Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-03-07
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Va carly gdIutns .eb.
That blue bird got nipped.
Lock for thaw sometime tins
month.
The Normal held no session Tues
day.
The candidate is beginning to sprou:;
bye and bye he will spout.
Don't forget the date of the concert
at the Opera Hall, March DIST.
Several Of our citizens are attending
conference at St Joseph tins week
The Arion GIee Club viii give a
concert at the Opera Hall Friday,
March 2lst.
The ordinance of Baptism was adj
ministered at the Baptist church Sun
day night
Frank Masterson ana Amos Riely OF
Morrow township haze gone to Sharp
county, Arkansas.
Public sales in various nelghbor-
hoods are the best indications I'VE have
noted yet OF approaching spring.
Show your appreciation for kome
talent by attending the concert at
Opera Hal, FRIDAY evening, March list.
It's generally conceded that the
GRAPHIC has the largest and best corps
OF local spondents of any paper IN
this section.
1t is reported that Macon county i1as
fourteen candidates Cor the Office of
sheriff, alone, and several precincts yet
10 hear from.
Joe NJ. Knott, of Lancaster seems to
be making a lively canvass for nomina-
ton on the democratic ticket for State
Senator.
a. |. Doneghy, Of Doneghy Brothers
is absent this week Gone east 10 pur-
chase goods for the spring trade ac-
companied by j. c. DoneehY of LaPlata
and H. W. Doneghy, of Macon.
Rev. b. X. McCan, who died the pre-
sent winter at New Baden, was menr-
Der of the Farmers Il Mechanics asso-
cianon, and the assessment is out to,
pay his family the benefits OF that or.
der
John Ford, Of Smiley, Point, has
been SO unfortunate as TO loose an eye
recently. Five on slH weeks since be
was driving a nail which broke, and a
portion few of and struck HIM the eye.
After suffering all this time, doctors
say the eye must 90.
The GRAPHIC continues 10 receive
concentrations for its criticisms of the
KTksvile depot accommodations. The
public deserve better treatment at the
hands of the Wabash AMI We are IN
hopes that there may be d reform in
this direction before many days. The
ladies al least should have respevta-
BILE and comfortable waiting room
W. learn that The western fever has
broken out in malignant form in the
eastern part OF this county and that
quite number are preparing to go to
Washington Territory, Montana and
other northwestern points, Some will
heartily wish themselves back in "old
Missouri inside of the next twelve
onths.
Messers. Pollock d Mclnme, of this
city are working Macon county III the
interests of the Smith Wire fence and
fence machines. Tins fence and the &C
companying machines for its manufac.
ture, the invention and manufacture of
our fellow townsman, Mr. Homer
Smith, Is steadily growing in popular.
ity, wherever introduced " brought to
tn: attention Of the puolic.
A young man named Til!er, an en-
ployee OF the Pacific Express company
IN st. Louis, on last Sunday, walked off
with $4,000 IN money packages, since
which time no trace has been found OF
him. There Is a reward of $4,000
offered for his capture, and the recov
cry of the missing funds. IS is thought
that he is still concealed somewhere in
the city.
We learn that Mr.. Ballard the ad-
juster of TIE Iowa, Insurance Company
of DesMoines has been in Morrow tp.,
readiusting the losses Of DR.. G. w.
Johnson, at Cottonwood, and Mr.. j. w.
G. Sloan, of Spriug Greek valley. Our
correspondent says that the losses sus-
tsined by these gentlemen have been
Satisfactorily adjusted and thirty day
checks given for the amount.
The Death Of Miss Lottie Clark, of La.
| Plata, who has been attending the
State Normal took place on Monday
night a the residence Of Geo. 7 Spen
Ger. School was dismissed Tuesday
! morning, ind a large coneourse Of citi-
5ens and students accompanied the re-
saaips to the depot She was taken to
70 h9r old home for burial. Or Nor
aai Nuess contains particulars in re-