Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-02-15
The We EKLY GRAPHIC
7. Z. Sublette, Proprietor.
K1kKsy1ILE MISSOURI
FRIDAY, FEB. l5, 1889.

Missouri will have nineteen
congressman under the new ap-
portionment, an increase OF live
over the present number.
More than 5000 dollars
have been subscribed toward hav-
ing a fair at Kirksville. Now let
there be no drawing back or turn
ing aside.
The war scareis about over
Secretary Bayard has accepted
Bismarck's proposition to resume
the conference in regard to Sa-
moa, which was suspended ID
1887.
At the meeting of the
Western Authors and Artists
Club in Kansas City last week,
siAty-four new names were pro-
posed for membership. The next
meeting will be held on the first
Wednesday in October.
The little poem, "Peni-
tence," published last week has
received much k1d'se from
many OF our Ieadera Another
from the same autnor will be
found on the first page In this IS
sue.
The visible supply Of grain
for the week eLLing Feb. 9, as
compiled by the Secretary of the
Chicago board of trade, is as fol-
lows: wheat, 34,190,0OO bushels;
corn 14,I35,O00 bushels, rye
l,695,O00 bushels; oats, S,OSO,OOO;
barley, 2, 900 bushels.
Oh our eigth page will be
found communication on cream
cries from the able pen of NJ.
Madison, to the Kansas Farmer.
1t contains so many valuable
reasons in favor of the Separator
system that we publish it entire.
All interested in selling cream
will find it particularly interesting.
"A canning factory would
add greatly to the prosperity of
our town and county. As has
been before shown in these
columns, the Creamery, at very
little expense could be arranged
to accommodate both the business
of butter making and canning
fruits and vegetables. Let there
be move in this direction al
once.
Tile Republican Congress
sional convention for the Fourth
District met in st. Joseph Tues
day and nominated ex-Mayor, L.
NJ. Posegate, for the long and short
terms, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of j. NJ. Burnes. A
vigorous canvass will be made
and there is a strong probability
that the Republicans will carry
the district.
All over the country the
church bells will ring at nine
o'clock, April so, 1889, to cele-
brate the event of one hundred
years ago, when the church bells
throughout the thirteen states
rang out to call the people to-
gefher to pray for the prosperity
OF the administration under Gen
aral Washington, W Was inaugu-
rated preside! of she United
States ON that day.
"A Republican Senate and a
Democratic House, has been CIV
en- as an excuse for the want OF
progress IN impCrtan, legisia-
ton in Congress. But in Missouri
where both houses have a large
working majority, we find tho
same condition. The only ques
tions receiving particular atten-
ton are ,ne whisky / affic and the
beef true With the irst moth
ing IS lilly to be done, and the
second Is entirely beyond the
reach of legislation.
Macon City is again to have
saloons after all. Sometime in
August, 1887, the local option law
was adopted by the citizens of the
City of Macon and the saloons
were closed Jan. 3, 1888. For a
few months the law was enforced,
but when the days waxed warm
and sultry the boys became thirs-
-, onJ ,bara woc n IapooI For