Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-12
NEGHpoRHooDN NEWS.

NEGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Facts and Incidents Cleaned for tn
Weekly Graphic.
One or more o The rkeives which In
fest Moberly, managed to PICK A12a0
from the pocket of Mad. Collins, Esq o
Macon county, 1t the stats convention
last week. "a ~
The Cumberland Presbyterians, la
Plata. have raised sufficient of none,
to build them church building, hav,
purchased the lots, and vii! commences
its erection at once.
J. S. Pool, the popular proprietor .
the American House, Kirksville, ant
who is some with 4 gun, is attending
the state tournament-IThe Macor
Register. s.s5...E5-
Says the Register. Mr.. F. S
Williams has maugurated 3
movement looking to the stocking O
the ponds and snail lakes Of Macor
county with German Carp, 4 fish which
is said to be specially adapted to cul
ture in such bodies Of water, and has
written to the U. S. fish commissioner
in relation to the same.
Robert, son If Rev. John d. Vincil
was killed By the wrecking of a freight
tram, on the Kansas CiE branch Of the
Chicago & Alton R'y.. near Glasgow, on
Wednesday, May 26th. When found
Robert was lying across the rail under
box car. 1saded with CORN. His hack
was broker, and one of his arms, and
one leg severely insared. His bedy
was taken to Mexico for interu,mt
He leaves a wife and one child
Typhoid fever has assumed IA cpl
denlic form srouud Sand Hill in Scot
land county, ssd many deaths result
ing therefrcN are reported from that
neighberhood.
R. G. Mason has eze thousand sheep
in his fold near Memphis Mo.
DR.. Lynn, Ermer representative from
Scotland county in the state legislature,
declines to become a candidate for re-
election .,.-.5
On Sunday night during the ster1r
the house If Mr. Andrew Glaze, who
lives in Bow man township. was struck
by Lightning, and the two Formers of
the east side of the iseuse were knocked
out. 1t was nice tvc-story heuse pro-
vided with lightning rods. None of
the inmates of the house were injured.
considerably shecked.-tSul-
livan Standard. .r"ta -f
Esq Westlale has returned from his
prospecting tour in Kansas. He says
the first tier of counties west of Mis-
souri the crops looked well, and from
there on they looked badly. The grass
and everything else was burned up for
want of rain. He returns fully salts
fed to remain in Sullivan. He says
more persons are leaving Kansas than
are moving to it.I[Suliivan Standard.
Detective Frank Lane arrived at
Mo-. in irons, on Thursday
night. He will be tried for the murder
of Bill Young.
A young man named John Sewers
was arrested in Macon on Wednesday
Of last week for stealing a mare from
J. L. Morris, of the vicinity of Lingo.
in May. He plead guilty and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years.
DR.. Lynn. the present representative
from Scotland county. declines to be a
candida TO for re-elerfi6n
The city of Hannibal was recently as
sessed heavy damages for allowing a /
sidewalk to getin condition that a citi-
zen was hurt in the nighttime.
Wm. Walters, living on the jackson
arm, Lewis county, while plowing a
ew days ago unearthed nugget of
copper, weighing Is lbs. Probably |
,ame from the Lake Superior copper
,egion during the drift period
The LaPlata Press says: Many of |
,ur farmers who raise tobacco took
advantage of the late rains and pitch
d their crops scarcity of plants in |
his section, and there will be an un-
Usually large acreage of "the weed
planted. This is the first time we ever
NEW tobacco to be planted in May.
The Shelby county Herald says: |
Ir. j. H, Vanskike had ten sheep killed |
md ten wounded by dogs, last week. !
Another argument in favor of dog
aw.
The same paper says: Mr.. Sol. |
Smith. of this vicinity, has discovered |
hat the curculio will not trouble fruit |
rees which have bee stands in their |
lear vicininty. The bees turn out en-
nasse and sting to death any insect
which comes about them.
The Alexandra COMMERCIAL says it is
to hold Joint institute of
he teachers Of Clark and Scotland
counties at Luray, Mo-, some time this
summer, and the executive committee |
If the Clark county organization will |
meet in kahoka on Saturday, June 5,
o perfect the necessary arrangements.
We learn that Mr.. Muuyon. former
.itizen of Milan but later of Kiddyille, |
tarted west some time since. A parry
Who was cleaning his gun accidently |
hot Mr.. u. The bullet struct the lat
er in the head, killing him instantly. |
Milan Republican.
At the head of Fall creek, Nevada coun-
y, California, pines and frs over 100
eet in height are so buried in snow
hat only a few of their tops ARE
% be seen Where dark forest lies in