The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-10

learn that a large amount of damage
was done to the crops in the path OF
the storm.
In a town in Chas. Mix county the
inhabitants at the fourth of July eel
ebration couldn't find an American
flag, but they came as near as posi-
BILE to it by pinning white Stars to
the hair of r%ed-headed girl.
During the thunder, lightning and
rain storm at Mitchell and vicinity,
on Tuesday last, a German boy named
Julius Lavingen, aged 16, who lived
with a farmer north of Mitchell, fed
to the cellar for safety, where he was
killed by lightning.
An election for new officers for the
Kimball Fire Department took place
at the regular meeting on Tuesday
night last. The following were the
new officers elected: Foreman, S. w.
Kent; LIST Asst, B. +. Ochsner; End
Asst, w. G. Colvin; Secretary, Chas.
Wild; Treas, A. r. Latchem.
The editor of the GRAPHIC is under
many obligations 70 Mrs. Thos. Purcell
for a beautiful bouquet, the receipt of
which he acknowledges with thanks.
Flowers: sweet ministers of peace
which come to cheer us on our pill
grimage through time to eternity.
They smile alike for all and fer all
exhale their sweet perfume.
The last number Of the Scientific
1merican contains an engraving and
description of a new French gun
which has d range OF ten miles. The
gun is SO feet long with a Is inch
bore. 1t requires a load of 400
pounds of powder and fires a projec-
tile of 1000 pounds. Every farmer
who raises watermelons ought to have
me-.
The word "heil' has been practi-
calIy abolished from the Old Tesla.
ment. The place itself, however, is
probably still doing business at the
old stand.
The foregoing item we Slip from
the kimball GRAPHIC without giving
the usual credit. Our escuse for
this seeming liberty is that we both
hail from the old Buckeye state and
we feel that we naturally inherit a
small share of Bro. Iinan's Wit OIL
yet Voice.
The Misses Ochsner have returned
TO their old home in Wisconsin, after
making a visit to their brother Will
at Carthage, Oak. The young ladies
have filled positions as teachers IN
our public schools to the perfect sat
isfaction OF all, and during their stay
in Kimball have gained many warm
friends who regret that Kimball
could not remain their permanent
home.
Miss Plummer, who has for some
weeks been visiting her uncle, G. L,
Plummer, has accepted a position as
teacher in u public schools, begin.
nrng with the September term. Miss
Plummer comes with the highest OF
recommendations as g teacher, and as
a young lady of bright intellect and
many accomplishments will be a val
liable and welcome addition to Kim
ball society.
The gainesville small boy is thrifty
They had q big time there the Fourth
and how was the small boy to provide
the spending money? A happy
thought: he drove the old gentleman
COW down to the pound, pocketed his
fifty cents and was happy. Whel
the father of the boy found it out he
was SO proud of his son that he pre-
scented HIM with a box Of cigars! Ag,
of lad thirteen years.
The following from an eXchang
strikes our sentiments. "There is al
ways roosn in our columns for the al
rival or departure of your friend, ant
we would be pleased to have 20
hand in such. 1t is a courtesy yc
owe them as friends, aside from til
fact that there may be others in tn
vicinity who would be pleased
learn of the arrival of some forms
; friend. Don't be backward; if 20
can't come and tell us, send til
names of your friends and we wi
: see that they receive attention.
We learn from Mr.. Shaw, Of Cha
don, Ohio, who we mentioned j
these columns last week, that he
highly pleased with this part Of d
koia and that it is with much su
G prise that he views the wonderft
progress and capabilities of the cou
: try. He says that people back
Ohio will hardly believe that Sou
= Dakota is a successful rival of OH
d as a corn producing state; yet,
e says hat this crop in Ohio does II
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