The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-06-27

KIMlBALL, BRUL]
for the benefit of the fremen's fund netted
over $500,
Two Faulk county political parties will
hold their conventions at Faulk July o.
the republican and the independent.
| A femnle convict arrived at the Bis
marck penitcntiary the other day, being
the first in the history of the prison.
| An original package house has opened
for business at Elk Point, and the Leader
says trouble, as well as beer, is brewing
| Deadwood authorities think the truin
robbery which took place near New Salem
was planned and executed by crooks from
that city.
Madison school bonds to the amount of
$4,000 were sold the other day at u pre-
MUM of sA65. The bonds draw interest at
/ 4 per cent.
ties in Stanley county and an expert miner
| will soon be employed to make thorough
| Investigation.
| for u celebration on the glorious Fourth
A.A-ShIeI Justice u. SnannOn VIII
| liver the oration.
When tho full force of water is turned
on at the Woonsocket artesan we'll the
stream can be plainly seen at Artesian,
| twenty miles distant.
Pierre's pontoon bridge, which was
| badly damaged by the recent food, is be.
| ing put in repaiv and will soon be ready
| for transportation purposes.
| strange disease has attacked the hogs
| in the vicinity of Parkston. Their throats
swell, they begin to tremble all over and
in few moments fall dead.
| The Caledodia mine, near Deadwood, has
paid its sixteenth dividend, aggregating
$500, making S24, 600 paid this year. The
| mine has paid in dividends up to date $780,
000;
| The Pierre Capital says party of immi-
grants passed through that city the other
day en- route for the state of Washington,
and among them was an old lady said to bo
ISL years of ago. =
Trotting and running races, base ball
games and other sports are on the pro
gram of tho Fourth of July celebration at
Canton. Prizes aggregating S5U0 vii! be
distributed.
| Corporal Hudlett, the Fort Sully soldier
| who stole u horse about two months ago,
was tried by ceurt martial and sentenced
to four years in the military prison Mt Fort
| Leavenworth
at Watertown little girl named Dob
son fell out OF a second story window aud
escaped injury. The next day she tried
her luck at falling out of u wagon and
broke her collar bone.
|
the river from the inines near Mandau to
Pierre. Old river men say the scheme is
practicable, and that coal can be laid down
at Pierre for 81 per ton.
While swimming in Shue creek, seven
| miles north of Cuvour, Charles Risdon was
taken with cramps and drowned before
his two companions could reach him. He
was ~ years of age and unmarried
At Sioux Falls a boy named Lundell fell
under the wheels of heavily laden wagon
| and was crushed to death. A companion
named Hanson was seriously injured. The
boys We're hanging on the reach under tho
wagon and lost their hold.
Land Commissioner Parker says the
school land losses to the state consis. of
1900 acres by reason of railway rights-of-
way through school sections, and $4,000 by
lands occupied by lakes, lands previously
settled upon and river courses.
The 3-year old son OF Fred Laurenson,
living sixteen miles northwest OF Aber.
deem, was almost instantly killed by fall
ing beneath u heavily laden wagon. The
wheel passed over his head, crushing and
mangling 1t in a frightful manner.
Over eighty kinds of stones used for or
| n n toI tn
Hills. Among these re included jasper,
glass, crystal, etc. Minute diamonds have
been found in the flexible sandstone.
Forest City will celebrate the Fourth Of
July in grand style. The most important
fen,ure of the day will be the running of
the first train of cars through that thriving
little city. Everyone along the line will be
entitled to free ride to Forest City.
Two large caves were discovered last
week on Elk creek, short distance from
tho new town of Piedmont. The discov-
erers attempted to explore one of the cav
erns, but made a haety exit on the appear
ance of a mountain lion with eyes las big
| as saucers.n
Last week there were filed in the land
office at Rapid City twenty locations
for iron mines in Sconey and Jackson
counties. The ground in question is very
rich in mineral and the parties interested
are all men of means and capable Of devcl-
oping their property.
| A giant buffalo was killed In Meade
county about twenty miles from Sturgis
The animal was the first killed In the Hills
country for number of years and will
4 probably be the last, as the race is fast be-
coming extinct, and but few are now found
south Of the British possessions.
The elevator companies engaged i'll hand
ling grain at the new towns west of Aber-
deem are now convinced that their present
| facilities will be totally inadequate to
handle the crop this fall and have decided
to change the fiat grain warehouses at Eu-
reka, Roscoe, Hillsview and several other
towns into elevators
A charter for the Sioux Falls and Huron
Short Line railway has been asked for by
the board of directors. The proposed line
is from Sioux Falls to Wolsey, in the west
ern part of Beadle county. The distance
from Sioux Falls to the terminus is ITO
miles. The headquarters of the company
will be located at Huron.
The United States land Office at Pierre is
in possession of o genuine sheepskin land
patent, issued to Thomas Car.eton Sheldon
in 1883 for some land in Michigan. The
document is signed by President jackson.
4! The roundup of cattle on the ranges
west Of the Missouri river is about COM
pletcd, and the stockmen are much pleased
with the condition of the stock. Little loss
was experienced by the cattlenen this sea
son.
Officers are looking for ]. G. O'Brien, of
Garretson, who is charged with shooting
with intent to kill. A stranger named Mel
son was driving along the street when
4 O'Brien pulled q revolver and, taking de.
liberate aim, fred shot at him. The ball
grazed his cheek and had the aim been q
little truer Nelson would have been killed
No reason is known for the act.
Orders have been received ut Fort Tot
ten within the past week to vacate abou,
half of the buildings now used by the
troops stationed there and to have then