Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-11-20

ana Will continue over Sunday.
The city council will confer
great favor on a large number O
people, if it will order ne,
sile walk to be put in front O
Miller's lumber yard.
Tie following subjects will b
considered by Rev. j. B. Mitchell
next Sunday: Forenoon-'Our PEG
pie, School Board and Newspape
Men, Evening Popular Excuse
for doing Wrong" All will b.
welcomed.
Prof. G. FL. Laughlin will preacl
at the Christian church next Sun
day at IL a. nj. and Z p. m. Morn
ing theme: "The New Life
Evening theme: "Winning Souls.
A cordial invitation to all.
Last Tuesday was the coldes
November day Minnesota has ex
perienced in the history of the
signal service. In Minneapoli:
and st. Paul the temperature was
nearly zero all day, and at II
O'Clock Tuesday night it registered
two degrees below.
oh. 10, 1 will not yield my heart
to him my love I'll not surrender
although | oft have called him
mine and leaned against his left
suspender-he said a happy bride
I'd be, to me great Joy and pleas.
ure bring, and yet the meek eyed
rural swine DIDN'T buy of Hart the
wedding ring.
Mr.. J. L. Erwin, president OF
the Missouri State Dairy Associ-
alton will be in Kirksvill'e, Nov
26, and would be glad to meet
people and discuss the propriety
of holding the next meetingof the
association in Kirksville. If de-
sired he will deliver an address on
dairying during this visit.
IVES. Beamer, Ackert's old
brakeman, has opened first class
restaurant at 326 East main street,
Ottumwa. When in that city stop
and take q meal with him. He
keeps every thing that the market
affords, and the very best cooks
obtainable. 1t is just the place to
60 when you ara hungry.
st. Louis had million dollar
fire Tuesday morning. Famous,
Penny q Gentles' large establish
ment and Sonnenfeld's large mil
linery store We're the principal
losses. st. Paul also had very
destructive fire Wednesday morn
ing, and the loss is estimated at
100000.
A letter was received by Post
master Picker from A. L. Martin,
of Independence, Mo, Friday of
last week, making inquiry in re-
gard to the propriety of establish
ing canning factory at Kinks
vile. Adair county farmers new
err felt greater need of an indus
try of that kind than during the
past summer when thousands Of
bushels OF vegetables went to
waste FOR want of a market. We
believe such an industry would
meet with the encouragement and
support of every farmer in the
county.
During the storm Sunday after
noon, the residence of Mr.. Har.
mon, who lives just on tine line be-
tween Adair and Sullivan coun-
ties, was struck by lightning. Mr..
Harmon was standing within
three feet OF the wall where the
bolt passed down, and was knock
ed down and rendered unconscious
for time. The building was set
on fire, but WIS extinguished by
other members of the family. A
barn belonging to Mr.. Cover,
about two miles east of Mr.. Har-
mon was also struck and set on
fire, but the flames were ex-
tinguished before any great dam
age was done,
There was cutting ARRAY at the
Wilderness school house, in the
western part of the county, during
spelling school, Friday night of
last week. A young fellow by the
name of Baldwin, from Sullivan
county became involved in a diff
Guilty with David Huffman, and
drawing his knife made two vi
cious cuts at Huffman. The first
laid open deep cash from the
shoulder to the elbow, and the
second a deep cash across the
shoulder. For a time it was
thought Huffman would die from
loss of blood, but he is now on the
road to recovery. No arrests hay
been made.
Two petitions were presented tc
the city council Monday night in
the interest of water works. One
asked that a proposition to bond
the city in sum not more than