Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-09-09

GRAPHICS.

Garter Bros. dentists. south side
The public schools opened this
week with roo pupils.
Miss Alma Hess, of Macon. is
the guest of Miss Liza Miller.
The speed ring at the fair will
present some fine attractions to-
day and tomorrow.
The soaking rain that fell in all
parts of the county Thursday
morning did great good.
The fair will continue Saturday
and the management expect to
make it the best day of the week.
The Normal students in attend
snce Wednesday numbered 325,
more than fifty above last years
opening.
All sensible people will take the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the e. A. r. encampment at
Washington.
For building stone inquire of
I. j. Dockery. He can furnish
you the best building stone in the
county and any amount on short
notice.
DR.. T. P. Haley, pastor of the
First Christian church in Kansas
City, will..preach at the Christian
church next Sunday at IL q. m,
Public cordially invited.
The GRAPHIC will give twenty
dollars in gold to the farmer OF
farmers son, who produces the
greatest yield of wheat on one
acre of land in Adair county in
1898.
Tue foundation for thu new
Methodist parsonage was complet-
ed this week. The parsonage viii
be fine building and is located
on the lot just east of the old par.
sorege.
The names of the judges in for.
al hall have bean kept secret. This
has aroused considerable curiosity
among the ladies', who declare
they never before heard Of such &
thing.
Miss Eta Campbell left Satur'
day for Keokuk, To-, where she
will spend few days in the whole.
sale millinery house and then re.
turn to Glen wood and remain dur
ing the millinery season.
James Smiths team ran away
Monday. During the run they
tore up Moore's scales. broke
Longs delivery wagon and com,
pletely demolished the wagon to
which they were attached.
The Boston Quartette with b.
harmon Sisters are superior tc
any colored and jubilee singers
that have ever visited our city
They are all artists. They will be
here tuesday evening, September
Ii.
The Alliance picnic near Hurd
land last Saturday had large at
tendance. Miss Roberts, Of Pike
county, ILL.,, addressed the people
She is the daughter of a promi.
nent farmer, and said to be fnt
speaker.
O.. 2. zimmerman received a let
ter this week from his son Edwin
?. who is now at Lemoore, Cal
Mr.. zimmerman is delighted witt
the country about Lemoore, ant
says that they raise pumpkin'
there that weigh 800 pounds.
The knights of the Mscabee
are arranging to have a picni
September "a, and decoration O
Sir Knight Cooks grave. Mob
erly, Macon and Brookfeld tent
are invited to join the Kirksvill
tent In the ceremonies. Program
will be given next week.
L. NJ. Smith and G.. W. Drink
ard, state lecturer for the Alliance
will hold joint discussions q
eight different places in the coun
ty, beginning Sept. 90. The date
and places will be given next week
All are earnestly requested TO al
tend these discussions.
At the Baptist church mex
Lords day the text in the morn
ing will be, "For we are laborer
together with God. Ye are God
building" In the evening tn
subject will be, THE breaking G
the alabaster box" The service
in the evening will begin at 7:3(
In the novelty race Wednesds
one of the horses flew the trac
and jumped over the fence, Tn
boy who was riding was throw
over the animals head, and cor
slderably bruised. B. 8. Kern
was knocked down and slight
bruised and his clothing bsdl
torn.
Last Monday afternoon Mrs.