Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-06-19

by her father when he returned
from Chicago few days ago.
Master 81. II. Parish received
as present from his father,
from st. Louis, last Saturday, a
beautiful spitz dog.
Miss Daisy Fitch entertained
a number of young people at her
home Thursday evening. Those
present were misses Eva highs
wander, Stella St Clair, Mary
Parks, Messrs u. O. Dean, S.
Beardsley and Alfred Smith.
Arrangements have been made
with the management of the o. K.
line, whereby an excursion train
will be run from Quincy to Kinks
vile July 4. This will give all
living east of Kirksville an oppor-
tunity to come to Kirksville and
remain till after the fire works. A
large crowd will come from Quin-
cy.
The town council is doing every
thing in its power to improve the
condition of the city. Individual
effort that will not cost a cent of
money, on the part of each of our
citizens will accomplish much
more. Let all unite in the work.
Remember that yards need atten-
ton as we'll as the streets.
Horses have been discarded
and steam power is now used in
their stead for grading the streets
of Kirksville. A large amount of
excellent work is being done and
it is intended to have all the prin-
cipal streets in Kirksville in
first class condition by July 4.
Never before in the history of
hirksville, has so much push, en-.
ergy and enterprise been mani
tested.
The Saturday Mail is the latest
contribution to journalism in
Kirksvllle. 1t is edited and pub
lished by Will F. Sholly, the
Peoples Printer, andis devoted to
the interests of Kirksville, society
and the contributions of the
"phunny' man. 1t is guaranteed
to cure an attack of the blues in
fifteen minutes, no matter what
the state of the weather. Call on
the "phunny' man for copy.
Jacob Kizer, well-to-do far
mer, residing Il miles east of
Ethel died last Saturday and was
buried Sunday. Before he died
he told his family that he had
some money hid out and on look
ing for it found 5000 in gold hid
away in an old tool chest, and in
another chest they found $3.50 in
paper money. He had been
hard working man all his life.
He started to farming near Ethel
with span Of ponies and 50 in
money. When he died he owned
we'll furnished farm of 600 acres
besides this money.-Home Press.
Millbank & Son have just added
new and valuable machinery to
their mill, which makes it one of
the completest mills in the country.
A steamer for the purpose of
moistning the wheat when too dry,
and for drying it when too damp
has just been put in operation;
also a brush which removes every
particle of dirt and dust, and per-
mits nothing but clean wheat to
enter the hopper. A new two
story elevator is also being being
erected in connection with the
main building, the first story to
be used as storage room for flour
and the second for wheat.
Mr.. Solomon Otto, of Sloans
Point, was in town, Wednesday.
He reports extensive damage to
many wheat fields in his vicinity
from the ravages of the fly or 9TH
er insect that is working on the
wheat. He has carefully examined
a number OF fields and thinks they
will be damaged 30 to so per cent.
He counted as high as fifty on a
single head of wheat, and says
they vary in size from that of a
chinch bug to half grown house
fly. They work between the
grains of wheat and are of a
greenish color. One has to look
closely to discover them.
About 1900 Moberly people
came to our city last Saturday on
an excursion. The train was met
at the Wabash Depot by the
Young Mems Business Associa.
ton, the Kirksville band and 6
large number of citizens, who es.
corted the excursionists to the
J Normal campus. On arrival al
the grounds, Will F. Sholly, pres
ident of the Young Mems Busi.
ness Association, in a neat little
speech, welcomed the citizens oil
, Moberly to Kirksville, and tender.
ed them the freedom of the
grounds and the city. The excur.
sionists left for Moberly at 7 p. m