The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-06-20

Three bids for grading Main St.
were handed n to the clerk on We'd
nesday last. The bids were 80, So,
and 40 cents per yard respectively
The council held a meeting on We'd
nesday evening and decided to leave
the bids open until the 95th at which
time If no lower bid is put in the
council will probably take charge
of the grading and hire teams and
men by the day. There is about
5000 yards Of dirt to be removed
which at the lowest price bid would
cost 5000 for the work, altogether
too large a price. 20 cents per yard
would cover the cost and leave a
good margin besides.
We often hear people tell what
they would doif they were editors of
a newspaper. 1t is really surprising
the amount of miscellaneous advice
newspaper men continually receive
free gratis for nothing. And then,
there are any number of works pub
lished "On the Art of Journalism
by upstairs who don't know the differ
ence between a long primmer full,face
chase and a nonpareil ltalic shooting
stick. After all, the real cart of
Journalism" which most country
newspaper editors wish to acquire, is
the art of paying all the office expen-
ces and supporting a large family on
a weekly cash business one dollar and
a half and three hundred dollars in
charges"
The following is the program Of
entertainment Of Public School at
Smiths Opera House on July end
Music, Greeting Glee.
Devotional exercises-Rcv Burch.
Music, Solo-Miss Gurrens.
Recitation, "Mabel"-Laverta Morse.
Tableau, Golden Stair"
Recitation, .The Dutchman'-Willie Bement.
Dialogue, Aunt Betsy's Beau"
Music-Charlie Herring.
Marching Drill.
Recitation, THE Old Maid"-Emily Caryl.
Music, '"The Alpine Horn Merman)--Emma
Maynard.
i .,, -
''The Toad Stool"
Tableau, N Cross 4 Crown
Music, Well have to mortgage the Farm
Operetta, Land of Nod
Recitation, My Ephram Child.'
Music, Good Night Gentle Folk"
Admission 25 cents.
Children under l2 years Is cents.
The Register has found three men
in Buffalo Co. that occasionally want
to go to Chamberlain and forsooth,
it must have a road opened diagonally
through Brule county leading up to
Duncan, Buffalo county. While the
Register is at it, wouldn't it be as
well to petition Congress to have the
whole of Brule county r~esurveyed
and do away with the old established
section roads and make all the roads
in the county lead diagonally INTO
Chamberlain. A farmer that would
kick against having a road leading to
Chamberlain run through his wheat
field and across his door yard would
be a hog with bristles on his back a
foot long. The business men of Kim
ball who have located in the town, af-
ter looking all over Dakota, are enti-
tied to none of the advantages Kim
ball possesses from beng located in
the center of Brule county. Oh, no.
But the business men of Chamberlain
who located there because the Regis
ter told them the reservation would
be opened the next week must have
some of Kimballs booming trade or
die. A ease of awoodchuck or no
meat" Perhaps the Register might
prevail upon the county commissioners
to put a fence around Kimball so that
the good people of Buffalo and Chas.
Mix counties couldn't get in. We
know you are a little difident Bro.
King, but if there is anything yon
want don't hisitate to let us know
what it is.
Kimball is a good town but it has
no water and one of these days it
may be laid in ashes.-Chamberlain
Register.
We hope a misfortune such as him
ted by the Register may never come
to Klmball, or any Dakota town. But
Chamberlain is as, liable to be
visited by such a calamity as
any other town built up of frame
buildings which are but Under boxes
In a big fire. .Let'a fire get well star
ted on Main st. IN Chamberlain with
a north wind and the best fire steamer
all the hose companies that could get
into the street and all the water In the
Missouri could not check it as long as
there was anything left to burn.
We do not deny that the hose com
pany and apparatus in Chamberlain
is a good thing to have and with a
big river to furnish the water it
makes it all very nice. Still. there is