The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1891-01-23
DAYS IN KIMBALL

DAYS IN KIMBALL.
RecOllectfons 0f the q. q. Hold
Time Newspaper Men-COl. Nell.
lie Gales NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I'm
the Lecture Field.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 20, EDITOR OF
The MISUNDERSTANDING during my
wenderings around the globe l run
against an old-time acquaintance, and
whenever this occurs I always enjoy rak-
ing up a few chestnuts from the musty
pages Of the past. An instance OF this
kind occurred the other day when 1
received a call from Hon. I. F. Rigg,
formerly publisher Of the Plankinton
Standard, but who for a few years past
has ably filled the position Of city editor
Of the Sioux City Daily Times. tom"
q bright light in Dakota's journal
istic armament in the halcyon days of
final proof notice business-in fact the
land Office department Of his paper used
to be q source Of envy to q good many Of
the boys who happened to be located in
less pOpul6us districts. And from the
fine collection Of diamonds he wears l
judge that he must have succeeded in
sailing a few Of the simOleOns raked in
during the boom. We had a good laugh
when we recalled some Of the amusing
incidents Of life in Dakota during pioneer
days, in theireign Of Bob Mcbride, jeff
Stockwell and the rest Of the holy terrors
who used to make things lively for those
of the natives who read the papers. We
mingled II smiles over the heartless
way IN which tho KimDalI Index used to
curl the hair Of an individual named
King, and occasionally stirred up the ami
mails in Buffalo county by rounding up
Elder Cooley when he happened to go
astray. Mr.. Rlgg was a Appointment MEM
Der Of the Plankinton hut OF the Oriental
Order Of Humility, and remembered we'll
the sport the members used tohaye when
ever it became necessary to hold a public
installation Of officers or lay the corner
stone of a round-house.
Speaking of the o. o. Of H., reminds mo
that not long ago in San Francisco l
picked up a handful bearing the modest
announcement: Tonight, at Metropol-
itan Hall. tho humorous poetical lecture,
Deacon Browns Experience by Al
Warehouse" Taking for granted that
it must be the same old ajax" who once
oficiated as Most Potent Grand Orator
and Poet-Laureate of the Realm Of HUI
mility, Of course l made it a point to at
tend the lecture. Yes, it was old Water
house himself, and he gave the audience
a rich treat by reciting the experiences
OF a good old deacon who had passed
through the ups and downs Of the boom
in Southern California a few years ago.
1t was a story taken from real life, writ
ten in tunefnl rhyme, and told in such q
droll yet pleasing way that their listen
ers couldn't help enjoying it, and they
manifested their appreciation by pack
Ing the house every night for a week.
had a very pleasant visit with him
while he was in the city, and we talked
over the ups and downs of the followers
Of Xerxes and Arsuppus with a good deal
Of interest. Friend Warehouse put in
several years in Southern California
where he was engaged in the newspaper
business, but l am glad to relate that he
turned from the error OF his ways and
has resumed the practice Of law, being
located at Stockton, Cal, and said to be
accumulating wealth at the rate OF q
mile a minute, which will be good news
to his multitude Of Dakota friends. II
would have been too bad for n brigh,
fellow like him to have become tied tc
the newspaper business, in which moth
ing but hard times and curses are to be
expected and with death the only pleas.
ant thing to look foTwardto. En- peasant
kindly hand my heartfelt sympathy tt
Brother Weeks. l am really surprised al
his downfall, because he had ample ,op'
p%Ortunity to see how the rest OF us sui
fered, making it seem all the more won,
derful that he should willingly offer him,
self q living sacrifice to the vengeance Of
fate. But probably he feels that he has
a mission to fulfill, so let us not be harsl
with him. AS long as the Republican
party is in power ind the Irish problem
remains unsettled there will probably bt
plenty Of goodshearted fellows ready tt
take up their pens and clubs in behalf o.
what some people are pleased to cal.
principle, but still l cant refrain from
dropping a tear at the thought that my
good friend Irving should have fallen by
the wayside. His youth and innocenc.
make his case seem all the more sad.
wonder what has become Of Mayor
Gale, that brilliant young hnancier WHIT
used to run out from Canton occasionally
and pose before We unsophisticated Kim
ballites as the Banking King of South
Dakota"-a title, by the way, which uset
to cost him at the rate Of twenty-five cent
a line whenever it appeared in the Kim
ball papers. But he was a pretty fellow
as pretty as a Jersey heifer-and bull
much on the same plan. He created sew
eral sensations during his career in Kim
ball, but n Of the greatest was in til,
summer Of 1883, when he chine out in
bran now suit Of clothes. Under ordin
airy circumstances a matter Of this kint
would not have caused more than passing
notice, but let me state that this particu
lar layout was of no common kind, bein,
q regular corker in its way. Reader. dit
you ever notice the garb most favored b,
the song and dance mel who han,
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