Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-05-26
T. E. suBLETIE. pnorntxron.
FRIDAY MAY &c 1888.
The Knox County bond

FRIDAY MAY &c ISS.
The Knox County bond
compromise which was voted on
last Saturday, was defeated by q |
vote of 3 to l.
The people of Kirksville do
not propose to be outraged in the
matter of appointing postmaster
for Kirksville.
Don't fail to join in the ex-
ercises of Baldwin Day, Tuesday
June 18th. Take your basket OF
dinner with you and join In the
picnic on the Normal grounds.
-Citizens of Kirksville and
vicinity should not fail to join the
grand picnic on Normal grounds
in honor of DIR. Jos. Baldwin
Tuesday, June 18th. Fill your
baskets full Of good things to ea'
and let's have good time.
Since the new deal in Se-
gard to the appointment of the
next postmaster has beer made
public, the mutterlngs OF the
,vvpuo ceu ue nearu without PUT
ting the ear to the ground. A
tempest is brewing.
The auction sale OF lots IL
Fout & Ellison's addition next
Thursday will afford an opportuni'
ty to purchase residence property
IN Kirksville, that will never occul
again. II you desire location
for home, or property for specu.
lation that will yield you hand
some profit, attend the sale and
secure one of the bargains that
will be offered that day.
Mr.. Hatch is reported to have
said that Mr.. Chas. Gartrell has
the strongest Endorsement of the
people for the appointment OF
postmaster, but that he is under
political obligations in another
direction. The people don't care
snap about Hatch's political
obligations, and they don't pro-
pose that he shall dictate an OBJ
noxious appointment 80 long as the
ear of the President is open to
petitions.
Some Of the fellows who are
engaged solely in the business of
breathing for a living, became
considerably excited last week
when it was announced that the
CITY council had decided to tax
every business IN the city from 81
to S25. If the city council would
hunt up those fellows and make
them pay an annual license of s5f
each, or 90 out of business, other
business men would pay all taxes
imposed without a murmur.
Mr.. Cain is no longer q can
didate for the Kirksville post
office. The fact is he has discover
ed that he is not eligible to the
place. Under the law a man cannot
be appointed postmasterin in q town
or city of 5000 inhabitants unless
he resides within the corporate
limits of the town or city he wishes |
to serve in the capacity of post
master. This was known to the |
politicians who compose the post
office ring from the first; but the
knowledge Was withheld from Mr..
Cain as they wanted him to stay |
in the field and assist in beating
another very strong candidate to
whom Mr.. Hatch was under obli-
cations and had promised the |
office if his influence would give
it to him. Now that the strong
candidate is safely beaten, Mr..
Cain is permitted to make the
discovery that he is not, and never
has been, in the race for the post
office, and the only thing for him
to do is to turn in with the
overtures of mercy from the post
office ring and give his influence
TO their candidate. Just what Mr.,
Cain will do remains 10 be seen.
Worthington's Magazine for June.
With the June number Worth
ington's illustrated Magazine COM