The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-08-05

caiyed a priza of s:25 given by the Yost
typewriter company for the neatest and
best transcription OF a legal document.
The prize was awarded by a judges at the
worlds tair.
The Rev. Thomas X. Davis, d. D., of
Wooster University, Wooster, Ohio, will
preach in the Presbyterian church, next
Sunday. at IL O'Clock a. m. Subject:
THE Children of the Church," Acts 2:S9;
fand at s p. IN. Subject: Some Internal
Evidences of Christianity" Mat. l1:6.
Wednesday Mike Reed and his scn John
started out to tap a fresh key, which re-
suited disasterously for the elder Reed.
He was holding the faucet While John
did the heavy work. The mallet glanced
off the faucet and mashed the elders lit
tie finger, necesitating amputation.
The 0chsner Hardware Co.. are showing
a decided novelty in the shape of a cistern
pump, guaranteed to keep the water pure
and sweet. The chain consists of cups
which carry fresh air to the bottom of the
c%istern. Ed Ochsner saw the pump on
exhibition at the worlds fair and order
ed some.
A young lady who had been married
a little over a year, wrote to her matter
of-fact father, saying: I'VE have the
dearest little cottage in the world, orna-
mented with the most charming little
creepers YOU over saw" The old man
read the letter and exclaimed: Twins
by thunder"
There has only been twenty-one stall
lions kept in Kimball this season for
service. The business is overdone every
where for that matter ard fees are con-
SANITY going lower. The well-known
stallion, Bonnie McGregor (2:1Sl9) sire Of
three with record below 2::21, is standing
| at S25 this season.
1t is hardly necessary to call attention
to the snap advertised by j. Il. Boyle &
Co., in this issue of the GRAPHIC any far
Their than to say that this firm has one Of
the incest harness stor es along this
lire OF road and propose to build up a
large business by low prices and court
eous treatment OF their customers.
A gentleman by the name OF Brooks
was here this week and driving out in
the country looking over the wheat crop.
He is making an estimate of the crop Of
| the state for someone, but whom he de-
clined to state. He said that the crop
around Kimhall was the best he had seen
in tho state except a small strip east Of
Madison.
Il. P. 0chsner, assignee of Mathies &
Storm, is now paving co cents on the
dollar OF the firms Indebtedness. The
liabilities of the firm were S73G6.5S.
About $1,000 of this was in individual
notes which were thrown oEt. The as
sets were about $500 exclusive of bank
accounts. The creditors will realize be-
! tween 6o and 20 per cent on their claims.
Richard Stocks died Monday evening.
lie was doing nicely ard showed so much
improvement that strong hopes were had
OF his complete recovery. But a new
complication arose III the form of pneu-
monia and he lived but a day OF two after
the appearance Of the malady. The
funeral took place Wednesday morning
at the Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr..
Groves officiating, and the esteem with
which the deceased was held by his
naighbors and friends was evidenced by
the large attendance.
Ben B. Clements, one of the colore0
boys brought north by the editorial eX-
cursionists last winter, and who has been
working for j. L.. Haliett of the Fort
Pierre Sioux Live Stock journal, struck
town Yesterday looking for a job III a
printing Office, lie is II years of age
and has learned to set type readily since
coming from Georgia. ANY Office want
ing such a boy can get him at low wages
and he is a nice appearing lad, being a
very light mullato and fairly we'll cd
ucated.
Eugene Wentzy told Dave Dorwart that
he had a pair Of horses down III the pas
ture which he could use if he wanted to.
Dave went down Thursday and after con
siderable work caught them and took
them to the barn and hitched them to q
hay wagon back OF the Plummer build
ing. Dave got in and the team started
east on Railroad street at :52 gait. AT
the Blodgett place the hind axle un
coupled and it and the wheels abandoned
the wagon. Beyond the Wetherell place
the box and rack~also left the remainder
OF the gear and Dave concluded to stay
with the box. The team landed against
the snow fence nea the Nugen place
Dave gathered up his wagon in a wheel.
barrow and is getting it together again
for another trip with the animals.