Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-10-09
Tinsman for photographs.
Csster Bros. dentists, south side

The Browder- Throgmorton Gle.
bate closed last Friday night.
The business part Of Gau!t W az
destroyed by fire Tuesday night.
c. Borneman has just compiet.
ed fine brick barn and carriage
house.
Mr.. George Grassle, of the
firm of Grassle & Sons, is build
ing a fine residence.
WANTRD--A good girl to do
general honseHork. Good wages
paid. Apply at GRAPHIC office.
n. <. Seibert, six miles east Of
Queen City, will have a public
sale of stock, October II.
Bishop futile will make his az
,nual visitation at Trinity church,
Kirksville, Thursday November
9th.
There was a cold rain Tuesday
with little snow in the afternoon.
We may now look for Indian
summer.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Buckmaster left for
st. Louis, Tuesday morning. to
purchase q large stock of pianos
and organs.
y. ]. NoRTHUp sold his farm
two miles southeast OF this place,
to JAS. B lair, of Knox County.
for $4,000.
Ches. Mercer had a fine mare
stolen Friday night. The animal
was taken from his barn, and the
thief left the barn door and gates
open.
The fall races of the Schuyler
county driving club viii take
plaza at Lancaster, Mo-, October
is and II. Good purses ar e offer
ed.
j. L. Muir will lecture before
the teachers association Saturday
evening on the History and Use
of the English Language. All are
invited TO attend.
J. I. Burris exhibited speci-
mems of the Niagara and Worder
grape received from Rochester,
Friday. They were very fine. and
we are informed these grapes dc
well in this county.
Avery Cheffey, one ofour young
farmers, left potatoes ct the
GRAPHIC office last week that
weighed over two pounds. He also
has two two-year-old colts
that weighs 1850 pouds each.
c. e. Darrow's horse trainer,
Mr.. Drinknrd. was seriously hurt
at the fair grounds Saturday
morning by the horse striking
him on the breast and heed with
It's fore feet. DR.. Rice dressed The
wounds.
The Farmers Alliance of this
county viii hold q grand picnic at
the Kirksviile fair grounds, Octo-
Der II. The State Speaker and
other prominent men of the organ
ization have been invited to be
present.
1t was ordered by the County
Court Tuesday that John Shaver,
j. II. Kinnear and P. NJ. Smith,
ex-sheriffs of Adair county, be re-
quired to appear before the Coun-
ty Court Novmber 3, and make
settlement as required by law.
Prisoners confined in Jail for
the non-payment of fines, or con-
fined on jail sentence, will here
after be required to work on the
rock pile. The order of the coun-
ty court 10 that effect is timely
and will meet with hearty approx
al.
Nicholas Harris, an uncle of
Zach Harris who was tried We'd
nesday OF last week for passing
counterfeit money, was also tried
on the same charge last Friday
morning. He gave bond for his
appearance at Hannibal at the
December term of q. S court.
Harris is a shrewd and prosperous
young farmer Of Lewis county.
Monday night the city council
was presented with petition con-
tanning 10 names, asking that an
election be ordered to vote upon
the question of bonding the town
in a sum not less than s3S, 900 for
the purpose of putting in electric
lights and water works. This was
laid over until Tuesday evening
when it was passed upon, and an
election ordered for November B.
The County Court this week &C
cepted the plans and specifications
of Chappell & Bailey for build
ing to be used as a court house,
and contracted with them for the
use of the building for ten years at
yearly rental of 5000. The build
ing will be erected on the lots
north of the Democrat Office, and
is to be completed by Jan. l, 1892.
Work will begin on the building