The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-10-10

and laid ou. town there to be called Min

and laid out town there to be allied Min
nekahta.
Tho Lead City Herald has been swim
died by one WI. Whitehurst, who in the
capacity of circulator received money on
subscriptions and failed to properly &C.
count for 1t.
There was cutting affray in James
town last week between couple thresh-
ing machine men, in which ono of them,
named White, was severely cut on the
head, arm and hand.
The body of a prospector was recently
found by some s.ockmen in the southwest
ern part of jackson county, but 1t was so
badly decomposed that It wss impos, ible
to determine how the unfortunate met his
death.
In the case of Otto P. Hanger against
the Milwaukee railroad company for dam
ages caused by fire, the jury in the Turner
county circuit court brought In verdict
for plaintiF. for s97s75. A motion was
made for new trial
Some miscreant recently broke into A.
Handscheigel's barn at Canton and filed
the eyes of his horse with lot of pounded
glass. The animal, which is fine one,
suffers terribly, and will undoubtedly lose
the sight of both eyes.
Company from Fort Benton, under
command of Captain Vivian, took the srain
at Pierre Monday morning for the lower
Brule camp. 1t was an escort for Pay
master Arthur. Mr.. Arthur Is brother
of the lamented president.
Surveyors aud others living In Nowlin
county tell of having secn strange looking
animals there occasionally that evidently
belong to the feline species. They resem-
BILE the wild cat variety, only are larger
somewhat and have quito long tails.
Richard p. Rothwell, editor Of the Engi-
neering and Mining Journal, of New York
city, and assistant superintendent of min
ing statistics under the census bureau, is
making an official investigation of tho
mineral resources OF the Black Hills.
Swan Nelson, who lives near Lodi, met
with severe loss September II by the ex-
plosion of lantern. Two large barns
were burned, ono horse, 400 bushels Of
oats, 200 bushels Of wheat and about fifty
tons of hay. Loss, $500; insurance, $500.
sample of the tow manufactured in
New York from Dakota flax has been re-
ceived at Sioux Falls. 1t is exceptionally
clear and pure after having been bleached.
The person who sent the sample declares
that the tow can be manufactured in Sioux
Falls at a cost OF $l5 ton and in New
York the product will bring at least SIS,
leaving profit of $50 for each ton, to pay
for transportation.
Inc Roherton roeIdtvo ,>.r
Mallory, had singular misfortune Sun
day. He was drawing water from we'll
and accidentally toppled over, falling q
distance of forty feet There was Ave feet
of water in the we'll at the time. No ono
was present when Mr.. Roberton fell, and
it was fully half an hour before his pre-
dicamept was discovered. Mr.. Roberton's Q
injuries were comparatively ltght-a
broken leg-considertng the distance he
fell.
Tuesday afternoon about twenty five
quarrymen employed by Boyce & Blair, at
their quarries south Of Sioux Falls, struck
because of adelay in the payment of back
wages. The men were called to the firms
Office the next morning and paid off in full.
All went back to work except six or seven
were discharged.
Tom Cahill, OF Terre Haute, was re-
| Gently robbed of $40 and gold watch on
tho Rockford stage. Two Of the thieves
nre under arrest. One of them had two
$40 bills concealed in his socks, and the
watch was found under tho seat Of the
coach.
George Ehrensich, who escaped from the
insane hospital at Yankton ON the 1lth
inst, was captured at Sioux Falls on the
| 10Th. He had walked the entire distance.
| He had declared his intention to murder
his family, living near Sioux Falls, and
had on his person . dangerous knife.
Sheriff Hoffman, of Beadle county, has
taken three boarders to the pententiary
at Sioux Falls, all having sentence of one
year for burglary. Their names are
Charles Miller, John Kelley and John
Moore. The two former are old offenders.
and have not spent Christmas out of
prison for the last eleven years,
One of the most Important cases ever
tried in the state, from a financial stand
point, is now in progress at Madison. It
Is the suit of the La Belle Horse Ranch I'm
porting company vs. Sheriff Leo and his
bondsmen for s44, 900 for conversion. The
defendants contested the assignment and
levied on tho property. The assignee now
sues for conversion.
| II. s. Coon, who lives about FIVE miles
northeast OF Pierre, has successfully irri-
gated about two acres of land from wind
| mill. The water is stored in two large
| tanks and let on the ground twice week