Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-09-04

chambers Mu6tOe ana Mrs Jane
Jeifries, of Greentop, were caller
at the GRAPHIC Office Friday.
Mr.. j. II. Breden has resigned
the principalship of the Millart
schools, and will attend the Nor
NAL this year. Mr.. q. D. Bramlet
has been elected to FIJI his place
Mr.. William Hartford left Tues
day evening for st. Edwards, Neb.
to take charge of the public
schools of that city. This is hit
second year at that place.
MISSES FANNIE MCCOY and
Mollie Chancellor, who have beer
visiting in Lewis county, the past
week. will return this evening and
be the guests of Mrs. NJ. B. Fon.
canon.
Benjamin Ely. of Polk town.
ship, will SOW $50 acres of wheat
His brother, d. A. Ely, will SOW
60 acres and will also compete fol
the GRAPHIC prize.
The acreage Of wheat sown in
Adair county this fall will proba-
by be so per cent greater than
that of any previous year. 1t has
been demonstrated beyond doubt
that this is fine wheat growing
section.
FRANK II. TURNER and wife left
last week for Burlingsme, Kans.,
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Turner has an excel
lent farm near Burlingame, and
will try Kansas farming for
a time.
James Clark and sister, Mrs. @.
E. Ross and son Clark, return.
ed from Pennsylvania Thursday
of last week. They were accom-
panied home by MIR. Horton I'm
derwood, brother Of Mrs. S. j.
Miller, who will attend the Nor
NAL.
Daniel Spencer, Northwest OF
town, while hosting grain into
the granary with rope and pulley
one day last week, had the end of
the little finger on the right hand
torn off. DR.. j. W. Martin rem
dered the necessary surgical treat
ment.
A very pleasant reception IVES
given President Dobson and fami-
ly at the residence of DIR. g. A.
Cohen, Tuesday evening. Rev
Sawyer of the first Baptist church
pronounced the address of well
come which was very appropriate
ly responded to by Prof. Dobson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Orr, of Sub
lette, were in Kirksville, Wednes-
day. Mr.. Orr left a half dozen
onions at the GRAPHIC Office thst
weighed A ponds. They were
grown from the seed, and we do
not believe the record can be beat
en- in the state.
The Daughters ofthe Confeder-
acy will serve refreshments dur
ing the fair on the grounds at very
reasonable rates. They also lave
selection of sheet music entitled
Daughters Of the Confedersoy
Waltz" which they will have on
sale at the grounds and Normal
book store.
MISSES JULIA and ISABEL ELL
SON, Myrtle Lydia, Alta Lamkin,
Mamie Mcdonald, Mesdames s.
J. Miller, j. iR. Musick, Fl. e
Patterson, A. Boyles, Geo. Meeks,
Messrs. Chas. Lee, Geo. Meeks
Judge Alcott and S. Marmaduke
of this place, attended the LaPlats
fair, Wednesday.
The residence of MIR. Frank
Parker came near being destroyed
by fire Sunday evening. The fire
was caused by the explosion of {
gasoline stove in the bath room
The flames were 80 on checked b.
the fire company, but the house
was greatly damaged by water
The building and household goods
were fully insured.
"Ras" Dennis who attempted
to rob Miss Effie PARCELS of hel
pocket book and railroad ticket q
the Wabash depot, some time ago
was arrested Thursday of as
week by the marshal of Milan
He was at work on a farm abou
nine miles west of Milan. Adolph
us Policy. deputy sheriff, went tt
Milan Thursday night, ane
brought Dennis to Kirksvillt
Friday morning and lodged hin
in jail.
A Long Line passenger trai,
was ditched on the curve at Soap
stone Bluff, near louisiana, Sun
day morning, and the engine sno
| tender were thrown down TWEEN
ty-foot embankment. The bag
gage car, two coaches and a sleep
or were derailed. The fireman
sustained injuries from which be
died Sunday. The engineer wa
also badly hurt. Fiends had drawn
the spikes from the outside rail