The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-02
1884.

ball, in fact it may be safely stated the
best year in the HISTORY of the town.
1t has been conceded on all sides and
openly stated by railroad officials that
Kimball received the boom over all
other towns along the Iowa d Dako-
ia division during the year just clos
ed. The changes and improvements
this boom has brought to our lively
and growing town have been wonder
full when we pause to look back upon
the town as it was on Jan. LIST 1884.
While the scope of this article will
not permit of our going into a detailed
account of the many changes 1884
has wrought in Kimball we will state,
however, that the greatest improve
ment is seen in Main St. During the
past year the street has been perfect
lY graded and new sidewalks of a
uniform width laid down on both
sides, SO that now the street compares
favorably with that of any business
street in any town in Dakota. The
erection of the opera house, Farmers
d Traders Bank, the addition to the
Kimball House and the buildings of
F. E.. Miller, Mrs. Dunkle, Bock6nger
d Co., Wetherell & Kent, Louis
Richards, Geo. Bloeser and others on
the street have made a wonderful
change for the better. Outside of
Main St. the building of the new
elevator, the N. E. church and hun
dreds of private dwellings, has made
an Improvement in the appearance of
the town that we, living here, can
hardly appreciate.
The year just closed has also been
a prosperous n for our business men
despite the low price of all farm pro-
ducts, and on the whole we think
they are well satisfied with their
years business. There is no question
but what Kimball il the best business
point of any town west of Mitchell
and there is no doubt also but what
the business of the town could be in
creased twenty-five per cent. by the
building at this point of a tirst-class
grist mill. Hundreds of dollars have
been turned away from Kimball this
fall and winter by our not having
one. We know that active work is
going on towards securing this val
liable addition to the town and we
earnestly desire to impress it upon
our business men the necessity Of all
taking an active interest in the move
ment and if necessary going down
into their pockets to help the matter
along.
Kimhall starts in on the year of
1885 with the brightest of prospects.
She has everything in her favor and
nothing against her. There is no
reason why she should not remain
always, what she is to-day, the ban
ner town of the comfy. But it must
be borne in mind that no matter what
natural advantages a town may pos
sess; bow favorably located it may be
its success depends upon the enter
prise of Its citizens and business men.
This is particularly true Of Dakota
towns and especially SO of Kimball,
which has towns on all sides of her
with wide awake energetic men, who
are striving with every nerve to Sc
cure to their respective towns every
thing in the way of mills and other
establishments that in anyway tend
to add to the business and wealth of
a town. Kimball must therefore dur
ing the coming year be up and doing
and not lag behind. Don't be afraid
to pay out a dollar unless you see one
coming in the next minute. Keep
your money in circulation, patronize
home institutions, support your news.
papers for without them your town is
dead. Don't expect your seighbors
to keep them running while you play
the hog and salt down what few PEN
MES you AN scrape up that have
been brought in by their enterprise.
If you know Of a man who could be
induced to come here, send him the
GRAPHIC for a few months. If one
comes do all you can tosurge him to
remain with us. Talk your town up;
have faith in it, and stand by it. The
day has gone by, never to return,
when there is any doubt about Dako-
ta being a success, for there is only
one Dakota in all this vast continent,
but there is more than one town in it,
and the towns that have got the "git
ur and git" to them will take the
meat while the towns that are always
waiting for something to turn up will
get the bones tc pick. The town that
waits for something to turn up is &C
commodated only when it turns up
its toes.
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