The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-05-01
THE EDITOR ON HIS TRAVELS.
Sioux City, Iowa.

We'll, here / am,
right side up with care-certainly l,
ought to be after having such a send
off from the boys in Kimball. Sorry
boys, awfully sorry, but you are all
off your base for no such good luck
as you anticipate will ever befall the
pious GRAPHIC boy. But, as l re-
marked here | am in this bustling lit
tie city. The first person | saw upon
alighting from the train was my old
chum, Willis-of course nine tenths
of the readers of the GRAPHIC know
Willis, so an introduction is not nee
cessary. l was accompanied down
this far by the truly good "Jeff"
Stockwell of the Plankinton Free
Press. By the way, Wards friend,
Parshall of the Alexandria Adcocate,
was also a fellow passenger. Sorry
Ward could not have been along for
they are such friends. On board the
train were a number of Indians from
the Grow Greek Reserve, on their way
to Hampton, Viz, to attend the Indian
school. The party consisted of an
Indian named Bear Cloud, his wife
and two children, the youngest being
about six months old; another young
squaw with nursing babe, and a young
half-breed, who informed us his name
was John r. Arshambeaux; that he
was born in Charles Mix county and
was going as interpreter, said he was
educated at Hampton and they We're
to be absent there three years. He
returned from Virginia last summer.
Bear Cloud had never been off from
the reservation before-that is not
for years, but he recognized the jim
river and said years ago they used to
go there to catch fish, he called them
asmall white sturgeon. | asked the
interpreter how the Indians felt about
the reservation being opened to settle
ment. He SAID they were perfectly
satisfied, to use his own words. He
stated however that the Brules across
the river did not like it-not that it
was any of their business, but they
objected on general principles.
Willis insisted upon my accom-
panying him home and would not lis.
ten to my going to the Hubbard, so
to humor him had to let him escort
me there, found Mrs. Willis looking
as natural as of old, happy and con-
tented. They occupy a suite of rooms
in a fiat on Kansas street. from the
rear of them can be had a lovely view
of the whole city and they are thus
very pleasant. In going from the
train we met Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond,
they expect to move this week to a
very pleasant suit of rooms in a house
nearly opposite of Willis rooms.
Both of the former editors of the
IeAe,ra are in the employ of the Sioux
City Newspaper Union and are well
pleased with their position. Ham
mondis book keeper and cashier and
is wellliked by the manager. In fact
the latter thinks he could not have
obtained two better men for tie posi-
tons than Willis and Hammond,
with which opinions we agree of
course. The company get out the
ready printed sheets for l6o news
papers, besides being dealers in all
kinds of printers supplies. Willis
is foreman of the composing room
and gets out all the matter for the
%"patents', the company print the in.
side for two dailies which contains
the very latest telegraphic news.
The first morning after my arrival
here Willis and | made a tour Of the
city. VIZ first went to the top Of the
highest bluff on the river near Kan.
sas street from which point magniii.
cent view of the river, Nebraska and
!, Sioux City can be obtained although
owing to the length of the river anc
) the size of the state of Nebraska
, somewhat limited view was had
We then walked over to the water
/ works and watched for a few minutes
S one of the two Holly engines at work
5 pumping water from the large mum
Der of wells sunk near the building
: into the street mains. The CITY ex
. poets soon to build a reservoir which
will change the system of wate
$ works from that now in use. From
here we made long walk over to TIT
, pork packing establishment. In on
wanderings we necessarily crossed
t Perry creek several times, told Will
the bridges spanning it made me ihinl
g of Venice, and all it lacked was a fey
S gondolas floating on the creek to max
the illusion complete. He said th
city would probably buy a pair AM
, place in the creek and let them breed
Al the pork packing house found