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JOHN M. HIBLER, merchant, Sarcoxie, was born in Cass county, Mo., April 16, 1856; his parents, Wm. M. and Sarah A. Hibler, are also natives of Missouri. During his infancy our subject moved with his parents to Ft. Worth, Texas, and about one year later returned to Arkansas, locating at Ft. Smith; there they remained about six years; they afterwards went to Paris, Texas, making that their home a short time, then came to Jasper county, and located near Sarcoxie. Mr. Hibler’s boyhood was spent almost entirely on a farm, and his education acquired in the common schools. In the spring of 1878 the family went to Colorado, but three years later returned, stopping for a time near Windfield, Kan., then to Jasper county in the summer of 1882, locating in Sarcoxie. Soon after coming here our subject embarked in the mercantile business, and has since continued. He was married in this county Sept. 16, 1878, to Miss Hattie J., daughter of Benton and Nancy J. Wormington. From this union there is one child, Ethel, born in Colorado, Dec. 28, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. H. have a very pleasant home and are surrounded with a large circle of friends. Business southeast corner public square, Sarcoxie; carries a complete line of all goods usually found in a first-class grocery store. Mr. Hibler is a man of good business qualifications, courteous, obliging, energetic, and enterprising.