Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-06-01

KIRKSvILLE, MISSOURI.
w: M. GILL. Ea1tex.
Friday, June 1st, l@9a.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
The Gar Of Russia was crowned
Sunday without accident or explo-
SION.
"A lively interest was worked up
over our new school house proposition.
We congratulate our neighbor
OF the Democrat on its excellent news
paper work last week.
We publish in this issue what
the Chs,1h end Home says OH the
political situation. Using the language
of the stock spectators, we should say
it was "blind Straddle."
The Pest Dispatth characterizes
the prohibition question in Missouri
as las. year BIRDS nest. We are mol
so sure about it, though the half-fail-
ure in Iowa, and the republican losses
in Indiana and. Ohio IN some heavy
whiskey districts do cast a slight gloom
over the cause. One thing is quite
sure and that is iftaere is to be any,
thing ike Democratic boom next
year the temperance movement IS a
conner for the time being at least. But
we are not so sure of the boom, vet.
The completion Of the great
bulge connecting Brooklyn and New
York was celebrated with imposing
ceremonies last Thursday. l, is a
noble structure and may well take rank
as one of the eight wonders of the
world. Its cost is something enor-
nous footing up near fifteen millions OF
dollars, if we are not mistaken. The
silly talk OF certain element in New
York, because the day chosen for the
ceremonies Of opening. the bridge to
the public, happened to tall on Queen
Victoria's birth day, seems to have
been drowned out by the enthusiasm
and interest of the occasion, and there
was nothing to disturb the program
me.
Joint reunions are becoming
very fashionable. Recently a New
York regiment and virginian con-
federate regiment met and had a social
time at Buffalo, and still more recent
ly visl. of Pennsylvania representatives
was made to the battle fields OF old
Virginia, where they had served during
the war and they were met and enter
tanned with marked hospitality by ex-
confederates. Now it is proposed,
and a call issued for a reunion OF the
"Federal and Confederate Chaplains, !"
at Ocean City, N. J., on the 22nd OF
June. We agree witt. the Washing
ton World when it says it IS glad to
note this feeling-providing their is not
too much stopping over. Such re-
unions serve to restore the real Union
for which the war was waged.
Some of the newspapers published
in the mining regions have an airy
breeziness about them, in their manner
of speaking ofmen, women and events
that is novel and refreshing. A late
copy of the Gothic (Col) Record thus
chronicle. the advent of Mr.. ] L.
Fitch, of this place: 81. I. Fitch,
Elko's old timer, has left the bed and
boald of Mary Ann, his best Missouri
girl, and returned to the baking pow
der biscuits and hogs bosom of the
miners camp. He will Immediately
commence on the Silver Cloud lode,
and drive it for all it is worth. The
Cloud is within four hundred feet OF
the Nc 10y concentrator and Mr.
Fitch tends to be in fix to keep the
mill inning for awhile by the time 1t is
: .4y to start"
Kirksville is holding railroad meet
ings for the three M. road, Hope they
may succeed in getting the road. for in
that case the road would pass through
Memphis.-ANtmpAis National.
Well, .ah! yes! But what are you
doing in the meantime. We have
looked over your columns very careful
ly and can find plenty of matter about
Anti.monopoly convention, The Syn
dicate Treachey, the Irish question
ETC., but nothing to indicate that you
and your people were alive to the im-
ponance of getting this road, except
he little remark above quoted. "Hope
We may succeed ETC." Thanks.
OUR STORY.