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

Home Press.
The oldest mare in Missouri is
old Eliza, owned by Uncle Jim
Buck, of Richland township, this
county. "Old Lize." as Uncle Jim
calls her, is "a years old, past
was born in May, 1852. She was
the family saddle horse, and was
rode all oyer Athens county, Ohio.
during t. campaign of Buchanan,
in 1856. She is used now as the
family driving nag and is as ac-
tive and energetic as a horse of
eight years. Uncle Jim came to
town Saturday, and extended the
editor of the HOME PRESS the
courtesy of ride behind the old
est horse in harness in the United
States. She was Democrat in SO,
and is yet-so Uncle Jim says
and no sum of money would buy
the old family standby. She will
receive a suitable burial, and a
stone to mark the resting place of
Eliza, if she precedes her venera-
BILE old master, James Buck, to the
grave. We are not afraid of any
newspaper finding an older one,
and if they say they can, we will
require the proof.
Edna Democrat
The series of temperance meet
ings that have been held in the
public square during the evenings
of the past week were we'll attended
and the very best of order pre-
vailed. The speakers from q dis
tance were Ed. Simpson Ely of
Kirksville, and DR.. J. W. Cunning
ham of st. Louis, both of whom
pleased and interested all who had
the pleasure of hearing them. The
Revs. Tatlow, Settles and Ander-
son each lectured to appreciative
audiences.
Canton News.
Go to work, Republicans. Do
your whole duty. Organize in
every township. Stir up the drones
or kick them out. Smoke out the
mugwumps and let them know
that there is no room for 'Hatch
Republicans in the party. Send
them over to the Democrats where
they belong. We want working
Republicans now, and no traitors.
Memphis national
We have have had few showers
during the past week which have
been of great value to the corn
crop, but more rain is needed, and
that badly. But we will have
considerable corn in the county,
whether it rains any more or not.
We think with plenty of rain there
would be nearly an average crop
raised.
| Miss Anna Markey of Kirksville,
has been in our city the past week
the guest of her brother, G. W.
Markey.-Greencastle Ind.
Mr. Frank Guynn and family,
of Kirksville, were visiting in this
city over Sunday.-Sullivan Stand
ard.
Monroe City News.
A poor old tie maker was found
in an alley, dead drunk, by Police
man. Tucker, last Saturday and
given bed in the cooler. As soon
as he was able to travel he was
freed and sent home. The poor
fellow has a family to provide for
and it is a shame that he cannot
turn his appetite against liquor.
A. Mr.. Dodd, living seven miles
southeast of town, caught FIVE boys
in his watermelon patch, last Sun
day night, and demanded So bill
from each of them, declaring that
he would have them arrested if
they refused to pay up. They
complied with his request. The
boys are sons of respected farmers
and we trust will never commit
such an act again.
On Wednesday of last week,
VIM. Bixler, living about six miles
northeast of town, plowed around
his oat stubble and set it on fire
in order to kill the weeds and
prevent it being burned during
his absence. The wind arose very
suddenly and caused the fire to
Jump the bitches, burning quite
lot of valuable property, among
which was six ricks and two stacks
of hay belonging to c. W. Fry,
one stack and one rick for Bud
Hymer and q lot of fence for VIM
Bixler. J. W. Rouse, Benz. Max
well, John Bixler, and Bud Hy-
mer also suffered great loss by the
fire consuming their fences.
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