Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-05-12
The Charlton river is reported bank

full. E'i
A monument is to be erected at
Quincy to Governor Word. VoIk is the
sculptor employed.
!, Our thanks are due Mr.. w. S. Bar
J low for copy of his works entitled the
'Volces
The Church and Home is the name
of a new monthly to be published at
this place by Rev. T. ]. Wheat.
The new city government is doing
lots of needed improvement on the
streets. IN
Kirksville does need good primary
schools much more than high or
academic.
The Ice cream and picnic season bids
fair to be rather late this year. The
fourth of July comes about as usual
however.
The two Clingsmith boys were claim
ed and taken home (?) by their mother.
| S. NJ. Picker has been out in the
west part of the county, loading ties for
several days.
WI. Griggs reports a valuable sale
OF property this week, the result of adj
vertising in the GRAPHIC.
Who and where is the republic
can that is trying to "disorganize the
party Too thin Too thin!
Miss Fannie Riggs carried off the
prize al the Declamatory contest Sat-
urday night.
A new spire is taking shape on the
NJ. E. Church.
The stone crossing between the
Douglass lumber yard and the Spencer
building will be good one when fin
ished.
Another story is to be added to the
Kirksville Mills and the latest and best
machinery put in. Ross & Co pro-
| pose to push things from this on. Glad
to see it.
Another post office heard from-Dem-
ocrats ?. Graphics !. Wewill give the
| list pretty soon. Be patient.
1t is claimed that Sells circus can
collect no damages from the O. M. G. P-
having Signed an agreement waving
all damages before starting, as part
of the shipping contract.
Mr.. w. J. Smith still reports pro-
gress in the matter of scholarships for
the proposed Writing Institute Help
him out.
Many of our merchants are still re-
ceiying goods and getting ready for the
spring and summer trade.
Kirksville's business is gradually
widening and spreading. 1t is nothing
uncommon to see people shopping
who come from twenty 10 thirty miles
away in order to avail themselves of
the variety and prices which our mer-
chants offer them.
Homer Smith has received a patent
on his new wire fence. We learn it is
quite popular.
j. ID. Crenshaw and Lester Howard
INDUCED IN a little tisticutf on
the south west corner of the square
yesterday morning, for which the
Mayor taxed them two dollars each and
the cost.
Try the Cocoa Nut Oil Soap. Moth
ing like it for identifying and soften
ing the complexion. Something nice
and new. Just the thing for hard
water. For sale at Fowler's Drug
Store: southwest corner square.
Mrs Phebe Blakely, mother of J
W. Blakely, of Liberty township, died
very suddenly from a paralytic stroke,
Sunday April 3Oth. She was quite
aged being on her 10Th year. but
woman of great energy and activity,
both in mind and body.
J. B. Chesley, OF Hannibal, Mo-,
Grand Chief Knight of the order of
Brothers of Philanthropy, is in the
the city looking after the interest of
the Lodge in this place and also organ
lzing new lodges in this part of the
state and has been successful beyond
his expectations. He goes to Memphis
from thus place, and organizes lodge.
AChicago girl who eloped Nth the
editor of a society paper has gone back
to her ma. He didn't make an item
about it.
The Bangor Freebooter spells Cover
nor with big G. and God with little
g. This is another proud triumph for
Pagan Bob.
The Princess Louise is expected in
Canada in June. She and the Marquis
will probably come over and see one of
our Fourth of July picnics.
. James Gordon Bennett doesn't allow
,n,- mara cnaorS of Dalancr knna,S