The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-02-21

good prices-as is always the case when
VIM. Franklin does the auctioneer act.
A little girl upon being asked by her
mamma why she vas taking her dolls
bedstead apart, replied: "Ps looking for
bugs"
The new tw0-cent stamp came into gen
eral use Saturday. Postmaster Long is now
closing out old stamps at the rate OF
three for five cents.
The Milwaukee will sell tickets to the
state G. A. r. encampment at Sioux Falls,
beginning on the 18th inst, for one fare
for the round trip.
The Farmers alliance will hold a meet
ing at the Pickett school house in Plain
field Tuesday, March 18th. j. R. Lowe
will address the meeting.
The Milwaukee made a big cut Monday
in passenger rates from Sioux City to
Chicago. The rates are now 5000, first
class and $3.50, second class, q drop of
$3.50.
The ladies of the Methodist church and
their lady friends are requested to meet
at the home of Mrs. Barrett next Tuesday
afternoons at 2::30, to transact special bust
ness,
Three sample copies of the GRAPHIC
sent East upon request within the past
fortnight brought two subscriptions this
week. People have their eve on Brule
county.
Dad Robinson will be one OF the stars
in the "Decstrict Skule" entertainment
Tuesday night. He will recite a piece he
used to fire when a kid, eighty odd years
ago-mOre or less.
The meetings to have been held in the
Presbyterian church, beginning this
Thursday-eyening and continuing dur
ing the week, have been postponed to the
latter part OF next week.
The "Deestrict Skule" will hold an eve
ming session at Smiths Opera-house Tues
day evening. Tickets, % cts; children,
15scts; no extra charge for reserved seats.
Tickets fol sale at Miller's.
Geo. w. James has leased the Thies
building and will remove his stock of
hardware into it April 1. The upper story
will be for rent. Mr.. James will add
largely to his already nice stock.
There will be an exhibition and pie
social at the Pickett school house, three
miles east Of town, this-Friday-eve-
ming. No admission will be charged and
a general invitation is extended to all.
The bible readings OF the Methodist
church every Sunday at $50 p. IN. are of
much interest, fully forty persons being
present. The leader, Frank Thomas, GER
tainly excels in this work and he invites
everyone to come and bring their bibles.
The city election occurs Monday, April
18th. Three alderman will he elected. one
from each ward. The aldermen whose
terms of Office expire at that time are,
Parker, Barkee and Blodgett. Each
ward will hold a caucus and elect their
men respectively.
J. N. Barkee now owns tho house eccu-
pied by l. A. Weeks known to old timers
as the Park house-and will take posses
sion Of it May LIST. 1t is his intention tc
lay out $500 to 500 in improvements OF
the place as soon as he takes possession
Of it. This will make it one Of the mos1
attractive places in the city.
Bijou Hills Times:-Mr. Jake Zema1
will drive a cream wagon this summer
for Mr.. Pause, who runs a creamery two
miles west of Kimball. II suficien'
cream can be secured to warrant the OK
pense he will drive az far as the Bio,
Hills and perhaps even farther south
This will be a bonanza to the farmer
whom he can reach.
G. w. Hayden has traded his blue from
building opposite the Dakopolis to R. B
Wheeler, taking the latter's farm soutl
of town. Mr.. Wheeler will open a gro
Gerry in the building. He has negotiate,
for Joe Sveijkosky's stock of groceries
Mr.. Hayden and his wife will move int
the upper story of the. building now &C
cupied by Geo. W. James.
We take pleasure in calling a~ttentio.
to the new advertisement of Thos. "
l1obart's on the second page Of tn
GRAPHIC. Mr.. Hobart is a first-clas
painter, and, aside from that, is n c
the most useful men to the communit
tllatsswe have in the town. He does
great deal of work gratuitously for bt
neyolent enterprises and is entitled to
liberal patronage.
Frank Bingaman, of White Lake, ha
opened a harness shop in the north ROOF
of the opera-house and put in a nice stoc
of all goods usually carried in that lin
of business. Chas. Gobler will hay
charge OF the business and will atten
to all repairing in a prompt and pain!
taking manner. The new concern wi
undoubtedly do a profitable and satisfa,
tory business. Mr.. %BiIgaman's advertis,
ment will be found on this page.