The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-10-31
IS. His cane yielded seventy gall

Ions to the acre.
The democrats OF the Black Hills
have nominated G. T. Thompson and
Robt, Flehrman for the council. and
Booth, Blackwell, Skinner and Smith
for the house.
Egan was visited by safe robbers Sun
day night. They tapped Postmaste,
Moore's safe, getting $50. They then
went to John Paul's lumber office, anG
commenced to drill a hole in his safe,
but were scared away, leaving the brace
and drills.
The new asylum for the insane at
jamestown will be completed and
turned over to the board of trustees this
month, but will not be utilized until
running expenses are provided for by
appropriation by the legislature.
At Valley City Rev. Mr.. Woodford,
pastor of the Episcopal church, stopped
short in his sermon and dismissed the
congregation with the announcement
that he would not hold further services
while the Bonder-Root family attended
the church.
The house of William Merton of st.
Lawrence was burned, the family bare
ly escaping with their lives. Loss,
1000.
Mrs. Sarah Haggerty, alady seventy
six years old, is the only person who
has ever died in Keystone, in Dickey
county.
The county seat war in La Moure
county is at an end, the commissioners
having refused to submit the PROPOSE
ton for removal, on the ground tllatthe
petition is not signed bytwo-thirds OF
the voting population.
Fred L. Davis threshed about ten
acres OF wheat on Mr.. l.. Russell's farm
in SSrabane, township, near Larimore,
that averaged thirty-si1 and one-fourtb
bushels per acre.
The new county of Mcintosh has been
organized, with tho following officers
County clerk and register of deeds,
John II. Wishek; sheriff, Alex Melon
aid; coroner, DR.. David Richie; Judge
of probate, .Alanson Richards treasurer,
Horace S. Bear: assessor, G. D. John
son; superintendent of schools, George
w. Abbot.
Geo. w. Rollins was arrested at Bis
marck for starting a prairie fire in Octo-
Der, 1888, thereby causing considera-
BILE damage to property, but proved an
alibi and was discharged.
A burglar entered the residence of
Mrs. Bishop at Pierre, took her money,
and assaulted her, but she knockedhi m
down with q chair and pounded him
until he was glad to make his escape.
Small pox is raging f%iercely in the
township of Argo, fifteen miles north
west of 4Auro. Eight persons have died
and nineteen more sick. There are no
cases nearer than Brookings.
Prof. Perry and wife, of Springfield,
Mass, have arrived at Flandrau. The
professor will at once commence ar.
ranging plans for college buildings
which will occupy a place on an ele-
waited plateau i'll the southern part Of
the city. The institution will be en-.
dowed largely by the muniticence Of
Prof. Perry's grandfather, n gentleman
of means and one who has devoted it tc
educational purposes.
The fremen's tournament in Aber.
deem, was q grand success. There
l were $50 fireman in attendance, com
prising thirteen companies, with four
teen bands, making the largest display
| ever seen in the Northwest. The Da
kota Firemen's association was organ
| lied, with the following officers: Pres
ident, Jerome H. Shute Of Aberdeen
first vice president, Mark Bridge Of
Sioux Falls; second vice president
Thomas r. Arnold of Mitchell; CORES,
, ponding secretary, John S. Foster o
Chamberlain; recording secretary
Charles III. Osborne of Huron; treasur
!, er, E. W. Briggs of Red6eld. Til,
Iowa state rules we're adopted with few
exceptions.
v Two dwelling houses, q barn ant
granary were consumed in a prairie fir
Q on the boundary between Dakota an,
Manitaba, Huron City. Loss, $4,000
n no insurance.
e A transfer was make at Mitchell b.
: which the Pipe Stone (Minn.) Republi
can passes into the control of j. Fl
Letcher, formerly one of the proprie
tors of the Mitchell Republican.
Mrs. Karl Schroeder and her child
aged three years were burned to deaf
in o prairie fire north of jamestown.
= The Mitchell hook and ladder com
v pany challenges any of the hook an
ladder companies that participated i
the late Aberdeen tournament to a hui
and hub race for $500 and the champion
y ship of Dakota.
A location of the capital of Nelso
county will be submitted to vote tn!
:. fall. Michigan City. Mapes, Harri.
" burg, Wamduska and Lakota, the pres
ent site, are rs irants.
u Bartholomew Gadin, living nes
Mitchell was arrested and bound ovel
charged with setting a prairie fir
which spread and did damage to tt
., amount of $4,000. The penalty is fin
!. and imprisonment.
! Another incendiary fire in Bismarch
Dietrich's slaughterhouse being burne,
Loss, $1,400.
j. The store Of Mr.. J. Couch of Colun
O bia has been closed by creditors.