Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-07-03
NEIGHB0RHoOD NEWS.
Facts and Incidents Cleaned for the
Weekly Graphic.

Memphis is talking Of 4 telephone
line.
Henry A. Cunningham. Of st. Louis
and Hon J. II. Craig. of keokuk. have
been invited to crate at the tax payers
celebration on the fair grounds. in
Memphis, Saturday, July Sd.
Joel Latham. who shot and killed
Frank Kimball in drunken row at
Cooper & Jacksons circus in Novelty.
on the 18th inst. escaped from the
sheriff before he got to Edna, and at
last accounts was still at large.
The quarterly examination Of teach
ers will be held a. Milan on the second
Saturday in July instead of the first.
This change is made on account OF the
national anniversary.
John Croft. negro, was executed at
Keytesville on Thursday of last week.
for numbering Noah Forrest. The ex-
ecution took place in the presence OF
about 1850 people. The sheriff did his
part well and the criminal died OF
strangulation after hanging sixteen
minutes. This is the first execution IN
Charlton county.
Milan Standard: On Thursday of
last week little boy about four years
old. a little son of Mr.. Miller, the
sawyer at Hutchinson and Couch's mill
was accidentally killed. The mill hands
, were busy rolling logs. getting them
ready to be placed on the carriage
The boy fell on the saw and was killed
His body was terribly laeerated. They
buried him the same evening
Macon Republican: jim Patton
Tuesday night was taken with one OF
his epilectic fits to which he has for a
long time been subject. and before any
of the house could check him he rushed
out of the second story, on to a balcony
and dashed headforemcst to the ground |
In his descent his foot caught on a |
picket, the picket penetrated into the |
ankle joint. producing an ugly wound. |
His head and face were badly bruised.
It is matter OF surprise that he was
not instantly killed.
The same paper says: Willis Oxley.
a boy about II years of age was walk /;
ing out and found cartridge which
had been lying III the sun and was
much heated. Soon after picking it mp
it exploded. the ball passing through
the palm of his hand making a very
painful wound.
The county convention for the nomi-
nation OF a democratic county ticket ,
FOR Macon. Will be held at Macon City. =
July 11th inst. Ia
The Brunswicker contains the an I
q ..fa .ta+a. !.
sheriff. Lots OF Ell wants to ite sheriff a
Town that way.
The temperance people are preparing,
70 make war on the saloons in Linn
;ounty. They will endeavor to prevent
lny more license from being granted.
The Chillicothe Crisis saws Only two 7
hou.ani dollars more Is wanted 10 =!
omp.ete the subscription Of forty /
hoUsand 10 get the burlington & Y
northwestern railroad TO that place :.
hat paper urges the people to raise
he amount Immediately. +
Canton Press: The water was in the Il
n'ver part Of the new Packet ware
oitse yesterday morning. and the Saw 7
Ill 90. Were compelled 10 take off their Ii
y-"heel in order 20 continue TO run
I'd thfy are working on extra time in
.'der TO make the best use Of their
me before tie food ccalrels them 10
tut down
There seems to lie a difference of
ninion among river Ten a. to the e1- 5:
mt OF the rise toi.orne. some predicting o
iree and others 0rly one or two feet. ~
hougi the heavy rains OF yesterday i, i,
sy swell the waters even more. In ri
!e meanwhile let rs hope the tide Will =.
on turn. =
Memphis Reyeiie: John p. Crook
Is sold his harness and sad,iIery estaD- ii
'fment to .. j. Gsrhoid Of k;rkSyiiie. 10; 10
o.. who is now removing the stool, 20 =,
cArihurs ig;i!A, building on the it,
uth side. l.
Memphis Revaille: Just IS We 20 70 .ar siT
eSS we learn from our friends Marion enc
anes aad J. r. Trent that tir. Ely Il
Il prominent citizen OF Har- toi
on township. met with a terrible c,i
I'll accident yesterdar at noon. Mr. . q
had been pio.Eine in in 4 iield near the
residence. About iiai. past eleven Is s,.
lock he started for dinner riding the .a .I''
r-se. Il i supposed the animal got nat
@htened At the water Jug hanging 10 are
harness or al something else. throw ein
: w. shacklett. when his feet be- , new
- entaa"ied in the trace chains and M. nj.
va; dragged about quarter of a T
ie. The horse was soon discovered erv;
the .am-iy standing near the hose. lhe
=. ). was found on the ground close s!.:i, asa
detached from the horse. with his a1ge
ht arm crushed above the elbow. are
chin badly >nagceC, and the front The
t OF iiis body so terrible injured as par. part
.ause almost immediate deatl;. pTin iil1
Se advise the Milan Republican to coIt II
P playing second TO tie Adair county min
50 fddle gov,