Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13

Office.
A heavy rain fell between Glen
wood Junction and Ot.umwa We'd
nesday night.
| The mercury Wednesday stood
lol degrees, and yesterday at I04
degrees in the shade.
J. G. KILLER of this place de-
livered two buggies at Lancaster
yesterday, which he had recently
sold to customers in that place.
The Junior Home Mission So
ciety held their annual picnic on
the banks of the classic Charlton
Wednesday.
Cards are out for the marriage
of Mr.. Lon. S. Mitchell of this
city to Miss Lura Owen of Gin
ton, Mo-, Tuesday, Aug. 10th.
A train load of new steel rails
went north this week, to be put
into the track between this place
and Ottumwa.
Elders Simpson Ely and J. w.
Davis are attending the Pioneer
meeting at Chillicothe this week.
They will return Saturday.
Mr.. D. c. RATL1FF and wife left
for Burlington, Wednesday morn
ing via Quincy. They go to visit
MIR. Rs father who has reached
the ripe age of 50 years, and has
lived on the farm where he now
resides for the last so years.
Six tramps were arrested We'd
nesday evening and placed in the
cooler over night. Yesterday
morning they were escorted to the
city limits and told to go, and were
warned that if caught in town
again they would each be given
twenty days on the rock pile.
Joseph Baum's fine COW got him
into trouble last Monday. Sunday
evening she broke into a neigh
boris garden and was arrested.
This caused Joseph's usually mild
temper to get the better of him and
he used some harsh language for
which he had to appear before the
mayor, Monday, and pay fine.
Last Friday A. BURGESS,
who is making ties at the
tie works of Robt. Willis let
his ak glance while cutting the
limbs of a tree he had just felled,
striking the left knee cap and
splitting it open. The wound is a
severe and painful one and he will
be disabled for sometime.
Ed. James Sharpe, state evan
gelist for the Christian Church.
! MississiDpi. is holding a protract.
ed meeting at Sublette. He is a
forcible speaker and his sermons
are filed with convincing and con-
verting power. There have al
ready been several confessions and
number more will probably fol
low. The meetings Will continue
over Sunday.
Mr.. WILL FANS and family late
of Florida, arrived in town last
week and will make this theil
home in the future. Mr.. T. is g
thorough business man and gen.
tleman and those of his acquaint,
ance cheerfully recommend hin
to all who meet him. He has
traded for the place known as the
Blackman farm and Will probably
take possession in the spring.
A. butcher informs us that
during his absence this summer
in search of health and recreation
the report was circulated that he
was looking for a location. Such
is not the case. While gone he
travelled over great extent Of
country, but saw no place that he
liked so well as Kirksville. He
has no intention whatever of leay,
ing Kirksville and is here to stay
for the remainder of his life, let i
be long or short He will be founC
at the white Front" south side
of the square, where he will be
glad to meet all his old friends anC
many new ones.
Sunday afternoon a couple o
. boys took walk into tn,
country to enjoy the fresh air and
smoke their cigarettes withou