Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-02-15
KNOX CITY, MISSOURI.

Iiiis pTeLtJ littio village VI Oo'
inhabitants lies in the eastern part
of the county from which it takes
it's name, on the line of the .. X.
railway, 3S miles west of Quincy
and 10 miles east of Edna, the
county seat. 1t sprung iuto exist
ence in the year 1872. but subse-
quently two additions have been
made to the town; the first in 81
and the other the following year.
The village is surrounded by
productive and rolling prairies,
which are thickly dotted with the
the homes of thrifty men who till
fertile soil, the productiveness of
which is shown by the loads of
grain and live stock that are ship
pen out every year. as the farmer
never fails to find q market for his
productions among our business
men who never fail to pay the
highest possible prices.
Prominent among our business
men is Geo. Lyon our grain deal
er. A you man of fine business
qualities, honest and upright in
all his dealings and with him the
farmer can always find q ready
market for his grain and live
stock.
Next on our list we mention our
lumberman Robt. White, gentle
man well known all over the coun-
try, having been q resident and
business man of our town for a
number of years. Was formerly
connected with the firm of White
& Hawkins, a we'll known dry
goods firm, but which has been out
of existence for four years. Mr..
White owns considerable real
estate in Knox City, one piece be.
ing the Knox Hotel, now conduct
ed by J. r. Snyder, a man well
qualified for the business. His
hotel is always supplied with the
best the market affords an evi,
!dence of which is shown by the
, patronage received from the trav.
| cling men, who make it convenient
to tarry with him often and as
long as possible.
The Livery Stable under con.
troll of its thrifty proprietors, Sny-
, der & Martin, is run in connection
with the hotel. The boys have a
!, good supply of horses and vehicles
of all descriptions and of the latest
patterns, being adapted to comfort
7 and convenience, and their charg-
es in all cases are very reasonable.
We next call attention to one Of
), the most prominent Of our several
: industries that of the Dry
Goods and General Merchandise
business This is conducted by a
class of men all of which are we'll
=, worthy of mention. The oldest
and most generally known
throughout the country is A. A.
Towson, who has been in business
=. here for the last ten years, during
,, which time, ha has built up a
/ a trade and made hosts of friends.
In connection with his business
4, he has the post Office.
Lee Porter & Co., is another
+: leading firm in this line. The
business is conducted by two
br theirs A. P. and E. W. Porter
i. two young men who are deserving
, of great credit for their integrity
and business qualifications. They
, have fine trade and have been in
) business but little more than o
(; year.
, Davis Bros. appear next under
;; this head. There are four of the
boys and they are all rustlers.
: Three of them are engaged in
Z; business in Green City and one
conducts a branch of the bust
= ness here, it being under the
charge of w. W. Porter who does
business strictly on the cash basis
} and has built up a trade seldom
} excelled by a comparative strang-
I er in the community.
} We have one more firm in the
dry goods business, Chas. Nc
} Quoid g. Co. The business is
conducted by S. T. Bunnel a man
} of good business qualities, affahle
} and always pleased to exhibit his
, goods. He is enjoying large
portion of the trade.
DR.. J. r. Northcutt, our leading
physician, has his office in the
} rear of Mr.. Bunnel's store room.
Among the grocers we note our
junior firm Geo. G.. Porter who
} has but recently embarked in busi-
,, ness; but from all appearance
, bids fair to become one of our
, leading business men. He is a
, man full of energy which trait one
, must possess to become a success
full merchant.
Jno. Galloway is another of our
old time business men, but wish
ing rest, disposed of his stock a
year or so ago. He soon changed
his mind, however and has re-
turned to business at the old
stand.
Lou. Case is also doing business