Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-06-06
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But the politician also rageth.
Our neighbering counties have the
mad dog craze.
And 1t would be well to keep an eye
on that "purp."
Look for the big show announce
ment in our next issue.
Our Normal school is Just closing
very successful years work.
kirksville has number Of really ex-
pert riders of the Bicycle.
Active work is in progress on the
skating rink one block west Of the
square.
Mr. Prices factory. two blocks north
of the square is being pushed to com
pletion.
On Thursday of this week the Kinks
vile 1st National celebrated its second
anniversary.
Active preparations are now under
way to lnaugurate a "boom" for the
4th of July celebration.
See advertisement of the Eagle
Washing machine in this issue, SAID tc
be the best and newest thing out.
Our printers are at work en- the an
nual Financial Statement of Adair
county and we expect to publish 1t
next week, if completed in time.
Friday night some of the young
people availing themselves of the pres
ence of the Italian musicians had a
pleasant shop" at Pools.
The Milan Republican Is now the
property Of Mr.. G. N. Stille, formerly
of Unionville. We wish the new pro-
prietor prosperous journalistic
career.
The fencing in of the park with cir
Gus bill boards excites considerable un-
favorable comment. 1t has been sug-
gested TO roof the thing in and call 1t
a court house.
The young men are getting up a
regular full grown boom for their 4th
Of July celebration at this place. A
large number of names have been
secured TO the call for a preliminary
meeting.
The foundation of Kennedy G. Link 5
new warehouse will be completed In a
few days. Their business office tenn
porarily occupies portion of the Bee
man shop opposite.
10. Truitt just completed a very
successful tenn of school at Bald Knob
and as reward for his faithful servi-
ces, has been re-employed the next
term at largely increased salary.
We regret very much TO hear that
mice and cut worms are badly
damaging some fields of young corn.
The corn generally was coming up
IN fine condition and growing nicely.
Some farmers whose fields have been
4 thus damaged are replanting.
Col. Woodford will lecture in Chris
tan Church Thursday evening June 2,
subject "License Fiction" This is
one of his finest lectures. Everybody
is invited to come out and hear him.
Admission 15cr.
The w. c T. U. festival instead Of
being in the park, as announced
through last weeks papers will be held
in the Masonic Hall, Friday evening
June 9th, grand time is anticipated
all both great and small are invited to
be present with their friends. Ad
mission Ioc.
A fine bouquet of wild flowers wa
presented to the soldiers on decoration
day through Mrs. Falkenstine. The,
were tie donation of the children o
Pleasant Ridge Sunday school, located
eight miles south west OF this place
The little folks deserve thanks for thei
: good taste and generous efforts to homo
the memory OF the gal liant dead.
A Jersey cow and calf boxed up an
sent by express from Liberty, Mo-, t
G. B. Burton. of Greencastle, stood O.
one of the trucks at the depot severa
hours Tuesday morning and was re
gardeG as quite an object of curiosit
by a number of people. She was nc
much larger than deer, and two Q
f three stout men could handy the be
O with out very much effort.
Saturday was quite lively day fe
), our local democratic politicians, be
T. ing the occasion of the meeting of tt
Senatorial Central Committed. W
a learn that the Senatorial co,
5 vention was called to meet
Moberly on the 1st of Jul
next, to nominate candidate for til
y State Senate. So far as we can cate
the drift, Mr. j. NJ. DeFrance. of tn
.s city is ahead for that position. Beir
l. fellow townsman our sympathies a