Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-09-17
GRAPHICS.
W. G. Fout for school books.
Go to Nichols for groceries.

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Go to Nichols for groceries.
Nichols has for sale Celery,
Fresh Lake Fish, Fresh Oysters,
Fresh Pork Sausage.
Republican meetings have been
held at Sublette, White school
house, Brashear and Wilson this
week, and will continue as an
nounced incur last issue till the
circuit of the county has been
made.
There was an immense atten-
dance at the Republican meeting
at Brashear, Wednesday evening.
The meeting was held in the hall
of their handsome college building.
Edward Higbee delivered ap ex-
cellent address, which was enthu-
siastically received.
Owing to circuit court being
in session at Macon this week
Judge C. P. Hess will not speak at
the Republican club at Baylor's
Hall Saturday evening but he will
be with us the 25th. A good
speaker will be provided for Sat-
urday the 18th. All should turn
out.
Tuesday evening the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. McClanna-
han, near Prairie Bird, was the
scene of mirth, gayety and beauty.
The occasion was the celebration
of Clarence's twenty-frst birthday.
About thirty young people were
present and all enjoyed an excel
lent time.
Not long since a conversation
took place in Canton between
kicking" Democrat and a dyed
in-the-wool Hatch man, during
which the latter said: "Why, don't
you know that Hatch will be elect
ed? Some of the Democrats won't
vote for him, but we will buy
enough Republicans and niggers
to make up for all that" Repub-
licans paste this IN your hat.-
Canton News.
With most people the want of
any well-defned system or method
is one of the chief causes of their
getting behind hand with their
work. A systematic method of
working, combined with industry,
will complete a vast amountof work
in day and finish it with ease;
but without system and applica-
ton, the worker may be in a con-
slant rush, and yet accomplish lit
tie.
Rev. F. B. CUM will organize
and instruct German classes in this
city and invites students as well as
business men, children and adults
to participate. Glasses will be
conducted twice week, on Tues
day and Friday from $50 to 5 p.
NJ, in one of the recitation rooms
at the Mercantile College, W. J..
Smith, Esq, proprietor. All stu
dent DESTROYS of joining one of the
classes should represent ON Tues
day, at $3.50 p. NJ, Sept. 2lst, the
opening of the term, for arrang-
ments and classification.
During the sham battle at Edna
Saturday afternoon George Bone
of Edna, and Benjamin Baxter of
LaBelle, had charge of the cannon.
Failing to swab the gun after fir
ing, caused a premature explosion
of the powder. Both men had
their arms torn off by the rammer
and sustained other injuries from
which both have since died. The
THUNDER also had the ball of his
thumb torn off and man who was
located in ravine, with detach-
ment of men, $50 yards distant, had
his right jaw broken by a piece Of
the rammer.
In obedience to the call of May
or Ross a meeting was held Thurs.
day evening of last week, to secure
aid for the Charleston sufferers
W. I. Baird was chosen chairman
Upon motion of Prof. Blanton, 6
committee of 5, with power to ap,
point subcommittee, was appoint.
cd to canvass the city. At the
committee meeting on Friday the
town was divided into four dis.
tricts and a subcommittee of two
for each district was appointed
Distress makes all the world kin
and We hope our citizens will con
tribute generously.