The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-02-08
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC.
Official Paper Of the City and County.
BY c. r.
q! a man speaks at:ght but his honest
convictions, pray, mAers is his honestys.
An editorial rpon gambling in a loca

paper. recently, contained this sentenccl
While in convention last Saturday
the farmers in and close about Kimhall
came to the conclusion that it was not a
benefit to them to trade at q certain mill,
but never once was a mention made to
the effect that rs long as these hell holes
ordinarily termed gambling holes
We're in full sway, 1T was a disadvantage
for many of them TO come to town-yet
such is'the case.
This led one of its readers to air his
views upon town topics and saloons, ct
hoe omae genus, in particular. and in
which the writer made use of the fol
lowing:
Now why insinuate that the farmers
should take this subject in hand at this
part cular tlme2 Are they responsible
tor these hell holes? Do the farmers get
any OF the town license charged the sa-
loon Keepers? Does it not go for i'm
proving your town? Then If you have
an assault and battery case happen from
the effects of a "trip" or other damage
done, criminal or otherwise, who pays
the cost o. prosecution, while the city
gets the hcnef1t of the license?
While the GRAPHIC does not propose
to discuss the saloon question with one
who signs a nom-dc-plume to his com
munication-or with anyone else. at this
time, for that matter--and while we ue-
cord the utmost respect TO his opinions.
yet the foregoing quoted extract is open
to so wrong a construction that it ought
not to pass unnoticed. In other words,
the correspondent infers that Kimball
gobhles the saloon license aud the farm
ers foot the bills. The saloon license of
Brule county is fixed by tn, board of
commissioners at $500. Each of the
four saloons in Kimball pay every dol
lar of that $500 iato the county fund.
The town of Kimball charges the saloons
$50 license. Kimball thus receives 1920
annually and the county $1,000. The
GRAPHIC holds that in thus receiving the
full amour of its license the county has
no claims upon more, by law. justice.
right or common sense. What. YER tax
kimball may choose to impose upon the
saloons is ~ matter which concerns only
the municipality and the saloons-in
palmer words. it's no outsider's business.
Court records will show that the saloons
in kimba!l have paid many more dol
lars into the treasury than they have cost
1t in court expenses. But cvea did the
lion share of the salonn money go for
improving our town wo hold that ii
would be fair aad jest. gGhe7aoneE That
kiinball now receives frem the saloons
will not pay the interest on The ~artesian
well bonds alone, an improvement
which Judging by the hundreds of bar.
reis of water taken from it by farmers all
over the west part OF the county within
a radius OF 10 miles, is u substantial bene
I'll to The whole county. The prosperity
and welfare of Kimball and the contrib.
utory country is identical. A live, rus
ling town with lots Of business and en-.
terprise increases the value of every
farm within miles of it, end MS 1t grows
in Importance its market for produce in.
creases accordingly. Unlike Chamber
lain, E.imball has made her way alone
una;ded by pap from the county treas
ury; she pays more than he: share of The
taxes, and the GRAPHIC doesn't like it {
bit when insinuations are thrown GU
that she is not a help and an honor to tn,
county.