The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-03-01


lvts still on hand. His childlike,
dandswinning ways eaptivated me,
A~fterIooking the ground over care
deeidsd 10 fellow his advice and
ua fortune al one fell swoop by
.inss on before the boom whieh
.isSDan,' quietly assured me WAS
ets show there In short time.
A.ssxsSssrly II 50. Kimoall didn't
aground then as now, but
Ayouth and lack Of size we
keep the flies away, tina nix
sTsh oflciated as station agent
Nttime and handled nearly all
End Express business tran
sssn Mitchell and the Black
,osty, Derrick was conduc-
fhe combined passenger and
.Atrains thatSmade the round trip
4Mitoheli TO Chamberlain six tinvs
Wssk, and tsthe51boYs" were sorry to
- his genial company and practical
leswhen he finally disposed of his
..sreats iaJAe road and retired to enjoy
ssnd ease, but they soon
ssuccessor, the lively
who was q thorough
approved style.
q. arspl-o carried the poatofics
Asl3Fn during his continuance in
o~6Fsrse@ The business of the Office grow
ynsasfo up into big figures. Grip
siaSfsd IN BY pigeon-holiug a cracker
boxi il wAish the mail was alphabet
arrssged, and he used to carry the
husinsss home with him every
VI fear those blood-thirsty North
silsfsllows, who wanted the post
side of the railroad track,
.rneSover between days some
..trnsg q saikof with the outfit.
ThssorleinA and only Henry Dams
Wasths pttoassr merchant prince of the
sottsmsnt, Sad also did considerable of
4 land.ofiss business. Henry handled
ell kinds Of shelf and heavy groceries,
and once sold George Tibbets a pound
OF ysast eskes which were deyoured
under the impression that they Were .
new rando 8 imported crackers. George
TEl-stGtAHG4E
! soon after discovered his error.
EdsHsenne. at that. time ~occupiec
asnf!At store. carving q small
Haxpithaiaastic stock Of dry goods, gro
ris9 ard things. and syon at that early
day was roticcd 70 he . fayorite among
the fair sex.
IIaonisss Hioh6rdssfbl his good old
DsnoasaaiassllD conducted the Kimb bal
used to think it by al
hotel n the territory 0
smr6ourps IssMAansa SO gorgeously fitted III
" Goms of; them. so far as mahogany an
vslvst /. hui the tabls-wcll Mrs Rich
ards looked olt for that. which Insure
tho Ansst ID the land.
Ed. TAFT, This fat rascal. kept the hote
whish bore his name. II always had
full house. Eds p~articulac hobby wa
his trotting mare. upon which he LAY
ished nearly his attention. merely keel
i tavern a. ! sort Of . side issue.
Will OYeutt had charge Of the ribbo
and eprset counter ind. A. Smith irn
bsr raId. he his nights and sar
Days raisinE melons on his farm ju
east Of town, and the boys used
hylp Kim huskstho crop every fall.
Ochsner boys-Ed. Ben and W
-wsrs always eating there, Ell. B
swssn attending 10 his hardware bu'
ssss And holding down the Sheriff S OIL
N nd alWays managed to keep comfortab
busy Hen usually sawed wood al
sid uotAing' but his Jcferscnian si
pliriiy and smoothnsss Of action "
AftssWard Demonstrated by the ease wi
WhisA - captured the postotliee VIII
pfesidsst Cleveland took hold Of the s
miRistfation.
IrvsNeshsa and Ellaer Wells were
rsthsstn tho -four md feed busine
4 Tor us,uess 9 capacity. good nat,
"a oshsr Asairablp qualities made a t
spair III draw
A.EaHuiser 81 op.-Charlie Robe
s3ssss thhs ala good business
aN5scf gtsqsttss md provisions,