Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-10-22
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Circuit Court is in session.
Talk up the Touring mill.
WIG. Fout for school books.
Go to Nichols for groceries.
See those elegant window shades
at W. G. Fout's.
Anew supply of superior vio-
Inns at Hart & Miller's. 2
The Snare drummer with Mobiles
Dramatic Company, takes the
cake.
Mobiles Dramatic Co., have been
playing to good houses in Smiths
Opera Hall, every night this week.
The performances grow better
with each evening.
William Willis is just complet-
ing fine eight room residence on
his farm northwest of town, this
with the large barn built last fall
makes his farm one of the best
improved in the township.
The meetings at the Christian
church closed Sunday evening
with As additions making, in all,
22S additions to the church since
Ed. Ely came to Kirksville a
year ago.
In the Circuit Court, Tuesday, a
divorce was granted to a woman,
who married again the same day;
certainly she could not have been
greatly disguised with married
life or she would not have re-
turned to the CALLING bondage so
soon.
Mr.. NJ. V. MEEKER, living three
and a half miles northwest of
Wilmathville, had his house and
part of the contents destroyed by
fire last Friday. The barn caught
in half dozen places from the
burning dwelling and was saved
with great difficulty. Insurance
5000, which will not cover the loss.
1t was a Methodist parson this
time, and an Ohio one at that: he
limited that it would be nice to &C
to Europe, as his throat trouble
was getting worse, but the good
deacon saw through the whole
scheme, sent for bottle of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, and consequently
now enjoys good sermon, deliver.
ed in a good, clear tone.
A corps of surveyors number.
ing thirteen are now in Wilson
township making the survey OF
the ''air line from Kansas City
to Chicago. Another party is in
the neighborhood of Mercyville
going east. The locating engineer
says a survey will be made
through Kirksville before the
line is located.
Visiting Attornies at Circuit
Court, are, John T. Williams, Hon
B. II. Dysart, Hon. W. FL. Sears
Judge Berry of Macon Mo-; Johr
f. Mitchell, w. I'll. Rutherford
and Joseph Park of LaPlata.
Hon. John W. Shoots of Memphis
: o. W. Jones Edna and -West
of Linneus Mo-,
NJ. S. Montgomery captured ,
huge blacksnake in the rear enc
of the Creamery grocery, Wednes
day morning. How. it got into
the building is mystery, as
kirksville was supposed to be free
from snakes, even those, that il
other towns, sometimes get into
peoples boots.
Last Tuesday as Mr.. Samue
Kent with his uncle, mother, wife
and three children were returning
from visit to Mr.. Kent's sister
across the Charlton, in a ligh
spring wagon, they undertook t.
cross the river at the Ninevel
ford. The river had riser
during,,the night and Mr.. K. being
unacquainted with the appea rance
ofthe banks, drove into the water
not suspecting tie depth. Thu
team at ones went down, bu
arose to the surface and with the
support of the wagon tongue were
enabled to keep afioat. Mr.. Ken
got out into the water, which came
pto his chin, and carried hi.
wife and children to the shore
His mother weighs over 200 lb,
and could not be carried. He un
hitched the mules and swan then
to the shore, and then with the aie
OF his uncle, pulled the wagon
which had been kept from floatins
by the weight of his mother, to thu
shore and thus all we're saved from
what came very near being, a wat
cry grave.