Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-10-05

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Sept. 25th.-We will not begin oul
communication as is usually the Gus
tom OF the country by abiding to ths
weather, location of their town, etc
The location. population and CONNER
clal importance OF our city is vel
known to all well-informed persons for
it is not second even to Willard, winch
your correspondent from that place
claims to be the leading village of
north Missouri, and as for the weather,
every person will have their ewn opin-
ion aoout that any way.
Brashear has aroused herself from
the letharaic condition that has char
acterized her for the past few years,
and gone to work in earnest to repair
the damage she sustained by the FIRE OF
a month ago.
Mr.. McCreery is erecting a new store
and post Office building, on the site OF
the old one; thesnew building to be
E2x70 feet with 34x5O feet ware room,
whereas the old one was only 2Ox5O
feet, with ware room 2O154 feet. HIS
new store room will lie two feet wider
and twenty feet longer than the old
one.
j. W. Hall is building a new house
to take the place of the one occupied
by the Hall Bros. Il w. P. Hall, the
hardware man, builds, he will not do
so before next spring.
The contract for building the new
NJ. Z. church in this place was award
ed to a MIR. Bowen. of Knox City; work
was commenced Monday.
Monotony and humdrum of every
day life was temporarily broken last
Thursday by the marriage of Daniel
Kephart and Miss Rebecca Cason both
of this village. Long may they wave.
Henry Brown, son of captain Brown,
of near Lagrange, passed through here
this morning Uuesday) enroute to his
fathers. He has been IN Texas the In.
dian Territory. etc.
Charlie Elliott returned last Satur-
day from haywood, Louis Co., where
he has been visiting relatives for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Margaret Conkle, widow of the
late Peter Conkle and mother Of Mrs.
J. W. Hall and Mrs. J. W. Thrasher,
died Sunday night. Sept. 23rd and was
buried in the Paulvllle cemetery to
day.
Also Mrs. Black, wife of MIR. John
Black, and daughter of Mrs. Fowler, of
this village, died about two weeks ago,
after lingering aud painful illness of
Typhoid fever.
Wise Murphin, Homer Waddill,
Marvin Thrasher and Ezra Elliott
started to Lewis county to attend the
Lagrange fair.
The doctors seem to be tolerably busy
1t present although they say it is not
very sickly for the time of the year. |
DR.. SreeIe makes nearly all his calls be-
.ween Friday evening and Monday |
Itappears that he has case
u two of heart disease on hand.
Our public school is presided over by |
Mr.. Preston Vaughn and he is doing . |
FOOD job. He seems to understand
low to reach a boys feelinRs-for he
pares not the rod, and keeps the old
.ule, etc. Professor Wardrip has. IS
many students as he can accommodate.
md is giving the best of satisfaction
hus far.
Can you tell me what has become Of
Uncle Jacob?7 be Is extremely lisbls
o accidents. such as falling from build
ngs, cutting his shins, ETC., but we
ave heard OF nothing of the KIND hay.
NC happened to him lately. Hence
We are at loss how to account tor his
ong silence.
In speaking Of the weddings we had
orgottsn to mention the marriage of
mr. old friend George J. Conkla, who
hiding it was not qood to live alone,
ook to himself 3 vita. q few weeks ago |
md Judging by the emile that wreaths
lis couutenance ever since, We would
hink him one of the happiest men
alive. He married Miss Kara Willis Of
lewis county.
We are informed that The supreme
,ourt Ct Bullion will be in session next |
for the purpose Of trying |
'ome test cases. Judge Grif6n will
preside. ". P. 7.