Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
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Thanksgiving next Thursday.
Don't say Turkey to us unless it is
fat one.
November is giving US some lovely
weather.
Brasfield & Kellogg have shipped live
cars of hogs this week.
Ed "A. Russell will preach at Green
Grove Saturday evening and Sunday
al IL o'clock.
c. l.. Emmerson, of Chillcoihe, is
now engaged with A. butcher, the
south side jeweler.
Lay away last weeks Graphic and
refer to it from time to time that you
may know whether to place confidence
ID the weather prophet
An old pillow horse created consider
able excitement at Greentop last Sat .
urday by winning about $500 for his
hackers.
Farmer Boy of Pure Air. when writ
ing communications for this paper,
must give his real name, as we publish
no communications without having in
our possessions the name OF the author.
William Hart, Jr.. brought us very
fine sample OF yellow corn Saturday.
The ears were large, well formed and
well filled, one of them having over
1900 grains.
We are glad to know that Fleisch-
mann & Cos, Compressed Yeast has
been brought to our market. We can
vouch for the superiority of the yeast
and advise all govd cooks to call at the
Creamery Grocery Store and get trial
package.
A letter from Prot. McFddon, this
week. states that be is able to walk
about some, and ne thinks that two
weeks more will find HIM ready for
work. He has been confined to his
room for FIVE weeks and though I'm =
proving rapidly thinks the time passes
very slowly.
Rev. Ely closed his meetings in this
city Wednesday evening. There were
one hundred and twenty three addl-
tions to the church during the meet
ings. He has been employed to preach
for this congregation at this place the
coming year and, with his family, will
return to Kirksville in January.
Last sumner, we stated that the
poorest corn IN the county was north
east of town, but since we have seen
the very fine sample that was brought
70 our office last Saturday by Mr..
Logan Lowe, we tel inclined to take
il all back, Tor certainly no mlu need
wish to grow finer corn than this.
There was momentary 'tracas' on
the south side between two of our
young men Tuesday evening. The
naughty talk of the one caused a
naughty action OF the other, which
produced kno.ty result. The striker
paid fine and costs amounting to six
dollars and fifteen cents.
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Our attention has been called to the
hold the detested sand burr" is get
ting on our streets and also in some of
our best pastures. Not only should the
town authorities and road supervisors
look to this, bat every person should
make it point to destroy them where
ever and whenever found, as they are a
terrible nuisance.
The case of the q. S. VS.. England,
Gibson, Higgins. Klbler, Snow and
Stephens, charged with giving whisky
to the Indians, at this place, last June
came up in the United States court al
st. Louis last Thursday. G. w
England was fined $50 and gwen ter
days in jail; Thos. Gibson same penal
lty; Stephen Higgins SIS fine and fiv
days in jail, Pc ry Snow, S fine ant
ten days IN jail; A. j. Klbler So fin'
and ten days in Jail; Stephen Smith
coIored. 500 fine and thirty days il
, jail.
; The Hon. w. E. Coleman. Supt
Public instruction was in Kirksvill
from Friday evening TO Monda
morning. He is making tour OF tn
s State looking to its educationa
interests, and soon will hav
, visited every county north of tn
Missouri River. Mr.. Coleman is I'm
doubtedly the best Super tntendent th
state has ever had. He is a gradual
of the Normal school at this place an
t we are justly proud that he is filing
t responsible position with such sigma
success.
i, Last Monday, MIR. Geo. Lenhard,
Ie Denmark, Iowa, purchased the prope
k ty known as the Dewitt farm, nes
o Subletts, paying therefor S7OOoln cas-
Geo. Lenhard, Sem, is the re
purchaser, and will put his tw so
: in possession and give them chan'
to pay for it. They are intelligent al
IN iustrious, and will be valuable a
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