Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-12-01

A supply of double length statement
Just received at tins office.
The November issue of the "Vlsrrol
AND TEACHER Is out.
Esquire Rice, Of Wilmathville, wa.
in town Monday on business.
Post master Miller is abroad look,ns
after his Kansas farm this week.
W. l.. Griggs spent a portition Of las,
week in Kansas City, on business.
| D. Z. Godfrey, formerly OF this place
Is doing business in Queen City.
Geo. Wall Smith was made the hap.
Ply father OF nice hoy on Tuesday
night.
Mrs. X. Bassett who has been visiting
friends in Huntsville No, has return.
ed hone.
The express office has moved into the
music store, two doors south of its old
location
John Thomas started for his home at
Los Angeles, Cal, on Tuesday. He
went by the southern route.
E. Story, the egg and chicken man,
has nice possum at Magruder's store
which We presume he is fatting for
We learn that Frank Douglas and
wife are visiting friends in Knox coun-
ty.
County court was in special session
Monday to investigate the charges
against the keeper of the poor farm.
The kirksville Cigar Factory has
been closed. We understand that the
prorrletors have moved tt Macon City.
]. w. Tinsman Is progressing nicely
with the decoration of the e. P. Church.
1t will be handsome interior when
finished.
The effects of short crops are becom-
ing perceptib.e in business trans actions
and slow collections. When the farm
er takes snuff the whole world sneezes.
Mr.. Jas. Shahan has Just completed
the bridge across Sbuteye Greek, near
Shibley's Point, and goes to Knox CITY
next week to put up a bridge at that
place.
Settle up your back subscriptions
is the cry OF nearly all Hhr county ex-
changes. This would be a happy
world if the Chinese custom of squar-
ing all accounts once year, was thor
oughly carried out.
We are requested TO announce that
there will be preaching at Wilmath-
vile on Saturday night before the End
Sunday in December, also on the End
Sunday at 1890 A. NJ.
We wish FIVE hundred more good
citizens and friends OF the GRAPHIC
would call and initiate the example OF
Well Halliday. He called Monday
up, and renewed for another
year in advance. That's busine SIS.
The Collectors and Treasurers offices
now occupy the room next the county
clerks office, Just vacated by the es-
press. This will prove a conven-
fence AS it brings all the county offices
together. The collector moved In on
The people of Kirksville are promised
another opportunity TO hear Col. Cope
land lecture. He is billed for this
place for December 9th and will speak
in the Masonic Hail, on some mistakes
Of 1ngersoll." Every body seems to be
taking pop at Pope Bob now days.
Good morning Mr.. Dauson, pretty
cold? Yes its blue eyed boy. This
is what IS supposed to have occurred
over at friend n. B. Dawson's on Mon
Law mo rning last, at a rather early
hour. We can't blame him for feeling
proud.
The festival aud fair given at the NJ.
E. Church, South, on Friday night,
lnder the auspices of the little girls
sewing society was fine success 6nan-
,ially as well as socially, We learn
hat something near one hundred dol
ars was the sum netted.
A man by the name OF L. S. Angelo
xho lives near Greentop, was arrested
last week at the instigation of his
nother-ln-law, who charged him with
being the cause of mis- wlfe's death by
medicine intended to produce abortion.
legal investigation resulted IN the
release of the prisoner.
So far as we can learn the meeting
IF the County Court on Monday to con-
,ider the charges of neglect and cruelty
AGAINST the keeper of the POOR farm
lid not result in any definite action.
We presume the whole matter will be
Drought before the Grand Jury for in
resignation at the proper time. If
here is no truth in the charge it ought
n fairness Tn Mr.. Keller to be establish.
ID, but if there is foundation for them
witt justice ought to be melted out.