The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-17

sembled. Your humble correspondent
and companion were cordially enter
tanned and cared for in the best of style.
by Mr.. John Richey, County Clerk of
Adair county. Kirksville has one among
the finest locations Of any town in the
Weston Il beautiful high prairie, adj
joining a heavy body of timber, and
surrounded by a promising territory that
is rapidly growing in population and in
all the elements of progress. kirksvillc
contains about 300 inhabitants, and
three-fourths Of that number are deci-
dedly opposed to dram-shops and sa-
looms. There is not dra.rssshop in the
place. Since the opening of the school,
there has been no license granted for
selling liquors in Adair county. The
citizens of kirksville are proud of their
Normal school building, and well may
they, for it Is Il magnificent structure
The building is $50 feet in length, and
90 feet in width, with four working
stories, embracing forty-two rooms.
While the exterior of the building is
grand and snowy. the interior is con-
Venient and comfortably arranged, and
admirably adapted to the purpose for
which it was designed. The building is
heated by six warm air furnaces, and
all the movements of the school are
regulated by electric bells, run by 4
programme clock. The cost of the
building. grounds, furniture. apparatus
and library ,willeXceed S1J0,O0O. About
eight hundred students can be accom-
modated. The Grand Lodge met IN
the Normal Hall, Wednesday, July s.
House called to order by Bro. F. p FL
lis. L. W. &. c. I. of the State of Mis-
souri,. Roll called; one hundred and
fifteen delegates present. They imme-
diately proceeded 10 business, after lis
tening to IN eloquent address. delivered
by +. Z. Ellis, L. W. q. {. +. Thurs
day. July 9. Col. j. j. Hickman, Il. W.
G.. c. I. of the world, arrived. and in
the evening delivered one Of the finest
addresses on temperance | ever heard.
to Il multitude of people assembled ii
the Methodist church. Friday, July ~.
House called to order. Bro. j. J. llick-
man in the chair: tie lodge i'm
Immediately proceeded TO business.
Election being in order. the result was
Bro. T. L. Ellis reelected i. ". e.. &.
T.: X. l.. Scott reelected H. W. q.
Secretary; Sister J. =. Moon reelected
Treasurer. After dispOsiur OF all the
necessary business brought before the
lodge. Col. j. j. Hickman was called
upon and spoke about thirty minutes on
the duties of members. and one OF t.tc
most affecting addresses ever listened
20. scarcely u dry eve in the whole as
Sembly. which numbered over three
hundred; and while we ali stood around
our sacred altar, banded together rs Il
band OF brothers. and trusting in a true
God, we pledged ourselves 10 do all i'll
our power 10 save the falling. and keep
other, from falling; and. il possible,
sweep the fertile plains of proud Mis-
souri, from the STAINS and curses of in
temperance. The lodge then adjourned
to meet ut Scdalia. on the third Tuesday
il July, 1870. Tie delegates and
Grand Lodge officers repaired 10 the de-
pot to take their departure on the I
O'Clock train for their several places of
abode. with new vigor and dctcrmina-
tiOn to enforce the laws of the land, in
regard to crushing out the demon alco-
hol. We have now in this State
Il membership OF over li,cVO souls,
strong and determined to battle against
the wrong, and unloosc the chain that
binds SO many to the wheel Of destruc-
tion. D. W. l.