Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-05-21
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Two or three parties were arrest
ed last week for reckless driving
There was a heavy frost Satur
day night. but reports say that nc
damage was done except on low
lands,
From every source comes the
welcome tidings that growing
crops never looked better than al
present.
Remember when You buy china,
flour, that you get 49 lbs in a sacl
and not AZ or 48 as in some othe,
brands.
The gutter running south from
the savings bank to the lumbe,
yard, thence west to the railroad
should have the attention of the
town authorities. +
The young ladies of the Presby.
terrain church will give strawber-
ry and ice cream festival in the
Masonic Hall on Friday night,
May 18th. All are cordially invit-
ed.
A friend sends us the cash for
four subscriptions, another cash
for four, and another for two, while
several have sent us the cash for
one, verify such friends do make
the editors heart to rejoice.
Judge Erwin has invented an
appliance, whereby one man is
enabled to run three teams at
tached to as many plows thereby
saving the labor of two men. See
notice in another column and at.
tend the exhibition tomorrow
afternoon.
The Missionary Entertainment
given at Smiths Opera Hall last
year by the M. E. Church, south,
will be repeated the 18th Of June,
for the benefit of the Missionary
cause. Come and hear The Plea
of the Nations" and Mrs. Had.
ley's Farewell.
Gen. William VanCleve, died Of
apoplexy at his home in Macon
City last Saturday. Gen. Van.
cleve was one of the wealthiesi
and most influential men of Macon
county, and was universally loved
and respected. He was buried
Monday with Masonic honors.
At the request of William Woo
Post G. A. R. No. 1O1, we publish
in this issue the song 1.-The Army
Bean" which will be sung at the
Camp Fire at the Lower
Iron Bridge the evening O
July Sd. The boys want tel
thousand present to join in tn,
chorus.
W. L. Rice, proprietor of POOL
Hotel, has added two excellen
rooms for the accommodation o
guests, and has employed Lo,
Chase to thoroughly overhaul ant
decorate the Office. When finish
ed it will be one of the handsomes
hotel offices in the country. Nh
Rice is determined to make tn
hotel the travelling mans home.
Nearly 300 votes were polled 6
the Post Office primary last Satul
day, nearly 200 of which wer
democratic the remainder repul
lican. George Washington Brew
ington was the winning man, get
ting all the votes but one. It
not likely that the vote will CT
any figure in Washington as th
new P. M. for this place WE
probably Hatched in advance {
the primary.
: In the behalf, and at the reque'
of Lodge SO, ]. o. o. F., and th
members thereof, I take this occs
. sion to publicly express the thanl
of said order and the member
e thereof, to the young men con
prising the Kirksville band fe
f their services, on the Goth ult.,
e escorting the procession of th
order from their hall tothe churc
f and return, and for the excellel
f music furnished by them; also
S the choir at the church for the
presence and for the interest ma
Tested by them on that occasie
e and for the music furnished
), them, also to the officers of the \
e E. Church for the use of the
church building and to the Re
W. J. Mrrtindale, for the very alb
&c eloquent and interesting adore
: delivered by him on that occasio
q also to the Rev. T. j. Wheat f
the kind words by him spoken (
that occasion for our order.
j. NJ. MCCALL, n. G..