The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-07

has a son rapid enough to make the aver
age about right.
The Miller hook and ladder team chal-
lenged the York, Neb., team to a race for
$1,000 to $4,000 a side, with Yankton as
the battle ground.
The K. of P. dramatic company repeat
ed Henry Dunbar" at the opera-house
Wednesday evening.
Semi-oficial reports from Washington
state that the balance Of Democratic post
masters in South Dakota will be allowed
to serve out their terms.
The North Dakota legislature has
passed a law making the opening day
on prairie chickens Oct. Is. 1t was done
to keep out Minnesota sports.
Gustav Nobis will hold an auction sale
of live stock, farm tools and household
goods at his farm, 4 miles South Of Kim
ball, on Monday, the 18th inst.
Hans Vaghts will sell his live stock.
farming implements and household goods
at auction q week from Saturday. The
sale will take place at Kimball.
Judge Edgcrton. who has for some time
been suffering froma severe attack of
the influenza, in Pierre, wa brought
home to Mitchell by a special train, Sat-
urday.
A. NJ. Bowdell and other parties Of
Mitch ell have had wagons loaded with
lumber at Chamberlain all the week
ready to jump on to the reservation when
Harrison said "go"
Mart Pattee is maxi ng and selling
some very nice house ornaments from
California wood. Among them are some
novel pin-cushions made from the bark
of the redwood tree.
The K. F. D. is making extensive prep
arations for an entertainment to be given
in the opera-house Feb. %. An effort
will be made to make this of special in
terest to the G. A. r.
The salary of the Kimball postmaster
is SLIGO a year. The money order COM
missions amount to about $50 more. The
government allows 800 for clerk hire
and $3.50 for rent, fuel and lights, making
a total Of about $1,000.
ALyons IN. " paper says a citizen of
that place, whose wife persists in winter
ing Is cents worth of scraggy geraniums
at a cost of SIS worth Of coal, has asked
for a commission Of doctors to pass upon
the question Of her sanity.
The pleasantest day for nearly two
months was sunday-ground-hog day
and the sun shone as bright as a dollar.
However, the w%oodchuck theory doesn't
work in South Dakota where the sun
shines 800 days in the year.
It may not be generally known that
pennies are not legal tender beyond the
sum of 25 cents. This need not deter
anyone, however, from %liquidating any
Indebtedness to this office il they happen
to have a peck or two Of pennies on hand
The Oldest residents of Brule county
are D. w. Spalding Of Chamberlain, cleri
of the court, and John R. Lowe, OF Bijou
Hills. Both have resided here continuous
ly for Is years-and no two men have
greater faith in the country, it may b.
added.
An Iowa paper claims that q Stratfort
man has invented a corn huskcr that il
drawn by two horses and that will clil
and husk corn as fast as team car
walk through the field. The husked corr
is thrown into a wagon after the style o
a "header."
The general committee for the K. F. .
entertainment Feb. %, are Messes. Viii
Richards, James Byrne and Ola Matson
The red, white and blue committee on dec
Grafton and reception is composed Of tn
Misses Gertrude Nugen, Nina Franklil
and Abbie Richards.
H. T. Wilson's flock OF q hundre
sheep which he has wintered at his plac
on First street are looking in fine condi
ton, though fed On nothing but hay al
winter. He has n lamb a few week
old in the lot. Mr.. Wilson expects to in
crease the flock to 400 or over.
On orders from Sheriff VanHorn, Del
uty Sheriff Wilson ested a young ma
by the name Of Russell, On the train We.
nesday morning, who was on his way I
I,wa. The culprit is held for allege
theft of money at Ola. Deputy WiIlso
took him to Chamberlain the same nigh
One Of the simplest and readiest wa.
o. loosening a rusted screw is to app
heat to the head Of q screw. A bar
rod of iron, fiat at the end, IL Redeemed
the fire and applied for two or three mil
utes to the head of the rusty screw, wi
as soon as 1t heats tho screw, render Il
~latter's withdrawal as easy by scre1
driver as if the 9 crew had only recent
been inserted.
Speculation being rife as to wheth,
the postof1ce would remain in its presel
quarters or be removed, the GRAPH
hunted up the new appointee, Jud,
Long. as being the n most liable,
know about it. At first Judge was relu
tant to give any information, but upo
bsing pressed for information admittt
that he would probably remove the ofic
just where he could not say, but If 20
sible, into some building between Fir
and Second streets, his idea being