The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-13
Alexandria.
What the Editor saw there.
Mr.. 4 Mrs. ". B. Warner
Request your COM
pany at the Fifth Anniversary of
their Wedding,
Thursday Eve, June 5th 81
at 1850 o'clock

pany at the Fifth Anniversary of
their Wedding,
Thursday Eve, June 5th 81
at ESQ o'clock
Alexandria, Dakota.
The above invitation was what
called us down to Alexandria on
Thursday last. Arriving there we
took a little stroll around town with
Mr.. Warner, who met us at the depot.
Calling upon Bro. Downs of the AID
vocate we found him busy at work
getting out the weekly edition. The
Advocate has a neat cozy little office
we'll fitted up with the best of mater
ial. Bro. Downs is doing good work
for his town and meeting with success.
Across the road we found Bro. Tav-
lor and with him went into his office.
The Herald has one of the best offices
in South Dakota. Ithas a Mol pow
er press, two good job presses and
everything that goes to make up a
model sprint shop" Bro. Taylor is
fortunate in having one of the best
job printers in the Territory as we
were shown as fine samples of Job
work as can he found anywhere.
Bre. Taylor has made the Herald one
of the leading papers of Dakota and
Alexandria stands by it to a man.
An hour after found lis rolling along
out to Mr.. Warmers farm in a light
road wagon drawn by a pair of fast
steppers. The country was looking
at its best and showed its age plainly
over Brule county. Neat groves of
trees were on all sides amid which
could be seen coy little farm houses
and neat and substantial out buildings.
Hundreds upon hundreds of acres of
wheat lining both sides of the section
road was looking in the best of
condition. If there is any better land
IN Dakota than surrounds Alexandria
we have never seen it. Arriving at
Mr.. Warmers place four miles from
town, We found the prettiest farm we
have seen in Dakota. His house and
out buildings are situated in the midst
of three separate groves of trees. A
beautiful drive leads from the section
road through one grove up to his house
and the walk from the house to the
road is lined on either side by nice
naples which are now in their second
year. Across the road directly oppo.
site Is a tree claim on which is a seven
acre grove of cotton wood, all from Is
to 20 feet high. A grove of cotton
woods two years old lie back of the
house, and on the rortt!!, is another
grove in ITS third year. No descrlp-
ton will give an adequate idea If the
beauty of these groves of trees which
stand from - to 90 feet in hight,
affording now in their fourth wear
ample shade and protection from wind
Mr.. Warner informed us that the
groves had required but very little
care and their growth was wonderful.
1t will be a wise move on the part of
every farmer i'll Brule county to plant
trees upon their CLAIMS. 1t is only a
matter ola few years when they
will add to their farms ten times the
cost and trouble, besides adding a
beauty to the surroundings that moth.
ing else will.
But about the Wooden Wedding.
The guests from Alexandra began to
arrive by eight o'clock and for an
hour came steady; by twos, thress and
in squads of a dozen or more. Many
of the elite OF the city were out-and
by the way Alexandria can turn GU,
about as nice and "tony" set of PEG
pie as any town in Dakota.
A dancing platform had been bull
near the house upon which, beneath
the soft moonlight that streamef
down through green groves embcll
ished with many gay colored Chimes
lanterns, the merry dancers kept time
TO the strains Of music from the Alex
andia ochestra. At midnight Mrs
Warner adjourned the gathering te
the house where all sat down to
most excellent supper which wa.
appreciated by appetites sharpenee
with the drive and tripping the "ligh
fantastic" Many useful and valuabl
presents were either brought or sen
by friends. It was way into tn