The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-05-16

SndllpeIlalH oat nay HlSNt anu at Tuh-
wanna Monday night.
Hon. w. Ghost, chief of the Crow Greek
band of Sioux, has been calling upon his
Kimball friends this week.
Editor Lowe Of the Bijou Hills Times
thinks the recent frosts has materially
injured the wild plum crop.
Mr.. Dan Wheaton shack from Chicago
to stay, he says. He thinks South Da-
kota is good enough for him.
The Brule County S. S. Association has
been holding its annual meetin g at the
Presbyterian church this week.
Ward, the balloonist, is making anoth-
er balloon to have on hand in case OF ac-
cident to the n he is now using.
j. P. Beebe is raising the wing Of his
house to the height of the main part.
Kemp and Shinn are doing the work.
The mayor of Plankinton receives $35
per year; the aldermen, $12;the treasurer,
$50; the marshal, 500 and the attorney
II auditor eacn, 9bU.
Mrs. W. II. Osborne, who has been the
guest of her brother, c. R. Tinan, for sew
eral weeks, left Thursday morning for
her home in Kansas City.
Attorney Porter, Sheriff Van Horn and
Auditor Ryan were up from Chamberlain
and mingled with the busy throng
upon our streets, Saturday.
Mr.. V. p. Abbott, of Gouverneur, N. Y,
one of the princira! owners of the Farm
ers and Traders Bank has been here for
the past few days on his annual visit.
Under the present incorporation there
is no such Office as street commissioner.
The proper name for the n who looks
after the streets is the Overseer of roads.
Overseer Of Roads Richards is making
the Main street property owners clean
out the front cutters. He ought to make
them do it every Monday morning. Ten
minutes work in front of each place of
business once a week would keep the
street always neat.
A few days ago a beyy of plumb and
winsome Kimball lassies coaxed John
Byrne to accompany them to the back
yard of the market and weigh them.
| But when the GRAPHIC man stepped to
the back door with pencil and pad and
asked John to call of their weights they
scampered off like a lot Of frightened
dears-that they were.
When it comes to printing first-class
sensational items and first-class lies the
Plankinton Standard is never found in
the rear of the procession. Here is a re.
cent sample:
At Kimball, last week, the sheriff Of
Brule county arrested the mayor, mar
shall, city attorney and several aldermen
for gambling and had them bound 0vel
to answer at the next term Of circuit
court in that county.
Prof. c. L. Treat. who has been thu
principal of the public sc hools, since las
September, resigned the position las
week and it was promptly accepted. As
there are only five weeks more of this
term of school, u new principal will not
be engaged till the beginning of the fall
term. The high school has been dis
missed for the balance Of the term. Som'
of its pupils are being Accommodated il
the next grade below.
The last issue of the Scientific Ameri
can contains an illustration of portabl,
device, readily attachable to any small
alarm clock, for automatically lighting a
fire in a stove or CRATE at any predeter
mined moment of time. This is all very
good so far as it goes, and a bully goo
thing for the fellow whose wife kick
him out of bed to start the morning fire
but what the women Of this countr.
want is an automatic thingamigig tina
will get breakfast.
Sunday was very warm and sultry
About midnight the weather changed
suddenly and grew rapidly colder.
cold rain which froze as it fell started il
about eight O'Clock but lasted but a hall
hour. All day, however, it was decided
to cool for comfort. A severe hail storm
. struck Mitchell at midnight-Sunday-
and cansed much damage to windo,
glass and to garden vegetables. Betwee
. one and two thousand lights were broke!
in the city. The Alexandria Nit chel
lost seventy lights. Tuesday the weathe
moderated and we are now eujoyin.
another pleasant spell.
A long felt want is at last supplied i
the shape of a clock that is not only cal
able of awakening you at any hour 70
wish, but will open the damper in yOr
stove an hour before the alarm goes OF
, so that instead of going down stairs I'M
a cold room and waiting, shiyering al
: shaking for the fire to come up, you fiji
! the stove red hot and the kettle boiling
The only thing now needed is an attacl
ment that will cook the breakfast AL
r place it on the table. One by n IL
terrors Of married life are being remove
: and it is expected that this ingenious d.
vice will cause quite a boom in the ma
rimonial market.
9 Alliance Meeting.
!. There will be an alliance meeting
g the Craft school house, Highland tow
e ship, on next Tuesday evening.