Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-02-06
GRAPHICS.

DR.. Carter dentist, South side.
See the new styles of valentines
at Smith & Dunkin's.
Mr.. B. J. HoRRELL, of Green
top, WAS in town, Tuesd av.
The county court has granted a
saloon License to Albert limerick,
of Salisbury.
DR.. J. w. Martin purchased
A. B. Lyons farm, north of town
last week, consideration 50. 100.
W. G. Watson, for nearly forty
years county clerk of Lewis county,
died at his home in Monticello,
Jan. %.
Mr.. II. Puette, an attorney, OF
Quincy, is in town this week,
and thinks of locating here in the
near future.
The collectors office has been
moved from the Spencer block to
the room in the rear of the Kinks
vile Savings Bank.
To hear Blind Boone play the
Thunder Storm" is worth many
times the price Of admission. AT
O,ara House Feb Is.
There never has been so great a
demand for farms in Adalr county
as at the present time. Property
is rapidly changing hands at fair
prices.
Fifteen of the members of the
X. of P. lodge, of this city, went
toGault Monday evening, to assist
Ia organizing new lodge of that
order.
II you want good seat to hear
Blind Boone, you muct secure
your tickets without delay. Every
body will want to hear tn S music
a. wonder.
Prof. Howey who has resided
at Hurdland for some time, will
return to Brashesr, March l. In
addition to six singing classes he
has twenty-one pupils studying
instrumental music.
Henry NJ. Stanley will deliver
his celebrated lecture, "In Dark
est Africa" at Opera House,
Quincy, Ill, Thursday evening
Feb 26. Reduced ra'es on the o.
X. line.
Mr.. W. DERN of Sigourney, 10.
is in the city, and is organizing a
lodge of "Woodmen of the World"
This order is rapidly growing in
popularity, and is one of our most
reliable beneficiary orders.
ED ELY, president of Canton
univ ersity came up Monday even
to attend the funeral of Prof. Mel
son, and remained until Wednes-
day morning. He reports that the
university is i'll very prosperous
condition..
The Cumberland Presby terrain
congregation at LaPlata has en-
ployed Prof. W. P. Mason to
preach until the Presbytery meets
in April. He will preach the
second and fourth Sundays of
each month.
Mr.. Chss. Mccoy returned from
St. 10, Sunday morning, quite i'll
with pneumonia. His mother,
who was visiting a sister near
Chics o, was telegraphed for and
arrived home at noon, Wednes-
day. Charley is slightly improved
at this writing.
The father of Hon. T. NJ. Har-
rington, born Dec. "a, 1897, died
in Perry, Ill. Jan. 22,lS9l, aged
90 years and l month. He was
only confined to his bed two days,
but had not been well for a week
previous. He was the Oldest man
in that part of the state.
At a meeting of the board of
Normal regents, Tuesday even
ing, Prot. Muir was made vice
president of the faculty. Prof.
T. a. Swanger was selected to
fill the chair of mathematics and
astronomy made vacant by the
death of Prof. Nelson, and Prof.
r. b. Arnold was chosen to fill
the chair made vacant by Prof.
Swanger's promotion. The board
raised Prof. Swsnger's salary 500.
Messrs. j. w. Reynolds, Thos,
Bell, VIM. Newcomb, and W. W.
Clark, of Clay township, were
travelling along the public high
way, Jan. 80, when they discover
ed large black snake at the road
side enjoying the balmy air and
bright sunshine. They dispatched
his snakeship, which measured
three feet and ten iaches in
length. No wonder the praises of
the Northeast Missouri climate
are sung wherever known, when
it is so ine that even the snakes
come out in January to enjoy it.