The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-08

squire had been previously informed
of their coming and spent all day
Saturday reading the form SO as to be
sur and not get confused and make
any mistake. He says he got through
all right, but had to be famed for
fifteen minutes after.
The Mitchell Republican speaks of
a tree, three feet in circumference,
and in a good state of preservation,
with the bark on and all SO perfect as
to easily determine the kind of wood,
being found at a debth of As feet
below the surface. An equally re-
markable discovery wa made here a
few days ago. While some parties
were excavating a well near town, at
the debth of "a feet they unearthed a
beer bottle, filled with beer which
had not become stale, but was fresh
as when manufactured, 80 the men
who sampled it testified. Now the
question is, how did the beer bottle
get there? Can it be u forefathers
or the aborigines of thls country
addicted to the habit of imbibing this
frothy beverage? Will some wise
geoglist enlighten us?
Capt. Curtiss delivered a lecture on
temperance at the Presbyterian
chnrch Sunday evening to a large
audience. The Captain had been
frequently called upon to speak upon
the subject, but declined saying that
his views of the best modus operandi
in the importance work might not
accord with those of most workers
IN the cause. At the beginning Of the
lecture he mentioned this, but SAID he
would give his views regardless of
how they would be received. lie ex-
pressed his opinions plainly and said
that prohibition was not the best way
Of putting down the evil of lntemper-
ance, and hat it could never be
successfully carried out, giving his
reasons for that belief. He said the
only way TO accomplish the desired
result was by education, and that
work to be done in the home. His
views are different FROM those of
most speakers on the subject, and in
our opinion are the most rational.
So long as boys and young men think
it Is manly to drink, and older men
think they need a stimulant, so long
will there be drinking, prohibition or
not.
AS an evidence of what a young
man can do i'll Dakota, We cite our
readers to the success of a few of our
business men. One young man came
to Dakota three years ago with scarce
ly enough means to pay his way.eTo
day he fills n Of the highest offices
IN the county, has a beautiful home
and pcrsonalsproperty and real estate
to the value Of 100000
Another came two years ago with
everything to gain and no possibility
of losing as he had nothing to lose.
BY energy,.,economy and close appli-
cation he was very successful, and
now has q we'll established business,
is permanently settled, and his pos
sessions are worth about 100000.
Still another fell a victim to the Da-
kota fever, and of course the only
specific was to come to the marvellous
country. Having been employed
there on a meagre salary he had saved
nothing, not even enough to bring
him to the land he sought, but
through the kindness of friends he
secured sufficient funds to pay his
fare and expenses and started out.
To-day he is carrying on a successful
business, has a couple thousand he
can call his own, and is fully ION
WINGED that Dakota is the best co,ln-
try In the world for men of small
means to get a start. We conld give
the names of these gentlemen, and
could mention many others who have
been equally successful, but thi, k
ing they do not wish their names
made public, we deer.
II. S. Dunlap is building an office
on Main street South of Farrell's
agricultural implement warehouse.
When Horatio first came to Kim
ball he made his head quarters at the
Taft House, then known as the KIM
ball House, which at that time cover
ed a space of ground l4x2o feet, one
and one half stories high, and the
lower part divided into office, dining
room and kitchen. We remember
on entering that commod,ous (?) hotel
two years ago, the first thing that
attracted our attention was a large