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

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vegetable products of all kinds is
enormous AND of excellent quality. A.
great deal IF fruit has been planted,
but Il lis too. early yet to know as to
resnitsA-the indications, however, for
the harder varieties are good. This
country is destined to become noted
for its fine stock; principally on ac-
count of the advantages nature has
endowed it with. 1t is abundantly
supplied with good water and rich
nutritious prairie grass, SO good in
fact that farmers have not COM
menced to raise the cultivated grasses.
Stock raising in Brule county can be
depended upon to pay at the lowest.
thirty per cent. on the investment.
Some Short-horn cattle are being in
troduced for breeding purposes, but
no herds have been formed as yet.
There are but few hogs and the
chance in this line is magnificent.
Sheep are beginning to be brought in
and these rolling prairies are the
finest feeding ground in the world
for them. Fencing is not q necessity
as a herd law is enforced. Breaking
costs $3.50 per acre and back-setting
81 100 per acre. The climate is invig-
Grating and exceedingly healthful,
h efSummer extreme being ninety-six
degrees and the Winter twenty de-
grves. The altitude is about l,loO
feet above sea level. Good building
stone is found in abundance and fair
brick clay within the county limits.
The general taxes average about one
per cent with only n small floating
debt of about $4,000. The Chicago,
Milwaukee & 81. Paul Railwey and
the Missouri river furnish transpor-
tation. When we first stood upon
the site of Kimball, the best town
now in the county, five years ago,
there was no railway, no town not a
house in sight, a few surveyors stakes
the "avant courier Of the coming
railway. We gazed about over the
beautiful prairie saying to ourselves
"what a fine location for a town."
then we drove about for several miles,
selecting claims, and we have them
, yet, unwilling to part with land which
is SO rapidly increasing in value.
Now as we again visit the spot we
can scarcely r%eaFize that it is the
same Kimball, being now a lively,
thriving town with good streets.
where the daisies then bloomed, with
horses and mules in place of jack
rabbits; where the tall grass then
, waved in the breeze, now are found
large well-stocked business houses
and where the wild roses then bios
omed stand churches and schools. tt
/ support the growth, the country
around is dotted with farms, well cul
tivated and all provided with sub
: ~stantial farm houses.
: Kimball has at this time a popula
ton Of about 1000. 1t is provided
: with a public school Of two grades
, the building valued at $4,000. Theil
g two church buildings are worth S.,
g 900 and they expect to build two
, more this season. Two weekly pa
pers are published here and a fai
) opera house having a capacity for 4o(
people furnishes a pleasant place TO,
amusements. A volunteer fire de
partment With q hand engine hai
been organized, their water supply
! being obtained from street cisterns
q There are three hotels and two banks
i The estimated commercial business
4 for 1884 was over 100000, value O
exports 100000 and permanent i'm
. ~proyements in buildings, ETC., $4,000
A well organized building ASSOCIATION
f would be found very beneficial il
aiding the growth Of the town. Their
, is two large elevators, good ones, bu
they need more than all things else
i good Touring mill, which would fin,
not only a good support, but whicl
, would draw trade to the town. Jus
!. think! In 1881 this town was born
+ is it not proof and proof positive tina
. the country is all that could be d.
!, sired when so many stay and hav
built themselves beautiful homes
4 transforming the wild prairies int
fields Of waving grain and maxim
it the hum Of industry prevade the feel
and market? The way to reac
e Brule county and Kimball is via tn
IS Chicago, Milwasisee and st. Par
Railway, and nothing further than
visit is necessary to impress one wit
V its superiority as a home and place 9
i business. Fl. AND S.
!. John. G.. Gasmann, the India
agent at Crow Creek, has sent { motto
to the Chamberlain papers satin