The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-08

more" and reckoning to a bell boy
he called out "hy'er boy, show me
the way to yer Kitchen" and in
moment later he was in the hands of
the walters, doubtless bordering over
the bill of fare and wondering if
Hartford sauce was as good as dried
apple Sass"
Sometimes a verdant Dakotan gets
loose in Chicago. About the first
thingI noticed was the unusual cheap
ness of oranges and bananas, and
noticing one day some luscious look
ing peaches on an Italians fruit cart
supposed they were in proportion. |
picked II up, set my teeth into it,
took out my "well filled pocket book"
and inquired the price zone dolla a
piecie." When the row was over
and | had hauled the policeman out
from under the cart by his collar and
was leading him away from the
scene ventured the question, if they
had many fellows like me in Chicago.
"Not loose" he said.
Chicago is a nice town and grow
ing rapidly. All trains stop for dinner
there which makes it better business
town than Chamberlain, although the
latter is located at the western termi-
nus OF the G. Al. & ST. p. while Chi
cago has to be c~ontented with the
eastern end. Both are live towns,
but someway it seems to me Chicago
is getting away with Chamberlain.
/ don't know how it is, and when
one gazes with speechless admiration
at Chamberlain wharf he cannot but
help wondering why the town at the
east end of the road should outdo the
one at the western terminus. In the
language of DR.. Mary Walker to
Shakespeare at the funeral Of Christie
pher Columbus at beats HI doesn't
it William"
I had a delightful ride through
Iowa. 1t was a rarity to find any
newly plowed ground. | noticed
several corr fields on the way-as
many as three OF four | think. Strange
that somebody don't plant corr in
that state and buy a pig or two, very
strange. Seriously, the farmers of
Iowa are getting rich raising corn,
hogs and cattle. The sooner the
farmers of South Dakota gst their
ground properly mellowed, do away
with small grains and expensive
machinery and go in on the same
plan as the Iowa farmers the sooner
they will he the gamers. Coming
through Iowa it seemed az one vast
corn field, and after leaving the i'm.
mense fields of small grain and corr.
in Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois fenced
by wire fences, and coming into
Ohio, with its ten acre fields fenced
with rails, with timber in every di.
rection, and more than half the land
in sight pasture land, it seemed i'm.
possible to believe that Ohio is the
second wheat state in the Union.
Coming through the western states
sheep could be sec every few miles
but not a one in Ohio yet it is the
first state in wool growing in the
Union. All this in favor of Ohio is
because every foot of land except
timber is used. Were Dakota as
thickly settled as this state it could
raise enough grain and wool to sup
ply the United States. One of these
days Dakota will knock the socks of
from 'em all on anything. She vii
be able to buy Iowa for a pasture
Illinois for a corn field aud Ohio fol
her kindling wood.
Ihave not seen but three or fou,
pleasant days since I left Dakota
Weather here was cold and disagree.
able until the past few days. Spring
has just set in and the grass is starting
I up, for the first time this season.
T.