The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-12-26

- AIr..H.E rZLt- -erA.NaE4
Fred Scofeld returned from his Wis
it TO Iowa on Tuesday night, He re
ports plenty of snow east and bitter
cold weather. Says he is glad to ge'
back again.
1t is a superlative comfort to bald
,, headed men, in these wintry and gus
ty days, to reflect that the proud
typicle bird, the Americt,T eagie, is
also baldheaded.
The fine dogskin overcoat tina,
adorns the figure of II. S. DUNLAP
was drawn by him at a lottery draw
ing at the Klmball House LIST week
up. Beebe drew a very fine wolfskir
robe at the same time.
Ed. Dorwart has killed his first
deer, a four pronged buck. lie shot
it last week across the river, a little
west of the Bijou Hills. The stormy
weather prevented the deer "running'
and Ed was obliged to give up his
hunt aud return.
A friend writing from Ohio asks
if we have had any cold weather yet.
Cold! well, we think so It was so
cold one day this week we had tc
give our Office stove four doses oil
quinine to keep it from shaking the
stoye-pipe down.
AT the church entertainment Christ
mas eve. a lamp was accidentally up
set, smashed to pieces and the flaming
oil scattered over the floor. The
flames were quickly extingnished
without much trouble, but many were
badly frightened.
Hon. Mark Ward of Brule count,
is being quite generally spoken of as
a candidate fer speaker OF the house
in the coming Legislature. 1t is fit
ting that the best nan should come
from the best district in Dakota
Plankinton Aurora.
The good sunday-schd5l teacher
catechised the good little boy Sunday
"What did Christ say about little
children?" she asked. The little fel
low answered: "Suffer little children
to come unto Me-but for goodness
sake don't say l told you"
Rev. Z. Wilhelm, of White Lake
has returned from Yankton with the
news that Bishop Marty will delicate
the new church at White Lake or
New years day at II o'clock. twill
be a grand and imposing ceremony
and Witnessed by a large crowd
Thirteen priests have been invited.
There is only n key to the fire
pump on the corner of Main and FRS
streets which is carried by Marsha
Wright. There should BIZ severa
keys and kept near, where they ca,
be got at at a moments netice. No
Only this, but the pump should b
tested every week to see shat it is il
order.
The editors of the Kimball Graph
ic and Chamberlain Register ar,
chatting each other in a good naturet
way. Bro Tman promises to WRIT
some items that will be very interest
ing to Mrs. Cooks successor, in re
turn for which the latter kindly offer
TO furnish some Chamberlain core
spondence for the Graphic.-Plank
inton Aurora.
Itso happened that c. N. Wake
had a full barrel Of water in his bous,
on the night Of his house catching fire
Had 1t not been for this the hous,
would probably have gone up i,
smoke. The GRAPHIC has repeated,
called the attention Of DIR citizen
to observe this precaution, not only,
the stores, butin private residence
as well.
Our Chamberlain readers will b
particularly interested iii "Henry's'
letter this week. Unfortunately til,
best part Of the dummy joke is no
fit to publish in s'the only strict,
moral psper in Dakota. The mex
time the editor of the GRAPHIC goe
down to Chamberlain to remain al
night at the Brule House he is goin,
to sit up all night or else go to be-
with Bronson.
In spite of all the inventive geniu
OF this country, no M has ever sue
ceeded in making a sleeve-button tina
will permit a young man to hug hi
best girl without tearing a hole in he
dress at the point where her back
bone saws into his arm.-Plankinto
Free Press.
Say, SJef," what in thunder ar
yov up to down there, anyway?
John stuhlmiller, of Kimbal
brought in a couple of shosts ths
weighed a total Of 1880 pounds Z
within 10 lbs. Of 500 each. The
were sold for 1928 per cwt. The
were hauled twenty miles or the