The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-22
General News Notes.

Another suit was instituted at Atlanta,
Ca, relative to N. b. Harwood's life insur.
ance.
The Cleveland white girl, although dis
owned by her parents, still clings to her
colored barber.
ii. NJ. Smith & Co., agricultural nipple
ments, OF Richmond, Va, have failed. Liza.
bilities, $4,000.
There were 229 failures in the United
States the week ending January 9th, an in
crease OF two over the previous week.
South Cardinals new lien law gives the
landlord the first claim on a crop, the la.
borer second and the merchant third.
Diamond 10" Reynolds sues John C.
Gault to recover money invested in n tele.
phonecompany, alleging Misrepresentation.
Fears are entertained in Florida for the
orange crop, not one-half OF which is yet
gathered. At Pensacola the mercury was
down to 10 above.
The presidents OF all the state normal
schools in the country and numerous col.
lege professors are candidates for the DO
sition OF commissioner OF education to sue.
coed Eaton.
Bradstreets reports 300 failures in bust
ness in the United Stares during the week
ending Jan. 8, against 297 in the previous
week, AS in the corresponding week OF
1885, 345 in 1884, and 342 in 1883.
The Fargo Republican learns on good
authority that there is soon to be change
III the receivership of the United States
land Office in that city, and that Harry
Richards will be the successor OF the pres.
emit incumbent.
Messrs. Bates, Holden and Smith. Cleve-
land capitalists. have leased 5000 acres
oil gas territory in Butler county and are
negotiating for 10000 acres more in Han.
cock county, w. Va. 1t is their intention
to construct q pipe line eighty miles long
and convey the gas to Cleveland.
Payter, Tongue & Co., dealers in fancy
dress goods. Baltimore, made n deed OF
trust for the benefit OF their creditors.
A member OF the firm stated that the fail.
nre was caused by the defalcation OF their
bookkeeper, w. H. Rose, who confesses to
having misappropriated Sic, 200, but they
beiieve his defalcation much higher.
In the preliminary trial OF Oswald in the
Justices court at DEVILS Lake, Justice
Wlshart, upon n question submitted
whether the crime was murder or man
slaughter decided it was murder. Having
decided the crime was murder, the court
could not release the prisoner on bail. Os-
valid will have to remain in jailuntil the
next term OF the districtc court, to be held
next month.
The construction OF the St. Paul ice pal.
ice proceeds right along, notwithstanding.
the weather, for the contractors are de-
tcrin;ned to do their best to finish by Feb.
l. But it's awfully cold work ut 90 below
zero to handle the blocks of ice and freeze
them together with water. The men wear
the heaviest ovcrcoats. furcaps and gloves.
and are constantly battling to swing their
arms and increase the circulation OF the
blood.
Insurance Commissioner Spooner OF Wis.
consin has commenced suit against the fol-
lowing insurance companies which have
been doing business in the state without
license: The Fargo of Dakota, Anglo.
American of Washington, Monarch OF
Iowa, Mechanics Traders and Germania oil
New Orleans, and National Mutual OF
Kansas. These are in addition to suits in
stituted against the Oakland Home and
Commercial of California and New Orleans
Insurance association several days ago.
Dispatch ofthe Sth from Kansas City, Mo-,
The storm which has prevailed all day
on the plains is one of the w~orstknown. No
trains arrived or departed on the Union
Pacific or the Burlington Il Missouri river
railroad. The snow fall has been
MED by strong winds and severe cold and
will undoubtedly cause much suffering
among the cattle, probably entaiIing heavy
losses. The weather here has been less Sc
we're, though the mercury has been 3 deg.
below zero. A passenger who cana in over
the Santa Fe from Williams, N. NJ, states
that there is an unbroken covering o:snow
on the ground for the entire distance OF
some 1.30O miles.