The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-06

They describe it as about twenty feet long.
and say it seemed like an immense log in
motion. They watched its progress for
nearly two miles, when it disappeared.
Shortly 1t reappeared, and swan about in a
circle for short time, then sunk beneath
The water. These gentlemen vouch for the
accuracy of their statement Some think 1t
NAV be n sturgeon that has at some time
worked its way up from the Missouri, and
entering the lake become land locked and
attnined unusual size 1t is monster, what
ever it ia
Paulina Keller, aged thirteen, com.
mits suicide by shooting, near New
Salem.
Half the Indians ut Pine Ridg
agency are members of the church.
Van Dusen & Co. are building co.
600 bushel elevator at Columbia.
Mrs. Wording has presented the Oak
ota university museum with minia-
ture cannon made from the rock of
Gibraltar.
The new Methodist church Mt High
more was dedicated recently.
There was panic instocks at Dead
wood, Iron Hill leading the list
with decline of SO. No reason
is assigned for the break.
Rev. Joseph Moran, Jr., of Plymouth,
Wis, has accepted the rectorate OF
Grace, church Huron, and begins
service August L.
A relief association has been formed
at Milbank to help farmers who lost
their crops in the recent storm.
A severe hail and rain storm swep
over the country near Sweet Briar,
doing considerable damage.
Sim Nicholas OF Carbonate eloped
with fifteen year-old daughter OF Mr.
Fuller OF that place.
The colony Of Menonites who sold
about 5000 acres of land near Aden
in 1884, and went to Pennsylvania
recently returned to Dakota.
Chambers is getting a foothold among
the horses in the Black Hills. Seven.
dance.
Rich ore closely resembling the soft
carbonate of Leadville has been found
in the Pelican NINE.
The Homestake Mining company at
Deadwood has contracted for the de
livery of 700, 600 pounds Of freight.
The Republican legislative conven
ton for the Seventeenth district il
called to meet at Valley City Oct. 6.
Sitting Bull is charged with plunder
ing the post traders store at For
Yates.
The attendance is so large at tn,
Yankton Catholic school that worl
will be commenced at once on an en-
largement of the building
The quarrymen of Cameron's quar-
ry, Sioux Falls-all Norwegians-hav
struck for higher wages. They areget
ting $3.50 a day.
]. Dunbar committed suicide Al
Fisher by taking laudanum.
Bon Homme county has not beer
visited by either hail storm or
heavy wind storm in the past twenty
five years.
Hon. Waldo M. Potter, of the Ii
Moure Progress, is believed to be th
Oldest newspaper man in Dakota.
Capt. John Pitman, OF the ordnanc
corps, has been formally announced
as the chief ordnance officer of the de
| par tment OF Dakota, with station u
| Fort Abraham Lincoln. In addition
to his other duties, he will also hay
charge as commanding officer of tn
ordnance depot at Fort A. Lincoln.
1t is the intention of the Northern
Pacific to extend its Fargo & South
western line west from La Moure
Surveys for thirty-mile extension
carrying the line to the eastern limit
Of Logan county, were made som
days ago. The line will ultimately b.
continued to Bismarck or some othe
point on the Missouri. The origina
scheme was to build to Fort Yates.
The contract for the extention Q
the James River Valley line from L.
Moure to Hudson, has been AWARDED
by Chief Engineer Anderson to Wins
ton Brothers OF Minneapolis. Th
contract covers fifteen miles OF grad
| ing, which is to be finished Oct. L. A
| Hudson connection will be made wit
the Northwestern extension from Co
lumbia. This will give Southern Da
kota direct connection with the cap
ital. The distance between Columbia
and Hudson is thirtyfour miles.
The cabinet at the meeting decided t.