Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-04-24
GRAPEIcS.

BraShear Items were unavoidably
crowded out last week.
Mr.. Propsts majority for school COM
missioner Is about 100.
Farmers don't DO discouraged May
will give us an abundance of dry
weather
Prof. Blantou carried off the medal
this week. it Is boy, and tins the
beam at l215 pounds.
DR.. Jourdan the new dentist does
his work reasonable, besides warrant
ing 1t to give satisfaction.
Our death roll was rather large last
week, but this week we balance the &C.
count and have some to spare,
The Presbytery of Palmyra met at
Brookfield Thursday evening and will
remain in session over Sunday.
Members of the Kirksville Drum
Corps are requested to meet at Grand
Army Hall, next Tuesday evening.
Last Sunday night about II o'clock
one of Mrs. Rlchter'S houses in the
south part Of town was destroyed by
fire.
When you find good seed ear of
corn, plant every grain of it. The
kernels, are equally good from any
portion of the ear.
If the farmers OF Adair county sue
coed in raising crop OF grains and
grasses that will at all compare with
Adalr county's spring crop of babies,
good times are assured though prices
should be little low.
Jamison's Drug Store has been put
in running order on the South side of
the square, and is the only hoose in
town that has its sign strapped across
the door, Look tor that dirty board.
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The bridge across the Charlton is
completed and Mr.. Dockery reports
very fine structure. Tie foreman Mr..
w. T. Hughes, win remain in north
Missouri some time in the interests Of
the company.
Young VOORHEES,, who was arrested
some time since for breaking into a
drug store in Greentop and placed N
jail at Lancaster to await trial, kicked
hole in the wall last week and crawl
ed through, and Lancaster now knows
him 40 more.
J re Convention of the Missouri
st ,te Sunday School Associa ton will
be held at Warrensburg, Mo-, COM
mencing Tuesday, May 9Th, 1885, to
consinue three days.
Delegates will please send their
names to S. NJ. FITCH, Warrensburg,
Mo-, Charm an Entertaining Commit
| tee.
The attention of our readers is call
ed to the card of Messrs Greenwood
and Oldham in this issue. These gentle
men need mn IN PRODUCTION to the pub
lie. Mr.. Greenwood has long been III
business IN this town and Mr.. Oldham
has. though young man, won for
himself an enviable reputation as a
lawyer.
The Comic Opera Company of Kinks
Vile, who presentedthe Doctor of AL
cantara at Burk Concert Hall, on last
Friday evening, ave our citizens one
of the best entertainments ever given
in the hall, aid should they at any
time in the uture rsturn, we can
assure themof a much larger house.
The party pturned home on Saturday
evening.-1dina Seminal.
We sent a delightful hour last
I Tuesdavmorning in the kindergarten
of Mrs Fluhart and Miss Lawson. 1t
was asreal pleasure to see the happy,
0 br,pp eyed little children, seemingly
at ray, yet receiving the most careful
an systematic instruction. Truly the
kindergarten is a child of Reason and
Is unfortunate that they are not
: more numerous and better known and
appreciated by the parents of little
ones.
Martin 7. Sullivan, while uncoupling
cars at Greentop Wednesday, was
caught by the break and thrown down
two wheels passing over his leg Just
above the knee. DR.. Cohen dressed
the limb, went with him as far as
Moberly and sent him to the Wabash
hospital at Kansas City. The limb
was terribly mashed and he will prob
ably die.
Chas. Hall was arrested last week and
brought before the court for carrying
concealed weapons. He plead guilty
and not being able to pay the fin e, 1926
was sent to jail After being put il
jail he found the prisoners, two Of
whom have since gone to the peniten
tlary, preparing to get out by SAVING
the bars of the window. If they iail
ed IN this, the intention, was to k noel
the sheriff down when he came in anG
: make good their escape. Young Hal
found a chance to sin a note to tn,