The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-07-04
To-day is the glorious Fourth

The late rains will help crops out Won
derfully with anything like good weather
to follow.
Mrs. j. A. Glass has gone to Orchard, La,
called there by the serious illness of her
daughter.
Mrs. Vim. Franklin and daughter Nina
are expected from their Iowa visit this
Thursday evening.
The commissioners meet Monday.
Aside from regular business they will
sit as a board Of equalization.
The cornet band couldn't make salts
factory terms with Castalia and will go
to John Wilkse's picnic to-day.
The Democrat insists that the Indians
predict a big flood in July. Bet you a
dollar, Dan, that the Indians are off.
A commercial travler told the GRAPHIC
yesterday that he never saw corn look as
we'll in South Dakota as it does now.
"Jessie Gaines" the mare that trotted
in 2:24115 in Sioux Falls last week, is
a half-sister to c. R. Tinan's flly Yam
ity."
The I. 0. O. f. lodge will install the
new officers Of the lodge on next Monday
night. All members arc requested to be
present.
Nj. Z. Burgess is having a streak of bad
luck. First his fine colt got seriously
injured, and Saturday his COW broke her
neck while picketed cut.
Truman Pattee returned from Califor-
MIA Tuesday evening. He don't think
much OF that country and thinks South
Dakota good enough for him.
An excursion train will run from
Mitchell to Chamberlain to-day-Ffiday
reaching Kimball ct $50. The train
will leave Chamberlain at TOO O'Clock.
The heaviest rain that has visited this
section this spring fell Friday night.
Following so soon after the heavy rain
three days previous it helps things Won
derfully.
The GRAPHIC would like to see the fire
engine brought out in I, hurry some
evening, connected with a hydrant and a
stream of water thrown for ten minutes
or so-just to see what kind OF shape the
machine is in.
A running face Of a quarter-mile dash
took place III the track Monday afternoon
between w. G. Richards little st allion
and a horse belonging to John Toyey Of
White Lake. The White Lake nag won
by half IA neck.
A terrible gale OF wind came in from
the west late Wednesday afternoon aud
made everything fly that was lying
around lose. The gale was of short dura-
tion and was follow ed by a heavy rain.
Times Democrat:-Village Parson Zen
tering country editors ofiee)-You prom
ised to publish that sermon l sent you on
Monday, but l do not find it tolay's pa
per.
Editor-I sent it up;it surely wen. in.
What was the name of it?
FarS6n-feeu Ny Lambs.
Editor (after searching thsongll the pa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it is. You see
we've got anew foreman, andhe put it un.
der the head Of Agricultural Notes, q:
Hints on the Care Of Sheep.
A census, Enumeration at Richmond, Va.
has fountta colored woman named Mar
tina Gray who has had t!,irty-seyen child.
ren since 1868. She has given birth to
triplets six times, to twins six times, and
to seven others singly. She isnow living
with her third husband, and of thirty
seven c hildren but one survives.
Sioux Falls Press: MS. John II. Kine
wife of Railroad Commissioner King, ha
become violently insane. She was il
Washington at the time, and Col. Kin;
was at Mitchell when he received the new
he and his family will have the profoun
sympathy of a large circle of friends.
In connection with the above it
proper add the following from til
Chamberlain Tribune of the End inst.
Col. John II. King, wife and daugtt
arrived from Washington last evenin,
Mrs. King is better than she has been Il
years and will entireIyrecoverhe her healt
! This is good news for the family's mar
friends in this state.
After the horse race Monday, Charlie
/ Hooper, who was among the White Lal
! visitors, said that he could beat any ma
in Kimball at three th~ings-foot racing
wrestling and lifting weights. Sir vii
lam Richards said he couldn't and mate
] ell himself. $40 was put up, the WHINE
OF two OF the feats to take the none,
Hooper practically gave the foot rae u,
relying on the other two. In the wrcst
/ ling match which followed Richard
threw Hooper twice, but two Of tn
! three judges claimed no fair fall hot
times and the dispute which followe
! nearly caused a FREQ fight all aroun
Tho money was finally withdrawn.
4 Watertown has formally withdraw
] from the capital race. This leaves Il
capital question a fight to a finish b
] tween Huron and Pierre. There Dug
/ t, be no doubt regarding the result of tt
! election. The people are interest,"
I in this matter. There is pro
! ably not in the state a voter who W.
I 1--we lcng enough to see the center
J population near Pierre. In the We
/ nature of things Pierre cannot be t
J c inter- of population for years and yea
I to come. There are millions Of acres
] land west Of Pierre still held as reser,
tons ly the Ind ans. There is not ev'
a remote prob .bility tina these lands W
I ba all opened to settlement within t
I next twenty-five years. These are fat
{ that are scarcely open to question-Re
field journal.
Standard, the best, only $3.50.
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