Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-02-24

Yesterday was entirely too dun an
dismal to issue daily. Besides, othe
important work interfered.
A runaway team smashed up thing
pretty badly yesterday morning. w
learn that it belonged to one Of ou
butchers
A. z. Beeman, of Glenwood. is hav
ing one OF hiseyes treated at Bloomfield
Iowa. with fair prospect of ultimate
restoration to perfect sight.
Wednesday Daily,
Mrs. ]. W. Gill, Of Saltriver township
has been spending the week with friends
in town.
Going without the city da,ies Tor
two DAYS in succession leaves yawn-
ing mental vacancy in every day life
which makes us think of the old times
when We had a ri-weekly hack to
Macon City. In the spring Of the
year the hack made one trip and tried
to make another per week. but didn't
ALWAYS succeed.
. Mr.. B. NJ. White informs us that the
heirs of soldiers of the war 1872 are
entitled to 100 acres of land, granted
them by the act of congress, during
president Monroe's administration,
and decided to them through the Of
ficerS of the government. He has al
ready secured some claims, and will
forward applications and obtain the
patents for those who may be entitled.
The sleet storm Of the present week
seems to have been general over the
west and very severe. Telegraph lines
east, west, north and south have been
broken, and all communications cut
off. No St. Louis mail has been re-
ceived here Up to Wednesday morning
since Sunday night. The storm has
been especially severe on unprotected
live stock of all kinds and we presume
sheep men have had their hands full,
though so far We have heard of no
losses.
Frank Z. Hall. of Edna, dropped into
see Us Monday. He was on his way
home from below.
Mr.. G. H. Whitney and wife, Of
Wamego, Kansas, are visiting the FAM
lily of Mr.. H. A. Cook of this place.
Mrs. Foster. formerly Miss Fannie
BraSfeld. with her husband, is visiting
friends and relative in this city They
reside at Carrollton No.
We learn that the Missouri Pacific is
in as bad condition from the storm as
the Wabash. No trains up to Wednes-
dav had reached Jefferson City from
St. LOUIS, since Sunday.
Hon. r d. Shannon, State Super
of Schools, arrived in town
Wednesday He is here to attend
meeting of the board of regents of the
Normal School.
The La Plata Home Press says DR..
Z. d. Shannon, Superintendent OF Pub
ic Schools in this state, is author of a
lew text book on Civil Government
rhich is being published by the APP
,letons. 1t will be issued about the
irst of March.
The GRAPHIC acknowledges the
of pleasant call yester- t
Law by three very handsome young I
aides, Miss Florence Clayton, of Ma T
On, Miss Mamie Hamilton, Of St. e
.ouis. accompanied BY Miss Emma
iuipe, of this city. with whom they are
isiting this week. n
Sunday morning, Mr.. John Ely dis b
overed wolf in his meadow and by "
ell aimed rifle shot put Mr.. Wolf in C
ad shape for further sheep killing The c
calp was exhibited at this Office on
Wednesday, by Mr.. Ely. He thinks P
,ere are three or four more In the Vi a
unity by the indications which have Il
cen apparent the present winter. Ii
Wednesday afternoon, John W. Gill,
Saltriver township, met with a severe =
nd probably fatal accident. He was :. :,
auling hay, and when his help, who y
as on the wagon threw the heavy !"
hiding pole off it struck him down,
him unconscious. Medical
ssistance was summoned, and Mrs.
i'll who was visiting friends in this c
lace, was sent for. No word has "
cen received at this writing further n
ian the above. il
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