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3 te. i tfo- 7i I II J' II if THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC T. E. SUBLETTE, Proprietor. KIKKSVILLE, MIK80UK1 WABASH LINE GOING SOUTH.

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CU. local height -Through Freigh GOING NORTH. Uttumwa Mill L'js Moines St. Paul Ex Lical Freight through freight f0 J.S 11:573 it a 35 10 13a. 4-56 p.

12 45 p. ra 10:15 a. irt 0 4 Sa No 30 O. K. TIME TABLE.

GOING KAST. Ma I Express Ei-ess. Dail except Sunday 6 Dim ugh freight 8 Wa Weight, arrives depaits GOING WEST. He, Nn nc qio p. 11 p.

m. 11 43 a. tr. 3 oo noon So 4 jia Express. arrles 11uoa.11, departs I2-DO a.

No. 4 fcxpres. Dail) excel MinJay. arrlv 7 jl p. departs 7.51 p.

rr, NV 5 Thaough freight 3 30 a. No 7 a freight, arthesr 1:00 p. departs p. ro GKAPHICS. Mrs.

Leech for Millinery. The Carmen club will meet Thursday evening with the Misses Finley. Subjects in the Baptist church Sunday: Morning, "The Morning Star;" evening, Children's Day exercises. The ice cream festival given by the Daughters of Eebekah last Friday evening, netted the lodge over $30, which will be expended for regalia. Eev.

Can field went to St. Louis Monday to attend the annual convention of the Episcopal church which is being held in that city this week. Bullion Sunday school will observe Children's day June 14. A new program and entirely new songs for tht occasion. All are invited.

TheDerthiek Musical and Literary club will meet with Mrs. D. C. Pierce Thursday evening. The composers for the evening are Weber and Schubert.

The ladies of the Womens Christian Temperance Uuiou will conduct a Bible reading in the M. E. church parlor next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock Juue 2nd. A large audience attended the memorial service at the Opera House Sunday afternoon notwithstanding the extremely hot weather. Eev.

Bradley pronounced the invocation, and Bev J. T. Pierce preached the Memorial sermon. S. J.

Boone, of Licking, Texas county, youngest son of Capt. Prank Boone of this county, was a sufferer in the recent cyclone that swept over that county. His house was unroofed, and his barn, granary, smoke house and fine orchard were ruined. A part of nis barn was found three miles from the site of its location. W.

H. Clark Bro's. store at Sublette, was broken into by thieves Saturday night, and shoes, razors, pocket knives, jewelry, watch, revolver, and a dozen pairs of socks were taken. Sunday night a store at LaPlata, was robbed and the thieves were captured and are now in jail. The men captured are tramps and are hupposed to be the persons who bioke into the store at Sublette.

On Fri lay eveuiug, June 5, Mrs. Maxwell, assisted by Miss Bertha Allen, will give a cap social lor the benefit of the M. E. 1 church, South, at the residence of Mrs. Allen, corner of High and Filmore streets.

Each lady will make two caps exactly alike and will keep one of them. The othei will be sold at auctiou to the highest bidder. Those wearinp caps will be entitled to suppei free All are invited to attend aud enjoy a good time. The Normal scientific and Litei-ary Club met with Mrs. Pierce and Miss Owen, at the residence of Mr.

D. C. Pierce, last Thursdaj evening. It was the last meeting of the year and a great many friends were invited to meet with the association. The paper Miss Owen "The Moral Influence of the Drama," was very entertaining and was followed by an interesting discussion by Professors Goldberg, Gentry, Proctor and Bev.

Kirk. Vocal solos by Miss Stafford and Mr. E. C. Link aud two numbers by the Lyric quartan vi-pro vpr much enjoyed.

Be freshments were served with the assistance of the Misses Harlan, Nelson and Pickler. PERSONALS. MisaZena Murfin returned from Queen City. Monday. Mrs.

TJ. B. Holme returned from Chicago Saturday. Miss Stringer returned Friday from Humphreys. H.

Figge, of Lancaster, was in the city Monday, W. Curry, of Camp Point, is visiting his brother, J. T. Curry. David Burton and James Moots, of Sperry, weie in the city Friday.

Mrs. E. C. Link will leave this week for a short visit in Sturgeon, Mo. Lelaud Bounds, of Chicago, is visiting his un I Mr.

Charles Bounds. Miss Nettie Sb-cl, of Greencas le, spent Monday with Kirksville friends. Mrs. Bader and children left for Deer Lodge, Montana, Saturday morning. J.

B. Biley a prominent young farmer of Brashear, was in the city Tuesday. A. McGuire who has been quite ill for some time is not expected to recover. Niles Siegmund left Sunday night for are indefinite stay at Sherman, Colo.

Mrs. Henry Felker. of Topeka, is visiting relatives and friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs.

P. H. Henich, of Greentop, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. McKenzie. Dr.

Ed. Grim, of Brookfield, spent several days in the city this week visiting his mother. Mrs. Sam. Marraaduke is dangerously ill, and all hope of her lecovery has been given up.

Miss Maude Owen came to Kirksville Wednesday eyening to remain until after commencement. Mrs. A. H. F.

Smith, and daughter, Miss Mary, ot Glen- wood, are guests at the home of Mrs. Storm. Hon. W. B.

Hays, of Lancaster, passed through Kirksville Monday enroute to the banker's convention at Pertle Springs. B. C. McClelland of Webb City, visited his brother, A. McClelland, from Friday until Wednesday.

Miss Alta Baird returned from Marshall Thursday morning, where she had bfen attending bchool at Mi-souri Valley College. Geo. Clennson, of Smith Center, who came here five weeks ago to ba treated by Dr. Avery, left for home this week entirely cured. Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Kirk and son, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, are visiting the family of Mr. Kirk's brother, Eev. Sherman Kirk, and will remain a month.

Mrs. W. H. Phalen left Thursday night for a short visit with relatives at St. Louis.

From St. Louis she will go to Indiana for a stay of two months. Karl Smith and wife of Des Moines, Iowa, are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. Porter Smith of this city.

They expect to remain several weeks. J. F. Caiey, repiesenting At kinson of 'ndianapolis, th second largest saw manufacturers in the world, was in the city Wed nesday on business for his firm. Mrs.

Mourton and children, of Cape. Giradeau, and Miss Albert of St. Louis, arrived Wednesday morning. Mrs. Mourton's children will be treated at the Infirmary.

Mrs. Sarah Lamb, of St Paul, who visited her sister, Mrs. Thomas Dinsmoor, of this city, during May and June of last year, died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jewett, the 20th inst. F.

C. Antrim an Attorney, of Jolier, 111., has been appointed by the Antrim heirs to go to England aud look after the Antrim estate. The estate is worth and the heirs are all residents of the United States and have all been identified. Mrs. Dr.

Haw. kins, of this city is one of the them. Born. Seigle To the wife of John G. Siegle, May 24, 1S9G, a son.

Sheeks To the wife of Horace M. Sheeks. Tuesday, May 2U, a son, weight 11 pounds. The Model school entertainment will take place at Normal chapel this (Friday) evening. A very interesting program will be pn seated.

Admission 15c. Subject, for morning worship at the Christian church, "Christ in Prophecy." In the evening Knox P. Taylor, S. S. Evangelist for tin state of Illinois, will address the audience.

All are cordially invited. The Middle Spring Creek bridge on the O. K. line, washed out again Wednesday afternoon, aud the trains are again delayed. The waters in Spring creek were eight inches higher Wednesday after noon than they were last week when the bridge first went out.

The Christian church has secured the Laiug Brothers to give a concert in the Christian church next Saturday evening May 30. The concert will bo of the very best character and will be greatly enjoyed by all who attend. Admission 15 cents, children 10 cents. Mrs. Eliza Jane Aubrey died suddenly at the residence of John Smith, of Walnuttownship, Saturday night.

Coroner Wilcox held an inquest Sunday, and the jury returned a verdict of death by pois-soning with strychnine. The case is a mysterious one and -has caused much excitement in the community. William Anderson, living five miles southeast of LaPlata, killed his wife Wednesday morning by cutting her throat with a razor. After killing his wife he attempt ed to kill himself by using the razor upon his own throat, but failed to cut deep enough. Dr Ellis, of LiPlata, went out to see him, and there is a chance for his recovery.

The cause of the tragedy could notbe learned. J. H. Hoeffner, a Normal student, was struck on the head by a heavy sledge Tuesday afternoon, while practicing for field day. For a time it was thought he was dangerously injured, but blow was a glancing one aud an examination showed that the skull had not been fractured.

He was delir ious for a time, but is agaiu all right. A terrific rain storm visited this section Wednesday afternoon. For nearly an hour before the rain be gan falling, the clouus in every direction were in violent commo tion, aud watched with intense in terest. Finally the rain came down in toirents, aud the sewers were soon taxed beyond theie capacity, overflowing and flooding sidewalks and yards. From the country come repoits that the small streams became raging rivers in a short time, and that much damage has been done to crops.

In the central part of Polk township there was a violent hail which did much damage to fruit. Hon. W. Hays, of Lancaster, made a successful fight against the army worms on one of his farms, near Queen City. They first made their appearance in meadow that was reaped last season.

This was burned over, and millions of the pest destroyed. When they left the meauow tney went into a pasture. Here he kept a heavy roller traveling back and foith, and also kept a sled with three barrels coutaining a mixture composed of Paris Green and water in the proportion of one pound of the former to 150 gallons of the latter, constantly going, keeping the veg-tation sprinkled just in front of the moving army. The worms that escaped the fire and roller were caught by the Paris green, and his pasture was saved. The Maccabees gave a very enjoyable entertainment at Odd Fellows hall Tuesday night.

The Sir Knights with their ladies and invited guests assembled at the hall at o'clock, where they were en tertained by the Mandolin club uutil 9 o'clock, when all repaired to the Central Hotel where refreshments were served. After the banquet H. C. Sohn, Hervey Greenwood and W. F.

Sholly made happy responses to toasts proposed by H. G. Parcell, master of ceremonies. F. Greenwood delivered an address on the aims and benefits of the order, and at its close presented W.

F. Sholly with a Past Com mander's Jewel, a gift of the Sir Knights. The evening was a happyjone, aud the entertainmen' a credit to the order of Mccabee. Married. Baku- Do son In this city May 10, Henry C.

Baker, and Miss Katie Dodson, JohnBichey .1. olliciating. Courtney -Heavlin In this city May 2L, George W. Courtney and Mary Heavlin, John Eichey, J. officiating.

Anderson In this city, May 22, Mi. Frank Lutz and Miss Dora Anderson, Eev. E. Eosell, officiating. DlTTERHRANDT BUROIIART In this city, Sunday evening.

May 24, Dr. H. A. Ditterbrandt and Miss Emma Bnrchart, both of Queen City, Eev. Morgan, of the First Baptist church, officiating.

Florea Monroe In this city at the bride's residence Sunday evening at o'clock, Mr. Jacob Florea, of Hurdland, and Mrs. Sarah J. Monroe, Eev. Taylor officiating.

After a bridal trip to the East Mr. and Mrs. Florea will be at home to their friends at Hurdland where he is engaged in business. Since onday morning cyclones have visited Iowa, Wisconsin and in which at least two hundred lives were lost. W.E.Cole, postmaster at La- Plata, has been found short in his accounts to the amount of nearly J1200.

Mr. Cole protests his innocence of a wrong doing, but has been suspended pending an examination of his accounts. He stands very high in Macon county and his many friends hope to see him come out all right. Obituary. Caroline Donaldson was born in Hocking county, Ohio, Sept 26, IS30.

Died May 14th, 1S9G, at Kirksville, Mo, She was married to Moses Star Oct. ISth, 1S49. Of that union was born nine children, five of whom proceeded her to the better world. She was well and favorably known in this community, having lived here for the past 2S years. She was a loving wife, a kind and devoted mother.

C. GREAT Great Bargains in Shoes. Great Bargains in Clothing Great Bargains in Summer Dress Goods. Great. Bargains in Straw Hats.

Pickler's Famous. A few choice buggies aud sur-ries for cash at Helme Bros. Co. Lost Last Sunday noon ou the street to O. K.

depot, a lady's pocket book, containing 3 keys, cents silver, celluloid memorandum book and a gold link bracelet. Two young ladies were seen to pick up the pocket book in front of Harry Marks' residence. Will they kindly leave it with the owner, Mrs. Will F. Sholly, or at the Graphic office.

Dr. A. P. Saw er Being troubled considerably with neuralgia, and was advised by friends of mine to use jour Family cure which I have Riven atrial, has greatl improved my health, 1 Rive jou permission to publish name in anj ot your circulars Yours Truly A. C.Schant.

New Londot wis. Shine 'Em Up. Every pair of shoes, price S2.50 and up, purchased of Reliable Shoe Co is entitled to 15 shoe dressings free. Ladies' and Gents treated alike. For Bent A store building 20x 50 at Gibbs.

The building is suit able for dry goods or groceries, or both. Will sell or trade same for Kiiksville property. Will be vacant June 8. Address Sam'l Hamilton, Kirksville, Mo. Go to Stephenson's Corner Drug Store for pure white lead, zinc and painters supplies.

Hlme put a Peters Double Cylinder Force Pump into a well Gl feet deep for Mr. Henry A. Harms near Sublette on Tuesday last. Any 5 year old boy can work it. Produce taken in exchange for groceries and queensware at Stanton Cole's.

Go to Stephenson's Corner Drug Store for fine Perfumery, Stationery, Pocket Books, Visiting Cards, Toilet Waters, Soaps, Sponges, Sachets and Face Powders, Creams, and Combs. NEW New arrivals in Dress Goods New arrivals in women's oxfords New arrivals in Straw Hats Ne arrivals in Summer clothing Pickler's Famous. Leonard Befrigeratora are all right. Helme sell them. ADVERTISED jLETTEKS Letters remaining in the Post ofli will be sent to the Tead letter office at the expiration of 15 days.

A Anderson Sheldon Campbell Alice A Fruit, Chalen French MiMS Ella Hence, Martin Wing, John "Willliams When calling for these letters please say advertised. D. C. Pierce, P. M.

For Sale Fresh thorough-bred Jersey cows. These animals are all from fine butter strains. Address M. L. Crocker, 3t.

Queen City, Mo. Go to Stephenson't Corner Drug Store for all kinds of Oils and pure drugs. Bucklen's Arnaca Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guarranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded.

Price 25c per box. For sale by Henry's drugstore. Dr A Sawyer I think jour medicine one of the grande" discoveries thai was ever made for woraeh; wt can never you enough. Respectfully Lida Bradshaw. Fairfield.

III. ward Fi: ley. EXCI2LSIOR SLATE ROOF PAINT. Why not make your roofs last a life-time, and save the expense of a new roof every five or ten years. It can be done with even less ex pense and care than you bestow ou your sidings, because our roofing material costs less.

If you are careful to use genuine Slate Paiat, and have it thoroughly applied, it will resist the effects of water and wind- fhoji those who know. Kirksville, Mo. April 1, '95. Excelsior Slate Paint is all right. I have my roofs painted with it; it is the best paint I have ever put on them.

Geo. Eckert, A Willard, Sigler, A. Sechrist Pickler, JF Whitacre, A Patterson Link, Buckingham Excelsior Slate Paint is better than any other paint. Why! On tin roofs it makes an even, smooth bodv: does nat crack or curl. On shingles it goes up under the ends and sides one-half inch or more and goes in the wood making it as hard as slate, which no other paint will do.

Paint guaranteed to stand on tin roof three years, on shingle roofs five years. If a roof does not stand and needs painting, I ill repaint it free of charge. C. F. Frazer.

Kirksville, Mo. Agent for Adair and adjoining counties. A few chioce buggies at the low est prices possible for cash at Helme Bros. Co. Burke makes stallment plan.

suits on the in- Gasoline aud Oil Stoves. Large variety at Cole's. For Sale Thorough-bred and high grade Short Horn bulls. Address Graphic office. Ladies, you who are careful buyers and want good and not shoddy goods, look at our line and get prices before buying.

We have the largest line of dress goods in Kirksville, and none are cheaper. We nave the choicest line of ladies fine shoes and lower than anybody, Needle, Tokio and Boston toe. Our white goods are complete. We keep ready made skirts, a stock of shirt waists unparalelled. Dresden silks at 75c, such as sold elsewhere at 1.00.

We are headquarters for carpets. The best line of ladies and childrens hose in town. Geo. B. Brewington Son.

To the Goldfields of the West VIA THE BURLINGTON ROUTE. A fast through vestibuled train daily to Denver making direct connections for Cripple Creek, also fast daily trains to the gold fields of Montana and Black Eills. 200 Miles shortest line from Missouri Eiver; ask your agent for information about the Burlington Eoutc. Go to Stephenson's Corner Drug Store for croquet sets, fishing tackle, base balls, batts ana an 1 kinds of sporting goods. 50 CENT TEA LEAVE OEDERS EARLY FOE MASON FKUITJABS There can be no Doubt About it! That you will save Money by trading at THE PALACE.

THE ONLY Exclusive Clothing HOUSE at KIRKSVILLE if We can sell you a nice Men's Suit at A finer Suit in grey, black and brown An all wool business suit A fine imported Clay Worsted Suit strictly all wool from 9.00 up BOYS SUiTS we have an immense line for G5c and up. SHIETS AND UNDER WE AE of every kind from the cheapest to the best. Hats and Caps of all the latest styles and colors. We do not mix up our CLOTHING with Dress Goods, Molasses, Sugar and Shoes. We handle CLOTHING and nothing but Clothing.

Our store is filled with Clothing and we carry the largest assortment in North Missouri. Our LOW PEICES give our competitors pains. Come in and be convinced. JULIUS ALTSCHULER, manager. Kirksville, Ho ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ASSESSOR. ie are authorized to announce THOS. A. HuiSE. of Pettis towinship, as a candidate for the office of assessor, sub'ect to the liepublican primary.

SHERIFF We are authorized to annouce-JOHN N. SCOTT of Benton township as a candidate for the office of Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. He are autnortzed to announce ritY tha-mvi-uku of Nineveh tp as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election, we are authorized to announce RoaT. BlaCK-ieroe as a candidate for Sheriff, subject to the decision of the liepublican primary alection. We are authorized to announce Sherwav Boose of Wilson township as a candidate for the office of Sheriff.

sublect to the decision of the republican primary election. we are authorized to announce DOL'G MURPHY as a candidate for the office ot sheriff, subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. We are authorized to annouhce GEO. WALL SMITH as a candidate for Sheriff subject to the decision of the Republican primary election. TREASURER.

We are authorized to announce WILLIAM of Benton township, as a candidate forthe office ot Treasurer, subject io the decision of the DotMihlirrin nrlmirv are authorized lo announce WlLMAH Wheatcraft as a candidate for nomination to the otfieof Treasurer of Adair couuty, subject to the d-cisionofthecominj; primary election ot the Republican party. He are authorized to announce CAPT. W. 1), SIGLER as a candidate foi nominaton to the omce of Treasurer of Adair covntv snbject to the decision of coming primary election of the Republican party. COLLECTOR We are authorized to announce Wiluaw I EXUEHART as a candidate for nominatiou to the office of Collector, of the reenue of Adair count subject to the decision of the coming primary election ot the Republican party.

are authorized to announce ThoaS W. FlcKEL as a candidate for nomination to the office of collector of the revenue of Adair county, subject to he decision of the primary election of the Republican party. We are authorized to announce ItOBitRT D. Ha ILTON as a candidate tor nomination to oftice of col-lectorof the revenue of Adaircounty, subject to the decision ot the coming primary election of the Re publican party. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to announce A D. RISDON' as a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the decission of the RepublicaT Primarj We are authorized to announce JOHN STORM as a candidate for the ofhee Prosecuting Attornej subjectto the decission of the Republican piimarj election, we are authorized to announce R. DUNKIN as candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attornev subject to the decision of the Republican primarj eletlon. COUNTY JUDGE. we are authorized to annouce A.

F. BUHPUS. of Wilson township, as a candidate for the office of Count Judge for the Seconl District, subject to the decision of the republican primary election. We are authorized to announce H.DAY, of west Saltnver township as a candidate for County Judge for theSecond District subject to the decision of the republican primary election. we are authorized to annouce a HIt.it A.i as a candidate for County Judge for the first district subject to the decision of the Republican primarj election, COUNTY SURVEYOR.

we are authorized to annouce TYLER PAINE as a candidate for County Surveyor and road and bridge commissioner, subject to the Republican primary election FOR CONSTABLE. We are autorized to announce Lark in Hodge as a candidate foi r-onstable in Benton tp, subject to he decision of the Bepnblican pri- i mary election. The best ever offered at this money-in Kirksville. Try it once and you will always use it. GARRETT TURNER, The Leading Grocers 4.00 5.00 7.50 THE PALACE, South Side Square Eys-o for Sale.

Black cochins aud Brown Leghorns. Leave orders at Jamison Farm or at Cooks Cigar Factory. McCleland and Cook. Martz Greene have money to loan on farm property. Wall Paper.

McChesney have received their new wall paper, and now have ten thousand rolls to select from. They cannot fail to please you. For Sale: A house of two rooms, summer kitchen, good well, one large lot. For further particulars inquire at basement of Mercantile college. Eggs for Sale.

Light Brahmas and Silver Wry-andottes, at reasonable prices. Call at Journal office. F- M. Buckingham, Kirksville, Mo, Dr. Sawyer Dear Sir: I can say with pleasure that I have been using your medicine, and will recommend it to all suffering ladies.

Mrs Ga. ard Finley. Eggs Imperial Pekiu duck eggs for hatching; $1 per setting of 13 Addiess Graphic office. KIKKSVIL.L.E MAUICBTS. Eggs Butter 6 5 G.OO $2.75 ..2.50 Feathers Oats Hay Hogs Cows and Heifers.

Beeswax 18c amw 3 to 4c Lard 10c Rye 30c Wheat No 2 g7c Milk cows and calves 18 Boosters 2lA per lb Mixed Feed 50c pr hund Bran 45C it Shorts 80c Hens Old Turkeys. 6 to 8 Ducks Geese .3.00 to" 4.00 Corn 18 to 20 Go to Stephenson's Corner Drag Store for fine tooth, flesh, baby, hair, nail, camel and cloth brush-es. E. S. QU1NN, Physician and Surgeon.

KIRKSVILLE. MO. OFFICE WITH DR. AVERY REAB OP UNION RANK. -m 4 vM 2 3Bg; ygfr-afciBSSaewi Cfxrtr.

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