Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-04-02
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pear next week.
| The chen party" last Tuesday
afternoon, was a grand success.
| J. w. Tinsman the photographer
was out, Wednesday morning
trying to catch the snow storm.
| We believe he caught it.
| March has been stormy month
throughout The Storm Prophet
predicts fair weather for the first
two weeks in April. We hope the
Storm Prophet may prove correct.
The high winds some time
since, tore the fair weather flag to
pieces. Prof. Ross is having the
flag repaired and we may here
after expect an abundance of fair
weather.
Sergeant Ryan Post, No. 214.
G. A. r. has changed its times of
meeting from the I'd and 4 tn
Thursdays in each month to the
1st and Sd Saturdays of each
month.
Douglass & Son have just COM
pleted their immense fire proof,
lumber depot, and the building is
not only a credit to the town but
the finest one of the kind west OF
the Mississippi.
Mr.. G. W. Gatlin, one of the
Oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Schuyler county, died
at Greentop Tuesday, March the
/ 10th. His remains were inferred
in the Greentop Cemetery March
the 18th.
We would once more call your
attention to the sale of fine cattle.
which takes place at LaPlata Mo-,
Monday April 9Th. Reduced fare
has been granted and all lovers
of fine stock will be amply re-
paid for their visit whether they
purchase or not.
From the Omaha Bee we learn
that, DR.. J. NJ. Swetnam, last week
sold lot for $4,000. Only 9
short time since he sold resi-.
dence for $4,000, and yet owns g
large amount of city property
Since going to Omaha he has
made number of judicious invest.
ments, that are now yielding him
from % to so per cent profit.
We call the attention of oul
readers to the advertisement Of
C. S. Hart, of Greencastle, which
appears elsewhere in this issue
) Many of our patrons will remem
Der his very fine display of fowl:
at the poultry show in this place
last December. Mr.. Hart is per
5 fectly reliable and one dealing will
him will get nothing that is mo-
J just as it is represented.
W. L. Rice has purchased the
furniture and leased the Hote
1 building of J. S. Pool. Mr.. Rice
has reputation as a hotel man
A that is almost national, and the
previous high standing of the
hotel, attained under the manage
4 ment of Mr.. Pool, will be sus
. tanned. Mr.. Pool has purchased
the Seitz property, where he vii
reside, and will devote his time t.
l the express business.
= The Holiness meeting at Sub
p lette, closed last Sunday evening
: Never, in the history of tina
neighborhood, has such a genera
religious interest been aroused
l Notwithstanding the bad road
Y and inclement weather, there wa
e no falling off in attendance, ant
e young and old were alike awakened
: to a sense of their situation. w
t trust the meetings will prove
source of lasting good to tn
E community.
We have received number O
communications in regard to tn
grasshoppers, and fears are enter
tanned that they well be quite de
t structive the comming summer
: having made their appearace S
f early in the season. A number G
5 our farmers tell US that during tn
i warm weather in February an
Il March in 1881 and 1882, the grass
: hoppers were quite plentiful o
o the southern slopes, and in til
n fence rows, and it will be remem
b bered that they did no damag
3, either year. They seldom do an
e damage before June and it is pre-
n bable that by that time no gras:
e hoppers will be seen.
d An excellent literary and m,
) steal entertainment was given h
" the A. o. .. W at their hall j
/ this city last Thursday evenin,
# The recitations by Misses. Ermi
r Owen and Ida Fowler; the sole
al by Miss SWEET and Prof Sheldol
i, and the quartettes by Messl
i Bemis, Cole, Parker, and Sheldo
were very fine. Prof. Nelson
e. address, subject, 'eThe Brothe
hood of man, was In most respec
a very able production. III
Kirksville Orchestra furnishe
the Instrumental mnsic for II