Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-11-26
GRAPHlCS.
Attend the poultry show.

covered in Sumner county, Rams.
The boom of The Mrs. Cessna
gate is still raging and farmers
are buying them by the hundred.
The Relief Crops meets first and
third Thursday, of each month at
2o'clock p. M, in the G. A. r.
hall.
Go to David Smallwood for fast
teams and fine buggles. Every
thing in first class Older. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
The Postofiice lobby has new
floor. When everything else about
the office is made to match the
floor it will be in first class condi-
ton.
The "Centerville, Iowa, Citizen"
saws there are five thousand acres
of wheat in Appanoose county, and
estimates the yield next year will
be 100000 bushels.
Only four more days till the op-
ening of the poultry show. Some
of the finest fowls in the United
States will be on exhibition. No
one can afford to miss it
Salvation Oil, the greatest cure
on earth for pain as an anodyne
has no equal in the market. It is
without doubt the best llniment.
Price twenty five cents a bottle.
The visible supply of wheat, as
reported by the Chicago board of
trade, shows an increase of 1885,
600 bushels. The closing price for
December delivery was 70 "a cts.
The Stafford County (Kans.)
Herald says, that as the railroad
has reached Stafford, coal will be
cheaper and therefore they will no
longer take buffalo chips on sub
scription..
Alfred Eubanks, who died thirty
years ago at Madison, Georgia, left
a plantation valued at $4,000.
Eight brothers who claimed the
property have ever since kept up
litigation. Three survivors have
just been paid 5000 each, the rest
having gone to the lawyers.
Rough PARCELS and Newt.
Stephens were arrested last week
for selling whiskey without gov
erment stamp. Stephens is sick
and giving bail his case was con-
tinued. PARCELS was bound over
to appear at st. Louis immediate
ly.
The residence and barn Of Mrs.
Bette Smell, about eight miles
northeast of town, were destroyed
by fire last Friday night. A few
of the household goods were saved.
Insurance on house, barn and con-
tents sevenhundred dollars. How
the fire originated is unknown.
Last Monday morning a Mr.. Nc
Kinney, living about six miles south
west of Knox City, Knox county,
and two sons were in the field hus-
king shock corn. During the rain
shower that morning they were
struck by lightning and the eldest
son killed, and the father and
other son severely stunned. The
Younger son was the first to recov-
er and gave the alarm. When help
arrived the oldest boy was found
quite dead, his clothing nearly
burned from his body and the
father Just returning to conclous-
ness, who will probably recover.
Kirksville was thrown into a
fever of excitement last Sunday
night by one of the boldest rob-
berries ever committed in the town.
For GOODNESS and daring it would
have done credit to one who had
grown gray on the highway. Mr..
Sholly had gone to church, leav,
ing Mrs. Shelly alone. About {
o'clock two men entered the house
one of them masked, and ordered
Mrs. Sholly to give up her money
She told them that there was nc
money about the house. The
masked man then placed the Other
over Mrs. Sholly as guard will
orders to shoot her if she scream
ed, and proceeded to ransack the
house. The guard had his atten
ton attracted for a moment ant
turned his back to Mrs. Shelly
who sprang out at the door anc
ran to the c. P. church and gave
the alarm. 4 return to the hous'
showed that the birds had flown
taking with them five dollar
which they found in the bureau
No arrests have been made and l
is thought that the parties do no
live in town.