Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-07-22
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st. Joseph would like to secure tn
=. NJ. & p. extension from Trenton.
The clothes pin factory is still i,
preparation. The Harrington Bro
have ordered machinery.
| Amicl and Holmes ar getting thei
wood working machinery and engin
into good order, aud will put in som
corn Srs for grinding as soon as tn
new addition is finished.
1t seems 2 us that good cigar fac
tory propel y conducted ought to pa,
in kirksville.
See notice of removal by Robert Lo
renze. His customers will find hin
five doors south of the savings bank.
The recent hot spell has developed
quite an amount OF sickness. and VI
notice our physicians are again in de
mand.
The funeral of an infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Ellison took place from
tine Episcopal church on Thursday af.
ternoon, at o'clock.
Conductor Westfall. who was killed
by tue train robbers, was buried al
Plattsburg on Sunday. He left wife
and three children.
We see by the St. Louis Chronicle
that Prof. q. A. Smith is conducting
a very successful institute 1t Herman,
in South Missouri.
J. A. Cutlery will condlct a normal
institute at Hamilton, commencing on
the 18th and continuing four weeks.
Quite i large force Of railroad hands
and the telegraph construction force
make their headquarters at this place at
present.
A young man was killed by light
ming near Milan on Sunday morning
He had gone to the barn to shut the
door when the bolt struck him dead in
stantly.
DIR. Walla>ton, the distinguished
scientist, who first made platinum use
tul for the arts, obtained wires of plati-
tum. gold and iron, in excessive tenulty
by first drawing the metals into fine
wire which he covered with silver.
The Graphic office, and the Office of
Swetnam e. Cohen have been connected
by homemade telephone. 1t works to
a charm, and proves great convent
ence to both offices. Total cost of the
entire outfit, exclusive of wire, 25 cents.
The little house so long occupied by
Lorenz as 4 shoe shop has taken wheels
and moved off toward the south part
Of town. The old building occupied
by the Boston Store is being prepared
for removal. A new brick will take
their places.
The suit OF the town of kirssville
against S. Jonas for keeping nuis-
lnce in the shape OF hide store winch,
the neighbors by treating
hem to too much bad smell, after Great
ng considerable interest was
ended by assessing a fine Of six dollars
against Mr.. Jonas and, an admonition
o pay more attention to the celanness
# the establishment in the future.
Messrs. Griggs. Picker and Dockerv
we're out on d mineral spring hunting
xpedition one day this week. They
hink they have found two excellent
prings but no analysis has yet been
made of the water. A number of
prings in the west part of this county
aye long been known to possess med
final properties, and are so mentioned
a some of the state reports, but until
gently but little attention has been
to them.
Kirksville should have good ma.
lime repair shop, foundry, agricultu-
II implement mandatory, tile works
nd number of other industries, If she
spects to continue her growth. The
raphic brings hundreds OF dollars to
lis place from a distance. and gives
Employment to a number of hands.
ther branches OF industry could he ,
Iorked up IN the same manner, if the ,
roper vim and capital were put into
lem.
AnnouRCencntS. Il