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Brashear Items.

a.
DR.. Ellis it building an addition
to his dwelling.
Capt. Feller went to Quincy with
the excursion Tuesday.
M. A. Church is talking of erect
ing a fine residence for himself in
the east part of town.
w. L. Elliott and W. L. Woods
went to Knox City, last Monday.
The citizens Of Brashear will
celebrate the "4th." As the 4th
falls on Sunday the celebration
will be held on Saturday. There
is some talk of roasting an OK. A
good program is being arranged
and will be out in due time.
Prof. Bailey has leased the Ac-
ademy to Prof. Barr of Novelty,
for period of three years. Prof.
Barr will take up the outstanding
scholarships as they are present
ed. We hope he will be success
full and continue to make it good
school.
We have an excellent singing
class, organized and taught by
Prof. Howey, of Delaware, Ohio
He thinks of locating here perma.
nently. He has class of fifty
and gives thirteen lesson for TWEEN.
ty-fve cents. B. BARCUs.
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KIRKSVILLE SAVINGS BANK.
A Small beginning and to what it
has grown in few years.

In the panic year of 1873, the
Kirksville Savings Bank was or
ganized with a capital stock of
$4,000, there being only five stock
holders, whose wealth, all told
probably did not greatly exceed
twice the amount of the capital
stock. By safe, conservative
management, the institution pros
pered from its incipiency. In 1875
Mr.. T. c. Campbell became astock
holder and its president, and the
capital stock was increased to
$4,000. Since then their facilities
for business have been greatly in
creased, and time lock safe has
been placed in the vault which is
a standing defiance to burglars
and safe blowers. 1t is without
doubt the finest piece ofworkman-
ship of the kind in this part of the
state, and if it were to staId in the
open street over night, the most
skillful burglar, could not open it
or get at its contents between dark
and daylight. This spring the
elegant brick building on the
south west corner was purchased,
into which the bank will be moved
in course of time. June the Sd
the bank was again reorganized
and the capital stock increasted to
$4,000, all paid up. Mr.. 7. c.
Campbell still remains President,
F. NJ. Harrington Vice President
and RIM. Ringo, Cashier. The new
stock holders are: Sam'l Reed,
Edwin Darrow, d. c. Pierce,
Chas. Darrow, Henry Eckert sen.,
W. J. Eckert, W. G. Fout. and
Mrs. Sallie Woods. The paid up
capital is now four times the
original stock, and the stock
holders represent nearly a half
million dollars. The bank is in a
most healthful condition and, not
withstanding the pressure Of the
times, is doing a larger volume Ct
business than at any time in its
history. We bespeak for it bril-
liant future in the financial world.
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THE POST OFFICES.
Nc More Important Changes in the
First District, Probable, Till
After the General
Election.

When the Democratic party
came into power, it was thought
by the Office seekers that all post
masters would be appointed as
soon as the claims of each petition
er could be examined. The petit
TONERS and their friends were told
that they must be patient; that
the great work of turning out
thousands of Republican Office
holders, could not be done in a
week or month. The Democratic
aspirants therefore, for the most
part, possessed their souls in pa
tience, and finally concluded to
await the time when the period of
service for which the Republican
post masters had been appointed,
should expire, as there would then
be no further excuse for keeping
them longer in Office. But now
that the time has expired, the
post office business continues like
a case of lingering consumption.
The Democratic aspirant thinks
that tomorrow it will all be over
with the Republican postmaster,
but when tomorrow comes and he
finds himself as far away as ever,
is it wonder TINT he obviously
shakes his head and begins to
think as did Doubling Thomas
of old? Had there been but one
applicant for each Office in the dis
trict the matter would have been
settled long ago. But there are
several applicants. Ay, there's the
rub. But since there are number
of applicants, the political leaders
must turn them to good account.
1t is well known that few aspirants
for Office have the courage to kick
against the dark ways and vain
tricks of the leaders, though it
often brings fame and fortune to
the man, who has enough iron in
his makeup, to do SO. Since there
must be more than one applicant,
the leaders would rejoice in hav-
ing twenty for the same office as
each one could be written to and
encouraged and thus all be made
hearty supporters of the man who
is supposed to hold the appoint
ments in his hands. The congress
man generally is and should be
this man, but IN the case of our
own postoffice it is different. There
is an interest at home that needs
the undivided support of the
Democratic party, and it viii not
do to show a preference for a
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Walnut Items.

Weather dry.
Mrs. Prentice is convalescent.
John Pyle is happy because it
is girl.
Cole G. Keyte, have been catch
ing some large fish in the Chari-
ton.
J. W. Prentice is an expert at
killing owls. G. r. Hall has been
taking lessons in the same sport.
L. W. Prentice and wife of Pure
Air have been visiting friends in
this community.
Daisy Hays infant daughter of
James Hays, died May 23d, of
typhoid fever.
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Millard Chips.

Warm.
Candidates are thick.
We need harness shop.
And a dry goods and clothing
store.
The new post Office building is
nearing completion.
Aslight fsticuff was INDUCED
in last Friday between a father
and married SON. No bones were
broken.
A bouncing girl is the latest ar
rival at the home of Mr.. Holbeck,
our village blacksmith.
Mr.. James Ryan, SEN, aged 81
years died at the home of his son
four miles south east of Millard,
last Tuesday.
Messrs Dunn and Bumpus ship
ped a car load of hogs to st. Louis
last Monday.
Rev. Williamson, of Kirksville,
preached to large and appreciative
audiences last Sunday at IL A. NJ.
and 2 P. NJ. K.
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Republican Judiciary Convention.

By order of the Republican Cen
trail committee of the 9th judicial
circuit convention is hereby
called for said circuit to meet in
the city of Kirksville Adair coun-
ty Mo-, on Wednesday the 7th of
July 1886 at one o'clock ?. NJ. to
nominate Republican candidate
for Judge for said circuit, the
ratio of representation will be one
delegate for every 300 votes, and one
delegate for every fraction of $50
votes cast for James G. Blaine,
Republican, candidate for presi-
dent in 1884. Under this ratio
Adair county will be entitled to
Z delegates, Macon 8, Putnam 6
and Schuyler 3, and unless the
Republican Central Committees
of the several counties shall pro-
vide different mode for selecting
the delegates to represent their
respective counties, in said con-
vention, we hereby call upon the
Republican, voters of the several
counties to meet in mass conven-
ton at their respective county
seats on the 26th day of June 1886
and choose the delegates to which
said county may be entitled in
said convention.
J. B. HARPER, Secretary,
JOHN r. Music
Chairman Central Com.
JAMES B. HARPER Putnam Co.,
P. F. SCHWARTZ, Schuyler Co.,
r. W. AKIN Prox, for FL. S. GLAZE
Macon Co.,
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Quite an excitement prevails in

Quite an excitement prevails in
this community about the Bennett
affair. On the 21st, inst, Miss
Lyddie Bennett gave birth to a
child. 1t was apparently in good
health; but before eight o'clock of
the same day, it was dead and
buried inthe yard near the house,
being buried only about eight
inches deep, by Major Boston. On
the Goth, inst, it was taken up
and placed in the Tarr cemetery.
Its early burial on the morning Of
its birth and death aroused the
suspicion of the entire community,
and the prosecuting attorney and
coroner we're summoned and again
on the 9th, inst. it was dis-in-
tered and an inquest held over
its body, which showed that it
had been murdered, by choking.
Mrs. Bennett, Major Boston and
his wife were put under arrest.
The mother will also be put under
arrest as soon as she is able to go
out. Lancaster Excelsior.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters Testamentary upon the estate of
Nancy Barr. deceased, were granted to tho
Undersigned. ON the 18th day of May, 1886, by
the probate court of Adeir county. All per-
sons having claims against said estate are re-
quired to exhibit them for allowance, to the
executor, within one year after the date of
safe letters, or they may be precluded from
any benfit of such estate; and if such claims
be not exhibited within two years from the
date of said letters, they will be forever bar
ed. This Sd day of June, 1886.
JAMES DUNN, Executor.
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Gold has been discovered
at Louisiana, Mo. The ore
yields 81 per ton of gold and 81 of
silver.
The Postoffices are here
and must be filled even if Con-
gressional booms are destroyed
and congressman are turned out
like old work-horses, to die.
The weather predictions by
c. c. Blake, were crowded out last
week. We give them in this issue
and think our farmers would do
well to study them carefully.
The Idea of submission is a
growing one and the people of
Missouri will submit toit, notwith-
standing the opposition of Maj.
Edwards of the st. Joseph Ga
zette.
ALL over North East Mis-
souri, the press is taking up the
subject of our roads and a united
effort will make the roads a credit
instead of a disgrace, to our beau
tiful country.
The Independent horse is
being carefully, gently and thor
oughly groomed by the Democra.
tic hostlers, preparatory to making
the race on the Republican track
in the 9th Judicial Circuit. But
the scheme will not work. Nothing
but a Republican thoroughbred
will be permitted to run on the
Republican track this fall and fol
all others the pools may as well be
closed.
The "New Century," the
Democratic paper at Unionvill'
has been purchase by severa
monied democrats of that city ant
J. FL. Carroll an attorney, ha'
been placed in charge. Mr.. Robert
son, the retiring editor, possessed
too much pure democracy and no
enough of the tickle me Davy'
sort, to suit some of the demo
cratic politicians in the first dis
tlict, hence the change. 1t i
needless to add that the pape
under the new management ha
come out full fedged Hatch or
gan. ''
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Meetings began in the Holiness
church last Tuesday evening and
will continue indefinitely. Mrs.
Emma Snyder and Mrs. Belle
Moore lady evangelists will as
sist in conducting the services.
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Minneapolis Letter.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 4th.

When you tell a Mime apolitan
that Kansas City is doing much
greater business in real estate
than Minneapolis he begins to ex-
plain that it is depth rather than
great breadth that is disposed of
in Kansas City, and discourses
learnedly upon her topographic
features and tells you of her up
and-down-hill streets and how the
grading of them have left old
homes high, dry and far above her
thoroughfares, so that it is no
wonder cyclones catch them, offset
ing all the glory that any other
city may have with the push and
vim and never firing drive of this
the Queen City of the northwest.
There seems to be some reason
for this too and to illustrate: last
September it occurred to the Edi-
tor of the Tribune that we ought
to have an exposition building and
within a week five acres of ground
had been donated and quarter
million dollars raised for it's con-
struction. The 80 ult. the corner
stone was laid and by September
the handsomest building of the
kind in the country will be COM
pleted with a floor space covering
seven and one half acres. When
another summer returns and the
Southerner comes to be famed
by cool breezes, he will behold a
sight worth seeing and wonder
why anarchy, communism and
socialism should ever seek to get
a hold in this fair land of ours, as
he studies the wonderful resources
illustrated by her products.
The general assembly of Pres
byterians have just closed their
labors and gone away. They came
from all parts of the United States
to discourse and act upon ques-
tions vital to the interest Of the
church, including the home rule
policy of Glsdstone for Ireland,
believing it to be inimical to the
Presbyterian church interests
there. They were a fine body OF
men and came to see the sights as
we'll as to do business. One cross
ed the writer's path down among
the great mills and asked to be
shown around. He was taken out
upon the great platform to get a
good view of the wild Father OF
Waters where it comes over the
great falls, and gives power to the
manufactures. In rapture he ex.
claimed, "Ah! beautiful Minneha-
ha!' ooh no." the writer told
him, "these are the falls of St
Anthony to which Minnehaha
compares as a potato to a pump
kin" adding that the author OF
Hiawatha had perhaps caused his
mistake, and further, that had the
good Bard ever seen its laughing.
waters, the famous poem might
have never been written.
The State University closed
yesterday. The writer attended
the commencement exercises and
listened to the orations, saw 22
young men and maidens take theil
little rolls ofparchment written all
over with big hard words. Others
were there with the writer, who
had been'to other commencements,
among them the North Missouri
State Normal, and fully agreed
with him that neither the
subject, the thought, mol
delivery were equal to
what they had heard from the ros-
trum of the Normal at Kirksville
Yet the State University is a grand
Institution doing noble work.
G.. RANDOLPH.
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The prize offered by the W. G..
7. U. for the best essays on tenn
perance have been awarded, the
first of $50, to VIM. NJ. Goodwin;
the second of $40, to T. N. Peters,
both students in the State Uni
versity; the third of $50, to E. A.
Fox, of the Normal school at Cape
Girardeau; the fourth of $40, to
G. M. Holiday, of the Normal
school at Kirksville and the fifth
of $40 to S. A. Ringo of Cape
Girardeau.
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A colonization company has
been organized with W. L. Black
we'll of Bloomington, Mo-, as Pres.
and J. B. Willis of Bullion, as Sec
retary. The company is getting
up colony t o locate in Wyomin
Territory.
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1t Should be So.

"The Democratic fight in Mis-
souri, augurs we'll for Republican
success, at the next election.
Should Missouri meet with such
good luck as the election of state
officers and members of the legis-
lature the next time, principally
of the Republican faith, it would
be a grand thing for the state. A
new impetus would be given to
improvements. Houses and farms
would spring into being where
now there are none. Lands would
rise in value, town property would
be worth double its present value
in most of the cities and viliges in
the state, general good times be
noticed and energy and progress
would be seen on every hand where
now slowness and torpidity and
idleness are predominant. Yes,
another Republican administra-
ton in Missouri would add very
materially to the outlook ahead
for a rush of emigration to our
borders and fourishing business
within our limits"
The words of wisdom contained
in the above, which is taken from
the Hannibal Courier, should re
ceive the careful consideration of
every voter in Missouri.
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.ARPER, Secretary,
JOHN r. Music

No better temperance lectures
were ever delivered than this by
Benjamin Franklin: Temperance
puts wood ON the fire, meal in the
barrel, -four in the tub, money in
the purse, credit in the country,
clothes on the BARNS, intelligence
in the brain and spirit in the con-
stitution:" and this by Charles
Buxton, a brewer and Member Of
Parliament: Drink has produced
evils more deadly, because more
continuous, that those caused to
mankind by. the great historic
scorges of war, pestilence and
famine combined"
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For SALE-240 acres Of good
land, five miles south east of Edna, about
one half prairie. The balance good timber.
address this office.
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GUARDIANS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
was appointed Guardian of the person and
estate of William Hart, Sem, an insane per.
son, by the Probate court of Adair county ON
the Goth day of April 1886.
May 9th, 1886. WILLIAM HART, JR.,
Guardian of William Hart, Sen.,
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For SALE-Farm of 800 acres
all under good new fence. Good house; 40
acres in cultivation situated in north ives
part of Macon county Drake township, thre
miles north west from Walnut, also section
%, containing $40 acres all under good, new
tence; well watered, timber convenient
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The proposed Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad is being sur
veyed and the corps of engineers
reached Atlanta, Tuesday. The
road is to be an air line from Chi
cago to Kansas City and cannot
deviate either to the right or left
for greater distance than two
miles. This puts Atlanta directly
on the line. The engineers will
camp at Atlanta for few days,
but are continuing the survey and
will go right on to Kansas City.
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For SALE-House and two large
lots, good new house of four rooms, new barn,
good well, price 800, address this office.
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The HATCH bill to cut Missouri

The HATCH bill to cut Missouri
into six federal judical'districts
may come up next week but it will
never be passed. There is not a
reason to be found for the bill. The
courts now sit at the places where
nearly all the business would be
if the bill passed. Congress does
many thoughtless things but there
are several Missouri members who
will see that the house is posted
on the HATCH bill too well to ap-
prove it hastily. Gait Herald.
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For the past ten years the
Judicial chair of this (27th) dis
trict has been filled by Democrat.
While it is almost unanimously
conceded that this Office should
be filed by non-partisan, there's
no use of letting the Democracy
reign forever, when it is in the
power of the Republican party, in
this district, to elect a man who is
capable to fill that position. The
opposition is endeavoring as in the
past ''to whip the dog around the
stump" and elect the present in
cumbent by bringing him out as
an Independent candidate. 1t is
useless to say that the Republi-
can party has just as good eff
cient and able men as the Demo-
cracy, and there is no doubt that
by the united effort and harmony
in the Republican party that at
the next election the present judge
can step down and out. "Union-
vile Republican.
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Gold has been discovered
at Louisiana, Mo. The ore
yields 81 per ton of gold and 81 of
silver.
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WEEKLY GRAPHIC.
KIRKsvILIE. Mo.

I E. Sublette, Proprietor
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The weather predictions by
&C. Blake, were crowded out last
week. We give them in this issue
and think our farmers would do
well to study them carefully.
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The Postofices are here
and must be filled even if Con-
gressional booms are destroyed
and congressman are turned out
like old work-horses, to die.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-11
THE FENCE QUESTION
A Talk with a Prominent Cattle
Man on Fencing Public
Lands.
St. Paul's Gala Dress-Ordeal of
Those Who are Joked-
Indian Nerve.
An Ingenious Piece of Mechan-
ism-A New Fashion-The
Raging Waters.
Illegal Fencing.

j. A. Campbell, of Fort Custer, was
in town yesterday for few hours. In
connection with Rosenbaum Bros,
of Chicago, Mr.. Campbell has large
cattle interests in Custer county, and
is one of the many who have been re-
ported as illegally fencing the public
domain. In conversation with Mr..
Campbell on this subject yesterday, he
stated that as far as his outfit was con.
cerned, that they had no intention Of
maintaining an illegal fence and that
they were willing to comply with the
legal restrictions appertaining to the
matter. He said that suits had been
ordered commenced against several
outfits at this term of the United
States court, but that Assistant Com
missioner jerks Of the general land
Office had suspended the proceedings
pending an examination into the
cases.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-02-11
Novsisass IN Garssrs.

The silken hose encompassing the
shapely limbs Of the charming femi-
ninity that inhabit the Garden city
are now fastened Just below the KIN se
by bands Of colored ribbons, tied with
loops and rosette. A. darling little
soubretts, q pet With the profession
and the public, is responsible for this
deviation from the lopg-lImbed hos
iefy. One evening lately she advApc-
ed toward the footlights before a
crowded house With her extremieies
enveloped in short black sIlk stock
ings, just reaching to the knee, and
fastened there with band and fiuttsr-
ing loops Of bright orange ribbon.
The two inches Of white dimplsd
anatomy between the short, fluffy lace
skirts and stocking-tops were hare.
Her audience, delighted with the ex-
pose. sought by repeated encorss 10
the local ditty she was flirting With TO
keep her on the stage. This enthusi'