Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-29
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS,
Facts and Incidents Cleaned for the
Weekly Graphic.

NtsN.
The coal miners in Macon and Ran
dolph are on strike.
The Q. NJ. & =. railroad is building
a depot at Milan.
The people of BrookGeld have already
arrangements for the ccle-
bration of the coming fourth of July.
Mr.. Vroomah has announced that he
will be an Independent democratic can
didate for representative from Schuyler
county.
DR.. Pinsons little boy, of Glenwood,
who was run over by wagon last week.
and had his jaw broken, is doing as
well as could be expected from the ma
tnrc of the wounds, he having last week
become restless and and tore the band
age off the fracture and his jaw had to
Inc reset
The grand jury of Clark county hav-
ing failed to indict The mlirdercrs OF
Bill Young, the matter was brought
before the Scotland county grand jury
at the recent term of the circuit court.
But this grand jury also refused to
indict them.
Lancaster Excelsior: Edward Higbec
and family arrived from Hutchinson,
Kansas, on Tuesday morning. Last
fall they went to Kansas, intending to
make their future home there. but the
drouih which is prevailing there
them that Kansas is not a
pleasant country to live in, and they
have returned.
Several stores were burglarlzed IN
Lancaster Monday of last week.
The La Plata Press: j. S. Neymcr,
of Love Lake, this week, shcarcd a
yearling cotSwold buck that produced
a fleece that weighed 10 pounds, the
carcass weighed 12l pounds after the
clip. A good fleece for small carcass.
The same paper says: Orley Snow
recently sold to r. j. and George Good
ding two short horn calves, 10 months
old, for 500, and one to Fl. Stewart at
the same figure. Good blooded stock
never fails to bring good prices.
The trial of the Drink I'd murder
ease, in the Macon circuit court, will
commence next Thursday, both sides
having announced ready for trial. A
special jury has been summoned.
John Howe, of La Plata, who went
out to Kansas a few weeks ago with
Isaac Griffin cattle returned on Thurs
day morning. He reports a woeful
condition of affairs in thai state, 10 grass
and no water.
The stone masons commenced laying
the foundation of the new Northern
Methodist church at Atlanta, this week.
The lumber has been purchased, and
the pastor. Rev. I. Wolcott, has taken
charge Of the work.
Unionville Republican: A man named
Boyd residing in Grant township was
arrested ior having too many women
hooked on to him and vi. answer Tor
the same at the next tern. Of circuit
court. Grant township is doing a
booming business in the bigamy line
Macon Register: Marshal Clayton,
Sheriff Davis and Sam Hanlev made an
capture Of a burg .dr yester-
day. He had burglarized house at
Memphis. Mo-. and also one at La Plata,
this county. a reward of So was
offered for his capture. His name is
Sam Carter.
The Macon school board. at its recent
session, reduced the tax levy f0r school
purposes to eighty cents on the hundred
dollars, and voted an eight months
school. to commence in September next.
Teachers will be elected at the June
of the board.
The running races of the Moberlv
Jockey club will be governed BY the
rules of the Louisville Jockey club. trot-
ting and pacing rules by the rules OF
the national trotting association.
Huntsville Herald: The negro con-
fined in the Huntsville jail for breaking
into car at Moherly several weeks ago,
made his escape this (W ednesday)morn-
ing. and up to the time OF going to press
has not been captured. He was order
ed to carry bucket of slop from The
Jail to the alley back Of the jail. He
carried the slop, bat has neglected to
return.
Huntsville Herald: Mr.. Luther Hill.
a farmer living near Mt. Airy. in this
county. was stricken with paralysis
while plowine in his field last Monday.
He went to the field in the morning.
and not returning at the usual time.
his wife went out TO look for him. aud
found him lying on his face, perfectly
helpless and speechleSs. He was taken
to his house, and has not spoken since.
Mr.. James NJ. DeFrance, of KiirksviIle,
was in the city Oh Tuesday, and made
this office a call. Heis pleasant live
ly caller and can tell an anecdote as
skillfully as anybody. He came on the
first western passenger train on the Q.
NJ. & 2. to this point Sullivan Stand
ard.
The conductors, engineers. etc. of the
Q. NJ. & p. brought their families to
this place to live. but could not get any
house. What are our monied men
thinking about. They could not make
better investments than i'll building
houses to rent. Who Will lead out in
this matter?-I Sullivan Standard.
When a new man comes into town
prospecting to start up in business.
don't tell him he will fail. This kind
of reception drives men away from us.
People who build up towns never dis
courage men who come to settle among
them. 1t is no part of our duty to tell
people they cannot succeed in certain
kinds of business, here. We know
about 1.-THE right kind men
always succeed, and advice from croak-
ers is generally thrown away on them.
Let all come that will, and the tittest
viii survive in every instance. We
need ten thousand new citizens in Put
nam county to-day, and such influx
would build us up immensely. Every
new family in town makes that much
more business in all lines, and a thous-
and new families in this community
would make a wide difference New