Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-10-09
LOCAL GR-A-r1r1cS
The average attendance at the public

The average attendance at the public
schools last month was five hundrec
and sixteen.
The Macon Greenbach has been en-.
larged TO five column octave.
In compliance with the request of a
subscriber from Morrow township we
will give, before election synopsis o
the township organization law, The
adoption Of which will be submitted te
the voters ut this election. The law was
understood by It's trainers 10 be faulty
but it was understood that all serious
errors could be remedied before it goes
into force next spring.
1t has been discovered that at least q
thousand fraudulent naturalization pa.
perS have been issued in Philadelphia.
Triennal elections throughout France
have been fixed for the 1th Of Noycm.
ber.
Do not believe one half you hcar from
now till November second.
kirksvilc will soon have another
telegraph line, as the American Union
is making arrangements to put a
line along the O., M. & p.
There has never before been 4 time
in the history of kirksvilie when there
have been as few empty houses and
when business men wore upon their
taces more Indications Of prosperity
and happiness than now.
The municipal elec:ionsin in Connecti-
cut show republican gains all along
the line.
Republican speaking at the Rye
Creek school house, on Saturday
night, Oct. 10th.
The Kirksville Cornct band attend
ed the Lancaster fair this week pro-
fessionally.
The regular canvass of the county
by Mr.. Harrington closed at Blanket
Grove this week.
Mr.. Waterman Reed, \. D. Risdon
and F. NJ. Harrington spoke at Brash-
ear Tuesday and tuesday night.
Our correspondent at Brashear failed
TO furnish us a report this week.
Just nov tie forces Of the respective
parties in Indiana are drawing off to
get their breath before making the f.
nal charge, which is to take place on
Tuesday next.
Every telegraph Office in the land
viii be besieged on Tuesday night
next, anxiously listening for the news
from Ohio and Indiana, as to Ohio, we
have no doubt, bat Indiana-well, We
feel little shaly, and thinI, it little
doubtful who will get to do the yelling, |
the republicans or democrats.
An average of 5l6 pupils III The pul.-
he schools last week speaks well for the
Of our Scaoo.s, and shows |
ha; all or paop,e believe in the bless
ing> OF popular education, There are
~ idje boys and girls Running arouad
oar street, ,iuriuu school hours.
Aspec;ai to the Globe Democrat says
that there never wa> Just such a polIti-
cal campaign in Georgia as the present
one between GOV, Colqmtt and eX-Sen-
ltor Norwood !or Governor. The peo-
pie are 50 much mixed-son against
father, and Brother against brother
that it is absolutely impossible TO fore
.elI who IS going to Je elected unless it
we're known how the colored people are
going to vote. The colored leaders
lere have been bought on both sides
md are nearly equally divided. Some
have been paid as high as $3.50, given
rec passes on all the railroads, and ex-
penses to work tor Cclqlritt. Some OF
them hire themselves to work Que way
md vote the other There is no other
opic OF conversation even in the remot-
st backwoods than that of Norwood
md Colqu,t. This transition
IL politics is unprecedented Just two
months ago the democratic party in
Georgia was one solid phalanz, now it
$ irretrievahIy divided in twain. Here
ltter it will extend to all political ques-
ions. The chances now indicate that
Norwood will he elected by about 5000
majority. The election occurs til
Wednesday. and there i, perhaps more
citation here over it than there is
.nong the people Of Indiana over theu
lection.
EnrroR GRApHc.-Last Saturday. for