Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-07-31
GRAPHIcs.

Sweat.
The cold wave got lett.
Gasoline stoves are in demand.
Thow away the thermometers.
Robt. barrow has resigned as town
clerk.
Thursday was the hottest of thu
season.
1t makes man too uncomfortable
to know how hotit is
The citizens of Stahl have secured a
good speaker for tomorrow.
The Chinaman thought three ears
IN the penltentiary too muchee.
W. A. Adams has moved his music
store to the McGuiie building on the
west side.
Shibley's Point items came in roc
late for publication last week. Please
send them earlier.
Anything cooling, even cold shout
der from an old friend, would be re-
freshing this weather,
Sheriff Blnnear landed the first
Chinaman In the Missouri penitenti-
airy last Saturday.
7. R. Fowler has purchased the bust
ness property on the south side for
merly owned by W. B. Harlan.
In front Of the National Bank where
tie sun never shines, the thermometer
registered 102 Yesterday at p. m.
a man working for Samuel Aber-
cromby in Walnut township was over
come by heat Monday and died We'd
nesdav.
Several arrests of young meu were
made Wednesday night Tor being
found IN the railroad pond bathing
before ten o'clock p m.
The nen at work on the streets stood
the heat bravery TIL Wednesday
afternoon when they concluded it
better to seek the shade.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shaver, died tuesday morning
and was buried Wednesday in the
Shaver cemetery in Pettis township.
Green City Is to have a high school.
The building will be begun at once
and our enterprising lumber firm,
Douglass 6 Son has the contract for
furnishing all material.
The plea made In Court by Sing Lee
for stealing Wah Hops money was as
follows: "Wah Hop no likee keep store
me takee money, keepee store, makee
money, and blingee to Wah Hop.
One of our merchants has very
sore eye, caused, he says, by over use in
looking for trade. a good sized "ad."
in the family paper would act as an
eye opener and enable him to give his
optics rest.
Judge DIerl!ng, of Queen City, one
of the largest stock dealers in North
Missouri made US a very pleasant call
Monday morning. He kept five hun
bred head of cattle through the winter
and lost but four. This is an excellent
showing.
Last Thursday a little son Of B. F.
Lamkin. two and half years old fell
from a second story window to the
ground below. Fortunately no bones
were broken but the little fellow is not
able to walk.
Several parties have lately purchas-
ed land in Walnut township and i'm
provements are being pushed vigor-
ously. Francis Melon, of Pen ma, R.
Espey and R. G. Lyans, OF Iowa, are
the latest additions. These are all
good men and are abundantly able to
put good improvements on the land
they have purchased.
F.Whitacre & Co., have purchased
the stock OF goods formerly owned by
A. W. Young G Co, at Wilson, Mo-,
and will hereafter conduct business
at that place. The young men COM
posing this firm are thoroughly
reliable and we are glad to see them
competing for the trade IN that
beautiful poi ton OF Adair county.
The chinaman who went to the pen
itentiary last Saturday had to undergo
the ordeal Of having his que cut off
This was against his religion, but the
law of Missouri is that, a criminal, on
entering the penitentiary, must have
his head shaved. The que was sent
BY express to Judge Ellison of this city
and arrived Wednesday.
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