Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-11-21
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New South. 1t will have the re-
markable number of $1,000 spin
dies. 1t is claimed that the cotton
mills of the South during the past
three years have earned dividends
ranging from IL to 25 per cent.
"A railroad from Palmyra to
Omaha, by way of LaPlata, Milan
and Princeton. Is row being talk
OF. Kirksville and Unionyille
will find it necessary to keep 3
close watch on their railroad in
terests. 1t is only question of
time, when railroad will be built
through this now unoccupied, but
rich agricultural and mining
country. Negligenc, and lethar-
gy Lost the Santa Fe to Kirksville,
and it would be little short of a
calamity to suffer another loss of
that kind because of want of a lit
tie energy.
The rival electric light
companies have made business
lively here this week. Each has
been striving to be the first to get
its incandescent plant in opera
ton. Both companies have had
a force of hands employed putting
up poles and wires. Three ex-
perts arrived flom Chicago, We'd
nesday morning, and went to
work for..the new company. The
company has also ordered a dy-
namo for arcilights of 1000 candle
power. In the mean time the war
on rates continues, and it Is quite
probable that Kirksville will soou
be the best and most cheaply
lighted city in the West.
The appointment of two
Supreme Judges under the re-
cent constitutional amendment, is
causing considerable interest in
the legal and political circles of
the state. There are thirty to
forty applicants for these places,
and eacn section is pushing the
claims of its favorite son. 1t is
rumored that Judge Mcfarland
of Audrain county, and Judge
Thomas, of Jefferson county, are
now in the lead, and are likely to
get the appointments. But there
are other strong candidates to con-
slider. The lawyers of Palmy-
ra and Hannibal have petitioned
Gov. Francis to appoint Judge
Thos. II. Bacon. Ben. Z. Turner,
of the Fourth Judicial District,
also looms up as a formidable
aspirant. An enthusiastic admir-
er has already made nominating
speech for him. 1t is claimed for
him that he is young, ambitious
and energetic, and the most talent
ed jurist on any Missouri circuit.
During his ten years as Judge, he
has had few reversals, and it is
believed that, if appointed, he
would teach the present court a
whole some lesson by getting to
work at once, and wiping out
of existe nee its accumulated dock
ct.
Much has been said about
the increased price of tin
since the passage of the
Mckinley bill, and stin" served
as text for countless political
speeches and newspaper editorials
during the late campaign. The
fact remains, however, that there
has been but a slight advance on
tin, and this advance is not due to
the recent tariff legislation, as the
clause relating to thu duties on
tin does not take effect for several
months. Only theories were ad-
vanced by those who attempted to
frighten the people into the belief
that some dire calamity would be-
fall them because of the Nc
kinley bill, and these theories
were unsupported by single fact.
But the people are now looking
for facts and not theories, and the
effect of the tariff legislation will
hereafter be carefully and intelli-
gently studied by all classes. Tin
roofing now costs six dollars per
square. Ii it costs seven dollars
per square one year from this
time, we may safely conclude that
the tariff bill has had the effect to