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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13
WYGKOFF, SEAAANS & BENEDICT.
3OS NORTH SIXTH,St.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.
Are you gong South.
A:aiI;s

If so, it is of great Importance to
you to be fully informed as to the
cheapest, most direct and most
direct and most pleasant rout.
You will wish to purchase your
ticket via the route that Will sub
ject you to no delays and by which
through trains are run. Before
you start you should provide
yourself with a map and time
table of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf Railroad memphis
Short Route South. The only
direct route from and via Kansas
City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Mis-
souri, and Texas Practically the
only route from the West to all
Southern cities. Entire trains
with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis;
through Sleeping Car Kansas
OIty 10 New orleans. IhlS IS the
direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs Eureka Springs, Fort
Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville
and all points in Arkansas. Send
for large map. Send for
copy of the Missouri and Kansas
Farmer" an eight-page illustrated
paper, containing full and reliable
information in relation to the
great States of Missouri and Kan
sas. Issued monthly and mailed
free. Address.
J. e. LOCKWOOD.
G. P. & T. A. Kansas City.
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2. Z. PATTERSON.
A. NJ. SMITH & CO.,
REAL ESTATE, TAN-PAYING
AND INSURANCE AGENTS
NOTARY, PUBLIC,
ETC

Buy and sell on commission. make collec-
tons examine titles, furnish abstracts, write
deeds of conveyance. Have for sale large
tracts of the most desirable grazing land at
low figures either in Adair or adjoining coun-
ties. well watered and can give time payment
TO suit purchaser with low rate of interest.
Land especially adapted 20 sheep raising. be
ing elevated and rolling Have also large
list of improved farms in tracts from 40 acres
or any desired amount near market and con-
tigious to outlaying range. Also town pro-
perty and building sites. No registry fee
correspondence with non residents owning
lands or town property III this OF adjoining
counties is respectfully solicited. 70 charge
without sale is affected.
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For RTNr-Good blue oral

FOR Good blue gra
pasture well whtered. 210 acres miles nor
of town. For terms and further particular
address, A. j. and T. G.. HANLN, Kirksvilie
No.
FoR TRADE-Two excellent
dwellings in Kirksville. for farm property
Farms within four or five miles of Kirksrille,
preferred, or will sell for cash at bargain.
For particulars address GRAPHIo OFFICE.
For SALE.-Farm of 160 acres
situaied within little over an hours drive
of the beautiful educational city of Kinks
VILE Mo-, 150 acres fenced i'll convenient
sized fields; 40 acres Ill cultivation and
meadow. balance in timber pasture, "a mile
good hedge fence, balance rail and board
fence. Frame house, with six ROOMS, plenty
of stock water, living stream runs through
one end of farm; plenty of nearly all kinds of
fruit: beautiful groves around the house.
good school within 20 rods of the farm:
churches in sight No l settlement; will be
sold at sacrifice and on liberal terms If call
ed for soon.
FoR SALE-Farm of 800 acres
all under good new fence. Good house; 10
acres in cultivation situated in north ives
part of Macon county Drake township. tire
miles north west from Walnut, also section
%, containing go acres all under good, new
sence: well watered, timber convenient.
For SALE A small farm Of 20
acres, known rs the Tommy Waddill place, a
cheap home for one of small capital; address
j. Il. Smith. Linderville. NO.
For SALE-A farm of 100 acres,
situated eight miles east of KirksyiIle Good
house, well watered. 4 very desirable piece
of property INQUIRE at this Office.
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Gleanings.

There is probably no direction
which the farmer can turn his at
tention to with more profit than
that of learning how to best pro-
tect his crops from injury by
drouth. We have already made
much progress within the last
twenty-five years, and no doubt
the next twenty-five years Will
witness even agreater progress. 1t
is not many years ago that it was
the general opinion among far
msrs, that the soil should not be
stirred during dry weather, and
tits even now the general practice
among farmers to hill hoed crops,
though most of the intelligent
farmers ara willing to admit that
level culture is the best. They hill
because they think by so doing
they can keep the weeds down
easier.
Wherever a road is made across
wet place the foundation should
be made of rocks; this is a good
way to get rid of the surplus rocks
on farm. 1t places them where
they are well ont of the way, and
they furnish one of the best ma
terials for road bed that we
have; when covered with six inches
in depth of good gravel, a hard,
dry road at all seasons Of the year
is secured.
One Of the best and cheapest
devices for ploughing to prevent
barking trees in orchards, is a
short whiffietree with the hooks
for the traces on the back, and so
fixed that the traces have to be
placed over the end. Thus when
the whiffietree rubs against the
tree, the latter is protected by
the leather. There was once a
patent on this device, but it has
long since expired.
A farmer stated to the Elmira
Farmers Club that he found the
limbs of the white oak much more
durable for posts than the body of
the tree. He had tried setting
posts erect and inverted, but
could find no difference in their
durability. Posts were found to
last longest when set in clay soil
beaten compactly about them tc
prevent the passage of water, nd
to keep them in a uniform state
of moisture. In gravelly soils.
which permit them to be come
often water-soaked and again soon
dry, they did not last long.
Short and stocky cabbage plants
are best, but if you have none ex-
cept long legged, spindIing plants
they may do well enough if plant
ed deep and covered up to. the
heart. Go over the patch every
morning, for a week after planting
to hunt up and despatch the grubs.
Replace the destroyed plants
promptly.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13

IN Ailc Circuit court OF AGsltr county. AIS
souri,. October term. 1886.
The state of Missouri, at the relation and 10
the use of Myron I Strock. collector of reve-
nue. for the county of Adair. state of Missouri.
plaintiff, against Patric FL, Dickerson. defen-
dant.
No. 495s-PETITIoN FOR TAKE.
Now ON this SOth day OF July, 1856, comes
the above named plaintiff 10y his fattorney.
before the clerk of the circuit court of Adair
and state of Missouri. and files his petition in
the above entitled cause, alleging among
other things that the defendant is non
resident of the state of Missouri, SO that tho
! ordinary process of law cannot be served up
| on him and prays that he he summoned by
publication. Wherefore II ordered 10y said
clerk in vacation that publication be made.
notifying said defendant thnt an action has
been commenced against him by petition IN
the circait co9rt of Adair county. Missouri.
| the object and general nature OF which il to
/ obtain z judgement against said defendant
/ for the suTi OF tsn and S2-lG0 doilirs. aggre-
,,sts aIaoEnt OF taxes fo- tho years ISS0, 1881.
/ ioS2, 1888 1885,, and levied upon and again 4
1 the real estate hereinafter described, owned.
Lby he defendant Said taxes due and dein-
qaent on SAID land. with interest there. /.
| a provided cy law. together with commits
sion, attorney ; fees and costs o: said proceed
| ings. Also 10 harvested Judgment declared a
| lien In favor of the state of Missouri ON the
following described lands to-wit: The south
west fourth of the northeast quarter of sec
ton one, township sixty one of range sixteen
Adair county, Missouri. And aIso to enforce
said lien and to obtain decree for the sale
of said real estate, or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary. 10 satisfy said Judgment. in
te-eSt. commission, fees ana costs.
And unless yGn, Patric d. Dickerson the
said defendant be and appear at the next
regular term CT thu circuit court OF Adair
county, Missouri. TO br began and held at the
court house in Kirl,sv;lle on the third Non
day II October. 1856. and answer or plead to
said petition on or before the sixth day OF
said term Of court. should the term 20 long
continue, andif lot. then before the end of
the term the same viii be taken rs confessed
and judgment renderedas asked for in plain
lifts petition. i is further ordered that a
copy Of this order be published III the Week
| ly Graphic. weekly newspaper published
IN said Ada;r county. for four weeks success
siveiy. the last insertion to be at least four
weeks before the commencement of the next
term Of this court w J. ASHLOCk,
lsEAL-l \ true copy. attest. Clerk.
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FoR SAIE-Farn of SO acres. 3

For SALE-Farm of so acres, 3
miles east ofsublstte. good new house, land
lays well: well watered. Price $3.50; apply
JAS. Grow, Sublette, Mo-, or this Office.
FoR SALE-A farm of 160 acres
LOO acres in cultivation, the balance IN fine
young timber. 4 bargain on easy terms ap-
ply Mt this Office. Property situated three
mile northwest Of Adai., Mo. Good orchard.
Place well watered.
BIG PAY-For Introducing
IneAe5e clt,n.c. I. IIsl,.. Iutllic, Oh
FoE SALE-A number l con-
pass and Surveyors ou.it address this Office
FoR SALE-Fino farm and ranch
of 1852 acres, 20 miles south OF austin. Tex.
and within miles OF Iockhari, County
Seat OF Caldwell County, also go
head OF cattle, and go goats graded with the
AngoEa. viii sell farm and stock together
or separately. Address this Office.
For SALE House and two large
lots, good new house of four rooms, nav barn,
good well, price 500, address this office.
For SALE Eighty acre farm
ivs miles northeast of kirksville: good house,
rooms and room basement. Price S2J per
acre; address this Office.
For SALE Fine farm of 100 acres
= IL miles northeast of the Catholic church,
AdaIr county, No. good two story house and
outbuildings, fine orchard ana abundance of
small fruits, well watered, all in cultivation;
convenient TO school house; price SD per
arce. Payments S1oG0 in cash, balance in
two and five years at S.uer cent secured by
mortgage on place. Address this Office.
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THROUGH SLEEPING FAR lines

Between St. Louis and New York. vin Toledo; st.
Louis and Boston via Niagara Falls: Chicago
and New York. ia, Detroit and siagrr ~ Fails 81
Louis and 81. pat and Ninlearoi-Ss St Louis
and Chtcago: s. ] ,o.3iS anc y ar - City; S.
Louis and 81. Josooh s. Louis re Council Bluffs
and Omaha: st i,o1iS and OsScr1ufa- st Louis
and Toledo: S. LUIS ed Detroit. Caicago and
Kansas City; S-.rs- = city and Oes Gon $: De-
troit and Indianapolis
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Fen SALE-Residence and two
lots in Klrksyille, house contains 4 rooms,
good well of living water; property well locat-
ed with sidewalks from the public square;
price $500; apply at this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of so acres, 60
acres fenced, 20 acres timber joining: good
frame house and outbuildings. situated in
Walnut township; address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13

FoE SALE-Fine farm of $50
acres within ID miles of Kirksville. Good
two story house of rooms and CELLAR SPLEEN
did orchard; 3 living wells and one s.stern
40 acres IN cultivation; 20 acres in pasture,
and 20 acres in woodland all under fence good
barn: q very desirable piece of property; a
bargain: address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13

For SALE Farm of so acres 81
miles southeast of Kirksville. Land frs
s;price 5000; address this Office.
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10. l96.-rETIrIoy roR TAxEs

NJ 5jo'-PEIlIlDN FOR
Now on this 3Gth dny Of July 1855. comes the
above named plaintiff. by his attorney before
| the clerk Of the circuit court of Adair county
| and state of Missouri and files his petit
ton in the above entitled cause, alleging
| among other things that the defendant is a nom
| resident of the state of Missouri, so that the
| ordinary process Of law cannot be served upon
him and Prays that he be summoned by publ
| cation. Wherefore it is ordered by said clerk
| IN vacation that publication be made notify
\ ing said defendant that an action has been
commenced against him by petition in the cir
cult court of Adair cauntv Missouri, the object
and general nature of which is to obtain judg-
ment against said defendant for the sum feight
and .j-l0d dollars, aggregate amount of taxes
upon and against the real estate hereinafter
| described, owned by the defendant. Said taxes
due and delinquent on said land, with interest
thereon as provided by law, together with COM
| mission, attorney IS fees and costs of said pro-
ceedings. Also to have said judgment declared
! a lien in favor of the state of Missouri
on the following described lands, to-wit: the
northeast fourth of the northwest quarter of
section sixteen, township siXty-two and range
| sixteen, Adair county Missouri. And also to
| enforce said lien and to obtain a decree for the
sale of said real estate, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy said
judgment, interest, commission, fees and
costs.
And unless you, Harry II. Morgan the said
defendant be and appear at the next regular
term of the circuit court of Adair county. Mis-
souri,, to be begun and held at the court house
/ IN hlrksyIIle on the third Monday in October,
| lss6 and answer or plead to said petition on or
| before the sixth day of said term of court
| should the term so long continue, and if not
then before the end of the term,l the same will
be taken as confessed and judgment rendered as
| asked for in plaintiffs petition. II is further
ordered that a copy of this order be published
| in the Weekly Graphic, weekly newspaper
published in said Adair county, for four weeks
| successfully, the last insertion to be at least
| four weeks before the commencement of the
| next term of this court.
true copy. Attest,
| [sEAL.l W. j. AsHLocK Clerk.
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HHR5 for working people Send 10 cts
HEs sSpostage, and We Will mail you free
aEhz 81 a royal, valuable sample box of
goods that will put you IN the way of making
more money in few days than yen ever
thought possible at any business. Capital not
required. You can live at home and work in
spare time only, or all the time. All of both
sexes, of all ages. grandly successful, 80 cts to
So easily earned every evening. That all who
want work may test the business, we
make this unparalleled offer: To all who are
not well satisfied We VIII send 81 to pay for
the trouble of writing It's Full particulars, di-
rections etc. sent free. Immense pay abso-
utely sure for all who stlrt at once. on'lan
lay dl + ess STINsIE dCo., ortDtPd
Maine
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Order of Publication in Vacation

In the circuit court of Adair county, Mis-
souri,. October term, 1886.
The state of MISSOURI, at the relation and TO
the use of Myron F. Strock. collector of the
revenue for the county of Adair. state of Mis-
souri,, plaintiff, against Harry II Morgan de-
PENDANT
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FoR SALE-S0 acres of timber
land, has fine sugar camp, miles north
west of town, corners with the Brawner farm,
address this Office.
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For SALE-One and one-half
story frame residence and two lots in Kinks
vile, good rooms, wardrobes, closets, )
porches, cellar, barn, two good wells, coal
and wood house, all in good repair, . l-2
at this Office.
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FoRSALE- 100 acres of good
land inst. Clair county, Mo-, miles from
0ceoala, the county seat, 100 acres prairie,
balancegood timber: title perfect; will trade
for town property IN Kirksville, or will sell
for cash at bargain, address this office.
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WEEKLY GRAPHIC

KIRKsS LILLE, Ne.
I. E. Sublette, Proprietor,
Friday, aug. ID, 1886.
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Order of Publication in Vacation.

In the circuit court of Adair county. Mis-
souri,. October term. 1886.
The state of Missouri, at the relation and TO
the use of Myron I Strock. collector of reve-
nue. for the county Of Adair state of Missouri.
plaintiff, against Patric H. Dickerson. defen-
lout
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-13

V NJ. SMITH,
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BIG PAY For Introducing
Ineleje oltin.c. I. LIN. Iutllic, Oh
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For SALE-In the east part of
town, good house with five rooms, and five
lots, apple trees, peach trees and small fruits,
cherry trees, good cellar, smoke house. For
salient a bargain. Address this Office
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
esrsral Master PowderIy on Temperance.

General Master Workman Powderly has
written a letter to the secretary OF Good
Templar lodge in Brooklyn, in which he
says:
/ am pleased to know that my humble
efforts in behalf OF the sacred cause OF tenn
peranee meet with your appreciation.
have never said anything upon the subject
that did not mean, and the sentiments
that have expressed fail TO convey the
full dept OF what do fee, upon this sub
ect. | regard the use ofstrong drink by men
md women as the greatest curse that cam
lefall them. To the use OF liquor can be
iseri6ed nine, tenths of the ills that befall
bur working people; and while onl working
,eople are always held up as those most
likely to be injured by the use Of rum, it IS
>nly because. through poverty, their faults
IRE moro easily discovered than those on
he other side. who drink fully as much
and are as much the slaves OF drink are.
Is the working people, the only difference
being in the quality 81 the drinks. One
las to content himself with fiye-cent beer,
The other with S1.50 campagne. The ei-
ect is the same, and the use ofboth should
oe abolished il we nope TO have strong
men and women for the future.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
November Marriages in Holland

Pail Mall Gazette.
OF the twelve months in the year
November is reckoned in certain villa
ges in Holland to be by tar the most
important. The four Sundays OF this
month are known respectively as Re,
view Sunday, Decision Sun lay, Pur'
chase Sunday and Possession Sunday
names which sufficiently explain the
purposes to which each is put by the
young people. On Review Sunday the
unmarried girls and young men after
the morning service walk up and down
staring at one another to their hearts
content. Having made up their minds
whom to select on the following Sun
day, the youths with the politest bows
imaginable salute the fair ones, and
Judge from the way in which their cour,
tesy is responded to whether success
or defeat is to be their lot. The third
Sunday is devoted to the less roman.
tic task of obtaining the consent ofthe
parents, and arranging IN business
like fashion the details of the marriage
settlement. The stern hearts OF those
in authority having been satisIactor'
ily subdued, all the following week the
parson is busy at marrying, but not
until Possession Sunday comes round
are the happy betrothed permitted
more than an affectionate gaze, or at
most a tender squeeze OF the hand
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
6Near Enough

1t is an unfortunate fact that the
theories of people do not always hold
out in practice. A young lady in Cali.
fornia refused to marry the object OF
her affections until he had laid by ten
thousand dollars. Full of enthusi-
asm, the young man set to work, but
discontinued his visits. 1t happened
that the couple met on the street one
day, and in the course of a stroll the
following conversation ensued:
"Well, Ned" [sighingl, how are you
getting along?"
"Oh, first-rate!" eheerfully.
.Do-yon-think you'll ever get it,
Ned?"
.'Oh yes, guess SO.
In long timer"
"oh, not so very long. About forty
or fifty years"
"H-h-h-ow much have you saved al
ready, Ned?"
Eighteen dollars and thirty-five
cents"
s.yVall Nod don't want TO be nm
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-30
A Romantic Story.

We are indebted to Georgia paper
for this tale from real life: About two
wears before the war, near a pretty
and substantial residence close to a
prosperous little town, beautiful
young girl, about IA, was sleeping in
hammock swung from two stately
oaks in a grove. She was a pretty
picture of innocence and grace and
won the admiration of the passers-
by.
In meadow to the rear, lat,
meek-eyed COW reclined IN the shade,
Illuminating upon the iood she mad
gathered in the cool of the morning.
But what has the COW to do with the
sleeping girl, is propounded. Wait
and see.
Across the road from the house, the
girl and the COW is a meadow, a branch
running through it, and coming upthe
branch was boy with a gun. When
within one hundred yards of the girl,
and about one hundred and fifty from
the COW, the boy fired at bird, which
flew unhurt, but the COW received a pref
tv strong dose OF shot. She immedi-
ately rose in fright, dashed through the
grove, caught the glri and hammoek
on her horns, and rushed. with hei
shrieking victim about the lot.
The terrified girl became silent, and
the crowd OF relatives and friends IN
pursuit thought that she was dead;
The wild fury OF the COW as she rushed
around soon tore the netting loose,
and the girl dropped unconscious to
the ground. unhurt. She was picked
mn and taken into the house, and on
examination only a few minor bruises
were found.
The boy, thinking he was the lnno'
cent cause of the killing OF the young
girl. disappeared. All vestige OF HIM
vanished. 1t was thought that he
had persisted by his own hand; but
about six years after the war, traVei'
stained stranger was In the town,
inouiring for persons most OF whom
had been swept away By the war.
Alter a long search, the stranger found
an old man on load OF wood, and
in conversation with him learned
where one of the parties he was IN
search of lived, a few miles out OF
town. He went there, made himself
know, and proved to be the boy OF
the gun. The people he found were
his father and mother, who had
mourned him dead for eight years.
The bow had been in South America,
got rich, and, yearning for the love o.
the old folks, returned to the desoiated
home of his childhood and made his
loved ones comfortable. For the
first time. then, hearing that the girl
was uninjured, he called on her, found
her pretty, good and a frst-class
home woman; he put in with VIII,
cot her heart as his own and the OLD
folks consent, and has been for the
last twelye or fourteen years one OF