Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-08-10
g ENERlL NEVIS GOSSIP.

Rocky River, Ohio, had novel contest
the other day. Two butchers, John Smith
of Boston, and Charles Smith of Chicseo.
undertook to Kill and dress two large bul-
locks for 81, 900 side and the championship
OF the United States. Bets were about even,
both men. having records OF less than Six
minutes. At the appointed hour Mitchell.
the Boston man, failed to show up having
cut three of his fingers He forfeited his
money. Smith, of Chica go, then killed and
dressed bullock weighing 200 poup ds in
just seven minutes ana three seconds. .,t.
SFor improving the harbor at Duluth
$27o,65l haye been expended prior to Jan.
1S, 1881. Since that time SIG, 900 has bee.
expended. 1t is believed, from past expert.
ences, that it win be necessary to do large
amount Of dredging each year. For dred :
ing atSuperior, 4 Wis, $44,461 " as available
during athe~ year, $21, 135 of which was ex-
I pendeds FFhel estimated amount to COM
plete atheapEoject is 1862, 900, Of which no.
900 can be'used the next year. +ti
T. The Cuiard Steamship Company has
contracted for the building of the two steam
ers on scale which it is said will be in ad.
vance of anything which has yet been de-
Yised for the Atlantic. service. The ships
are to be of 5000 tons burden, each and OF
IL, 900 horse power. The price is excess OF
f600, 900 for each, and it IS designed that
the two vessels shall make speed ofnine-
teen knots per hVnr, or to cross the Allan
tic in less than six days,
The old capitol Of Albany has been sold
to James W. Eaton for 81 900, the only bid
received. The purchase was made on be-
! half of the ustaes of the new. normal
school in tho >fn
| material will be used. The statue of Justice
which crowns the Historical buildlngr yrs
not included in the purchase. 1t was re.
moved to the new capitol. The biilding g
cost originally $4,000. ,.,7
The monthly repor 1T of the st. Paul post
| Office for July shows total business ol
$305. 26319, al increase over the cores
! ponding month of 1882 amounting to $33,
s09.56.i The postoffice business Of q city
more Than any other statistics show its i'm
| portance as numerical center, and St.
Paul may well be proud of the evidence
thus presented OF hsr substantial growth
| and prosperity.
ls' 1t the inquest on the body Of Capt. Webt
! recently, his widow, several physicians, his
manager and various persons who! wit.
! messed the swim, gave their testimony. The
juryi1 returned the following ve5 dict: 2"We
find that Capt. Webb came to his death
while attenipting to swim the whirlpool Of
bthe' rapids OF the Niagarariyer. .Hl9S sblU3
A story il s aaoat, in Indianapolis thatthe
late Peter Goelet Of New York. who left an
imme elise fortune, and was believed to be q
| bachelor, was in 1845 married to Jady,if
| Parke county, Ind, who gave birth to a
danghter,y who now lays claims to an estate
~ooRptn tAaiy ynlllllons.hHalqs g g8I s. i6A
American A. s travellers spend, it is estimated
s1Oo, 900, 600 III Europe every summer. The
$500, 900 inhabitants 81 philadelphia; New
| York and Brooklyn speAd S15, 900, 400 dur
ing the season pom the strip Of Sand be-
tween Cape May Point and Long Beach,
For sending young lady Of Atlanta, Ga :,
q fine watermelon. with black q oil inside,
accompanied by an obscene note, her
brother cowhided ]. w. Alexander and