Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-11-27
The WEEKLY GRAPHIC
T e. SUBLETTE. Proprietor
GRAPHICS.
FRIDAY nov. % iS,.


Carter Bros, dentists. south side
PRoF. MUIR lectured at Union
vile Saturday night.
Attend the meeting of the Y. Nj.
B. A. next Tuesday night.
Don't forget the oyster supper
Friday night at the Spencer block.
Oysters! Oystersl Served in
every style Friday evening. Nov.
q, in the Spence block.
Mr.. Homar Holman has accept
ed the position of mailing clerk in
the kirksville postotiice.
The Wabash will sell round trip
tickets to St Louis, November IS
aud 20, and good until Dec. 2, for
$3.50 the round Trip.
Mrs. S. NJ. Link entertained
the widow ladies of the First
Baptist church at dinner. Thurs
day.
ED. II. PUETT preached the
Thanksgiving sermon at the Christ
ian Church at Shannondale, Mo.
yesterday
Wabash officials went over the
Ottumws division of the road on
a tour of inspection by special
train, Wednesday.
The Wards of Georgia Hamlin
under the management of Phil.
and Link Strohecker at the Opera
House Dec. 8, and ).
Ii ere is q war among the candy
men in kirksville, and it is prob
able that sweetness will be exceed
iugly cheap in the near future.
Mr.. Samuel Swiger., of this
city, presented the GRAPHIC office
with basket of very fine persim-
mons of his own growing, Satur-
day morning.
Every Individual interested IN
the prosperity of Kirksville and
Adair county, is requested to be
present at the Y. NJ. B. A. meet
ing next Tuesday night.
Kirksville Tent, Knights of
Macabees, is having steady in
crease. At the review Tuesday
night there were eight spplica-
tons for membership, and there
are more to follow.
Kirksville is determined to
have a canning factory. Every
one can aid by word or action.
Think about it, and then speak
about it, to your friends and
neighbors.
Mn. w. II. SALTMAKsH. of the
railway mail service. has been
assigned to the position of Clerk
in charge between Des Moines and
Kansas City. Mr.. Saltmarsh's
home is at LaPlata, Mo.
The awning in front of Sigler's
grocery, on the north side, was
taken down this week, Every
awning that comes down and ev-
cry fence that is torn away, adds
Just that much to the beauty of
the city.
ED. j. S. Cole, of Centerville,
10, will lecture on "Bible Scenes, !"
at the First Baptist church this
(FriIsy) evening. The lecture
will be finely illustrated by means
of the scioptican with calcium
lights. Look out for the bills to
day.
A large basket filled with choice
apples, and hickory nuts, was q
Thanksgiving present to the
GRAPHIC Office that was highly ap-
preciated. 1t WAS the gift of Miss
Bertha Bacon, the twelve-yesr-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. T.
Bacon of LaPlats.
Mr.. S. T. BACON, of Wilson
township, has sold one of his
farms to Mr.. A. 81. Case, of Car
rolton, for $1,000. The farm sold
is known as the Bumpus farm and
is about four miles south of Mil
lard. Mr.. Bacon still has a fine
farm of 400 acres east of LsPlata.
The local union of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, held its annual, Sunrise,
Thanksgiving prayer meeting at
the NJ. E. church Thursday morn
ing. The meeting was largely at
tended, and the exercises were
conducted by Miss Agnes Lsndes.
The cash contribution for the
benefit of the poor amounted to
$500. The contribution of cloth
ing and provision was sufficient to
load two wagons.
The meeting of the Young Mems
Business Association Tuesday
night was one of the most enthu-
siastic and encouraging in the his
tory OF the association. 1t was
decided by the association to make
concentrated effort to secure
sailing works for such vegetables
as are required by Dodson & Hills
of St. Louis, and a canning facto-
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