Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-26
NRIGHBORH0oD NEWS.
Faessal.d incidents Gleaned for the
Weekly Graphic.

So he new Town OF Green City Is said
eosbe booming in the way of rapid
, gypwth.
{, Greencastle will give regular old
/ tashionsd Fourth Of July celebration
fS.iis gear. When the people of Green
castle take the notion--they 10 the
thing up about right.
/ The Republican: Milan intends to
lay back on her reserve strength. She
has been booming so much lately that
she Is generous enough TO give her less
pretentious neighbors chance to say
and do some things, too.
The greenbackers of Putnam county
have called county convention in
August.
Putnam county has an annual school
fund, including tax levy and all. of over
fifteen thousand dollars. fraction of
over two dollars per scholar.
/ Unionville is making extensive pre-
paratiens for fourth of July cele-
bratiofi.
Macon Republican: The crop pros
pect in Macon county was never better
for this season of the Year. The recent
rains have brought forward the oats
and grass wonderfully. Most of the
corn had been worked before the rains
set in, and the fields are unusually free
from weeds.
Mr.. Richard Whitehead. who lives
| someitour miles north of Macon. met
with a misfortune Tuesday morning
by the loss of his smoke house and con-
tents by fire. making loss of over one
hundred dollars. Among the contents
were chest of tools.
Greenback. Maeon:-Geo. Sherman.
3 miles south of town informs us that
he has merino buck that sheared u
pounds of wool this spring. also that
Dave Moore teok from acotswold buck
this spring 1915 pounds Of wool. and
VIM. Rutherford of Jacksonville. Ran
dolph county, had buck which sheared
this spring 2l1. pounds.
]. G. kenneday and his two sons
Wesley and Wayne were arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Brock last Monday
on the charge OF cOun:crfeiting: The |
old gentleman was discharged. but the
two sons were bound over to appear be- !
fore the United States circuit court. |
the first in $1,000 the latter in $1,000.
The Macon Register says the Griffin
Bros. Of La Plata. during the five
months, ending May 3lst, shipped from
La Plata. 93 cars Of live stock: Is cars
from Atlanta. and y cars from Millard
being total Of l39 cars, on which they
paid for freight Sj.366 90.
La Plata Press: Miss Susie Barn
hardt. formerly Of Wilson township.
Adair county. was married to Dan
Morgan. Of Walnut township, Macon
county, by Esq. Kaiser.
The census enumeration shows a
population in ia Plata Of only 525.
There were counted here, at the spring
election, 100 voters, which is Il large
proportion of voters to population.
The general impression Is that we have
a population Of at Least 100.
Brookfeld Gazette: On Monday OF
last week. June Z. sad event occurred
at Meadvillc. which created profound
sensation. On their return home that
evening the family Of Mrs. C. i. Wilder
found her lying little way of the
porch Of their house on the ground.
quite dead. She had been LETT few
hours before in good health. and Lad
evidently just been looking at some
plaut,. when striken. doubtless by
paralysis Of the heart, she had died IN
stantly.
At the communion in The Prcsby-
terrain church Of Brookiicld. June il.
thirteen members were received Of
these eight were IL prof. sion. making
thir'y-thrce received within three
months.
4 new church buildine is being built
at Peakyillc, Clark county, by the
Christians.
The Alexandria red ribbon club still
lives and holds weekly meetings.
The Sunday schools Of Clay and Jack
son townships. Clark county, will hold
a joint convention at the Fox river
church on SUNDAY, June u.
Alexandria has organized a good TEN.
plar's lodge.
Alexandria is offered compromise on
$4,000 worth OF outstanding bonds at
% cents on a dollar. The bonds
were issued about twenty years ago for
the purpose of biilding a wharf.
II is rumored that Lanes trial will
come off some time in July, and that
Henry Clay Dean has been employed
for the prosecution and T. T. Hughes
for the defence
Criterion: On the night of June 6,
10 Co.,
going 10 meeting.a a gang Of seven or
eight boys overlook him and began 10
abuse lis horses, cut his harness. using
profane and obscene language before
his family. Mr.. Y. caused them to be
arrested and brought before Esq. A. II.
Farris who put them under bond TO
appear for trial on the Sth The trial
resulted in the release Of all the boys
except Billy Rooms oy.who was bound
over to circuit court.
Mrs. Owens. living south Of town,
and Miss Minnie Harmon. Of Glenwood.
were both thrown from a buggy last
Monday evening and severely hurt
Mrs. Overs had her collar-bone broken.
and Miss Harmon was badly bruised
DR.. Galhreath attended to Mrs. Owens.
and she viii get along all right.
Another Glasgow store was entered
4 few nights ago and robbed of its
stock of pistols There are some par
ties down there who evidently think
pistols will he pistols next
year.
Tobacco plants are said TO be total
failure in Charlton and Howard cGun-
ties. and many farmers have determin-
ed to plant corn and let tobacco alone
tor the coming season.
Shelbyyille Herald: Clarence is
making great preparations for the
coming anniversary of American In
dependence. The intention is to s,wpass