Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Facts and Incidents Cleaned for the
Weekly Graphic.

NcthIS uTtplIC.
Col. Draper, of this city, was in Edna
Monday.
Edna has had four first-class we'd
dings in one week
The knoy county democracy seems to
be in a badly demoralized condition
over the circuit judgeship. There are
five aspirants viz: Blair and Ellison OF
Lewis: Clancy and Cover of Knox and
Turner of Clark. In Knox county it is
said to be Clancy and Catholicism, and
Cover and Professionalism.
The La Plata school board meets on
the 31St to elect teachers for the ensuing
term.
The Press says Il matrimonial cyclone
is needed badly in La Plata. Indeed is
it as bad as that?
La Plata Press: Hon. w. N. Van.
cleve, while engaged in loading timberS
at Troy Mills, Thursday, came near
losing his life while coupling cars. As
it was, his jaw was fractured. and his
face badly scratched.
A suit will be Instituted in the Ma
con circuit court next week. by in
junction. restraining the collection of
NJ & NJ. railroad taxes, for various and
sundry causes.
The negro boy. Williams, who killed
another darkey named Coates, near Ma
con. on Sunday, the 2nd inst, stood his
preliminary examination and was dis
charged, the homicide having been ad-
judged as iustifable. He was re-arrest-
ed and held for horse stealing.
There are 800 delinquent Taxpayers
of Macon county that reside in Kansas.
The wigwam building at Moberly for the
democratic state convention is 100 feet long
and "a feet wide. Height in centre :3 feet
On either side of the main floor is a space OF
seating ], 800 spectators. The main floor,
allowing for all necessary aisles and pass
ways, will easily accommodate 1000 persons.
The citizens of York township. Put
nam county, donated about 800 to
Milton Knox, whose house and contents
were destroyed by the terrific hurricane
that passed through that section on the
18th of last month.
The next temperance convention for
the 18th district is to be held at Edna,
on the 22d and 2:'d of June.
The Unionville red ribbon club cele-
brated its 2nd anniversary on the Sth
inst. The Republican says: On Sun
day evening j. b. Mitchell, ID. d., of
kirksville, delivered an interesting ad-
dress before crowded house, his re-
marking showing considerable research
and producing astounding facts per-
tanning to the demon drink" Alto
gether the exercises were most success
full.
The Huntsville Herald of the 18th
says that the Hayde Brown case was
argued and submitted in the supreme
court Tuesday of last week but up to
time of going to press there had been
no decision made public.
The liberal purses offered by the
Moberly jockey and trotting club are
drawing thoroughbred horses from all
parts of the country. says the Herald
The citizens of Milan are iubilant
over the completion Of the @. NJ. & p.
railroad to that point. Passenger trains
commenced running this week.
Milan has brass band.
Sealed bids will be received up to
June lst for repairs to be made on the
Lancaster public school building.
The Dunbar Bros. of Glenwood. have
Just completed steam engine for a
Nebraska man.
Thos. Carter allowed his thumb on
his right hand to come in contact with
circular saw at the hub and spoke
factory. last week, and had the same
eut of.
Lancaster Ercelsior: On Wednesday
evening, son of DIR. Pinson met with a
painful and probably fatal accident, by
being run over by the hind wheel of a
wagon, having his lower jaw broken in
two places. The wagon and team was
in charge of Clay Woodson at the time.
and was standing still when the little
boy undertook to climb on the load,
when the horses started up and he fell
under the rear wheel. which ran over
his face and and head with the above
result ~
A hardware store was burglarized in
BrOOkiield recently.
Brookfield has street sprinkler and
the Gazette crows lustily thereof