Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-06-01
The order OF Triple Alliance Of which

Auc Otuct " 1Clpio AllieuCe VI Wulcl
there is good organization here, is
benevolent society which has been il
Operation about eight or nine month
and is nearing a membership Of poo
IN the State. On the death of mem
Der an assessment Of one 6ollar is mad,
on each member. One half of thi
amount goes to the nearest relative OF
heir Of the deceased; twenty per cent o
the balance goes to lay the expenses o
the organization and the remainder il
divided between the two member should
ing certificates mum hered first above
and below the deceased. The first death
in the order was last month and was
caused by lightning. Two members
living in Mexico shared in the benefits
OF this first assessment.
We understand that the the oppor.
tunity to secure pillow factory with a
capacity to give employment to fifty or
sixty hands is still open to Huntsville
and can he secured at mere nominal
outlay. Kirksville ought 10 have an
improvement committee constituted of
leading business men to look after
things OF this kind, and to keep an eye
on our interests both at home and
abr DAD.
What should lie done with an ''organ"
that won't play? People who have
oeen wheedled into subscribing for a
paper on the ground that it alone fun l.
nished all the official advertising will
begin wondering how it comes they
don't see anything of the Financial
Statement of the county. The GRAPH
&c is not an organ, but 1t generally
manages to keep up with the process
sion.
The remarkable success" of which
our little but ill-natured neighbor thinks
we are envious, reminds us of the
young man who went to Chicago and
at the end ola couple of years wrote
home: "I am doing bully. When l
came here l didn't have cent, and
now owe FIVE thousand dollars" If
that amt success, what is it
II sufficient number of orders are
received to justify we will publish
Walter Brown6eld' and 1.-THE Hired
Girl in pamphlet form and place them
on sale. Parties who will agree to take
the two at 25c may drop us a postal
card to that effect. The demand for
files of the GRAPHIC containing these
stories still continues Notwithstanding
we have announced several times that
we could not supply chem.
Sunday afternoon the residence of
Capt. j. NJ. DAVIS, on Big Creek short
distance west of town. caught fire from
a defective fue and burned down. The
fire was not discovered until 1t had
gotten under full Roadway. Most of
the furniture, we learn, was saved. In
suranoe en- house $500, on contents
$loo.
We are glad toll hear that the Kinks
vile Variety Wood Works is pushed to
its utmost capacity to fill orders both
local and from other points This in
st,tution gives employment to ten or
twelve hands and turns out a large
amount of manufactured articles rang.
over wide variety of uses.
We learn that N. A. Baylor has pur-
chased the Thomas store building on
the west side of the square occupied by
Clark's hardware store. He also pur-
chased seven acres of land inside the
corporation.
Our people were all stirred up oyer
the new school house proposition and
a pretty thorough preliminary canvass
was made on Monday and Tuesday in
the regular campaign style.
The press throughout the country
still continues to make favorable COM
ments on the serial 1.-THE Witches of
Wildwood now running in The Arm
Char" of New York.
w. c. Stephens has sold his 40 acre
farm, four miles southeast OF Huntsville |
to Mr.. Fred. Markey for $3.50. The sale |
was consumated on Wednesday of this
week.
That chance to step into a paying
business is still open at the Wabash
Dining Hall, but is liable to be taken IN
any moment. Speak quick if you want
it.
Did you attend the "Oratorical Con.
test" at the colored school house on
Tuesday night? The proceedings were
quite animated for select audience.
There IS such demand for the
GRAPHIC that we are unable to supply
back numbers If you want it-better
subscribe regularly.
1t was reported some days ago that
N. L. Beeman had fine boy at his
house and the rumor proves correct.
Tuesday, June 22d.
Look over our lists of wants" ana
'for sales" on this page. There are
changes every week.
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