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

above state OH which he has 10 acres
Of apple trees which yield q large
revenue. His farm has all the mod
ern improvements and is one that
anyone might we'll be oontented with.
Nevertheless Mr.. Secrcst, since COM
ing here and riding over Brule coun-
ty, has pretty we'll made up his mind
that he did not know before what a
good country was. So well pleased
is he with the country that he has re-
turned home for the purpose of dis
posing of his property IN Missouri
and come here. He is determined to
come anyway whether lie sells il or
not and with him will come hls ten
children most of whom arc married
and have families. They all have
more or less land which they will also
dispose of. Mr.. S. informed az that
he heard a great deal abont this coun-
try that he did not believe but learn
ed upon his arrival that it ad not
been praised enough. "In fact he
says sit beats any thing I ever saw"
1t is just such men IS Mr.. Secrest
that Brulc county needs and We shall
be glad to welcome hi1n in our midst.
Some stSmall Gesds''.
The firm Of J. D. Farrell have sold,
this week, Minnesota Chief Thresh-
er with IA horse power Saltwater
engine. Price $1,000. Also one of
tho same make of threshe1s with
horse power attachment for $3.50.
Sales OF this kind are common oc-
currence in kimball. We only note
these for the benefit of Bro. King, Of
the Chamberlain Register, that he
may set them down among the list OF
the "small goods" sold here.
kIMBALL.
The following 10 AN extract from . lettcr to
the Waterloo Tribune of the July2Otl,.
Arrived in kimban Tor Waterloo No. % ut IL
o'clock noon, found Geo. B]ocrer doing II splen-
did business in groceries. Next was Il. Sweet
and family. Sweet still has best cow and colt in
the Territory just as l.c did in Waterloo. It
sounded natural to hear him extol the qualities
of his stock and land claim. next visited Mrs.
B. A. Bacon who il doing a thriving burners in
millinery and dress making. Mr.. Bacon the while
is attending to his claim. l next found d. 4.
Kohinsou and vita xnd SONS Willie mud Fre1ie,
running n store. Mr.. Robinson is the father Of
the boys spoke of Mt Yorktown. They were all
formerly travelling men in tho boot and shoe
trnde. 1t is just an impt~sibility to get home
sick or the blues in such company az the Rob
insuns! and when first saw Mrs Robinson it was
like going from a room lighted with y tallow
caI;dle to one lighted with electric light. find
Rue High in good circumstances. also Mr. Stuhl-
miller who has purchased large farm near
Kimball well improved and the talk is that le
and his divorced wife arc about to occupy the
same bed again. Il. T. Ttcomb is here for
few days waiting for breaking team to 70 to
his claim about 70 miles from here. saw e. A.
Farwell, the two Nerwins. ]. POnsford, Mr..
Humphrey, once conspicuous in the grange store,
Mr.. Duke, Of the Waterloo mills, and the dear
only knows who else from Waterloo. In fact
this is called the Waterloo of Dakota. But this
is q live town Of 800 inhabitants and without ex-
ccption the people from Waterloo are doing first
rate aud arc all delighted with the country. The
ladies that are here have desire to rturn which
is sure index OF q good country and good cE-
mate and good fashionable citizens, and those
that came here one and two ysars ago nicely
fixed. Will close BY saying that am delighted
with the country and crops and all that has been
said in favor Of it, the half has not been told.
If any of our Waterloo friends wish anyone 10
look after their land interests in Dakota, they
will find the Dunlap Brothers, of kimball, the
boss land agents. Tell John Elwood have
become naturalized in Dakota.
l just saw Mrs. DR.. Grouse and Miss Hawlcy.
They arc perfectly delighted with the country
and their prospects. They are not tanned entire
ly black but look about Ike an lndian-tauned
deer skin They sAy the water in their neigh
borhood is good; and BY the why, some Of the
Waterloo people wanted me to ascertain abnut
the quality of the water. and had forgotten it,
not having any occasion to taste it, bat the frat
opportunity have will do NO. Other drinks
average very we'll with Iowa."
LEV.
Brule County Farms.
Learning that Mr.. II. G. Smith had
commenced harvesting on his farm,
a