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

The Young Mems Business AS
ISOLATION made its influence felt
last Saturday.
1t is reported that the fly is do
ing serious damage to number of
wheat fields IN the western part of
the county.
We want all our correspondents
to carefully examine the condition
of the fruit. and report the same
at next writing.
Child"nn's Day will be observ-
ed at Try Mills next Sunday at
3p. m, and at Bethel the following
Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
Englehart Bros. have the agency
for the Foster lands in Adair
county. This body of land COM
prises about 5000 acres.
j. W. Morton of Polk township,
was in town Tuesday. He reports
the heaviest rain of the season In
his neighborhood Monday.
The Strawberries produced at
home have been the finest put on
the Kirksville market this season.
Finer berries can not be produced
anywhere.
Englehart Bros report the sale
of 10 acres of r. NJ. Brashear' S
land to j. I. Mahaffy for $3.50;
aIso SO acres in Liberty township,
to j. B. Hammons.
A large fund has been raised
for the entertainment of Our visi-
tors July 4. There is every indi-
cation that the crowd will be the
largest ever known here.
Preaching at the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday,
by the pastor, Rev. John Glllies.
The subject for morning-"Moral
lncompatibilities." Evening
"Nearness net Possession"
Mr.. G. E. Jennings will begin
boring for coal for Il. G. Nc Cahan
at Rocky Ford, about emile
west of town, in a week or ten
days. He expects to strike four
foot vein within $50 feet.
The Normal campus has been
secured for the Fourth of July
celebration. This is one of the
most beautiful parks in the state,
and will afford ample room for
tho thousands expected here on
that day.
William L. Conkle, of Brashear,
WHO recently stabbed John Robin
son, neighbor, had his prelimi-
nary trial at Brashear, Tuesday.
He gave bond in theIsum of 50, 900
to appear at tho next term of cir
cult court for trial.
The engineer, at the electric
plant at Macon, fell on the dyna-
mo Sunday night and sustained
injuries from which he died next
day. 1t is reported that great
pieces of flesh were burned from
his arms by the current of cleo
tricity.
The park commissioner, Robt.
Clark, has had the trees in the
park nicely pruned this week, and
the work ADDS wonderfully to the
appearance of the park. The
county ought by all means take
steps to further improve and
beautlfythis valuable property.
The Queen City band was en-
ployed by the excursionists to
furnih music last Saturday, and
camedown ON the morning train.
Thu is a new band, but it furnish
ed ,ome excellent music, and gives
ppmise of becoming one of the
list in the country.
The trial of Geo. E. Taylor. of
Linn county, charged with rails.
ing a draft, q full account Of
which was published last week
began Wednesday afternoon, and
is still in progress at the hour OF
going to press, About thirty wit.
nesses are present from Linn
county. LATER--Tsylor was bound
over in the sum of 81, 900 to appear
at the October term of court
At the meeting of the board Of
regents to elect Normal faculty
last Friday, all the teachers were
elected to their old positions with
the exception of President Blan.
ton, who goes to the Missouri
University. The regents vii
have a meeting July 9, to elect {
president.
P. J. 3eets & Son will begil
the manufacture OF paving brick
They hive thoroughly tested theil
CLAW an have concluded that paw
ing bick the equal of the st
Louisor Galesburg make, can b.
manufactured here. We hope t.
see his new industry grow t.
maaifcent proportions.
ne summer meeting of The
PIE county fair Association vii
hheld at Louisiana July 27-31
nrses for $4,000 will be give,
Or speed, and the best horses o
ne country will participate in tn,