Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-06-04
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address of B. s. Bryant, will
Iplease communicate same to this
Ioffice.
When a party of young men go
out serenading, get tight and have
"a fight, it takes just two weeks for
lit t, get to the ears of the public.
The North East Missouri Poul-
TRY Association will hold its
monthly meeting in the Office of
Esq. Richey, this evening.
The parable of the seed that
| fell In stony places" is illustrated
by the oat crop growing on the
street south of the square.
The street commissioner has
been doing some excellent and
much needed work on the back
alleys, during the last few, days.
The strawberry festival given
by the young ladies of the Presby
terian church last Friday evening
was well attended, and was a
success socially and financially.
The Young Ladies of the NJ. E.
Church viii give strawberry and
Ice Cream Social in Chapel of the
Church Friday night June 4th.
All are invited.
A peculiar disease has broken
out among the cattle of Charlton
county. They bite other animals
and quit eating grass. The peo-
pie are greatly excited.
A new coat was found ON the
road between Kirksville and Sper-
ry last week. Owner can have
same by calling at this office, prov
ing property and paying for this
notice.
Keep an account of the amount
of cream you sell this season, and
the amount of money your
calves bring you. At the close of
the season cast up these accounts,
and see if selling cream does not
pay.
On Monday about sixty of the
members of Corporal Dix Post
went to Brashear to take part in
the memorial exercises at that
place, of which our Brashear cor
respondent speaks in another coll
umn. ~ r..
Knowing our weakness. for the
good things of the. land, Mr..
William Kinyonl brought us, yes
terday, atbox of mammoth straw
berries. Words fail us in an at,
tempt to express our appreciation
and thankfulness for such favors.
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+ We talked with many far
mers last Saturday in re-
gard to their grow crops. They
all say that the prospects are ex-
-cellent and that with continued
fair weather, the yield of corn and
oats will be greater than any pre-
vious year. The grasshopper and
dry weather injured the meadows
to such an extent last year, that
not more than a half crop of hay
will be harvested.
The lecture delivered by Rev.
d. E. Bushnell last Monday even
ing on Alaska" was both able
and interesting. He showed by a
mathematical calculation that the
interest on the purchase money had
been paid by the revenue from the
seal fisheries on twoasmall islands
included In the purchase. His ac-
count of the people and glowing
description of the wonders and
beauties of the country were in the
highest degree, entertaining. The
DR.. and wife were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Baird, while
here and from the gentleman we
acknowledge very pleasant call
Tuesday morning.
Decoration day was observed in
this city Saturday under the
auspices of Corporal Dix Post,
G.. A. r. in a highly creditable
manner, to the members of the
post and the citizens participating.
The procession formed in front
of the posts headquarters at 10
O'Clock and headed by the Kinks
vile Cornet band marched to the
C. P. Church where they were
joined by the W. R. c. and marched
to the Cemetery, west of town, where
the,usual memorial and decoration
exercises were conducted, when
the procession reformed and
marched back to town. After
dinner they reassembled in the
park, and addresses were deEverd
by Rev. Williamson Col Preston
and J. B. Dodson. Misses Minnie
Smith and Sattie Glenn, also
favored the audience with excel
lent and appropriate Rotations.
w. N. Doyle, President of Oak
lawn College enroute for Southern
Missouri, called to see us this
week. From him we learn that