The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-13

Register was taken before Probate
Judge Lafabre and examined for his
candidacy for the Yankton asylum is
not true. Mr.. King was a little ex,
cited, that is all, he is better now.
Something ought to be done
toward cleaning up Main st. 1t does
not present a very inviting appear.
ence to a stranger. Let the city
council take some action towards rem
edying the trouble at once
Parker of the Register was up from
Chamberlain on Wednesday last. He
has become a granger with the rest,
and came up to ask advice as to
whether he should plant his pumpkin
bushes two or three feet apart.
Prairie fires are now becoming nu-
merous. The GRAPHIC always regrets
to learn of property being destroyed
by them, but it does seem as though
no one was to blame but the owners
themselves, when fire breaks are SO
easily made.
Jacob Bloeser is the proud father
of a fine girl baby. Our old friend
George Bloeser will be coming all the
way from Kimball, d. T., to see this
novelty among his grand children.
He has ten grand sons and this isthe
first granddaughter Waterloo I5tb-
a3ae.
Hon. Theo. r. singiser has been
nominated and confirmed REceiver
of the Mitchell land office. Ye was
formerly associated with Taylor on
the Yankton Herald. Although APP
pointed by Arthur it is claimed he is
a Democrat.
An ingenious Kimball young lady
con6ded to a friend that she thought
a certain young gentleman was GO
ing to propose. IL am sure of it,
she said earnestly "Nhy, only the
other evening he told me how to pre-
went babies from becoming bow.
legged.
One of our exchanges this week
takes considerable space in discuss.
ing the question whether a fellow
should squeeze a girl hard or soft.
About the right thing is a happy
medium, that is squeeze her both as
hard and IS oft a you cal.
The Register has always blowed
about what awful smart lawyers, wha,
ereat men they had there in Cham.
berlain. Now will it tell us who the
lawyer was thattold the county com.
missloners they could bond the coun
ty without an enabling act Of the leg
islature?
A large portion of the Reservation
was burned over on Wednesday after
noon last and much anxiety expressed
by many as to the probable fate OF
their lately erected houses. None
were burned that we have heard Of
the grass being too short and nearly
all the lumber too green.
The Register just got up ON its
hind legs and howled against Kim
ball last week Had it's editor known
that Sc men got off at Kimball last
week from IL train, with tickets te
Chamberlain in their pockets, he
would have tore his shirt from Gen
esis to Revelations.
Do not forget the Basket Socia.
Friday eve, at the NJ, e. church. A
basket containing supper for two viii
be sold for % cents, the purchases
eating supper with the lady owning
the basket. A special invitation te
the young folks. Do not fail tc
come.
On tile 9th inst we drove out int
the countrya few miles and founc
plenty Of farmers blowing, back-set
ting, and narrowing. There is NJ
eastern state that can make such {
showing. There will be thousands
of acres of wheat put into the grounc
in South Dakota before the 25th o.
she present month. Awful country
this! Awful!
The tubing is to be taken out of thu
town well and a six inch hole boret
and cased. This is by ell lean TIL
proper thing to do for there is an in
exhaustible supply Of water and as
long as the present small tubing is i,
the well an unceasing expense will
be incurred to keep the pumping
valve in order.
The Knights of Phyathis ball a
Chamberlain which was to have takel
a week ago failed to materializ
on account of the reservation excite
ment. It will, however, take plac
next week Wednesday evening, ant
the intentinn To Mako ii tn