Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-02-08
GIBBS ITEMS.

Az s'oNs -tNf1 .-~,D
abated much in this vicinity. Tie
latest we have from the vicinity
where the first mad dog was killed
| is that Mr.. Harry Huston's dog
had gone mad and had been killed
before be did any damage. Perry
Garlock has lost a steer that went
mad and died. Several dogs have
been killed and Il number more
ought to be killed. One mad dog
besides endangerin@ human life,
could destroy thousands of dollars
worth of stock in a very short time.
Kill the dogs.
We are having such delightful
weather that people are beginning
70 talk about making garden.
Mr.. John Bragg, who has been
living on Mr.. Jep. Howk's farm,
moved to town last Saturday.
Miss Mary Kellogg is visiting at
Mr.. John Huston's.
A little daughter of Mr.. Byron
Workmans has had scarlet fever
but has recovered.
Frank Gibbs returned from
Chicago last Friday, where he had
been with several car loads of
stock.
The new post Office is now in
full running order. We learn from
the post master that business at
the Office is rapidly increasing.
Mr.. George W. Hunter of Nov
city called in the city last Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Kellogg was called to
tie bedside of her sister, Mrs.
Tulley, whose home is in Knox
county Sunday last.
Messers George and Jessie Nit
ten Of Indiana. are visiting their
uncle, Mr.. Thomas Mitten at this
place.
Our genial agent at the Santa
Fe depot, spent several days in
Kansas City, on official business
lately.
There is some talk of drug
store at this place. There is a
fine opening for good druggist
here.
Miss Minnie Barnes of Kinks
vile is visiting her brothers, DR..
ard Riley Barnes of this place.
Messers A. FL. Wilson, Z. ".
Porter and Terril Snider, all of
Knox City, were visiting in this
vicinity last week.
Mr.. George III. Wandell was the
guest of Mr.. John d. McVay last
Sunday.
Miss Lena Herman Of LaPlata,
was a guest at the Gibbs mansion
for several days last week.
Miss Mamie Workman, who
has been attending school at La
Plata has returned home.
| We learn that Mr.. Frank Gibbs
will ship several car loads of stock
to Chicago this week.
ga train Of eight cars OF cattle
left Gibbs, Mo, on the Santa Fe
at l:l5 p. m. yesterday evening,
arriving at Chicago at 6:4U this
morning The train was reinfcrc-
ed en-route, leaving Fort Madi-
son with twenty-five loads of stock
and other freight. The run was
made from Gibbs TO Chicago in
seventeen hours and thirty min
utes. The unavoid .ble delays
amountedto one and one half hours
making the actual running time
nearly twenty miles per hour
The above is taken from the
Evening Democrat Fort Madison,
Jan. Both.
The new store under the man
agement of Mr.. Lane is already
doing good business. New goods
are arriving daily and are being
put on the shelves as rapidly as
possible. The interior of the store,
when the full stock of goods is
IN, will present magnificent ap-
pearance, being one of the finest
finished rooms in the county. We
learn that Messrs. Whitacrc d Co.
intend putting in large and
complete stock of every thing that
goes to make up first class coun-
try store. This will ELL "long
felt wait in this part Of the coun-
ty, and we predict that people will
not be slow in ayailing themselves
OF the advantages offered them.
Oar agent at the Santa Fe De-
pot informed us that free reclin-
ing chair cars will be run on Nos.
1 and 2 day express and 3 and 4
vestlbuie express ,on the Santa Fe
between Chicago and Kansas City,
both ways These cars will be
great convenience and comfort to
the public VIII o do not choose to
use the Pullman sleeping cars.