The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-09-12
KIMBALIA BRULE

G. c, Barr, in Brook,ngs, WAS struck by
lightning and badly shattered. No one
was injured.
The house of F. B. Baldwin, near Olivet,
was destroyed by fire last week. The fam
lily lost all their household goods and wea,s
ing apparel; no insurance.
Carl, the 12-year- old SON of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Knrd d.on, of Grafton, was killed
Thursday by being thrown from a wagon,
and ONE of the wheels passing over the
head crushing the skull
In Hermosn Charles Robertson's little
daughter was playing with matches in the
stable the other day, and as a consequence
set fire to the hay, destroying his log stable
and quite quantity of hay.
a l0o-acre field of wheat belonging to
Claus Younger, living near Elkton, wa,
destroyed by FIRE a few days ago. The fire
was started by some careless sportsmen
f, who were hunting in the field.
7. ID. Mckenzie, living two miles from
| Darlington, lost his barn and contents by
| an incendiary fire few days ago. Jim
! McNulty, farm hand, is under arrest as
the ihcendiary. 1t is supposed the pris-
oner is partly insane.
w. H. Hoese, of Sioux Center, Ia, has
finally made arrangements to open up a
bank at Spencer, having purchased the
banking outfit formerly owned by the
Bank Of Spencer. The bank will he run
| under the same name.
Friday evening FredC. Mintz!aff, pro-
prietor of meat market in Sioux Falls,
was stabbed in his right side in the abdo-
tayu t,,,
| the name of tom" Fisher, who halls from
Fort Dodge. Fisher is under arrest
| mastiff dog made a savage attack on
John Duncan, n dras,nan at Grand Forks,
biting him severely in two different places.
John brought revolver to mis- assistance
and laid the canine low. Johu's injuries
are severe, but it is hoped nothing serious
wi follow.
| Friday afternoon while Alex Alley. of
Pearl Creek township, BeAile county. was
raking hay one of tho wheels of the rake
struck IA stone, striking fire, which ignited
the hay. He was unable to extinguish the
fire and consequently q large amount OF
hay was consumed.
| Anton Yelling, of Yankton, planted three
rows of potatoes in his lot from which he
|
This was accomplished by irrigation from
artcsian water, and indicates that by his
process 800 bushele of potatoes could be
raised TO the acre.
| A youth of 9 or IA summers nnmed
Melin, residing In East Grand Forks,
loaded gun with coin yesterday, intent
on killing Il dog. Preparatory to commit.
ting the deed he rested the muzzle of the
gun on his foot. The gun went off SO did
his great toe.
Otto Grnntz, of Lead City, says there is
a belt of refractory ore, averaging between
Sl3 and $l4 per ton, extending from Terra
vile to Lead; that it will pay to handle it
now. and that when railroads are com
pleted It will be a source of groat revenue
to the Hills.
Friday night number of men nnder the
influence of liquor and in fighting mood
visited the commissary of Fitzgerald's 8
camp on the Burlington and Missouri, near
Winnie's saw mill, md undertook to run
the concern. After fight shooting
match was indulged In.
| John Cameron, living southeast of
Brookings, recently lost nine head of cat
tie by lightning stroke. Lightning struck
the barb wire fence and followed it for
some distance, until it came to where tha
cattle were grouped, then shot into the
herd and killed all of them.
John Kroach had the misfortue to break
his arm at the wrist while cutting bands
where they were threshing on f. S. Huus-
kaar's place, two miles north of Spencer.
The foot board on which he was standing
| gave way and he was precipitated to the
ground. distance of four or Ave feet.
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pi.-ra ~, rrr,.r rooa;,..d so,..r. .h.,I,
from a .trok. of H,htn,n, that o.curred
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|
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when found wa. in 81 horrihle cond;.ton
u;s ho,d .,d f... ,.r. h.., ,.u.
with n club evidently and tho ,rurder.r
in committing hi. foul d.oa .x.r.;sa, ,ha
creates, of crueltv. Dece.sed w.u. MID
die aged man. and was dres.sd IN rouoh
sboss ieans nants and /, hI,. cot.on sh;s.
| A deck of cards and n small ,oirror ~ -.
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mans pockets,
Here is one Of the illustrations of tho
| benefits of irrigation, as brought out nv
the irrigation convention, the samples
being from the Hitchcock fields. near
Huron: The irrigated wheat Welded %
bushels to the acre, graded No. ! northern
hard, brought $40 .55 per acre and cost
81 cents per bushel, which includes
all expenses of seeding, harvesting, thrash.
ing, etc. Tho wheat which was not irri-
gated yielded but four bushels to the acre.
brought only s3.25 per acre and cost the
producer for all expenses Sl.56 per bushcl.