Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-12-25
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Garter BROS, uentlsts, South Sid
Bad roads have seriously utter
fered with trade for several days.
The show windows of the Kinks
vile merchants are unusually
pretty this year.
James and Nathan Minear have
sold their farm near Willard, to
Mr.. B. q. Barley of Illinois.
Prosecuting Attorney Camp
bell is quite i'll, and has been con-
fined to the house since Monday.
Town Was full of people from
the country Saturday and Monday
making purchases for Christmas.
The Knox county Independent
says that one half the corn crop of
Knox county remains ungathered
ed.
a hot box at the electric light
house caused darkness in the
business houses last Saturday
night.
The committee chosen too can
vsss the town Tor subscriptions to
establish cannery, is making
gratifying progress.
The Zetosophlan entertainment
Tuesday night was up to the
the usual high standard of enter
,ainments given by that society,
and was well pstronized.
A child of Mr.. Bohon living in
the Sperry neighborhood, died
Wednesday of scarlet fever. Two
other children of the family are
Ill with the same disease.
At the meeting of the Y. N. B.
A. Tuesday night, the committee
appointed to solicit subscriptions
for canning factory reported that
$1,000 had been subscribed.
The l. o. G. I. will give an
Opossum supper in the Spencer
block, two doors south of the First
National Bank building, Monday
evening, December %. Contribu-
tions invited. Supper 25c.
DR.. Cohen removed a tumor
from the right temple of Capt. w
ID. Sigler, Monday afternoon. He
underwent the operation nicely
and is doing exceedingly well at
the present time.
Mr.. a. d. Starr, our esteemed
county treasurer, and Miss Della
Garrett, of this city, will be unit
in marriage this evening at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. L.
L. Hamilton, of Mendoza, Mo.
Harley Williams, Jesse Jane
son, John Browder, Al Mitchell
and Win Bernard were witnesses
in the case of Hughes VS. the
Wabash railroad company which
was tried In Macon this week.
The finest lot of horses and
mules ever brought to Klrksyille,
came in Saturday and Monday.
The farmers were badly disap-
pointed when they found no buy
er, and will not again respond SC
readily to Mr.. Blocks advertise
ment.
The Farmers Institute will be
held in kirksville, January %, 80,
and 80, 1892. Farmers should
make preparation to attend every
day Of the Institute. These meet
ings will be of great value and nc
progressive farmer can afford to
miss a single one of them.
The young man who was seized
with fit at the Wabash depot
Tuesday morning proved to be q
patient that had come from Oska.
loosa, To-, to be treated by DR.
Still. He took one treatment, anG
Wednesday morning declared tina
it Was the first time he had been
free from headache for years.
Mr.. Ed. Keith, the popula1
travelling salesman, has accepted
s,position for the New Year, with
Franklin, McVeagh e. Co., of Chi.
csgo, wholesale fancy grocers, the
largest firm of the kind IN the
country. A large increase of sala.
~ is one of the pleasing features
of the change.
Jack Murray who attacked nigh
Waterman Pratt near the Wabasl
depot last Thursday night was ar
rested at LaPlata Friday. He wa
returned to Kirksville FRIDAY
night, and lodged in jail. He wa
brought before the Mayor for tria
Saturday and was fined SIS. Hi
brother was present from Marco
line and paid fine and costs. snt
Jack was set at Liberty.
The suit of Oliver Hughe
against the Wabash Was conclud
ed Tuesday afternoon at Macon
Hughes a saloon keeper, of Macon
brought suit for $500 damages be
cause whiskey was drunk on tn
DesMoines excursion train las
August. The result of the tria
WAS HING iurv Three of tn