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SHERlFF'S SALE.

BY virtue and authority Of . general execu-
tion, Issued from the Office of the clerk of the
circuit court Of Adair county Missouri, return
able at the December term, 1885, Of said court,
to me directed, in favor Of John V. FarweI
Charles Il. FarwelI, William ID. FsrWell, John
X. Harmon, John 7. ChumasOn and against
James IL. Wilson, / have levied upon and seiz.
ed all the right, title, interest and estate OF
the said James II. Wilson Of, in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate situate in Adair
County, Missouri, to-wit
The northwest que-ter OF the northwest quar-
ter Of section nineteen, 10, township sixty lone
81, range thirteen, Ii, and southeast quarter Of
the south east quarter Of section twenty-three,
%, township sixty-one, 81, range fourteen, IA,
and the south west quarter Of the southwest
quarter of section twenty-fOur, "a, also the
west half OF the northeast quarter OF section
twenty four, "a, and 6S acres north part OF the
east half Of the northwest quarter of sec
tion twenty foul, "a, and 8 acres north part OF
the southeast quarter Of the northeast quarter
Of section No. twenty four, "a, and q acres
north part Of the southwest quarter OF
twenty four, "a, all in township sixty one, 81,
OF ran ge fourteen, IA, Adar county. Missouri
and will, on Thursday the 18th day Of Decem-
Der 1886, between the hours OIL nine O'Clock q.
m. and five O'Clock p. m. OF that day, while
the circuit court for Adair county, Missouri is
in session, at the court house door, in Kinks
vile, Adair county, Missouri, sell the same,
or so much thereof as may be required, at pub
lie sale, to the highest bidder for cash in hand
[subject to all prior liens and judgments,) to
satisfy said execution and cost.
This Nov. "a. 1856. j. H. KINNEAR,
Sheriff Adair County. Mo-
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with a designation of the office
which he or they may be intended
TO fill. Said ballot shall not bear
upon it any devices whatever, nor
shall there be any writing or
printing thereon, except the names
of persons, and the designations
of the office to be filled, leaving u
margin on either side of the print
ed matter for substituting names.
Each ballot may bear plainly
written or printed caption
thereon, expressing its political
character, but on all such ballots
the caption or head lines shall not
in any manner, be designed to
mislead the voter as to the name
or names Hereunder. Any ballot
not confronting to the provisions
of this chapter shall be considered
fraudulent, and the same shall not
be counted.
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Mr.. HlGBEE WILL CONTEST.


Notice was served on Judge
Ellison Monday evening that Mr..
Higbee would contest his election
to the Office of Circuit Judge for
the 9th Judicial Circuit. Many
friends of Mr.. Higbee throughout
the district have urged him to
make this contest, not to worry
Mr.. Ellison, but for the purpose
of finding out whether the law,
gwen, below means anything or is
to be treated simply as a joke.
The following is the law govern
ing the printing of ballots:
Revised Statues of Missouri,
Sec. 5493. Each voter at any cleo
ton shall, in full view, deliver to
one of the judges of election a
single ballot which shall be a
piece of white paper, on which
shall be written or printed the
names of the persons voted for
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Weather for December 1886.

The first part of December will
be stormy and only moderately
cold. AS the month advances it
will grow warmer and wetter, with
an excess of rain from the Ohio
Valley to the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico. In the far north the pre-
cipitation the last of November
and first part Of December will be
in the form of snow, but by about
the 10th of December it will be
warm enough to melt nearly all
the snow to the British line; and
towards the middle of the month
all the precipitation in the United
States, except in the Rocky Noun
taips, will be rain instead of snow,
diminishing in quantity from the
Ohio Valley to the north and west
where there will not be as much
needed for wells, though in most
of the country there will be more
rain during the first part of De-
cember than during the whole
month of November.
The warm weather in the mid
die of the month will cause many
to expect an oper winter; but
about the Goth, a high barometer
will form in the northwest, and
advance to the south and east,
reaching Iowa and Kansas on or
before the 25th, and the Atlantic
and Gulf few days later. 1t will
not be quite SO sudden and severe
as that which occurred last Janua-
ry, and will not carry frost to
Florida and the Gulf as extensive
ly as it did then, though it will
produce pretty cold weather even
in Florida before it terminates.
| We stated last summer that there
would be fine sp.ll of ordinary
weather this fall before the cur.
tain would rise for the winter
tragedy. That fine weather will
soon terminate, and before the enc
of the year the tragedy will begin
We earnestly advise all poor peo
pie to make great efforts during
ing the mild weather in the mid
die of December to prepare for 1
hard winter.-C. G. Blake.
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List OF Patents.

Granted to Citizens of Missouri
for the week ending Tuesday, Nov.
23rd, 1886, compiled from the Of
fetal records of the q. s. patent
office expressly for the WEEKLY
GRAPHIC by W. A. Redmond,
Solicitor of Patents, No. 631 f. st.
N. W. Washington, d. G. of whom
information may be had: G..
c. Hale, Kansas City, water tow
er; T. W. Hughes, Butler, ladder;
J. W. Levy, Clinton, fly trap; r.
J. McCarty, Kansas City, veloci-
meter; G. Schubert and F. Thies,
st. Louis, hinge; f. Stearm & G..
S. Wells, Creighton, revolving
shot case; S. 81. Terry, Fulton,
grip for cable roads; S. S. Turner,
Columbia, endless chain sickle for
mowers and reapers; Fl. Winter,
Hermann, invalid bedstead.
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In the last river and harbor bill
there was an appropriation of SIS
600 made for the improvement of
Mingo and Clark creeks in South
Carolina. The secretary of war
sent down an engineer to conduct
the work, but he reports that he
cannot find the creeks. A promi-
nent member of congress from that
state says he never heard of them,
and an inquiry is now being made
through the newspapers of the
state as to the locality of these
creeks, of which, no one, so far as
can be ascertaiHed, ever heard be-
fore.
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Announcement of Ben Perley Poore's
Forthcoming Book.

Sixty years of a busy jeurna-
lists life at Washington are epito-
mized in Maj. Ben Perley Poore's
forthcoming book. One of the
admirers Of the Major recently
SAID that cat judiciously ripe
ripe period Of life the Major stop
ped growing old, and since then
like some of the choice Madeira
of which he writes with SO much
feeling, he has only been accumu-
lating boquet and flavor" MAJ.
Poore has been one OF the best
known and one of the most know
ing men in Washington society
for a half a century. His is the
sunny temperament, delights in
bright, social intercourse. Yet
this connection with daily journal
ism and his position in the U. s.
Senate placed him always in the
thick of political affairs and social
gossip. He was even in the
Washington "Swim," breasting
the waves with jovial vigor, and
never failing to hear or see what
was said and done.
The Major could never be very
solemn. and in his ripened
sketches of Washington life every
phase reminds him of half a dozen
amusing anecdotes. He has a
rare gift in telling story, and his
anecdotes are ineIhaustible.
His book will not only add lus-
tre to his fame as writer, but is
OF so unique a character and so in
tenssl y interesting in matter that
it will prove valuable contribu-
ton to the literaturoIo Iof the country.
1t has mirth for the mirthful, wit
for the witty, information for all,
and we doubt if it has been equal
led by any subscription book since
the war.
1t is being issued by the well
known house of Hubbard Bros,
Kansas City, Mo. and sold exclu-
sively by subscription.
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Normal Notes.

School dismissed Thursday, that
being thanksgiving day.
Devotional exercises were con-
ducted Friday morning by Rev.
Presson of Kirksville.
MIR. Mitchell, graduate of the
class of 'S5 was visiting the school
on Friday. Mr.. Mitchell is teashing
in Armstrong, Mo.
The Board of Regents have
been prevailed ON to add John
sons cyclopedia to the Nor nal
library.
Last Monday Chas. Ross tapped
the new gong for the first time in
the Normal. No necessity now
for tardies, as the gong can be
plainly heard all over the building
We understand that Prof. Nor
gan principal of the Moulton, Ia,
schools will visit us in the near
future. The school board having
given him and his teachers day
to visit some school. Prof. Nor
gan is a graduate of one of the
Normal classes
Rev. Shields of st. Louis, con-
ducted devotional exercises We'd
nesday morning, and was prevailed
on to give five minutes talk.
Prof. Blanton says the chapel
music is much better since all the
school take part.
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No. 5414.
SHERIFF7S SALE.

By virtue and authority of a .peci II sxecu.
ton on judgment for delinquent t,xes, is
sued from the office OF the clerk of the cir
cult court of Adair county, Missouri, on the
23d day of October, 1856, made returnab BILE at
the December term, 1886, OF said court, and
to mo, the undersigned sheriff, direct. d and
delivered, in favor Of the state of Missouri,
at the relation and to the use of NJ F.
Strock, collector of the revenue for Adair
county, Missouri, and against John Hennesey,
in pursuance of a judgment and order Of
sale of said circuit court at its October term,
1886, have levied npon, and on
Thursday. the 10th day of Decem-
Der, 1886,
will sell OF the court house door in the town
ef kirksville, Adair county, Missouri, be-
tween the hours of 8 O'Clock in the forenoon
and o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
while the circuit court within and for said
county is in session, at public auction, to
the highest bidder. for cash in hand, the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in
Adair county. Missouri, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interests and
costs in said cause, the same being q lien
against said real estate as shown by judg-
ment and decree of said court, to-wit:
IL 33-1O acres south part'of north east Il of
south east quarter of section thirty three,
IS, township sixty-three. 63. range thirteen,
l3, and south east 4 of south east a section
thirty-three, 33, township sixty-three. 63,
range thirteen, IL, Adair county, Missouri,
to satisfy said execution and costs of this
sale j. II. kINNEAR,
Sheriff Adair County. No.
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"A seven foot vein of coal of
hos baap struck nj

A seven foot vein of coal of
superior quality has beenstruck at
Omaha. This will give an addi-
tional boom to that magic city and
it would be well for Kansas City to
keep her weather eye on Omaha,
The directors of the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad have select
ed S. II. II. Clark, formerly man
ager of the Union Pacific Rail
road, as First Vics President OF
the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
We are glad to see that the
people are beginning to interest
themselves in the administration
of county affairs. Whenever the
people do this the county affairs
VIII be kept in a healthy condl-
ton.
-Blaine's theatrical snub of
Edmunds has created a crisis
in politics that has not been equal
cd since the day when Belva
Lockwood refused to recognize
DIR. Mary Walker.
Among other good things
done by the trainers of the consti-
tuition for the state of Missouri
was the adoption of the clause in
that instrument, which forever
puts an end to all SALARY grabbing
in the state. The clause says
that no officer shall have his sal
ary increased during his term OF
office. One of the ordinances adj
opted by the new town board, fixes
the salary of the Mayor at twenty
five dollars per month and fees.
But we think our Mayor is
man too well informed to
receive this salary provided
by the town board; for
in the new ordinance the legisla
ture has not only fixed heavy
penalty for any violation of the
clause referred to, but also pun.
ishes severely any one voting fol
such violation.
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The most lamentable failure of
the Cleveland administration is
Thomas E. Bayard, Secretary of
State. His selection for that high
Office by the president was gener-
ally commended by Democrats
and Republicans alike. 1t was
predicted that under his control
our Foreign Service would be
changed and improved. His long
term in the Senate and his famil-
iarity with international law was
sufficient grounds upon which to
predict brilliant career in the
State Department. His name was
always prominent in the discus
sion of Presidential matters, and
at every national convention for
years, he has had number of III
fuential supporters. A naturally
cold and reserved manner has de-
prived him Of the popular follow
ing that always gathers about
a public man who practices the
warm greetings of the average pol
itician, but it gave him credit for
an Intellectual superiority that
commanded general esteem and
admiration. The Democratic
nomination for President has been
practically within his grasp for
years, and had he been citizen of
New York, instead of Delaware, it
is probable that this great prize
would have fallen into his his
hands. His conduct of the State
Department has changed all this
sentiment, and the press of the
country, rejecting the opinion OF
the people, has voiced a nearly
unanimous disapproval of his
course. His appointments abroad
have become the laughing stock Of
all nations, and the unseemly con-
duct of a number of them have
brought disgrace on our entire
consular service. Bayard has
show himself utterly lacking in
executive capacity. His promo
ton to the Cabinet has resulted
in his removal from the list of
Presidential possibilities.
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Northwest Adair.

Snow commenced falling yester-
day and tonight it is good sleigh
ing.
4 protracted meeting is going
on at Amick school house. Up to
Saturday twenty had united with
the church, four of whom were
baptized, Sunday, at Nineveh.
We understand that Burton
Ledford is convalescing, but very
slowly. He is "a years old and
chances are against him.
r. Pickens, son of VIM. Pickens
has Rheumatism SO badly that he
is unable to move and has to be
turned in his bed by nurse.
Enoch Burns had sale On the
Oath, selling his personal property.
The sale amounted to about 500.
Mr.. B. sold his farm sometime
ago to Hon. S. M. Picker for
$500. Mr.. Picker sold same
farm for g, 200, Mr.. Picklerreserv-
ing all the railroad timber on the
farm.
The passenger train killed a
jack belonging to John Powers at
Stahl, last week, the animal was
appraised at $500.
o. M. Stanton was caught by a
falling piece of slate in the mines
and quite seriously hurt, but is
able to work again. X.
Nov. 29th, 1856.
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Minneapolis Letter.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. Oath, sc.

The summer is past, the harvest
from real estate has ended and the
tourist, who came from southern
climes to cool his brow and got
fooled because he found this cline
the hotter, has gone away. Father
time has come along with his
Waterbury hour glass and brought
u. into the midst of winter with a
mantle of snow, fifteen inches
deep, which came as a blizzard,
isolating us and completely cut
ting of communication with the
outside world and with, even, our
nearest neighbor. Street car lines
were completely showed under for
Sc hours, mills came to stand
still and lumber men mourned be-
cause the ground had not frozen
before the snow, as it will be diff
cult to get logs out of the swamps.
But it is an i'll wind that blows no
body good, for now many men are
employed cleaning the streets and
railroad yards OF the great banks
of snow, bringing comfort to the
homes of the many poor men, who
inhabit this city. Thus wise
Providence seems to act for
mankind wherever he sojourns.
The season just passed has been
one full of activity and thrift. This
is largely due to the liberal adver-
tising that came from the various
National Conventions for which
Minneapolis is always working for
the lions share. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union Ma
tional Convention was the grand
est of all, bringing hundreds of the
noblest ladies from every state and
territory as representative for the
cause of temperance, purity and
social reform. OF the thirty-nine
departments under consideration,
none was of more interest than
that Of the White Cross, which
has taken so strong a foot hold all
over the land since the startling
exposures made by the Pail Mall
Gazette little over year ago
No National convention, unless il
be that for the nomination OF
President by one or other of the
great political parties, could at
tract the interest that did this
meeting. The President, Miss
Frances E. Willard, captivated the
hearts of every body. Her ad.
dresse. were listened to by thou
sands and were rich treats for the
head and heart. The business
tact, execution, ability, and parlia-
mentary knowledge shown by the
members of this convention would
do credit to any Legislative body
The Exposition was a success
The building covered y acres Of
floor space and built and opened
in less than a 100 days, brought
eighty thousand dollars to the
Golfers of the proprietors, people
coming from all parts of the coun
: try to see it and to hear swee
{ music from the Mexican band. o.
course there was a great deal o.
, advertising, but it paid, as it al
ways does, in any laudable enter
) prise. Dark scenes have been en-
, acted too, for strikes among rail
) road men, coopers, and carpenters
) together with boycotts, and very
E nearly the election of Democra
tic governor, have occurred.
G. RANDOLPH.
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A tremendous fuss has been
made in Washington because one
congressman, Mr.. Glover, of st.
Louis, has arrived there with a
black eye. But let the admins
tration wait until the other Grip
Piles begin to hobble in. There
was a heap more fighting in the
country this fall than Grover has
any idea of-Quincy Journal.
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clerks shall be permitted to retain
twelve hundred and fifty dollars
for themselves and be allowed to
pay for deputies or assistants not
exceeding nine hundred dollars.
This act was approved March 2lst
1883.
AS to how the County clerk re-
ceived two thousand three hun
dred and four dollars and thirty
five cents for last years salary, we
give it up. Tax payer will have
to ask some one who is better in
formed.
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THURSDAY, THE 10Th DAY of DECDM-
BRR. 1885
no. 1865.
SHERIFFS SALE.
j. a. KINNEAR,
Sheriff Adair County, No.

BY virtue and authority of q special execution
on judgment for delinquent taxes, issued
from the office Of the clerk of the circuit court
OF Adair county Missouri, on the sd day Of
October, 1886, made returnable st the Decem-
ber term, 1885, OF said Court, and to me, the
undersigned Sheriff, directed and
delivered, in favor of the
state OF Missouri, at the relation and 20 the use
OF III. +. Strocf, collector of the Revenue for
Adair county, Missouri, and agains. Isaac
Rosenstein Morris Langsdorfin pursuance Of
Judgment and order OF sale u said circuit
court at its October term 1856, have levied
upon and seized, and on
THURSDAY, THE 18th DAY OF DE-
GENDER, 1886,
will sell at the court house door in the town Of
kirksyille, Adair county Missouri, between
the hours OF 8 O'Clock in the forenoon and
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, while the
Circuit court within and for said county is In
session, at public auction, TO the highest bid
der, Tor cash in hand, the following described
real estate, situated in Adair county Missouri,
or so much thereof as will satisfy the judg-
ment, interest and costs in said cause, the sams
being 8 lien against said real estate, as shown
by judgment and decree of said court, to-wit:
Southeast IL, of south westqr, section si1-
teen l16l, township siXty one l6ll, range ak
teen ll6l, Adair county Missouri, t. satisfy
said execution and costs of sale.
J. II. KINNEAR,
Sheriff Adail County No.
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CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET
December Term A. D. 1885. Com.
mencing Monday, Dec.
18th, 1886.

1sT DAY.
1905 Moore vs Macon Savings
Bank.
1900 Downing VS. Nolan.
4S26 Smith VS. Reesman & Engie-
hart.
1864 Dyer VS. Dyer.
5Ol3 Murphy vs DeFrance and
Dodson.
5043 Knight vs Knight.
5069 Ross VS. McEwen, ct al.
50S4 Morrow ct al VS. McGrew.
5l37 Broadley vs Naylor.
5l79 Merrill & Co. VS. Claybrook
claimant.
$50 Merrill 4 Co. vs. Claybrook
Claimant.
51S4 Roberts vs. Roberts ct al
51S7 Wilson VS. Falkenstien.
5lSS Kinyon VS. Corbin.
5l95 Miller ct el. VS. Lankard ct nj.
2ND DAY.
5l96 Moore vs. Henderson ct al
52O5 Wiles VS. Barrow ct al
52O6 Chicago S Works vs Snyder.
1907 Claybrook vs. Claybrook.
5213 Greenwood VS. Rinehart.
s216 Rausch vs. Rausch.
SLY Linder vs Pierce ct al
520S Warren & Son VS. Malon ey
Bros.
1923 Picker & Crebs VS. Morrow
g. McCanne.
513S Harrington & Mccall VS.
Iyie ct al.
5239 Harrington vs. Hayward
5241 Smallwood VS. Denton
5243 Taylor vs. Taylor.
5245 Johnson vs. MILAN
5251 Vrooman ct al VS. Shoff
1854 Nelson vs Smith
5252 Mccormick OF al VS. Wallace
ct al
5256 Ed Sizemore ct al exparte
5261 Greiner VS. Griener
5162 Cole VS. Mason
1868 Edmons ct al vs. Hallsr ct al
1866 Fleenor VS. Fleenor
BIRD DAY.
1850 Thompson VS. Thompson
5270 Beal vs. Beal
5276 Kingvs King
5277 Palmerv VS. Palmer
52S2 State VS. Estate of E. Gabler.
52S5 Albertson vs. Home Ins Co.
52S6 Kibler vs. Kennedy ct al
52S7 Adkins VS. Ratliff ct al
$3.50 willard VS. Willard ct al
52S9 Griggsby VS. Cole
5292 1st Nat. Bank VS. Shaw &
Tummond
5293 Finn vs. Nicholas
5297 Evans VS. City of Kirksville
529S Nebe vs. Leech
5299 Harbolt ct alvs Galusha ct a
55S2 Combs VS. Sullivan Co. Mo
5346 Porter VS.. Porter c & NJ Co
5347 Moore vs. Eads.
4TH DAY.
76 Tax cases and return docket
1924 Caskey VS. Caskey.
5344 Elliott q Elliott exparte
5345 Newmyer vs. Newmyer
534S Newmyer VS. Newmyer
55S3 Murphy vs. DeFrance
1854 Sherwood ct al vs. Miller.
$685. Smith VS. Smith
55S6 Barnett VS. City of Kirksvills
5IH CRIMINAL DOCKET.
% state cases.
9Th DAY.
% state cases.