The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-12-28
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC.
Official Paper Of the City and County.
c. r. TlNAN.
ia q a speaks augat 6ut his honest
pray, tc&ere is his honestly.
OF coures. we feel grateful-very

OF courss, we feel grateful-very
grateful-to our esteemed contemporary,
the GRAPHIC, for the fathcrly advice
rendered upon the rostofiee question in
its issue of the 14th inst Certainly the
advice coming-as it does-from one
who has boon there, OF, rather, from
one who wanted to be there, should
bear with its able and courteous logic a
heavy weight. We have yet to feel the
light and happy huoyanoy of anticipated
postmastership-as did our most es-
teemed contsmporary-and then realize
the sudden jar of the collapse Of our in
hated joyousness as the mantle Of great
ness settled down over some other fell
low-as also did our most esteemed con
temporary. Index.
oh bosh! Thorn, if you must say
something, can't you work In a grain or
W of tFuth7 What we would de-
nouncc as g bare. faced lie from almost
any one else, we will excuse in you, in
that you were not here four years ago
and print a mere street rumor for a fact
"a failing for which the Index sustains
a well-earned reputation. On the same
plan of newspaper making the GRAPHIC
might have said long ago that the Index
man was at loss for some time after To-
eating here whether to make his paper
Republican in politics OF not unit! he
had carefully learned tho best paying
constituency, bu. it isn't its style.
The connection of the editor of tho
GRAFH1c's name with the Kimball post
office was mere street talk and talk only
Not only did he decline TO make any
effort for the office, but he positively re-
fuscl to allow any petions to be circn-
lated in his behalf, though repeatedly
importuned to do so; and when, too, he
could have secured the best of influence
at the White House. Possibly he
couldn't have gotten the oflice-we are
willing TO admit it is very probable he
conldn't, II 1t p!eases anyone-but it is
very certain he didn t try-wo supposed
everybody knew that, and we wouldn't
ut time notice SO silly and palpnble
q statement as the Index clipping above
had it not several times before thrown
out the same insinuations, and one gets
tired of being constantly placed In n
wrong light before the public. For
certain reasons we wouldn't have &C
copied the postotfco commission if it
had been rendered on u silver ssiyer.
Had q government position been desired
one could have been obtained in October
80, besides which the Kimball postotace
10 small potatoes, but we feel that we
wouldn't throw up our business and
home In Dakota for any ordinary
government job-and we havn't changed
u mind since. All of which may
sound egetistical and all that, but It's
the simple truth, nevertheless. Can
show you the proofs if you want them,
Thorn. Ii you want the p~ostoficc, go
ahead and get it if you can; it is nothing
to US, personally. one way or the other,
but don'tyou print any more lies about
us or we'll co me over and set our dogs
on you. There wasn't my particular
use of saying about the matter, we sup
poso-rather premature-but we kind q
thought you ought to help some of the
old Vets get the place-and think so
still. Sorry you've got such a temper.