox but
it was not the case as Mr.. Tice
has recovered and is in his store
ready to wait upon customers in
his pleasant and genial way.
For the information of the read
ers of the Graphic who live at a
distance from Greentop and who
may have heard exaggerated re-
ports in reference to the small
pox, we wish to say, that there are
fifteen cases out southeast of town,
the nearest being about two and a
half miles, and the furthest be-
tween five and six miles. The
families thus far that have it are,
Mrs. Edwards four cases; Mr..
David Mikel's two cases; MIR.
James Jeiireies' two cases; Mrs.
Jeffries' two cases; Mr.. Tudor S
one case; Mr.. Ira Dunhams' one
case; Mr.. Dan Six one case. OF
these, the last mentioned was de-
veloped tc day. The other cases
are all doing well except Mrs. Ira
Durham, whom it is supposed can
not recover. Schools have all
closed, and everything calculated
to bring people together has been
dispensed with for the time being.
These are the facts in reference
to the smallpox.
Mrs. Sickles returned home
Friday from Centeryille where she
had been visiting.
Mr.. John Owens and lady left
Thursday for Atlauta, Macon Co.,
to visit relatives
Mrs. Walter Towles with her
little daughter, Floe, left Thursday
evening to visit her sister, Mrs.
Orr, in Centerville, Iowa.
We understand there is going
to be a new drug store in town, or
rather a new building erected for
that purpose.
Vaccination is the order of the
day. UNCLE Ton.
LATER-Mrs. Ira Dunham died
Wednesday.
The Muscatine, Iowa, Journal
requests all papers to copy the
following, with the hope that the
boy may be found: About two
weeks ago tramp abducted boy
rom that city. The boys name is
John Missel; he is about ten years
of age, dark hair and blue eyes,
and not very bright.
Mrs. Cleveland, held reception
recently and it was most brilliant
affair. What might have been a
, serious accident was averted by
the presence of mind and prompt
, action of Mrs. Cleveland, who as a
) hostess, was sci wing tea. While
lifting the kettle with long firing
ed napkin the fringe caught fire
} from the spirit lamp. The napkin
J was all ablaze IN an instant and
the bosom lace work of Mrs. Cleve-
i lands gown curled with heat. She
| dashed the napkin on the floor
and vigorously stamped her shape
| ly foot until the last spark disap.
peared. The incident was over
| before a friend could assist her,
: and, as prominent member of
congress said "You have added
another worthy trait to your list
Mrs. Cleveland-that of bravery.
/ -LaBelle Star.
Oh, what silly gushl If some
oh scure woman had stamped out 8
burning dish rag with a foot
we airing a number 7" shoe the
act would have been equally as
br ave; but if every newspaper in
the G land had known of the circum-
stance it is not probable that it
would have been mentioned.
| A young lady, observing nat
urallst putting q small snake