Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-03-13
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| lug Niolets Will tell
The year is young again.
LOOK after the pansies and the flower
beds.
The business men say the streets
must be macadamized.
The county Offices are being moved
to the Masonic building this week.
Communication from Washington
had to be laid over till next week
The measels are raging in LaPlata,
whole families are stricken Only one
death up to date.
We hope to be able to give the date
OF the Mendelosohn Quintette elu b
concert in our next issue.
Correspondent from Liberty did OF
give his name. We can not pu blish
anonymous communications.
The bridge at Keokuk on the NJ. |. &
n. Ry. over the Des MONIES river was
carried away by the ice Monday and
all trains have to be sent over the Q.
N. & 2. via Quincy.
Revs. Chambliss and Squires have
been holding protracted meeting at
Willard for the past two weeks with
thirty conversions and a very wide
spread interest.
We call the attention of those hav.
ing legal business to the card of F. F.
Greenwood. He can always be found
at his Office in the Pierce building over
Grlggsby's grocery store.
The Chataqua Literary and Sclen-
tific circle have organized a class in
this city to meet once week. The
meeting tonight will be at the resi-
dence of DR.. Cohen at o'clock.
We are glad to mole the improve,
ments being MADE at the wooden mills
by Blgsby Bros. This Is a permanent
and growing institution at this place
and should be carefully tostered hv al
parties.
Kirksvllle needs canning establish
ment. Why buy and pay freight on
sweet corn, tomatoes. apples and small
fruits that are put up in the east
when we have every means at hand tc
do this work here.
We learn that Mr.. Galusha, living
III Wllmathville nelghborhood had hi
house and contents destroyed by fire
last week. Mrs. Galusha was sick al
the time and had to be carried from The
burning building on a bed.
1t is to be hoped that the singers o.
Kirksvllle. will take an interest IN thu
Choral Union which Mr. S. +. Craven
hopes to form, the first meeting o
which Will be held this evening at TIT
Presbyterian church. ALI are lnvit
ed.
The church gong people of Kinks
vile will please take notice. that by
action of the Pastors Conference, from
this Monday morning, March 9th, and
until further notice, 1t Is proposed t.
begin evening services in the severa
churches at * o'clock.
Our enterprlsing friend Horac
Sheeks, who is an enthusiast in tn
poultry business. received Wednesday
coop of the finest Plymouth Rock:
ever brought to this county. They ART
the Congress strain and bred by tn
celebra ted poultry man L. G. Biggs a
e Columbia, Mo.
There is little spot about two yard
square in the street IN front of Han
nah's CIR ocery, that has been a gres
comfort to us this week. 1t was me-
: cadamized last fall during the mudd
weather. Come around, look at 1t, an
see how distinctly 1t stand
: out from the surrounding mud.
The Wabash railroad company We
sued by the prosecuting attorney
lChariton county, for not erecting an
t maintaining a depot at Sumner il
:. conformity with the law requlrin
such an instition at all places whel
there are crossings or intersections
railroads. Suit was instituted fc
$4,000; the company's receiver wan
to com promise for $500.
Prof. McFadon will open school
the art of reading music to be organ
lied at the Presbyterian church ne!
Tuesday evening. He proposes
this 10 do great deal of foundatlo
work leading his pupils gradually b
surely upward TO the ability to do
well as to know. As this is the Prof
specially we bespeas for him the su
cess that ne deserves.
re- Vol. mo. l of the Bur,0eH Bell
on our table. 1t is neat SIX colum
quarto, and is edited and published ;
Burwell, Neb., by our enterprise,
friend and former fellow townsm,
Lon. M. Hart. 1t starts out with {
he excellent advertising patronage viii
8 speaks volumes for the town, and ,