The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-04
DECEMBER FLAKES.
Three weeks to Christmas.

we are IN the last month OF 'S5.
The Mitchell artesian well flows
10000 barrels per day.
f. e. Miller has some new locals
in this weeks GRAPHIC.
A baby does not dissemble. 1t al
ways hollers when it feels holler.
Boiler makers from Mitchell are re-
pairing the boiler at the artesian well.
Goodykoontz & Porter, Of Cham
h%erlain, are to open a law office soon
in Kimball:
Catholic fairs seem to be as popular
in Dakota this year as skating Kinks
were last year.
A large number are already pre-
pairing their costumes. for the mas
querade Christmas night.
The hall in the opera house will be
open for skating regularly, under the
management Of II. L. Snow.
Close times seems to have no effect
on the subscription list of the GRAPH
&c, which is steadily increasing.
A masquerade ball is on dit for
Christmas night. Our "devil" will
wear a barrel and a hectic flush.
By the request of a large number,
the GRAPHIC this week publishes the
Thanksgiving sermon of Rev. w. B.
Af1ck.
The GRAPHIC Office had its Thanks
giving on Friday and Saturday last,
on which days sll.5o was paid in on
,.ec subscriptions.
Jake Hammel has moved bis house
up from the country on to a lot recent
ly purchased by him Of D. Warner
east Of the LaBrush place.
A dispatch came to Kimball Mon,
day, "care of the Grand Central lIo-
TEL" Must have been one of John
Stuhlmiller's imaginary hotels.
The GRAPHIC will tell next week
how a certain young mar in 1886
had to skip the country to save him.
self from a coat of tar and feathers.
The ladies of M. T. church served
all excellent supper in the opera house
building Thanksgiving night. The
supper netted over S3Oto the society
Sup't. Underwood decided thai
tina, there was altogether to mucl
business done by the road at this enc
to attempt to run a "miNed train
from Mitchell west.
The dance at the opera house or
Thanksgiving night was a success il
every way. About IT'S were present.
The fire department received abou
$40 as the net proceeds.
There will be Mass in Kimball
week from next Sunday, at II A. M
The reason of the change is, we
have nov two priests attending tc
these missions. Father Stack
The GRApAIc Office is constant,
adding new type and stationary t.
its job department, and is better pre-
pared than ever to turn out worl
equal to any office in this part Of tn
country. Satisfaction ALWAYS ruarau
4eed.
Mitchell has been visited witt
another fire. This time it was & tw
story store building occupied by D
johnson as a hQuse.flrnishing am
hardware store and by the U. S. E,
press company. Loss about $4,000
partly covered by insurance.
Taxes become delinquent Feb. Is
The last Legislature passed a speciG
law extending the time for the pa.
ment of the taxes Of 1884 to June Is
's5, but that does not effect the GEL
eral law. So be prepared to pay yor
taxes Feb. LIST, and avoid the penalt..
1t is rumored that a third new
paper is to be started at Planklnto,
Such a project was once before a
tempted and failed. The Press an
STANDARD are a%bundantly able to su
ply the newspaper demand in Plan
linton, and che town is in no mo
need of another paper than it is of
street railroad.
Capt. a. H. Stuart has returne
from his visit to Dubuque la. MI
Stuart is expected in a few days. II
Captain says the people in Brule c
know nothing about hard times COZ
pared with Iowaians, and that XIII
ball in proportion to its size, DO
more business than any town or CT
he visited while away.
Scotland is to have a course OF II
lures this winter. In noting the eve
the Citizen says: "The talented a
witty English scholar, VIM. B. 4
leck, will be among the first with !
celebrated lecture, The House til
lack Built Mi. AfflGck is lectul
OF experience and possesses in an G
iuent degree the ability TO comb
amusement with instruction"