Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-05-16

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| The Illinois BEND Unloi, Church Wi.
he dedicated on the first Sunday in
| Jun 2. , iPruea iai'
J. II. Musick has recently completed
quite an ADDITION to- his residence in
the east part of town n 70 s7f'iiA'l
The residence of Mr.. w T. Baird is
undergoing a thorough repainting
while Mr.. Baird is al Hot Springs.
| We understand that Mr.. Price Is
rapidly pushing the work on h,s wood
working factory north of the square.
| 1t is SAID that some very interesting
questions are discussed at the Monday
| morning meetings Of the kirasville
pastors.
A number of additional candidates
insert their announcements IN this is
sue of the GRAPHIC and there are more
yet to come.
The Creamery commenced operations
again Monday morning and the cream
collectors have again commenced their
daily rounds.
Two peddlars were arrested Monday
and fined $l0.4Q each including costs.
| One for having no license and the other
for selling on Sunday.
The chicken fever has attacked quite
n number OF our citizens. The GRAPH
&c gives some interesting matter on
this TOPIC every week.
Several new houses are underway in
various parts Of town, most OF them OF
a good substantial character. Not ex-
actly boom, but good, steady, heal
thy growth.
Our correspondent in Southeast Adair
says that Frank Howk is planting one
hundred acres of corn this year, and
concludes that Frank was not bonn
tired. 'a ~
The Missouri Medical Assoc latlon
meets on ON the Doth, 21st and &c.
Drs. Morrow, Cohen, Browne, Bcscow.
and Moran are delegates from this
county.
The good people of Wilmathville and
vicinity were treated to fine DIS
course, Sunday morning by Rev. Tur-
ner, OF Kiiksvi'le. The Sunday school
reported in a fourishlng condition.
Rev. T. ]. Wheat has a very fine
large Plymouth Rock hen which weighs
ten pounds. Mr.. Wheat has quite a
variety of fine, pure breed chickens, in
Guiding the very hest that could be
procured.
We learn nom Judge Glenn that corn
planting IN Pettis is well advanced.
Oats, grass and meadows are doing
finely. Fruit prospects are the best
known for years.
Word from all parts of the county
report the fruit trees loaded with BIOS
SONS including every kind except
peaches. Prospects for big crop of
fruit are tiattering.
Miss Nettie Smith is givin g lessons
IN penmanshlp by an entirely new
method, which is claimed TO be far
superior in its results to any other sys-
tenn taught. She gives lessons in the
rooms occupied by DR.. a. I. Still.
The rumor ON the streets Monday
that one of the Kellogg brothers had
been thrown from load Of hay, happl-
ly proved mistake. 1t probably orig
mated from an accident of that kind
that occurred to Mr.. Crist, four miles
northeast of town.
We dropped in at the Variety Wood
Works the other day and was perfectly
surprised at the amount of work gong
on in that establishment. Grinding,
saving, planning, turning, there was a
perfect bable of noises, yet everything
was going on with perfect order and
! system.
| Wehave received a poetic account
of how north Missouri farmer came to
grief, il his journeyings to Kansas,
whereby a sharper swlndled him out of
eight hundred dollars. No names are
given, and it is too long for our crowd
ed columns.
J.. J. Grigsby, who has been SO long
and favorably Known as a successful
business man, has again embarked IL
Grocery line, at McGuire's old stand
| west side snuare. and would respect.