The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-08-08
A FREER MovEME
Business logged Up by the Certainty
of Crops

Business logged Up by the Certainty
of Crops
SIOUX FALLS, Aug. 2.-The last few
days has beheld slight improvement
in business in South Dakota For some
months the condition of trade has been
decidedly discouraging throughout this
state, and money has been a cash
article. Merchants and business men
generally have been patiently waiting
for the crop to reach n point whore they
could estimate with seme degree Of GER
tainty tho prospects for fall trade.
Eastern jobbing houses have found fault
with this conservatism; but it was this
careful business principle that makes
the record Of failures in South Dakota
very small for 1890. The harvest has
now reached point where there is no
guessing about it. In some sections it
is all that can be asked, while in others
it is far from what it should be to make
q good local trade. In tho vicinity Of
Aberdeen, Columbia, Britton, Oakes
and Roscoe 1T will be short as compared
with points south in the Jim river and
in the Sioux valley. In this section the
wheat is tho best for years. Corn is
also we'll advanced.
The directors of the soldiers home at
Hot Springs announce that the institu-
tion will be open for occupants Septem-
Der /. There has been considerable de-
lay in getting this building completed,
which is explained by tho directors that
the contractor did not hustle as he
should. The board have adopted the
following rules for the admission into
the homo:
/. All ex-union soldiers who have
honorable discharges, or other evidence
OF tho same, who are sick, disabled,
destitute or unable to support thcm-
selves shall have preference.
2. All those that are afflicted with
rheumatism or other diseases which
treatment at the homo will benefit and
desire to be inmates temporarily shall
be next in preference.
3. All those who arc financially able
to pay actual cost of entertainment
shall do SO. 1t is believed the amount
will not exceed So per week. This in
cludes all expenses.
A. All persons making application for
admission shall exhibit an honorable
discharge, pension certificate from the
war department of honorable discharge
to a grand Army post or the county au-
ditor and chairman of board of county
commissioners, and from either OF thom
procure statement of the facts, which
shall be presented to the commandant
OF the house. whereupon he shall be
admitted. -'7'>---,.--
5. All persons applying for admission
from North Dakota shall present Ger.
titicate from the home in that state.
The board is very liberal with the old
veterans. Soldiers who draw pensions
are permitted to use tho money thus
drawn as they please, except in cases of
partial imbecility or inability to take
care OF the same. In such cases the
commandant takes charge of the same
| and pays it to the owner or legal heirs
as they may need it.
| AT present no members of the in
mates family will be taken into the
| home, except in extreme cases of help
/ lcssness.
This home is beautifully located,
/ where there are waters noted for their
curative qualities. The taxpayers of
the state have shown commendable
I patriotism in the way they are remem-
! boring the veterans of tho lato war.
! new turn or two has occurred in the
! political field within week. Mccoy
ran against so many snags in trying to
get Pickler out of the way that he has
abandoned the fight and says he will GO
into business and leave politics alone in
the future. In the southern district
/ Clifford, Gamble, Wakefield and Lucas
are making great race for congress.
1t is rumored that Clifford has the job
we'll in hand. He is slow of motion,
but shrewd politician. Gamble, how.
ever, has large and enthusiastic fol.
lowing
The most active campaigning is wit.
messed between those after the treas.
urership. Bailey is thus far somewhat
in tho lead. Besides being one Of
South Dakota's most enterprising men,
he is shrewd politician, and has a
faculty of bringing things around his
way. The abortivc attempt to kill him
off by bringing him before the inde
pendent convention has only made him
friends. d. w. Diggs, of Milbank, is
next in the race and he is doing some
lively hustling
\, Advices from various parts OF the
state do not indicate any great en-
thusiasm on the part of the inde
pendent movement Thousands O
farmers refuse to be fooled by these
great reformers, and it is safe to pre-
dict, unless there is decided chang,
in sentiment that the independents
will cut very small figure at the No
vember election.