Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-12-06

FRIDAY. DECEMBER isSe.
Last Saturday corn went
up to 60 cents bushel in Chica-
go. But the farmers will get no
benefit of The high price as it was
a corner.
The Glasgow Iron Compa-
ny of Pottsiown, Pa, has recently
volu -tarily increased the wages of
its puddlers twenty-five cents
ton. How many of the free trade
Journals will mention the fact?
The II xt meeting Of the
Farmers Alliance in this city will
take up the subject of pork pack
ing. This is move in the right
direction. We hope to see ar
rangements made that will enable
us 10 have our entire hog crop
packed at home.
The Farmers Alliance is
getting down to business in the
proper way. 1t is not an organiza-
ton to benefit shelf-worn politi-
clans, but to devise means and
methods whereby the farmer may
be benefited, and enable him to
reap Just reward for his labors.
As winter approaches every
careful, prosperous farmer sees to
it that his stock is we'll sheltered.
He also looks after his farm ma
chlnery, and does not leave them
exposed to the weather. There is
no better evidence of shiftless
farmer than to see his farming
implements standing in the fence
corners or in the fields, during the
winter season.
-Licenses to keep dram shops
In Kirksville were issued by the
County Court, Tuesday, to Geo.
Melvin and Geo. W. DeReamer.
For these privileges each pays the
State and County $1,000 and the
city sl400 year. 1t will now be
determined whether there is any
truth in the statement that Saloons
IN Ki1ksville will stop the illegal
traffic in whisky.
The tribune building of
Minneapolis was destroyed by fire
last Saturday night, and six per-
sons were burned to death, among
them Edward Olson, president of
the Dakota University. The
building was supposed to be fire
proof, but was in reality a verit-
able fire trap, with only the most
meagre means of escape in case of
fire.
There is a penny famine in
tho oeuntry- IT extends TO crcry
section but is more felt in Chicago
st. Louis, Cincinnati and in tie
entire southwest than elsewhel ]
The mint at Philadelphia, which
is the only one that coins the one
cent piece, is running its penny
stamping machines night and day,
yet it is over two months behind
In orders.
A scheme has been report
ed to the Agricultural department
at Washington, whereby the arid
lands of West Kansas are to be
made productive. Experiments
made during the past season
prove that deep plowing and GOV.
ering the ground WITH mat of
straw, will cause the seemingly
barren soil to produce abundant
crops of sorghum and native
grasses.
"Wednesday night the post
Office was moved to the splendid,
new building ON the north side.
Thursday morning the patrons of
the Office stood in front of bronze
boxes and received their mail
from one of the finest post Office
outfits in the state. The change is
q most beneficial one, and was
really demanded by the business
men, who wanted a post Office in
keeping with the requirements of
the town. The change has been
made at considerable personal ex-
pense to our Postmaster, but it
was necessity, and there are only
words of praise for the liberality
that has given Kirksville a post
office TINT is fha nrida of tho 4o.-,,