Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-08-21
GRAPEIcs.

1t takes a majority of all the votes in
the SIX townships TO carry, at tho cleo
ton Sept. Sth.
We stated last week that Mr. Fred
Markey's son died on Tuesday when 1t
should have read Wednesday.
Bishop Thomas Bowman Of the NJ. E.
Church will pre- ach in NJ. L. Church at
this city Tuesday night September
first.
Elder A. Russell will preach at
Green Grove next Saturday evening
also Lords day morning and evening,
We understand that the sermon
preached by Elder A. Russell at the NJ.
E. church south, last Sunday was well
received.
The Q. NJ. d P. Ry. will sell round
trip tickets to persons attending Sold
iers reunion at Princeton, Mo-, to
Trenton at one fare selling Aug IS to
21st inclusive, good returning Aug.
oath.
We publish the law IN regard to re-
straining SWINE in this issue. Those
interested viii see that it takes a ma
iority of all the votes in the SIX town
ships. instead of a majority of the votes
cast, to carry the proposition.
The threshing season is at its height
and men have become so interested in
the business that they have taken to
threshing one another. Several cases
before the police court this week, and
some of them quite expensive,
There will be a basket meeting at
Robert Frarklins grove about three
miles South East of town beginning
Thursday August 10th P. NJ. and con-
tinuing oyer the Sabbath. The meeting
will heconductei by RevW. j. Martin
dale.
Last week we directed one of our
Millard packages to Sperry, and they
were returned to this officv Monday.
Those of our subscribers at Milla1d,
who did not receive their papers, as
usua, Saturday, should blame us for
it and not the post master. We will
not allow repetition of the mistake.
The town council passed an ordi-
nance last Tuesday evening prohibit
ing any person, hereafter, who has not
been a resident OF the town OF Kinks
vile four months prior to Sept. 1st,
1885, carrying passengers to or from or
controlling any hack or bus line be-
tween the reunion grounds and the
town of KirksviIle unless they pay ten
dollars license per day.
A man by the name of Foreman was
found dead IN his bed at the hotel in
Edna Tuesday morning. He was a
member of the Knight Templars and
the lodge at this place escorted his re-
mans from the Q. NJ. & P. depot to the
Wabash depot where they were put on
the night Express and sent to his pee
pie at Fulton, Mo.
Last Sunday afternoon a number of
young people were injured and couple
of wagons were smashed up by run
away teams. The runaway was caused
by one driver trying to pass the other.
The injured parties we're: The Misses
Musson, Mrs. WlnSlow and the Misses
Bauer Mr.. Musson informed us yes
Fterday that all the injured so far are
doing well.
Last week some of the men from
Polk went fishing. After arriving at
Nineveh they concluded to hire the
fish trap at that place. While talking
to the owner of the trap, and trying to
get him to fall from one dollar to sew
enty-hve cents for the use 1T, two fish
foated into the trap, one weighing Is
lbs. and the other 65 lbs. They then
compromised by giving the owner of
toe trap $3.50 for the fish and went
home to display their luck.
Sam'l. Reed and Sheriff Kinnear,
while taking little trip INTO the coun-
ty last week concluded to count the
hay stacks on each side OF the road
They drove down the country about
twelve miles and returned by differ.
ent route, counting 756 hay stacks
averaging more than thirty to the mile
In many places the hedge was so high
they could not see into the fields, and
many were no doubt lost to the count
but the above figures show what a vast
amount OF hay is grown in Adair coun-
!. ty.
TIE N. E. Sunday school picnic il
Mr.. Frankland's grove, Radical Ridge
last Friday was a success. The day
was spent by the little folks in swing
ing and the older folks watching them
A game of base ball by the Radical
Ridge and Brashear boys was one Of
the features of amusement for the
afternoon. There were no speeches tt
tire anyone, but the NJ. E. Choir rem
dered some excellent music during tn,