The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-19

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to select delegates to the state conyen-
ton. 1t will be held in Kimball.
Mrs. Ross and pupils Of Chamberlain
give their piano recital and entertainment
at.the opera house this-Friday-eyen-
ing. The entertainment is very highly
spoken of and is deserving of a full
house.
Reserved seats for the Merchants Car.
nival will be placed on the stage, as the
entertainment itself will take place in
the body of the hall. There will be room
for about SO seats on the stage, and the
price is but 10 cents extra.
White Lake Wave:-Fred Lumbard
and Prof. Savage, principal OF the Kim
ball City Schools, were in town Saturday
in the interest of the Building and Loan
Association. A flourishing branch of the
organization is in operation at Kimball
and new shares are being written. every
day.
De Smet Independently is rather
amusing and laughable 20 notice people
take offence at a little local item once in
a while, when no names are mentioned.
The shoe seems to fit and hence they put
it on. II they were not guilty probably
they would not pay so much attention tc
such items.
The personal property belonging to
the estate Of the late Henry Cushing will
be sold at the Dakopolis Hotel on Satur.
day, June 2, at l o'clock p. H., consisting
in part Of five horses, one road wagon,
one cart, harness, and many other artl-
cles, together with all the furniture and
fixtures in the Dakopolis Hotel.
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were
the hottest May days Of which the local
observer, A. s. Stuver, has record. On
Sunday the mercury crowded up to Sc,
and on Monday to 80. Tuesday was
pretty much the same. The hottest
May day of which Mr.. Stuver has record
was in 1891, when the mercury hit 81.
It is said that a Kansas printer in
making up the forms one day last week
got things somewhat mixed. as follows:
William Heskock was married last
Wednesday to Miss Ida Smith at the resi-
dence of the brides mother. The whole
lot makes the best brand of sourkraut
ever offered for sale in this market"
The splendid rain CT Thursday came in
the nick of time, for this vicinity never
needed it more. The small grain was
already showing the need Of it and corn
was in many fields lying dormant for
want of moisture to sprout the kernel
A drizzling rain set in early in the morn
ing and lasted all day with an downpoul
that must have done the farmers hearts
good.
The council held their adjourned meet
ing Monday. evening. Not much wa;
done except to discuss the extension o
water mains up Second street. 1t was
decided to order the thing done. Thu
cost will be about 90 cents a foot from
complete. That is to say, the expense t,
each lot of so feet will be about Slt
"A mere nothing compared to the con
v%enience.
While they were putting out the light
in the NJ. 4. church at Mt. Vernon Sun
day evening, the large chandelier CAV,
way and in an instant one Of the lamp
exploded and the flames rapidly spreat
over the room. Fortunately all tn
windows had been closed, which kept i
in check until q crowd had been sum
moned and by desperate lighting tn
building was saved, but not until the in
terror had suffered great damage.
The Kimball GRAPHIC notes that
passenger engine struck NJ. N%ovotny'
COW just inside the corporation line OF
the east side" This was n very serious
place to strike a COW and the results ar,
likely to prove fatal.-Woonsocket News
Sorry to spoil Mr.. Kelley's little joke
but in clipping the item from the GRAPHIC
he has %purposely omitted the comma be
tween "cow" and lust" in order to maxi
a case. Kelley better hunt up the CIR
who sat down on her arrival, and let thu
GRApnIC's cow items alone.
City treasurer Whyant was not a littl'
surprised the other day to receive a no
tice that $1,000 OF the city bonds wer'
due. The bonds are owned at Battl
Creek, Mich. The official records show
so far as can be ascertained, that tn
bonds are not due for five years yet, 1895
consequently no funds have been pre-
yided for their redemption. During tn
early days Of the incorporation til
records were badly kept in the matter 0
recording the issuance of bonds, henc
. the present situation. The matter viii
not, however, u any embarrassment
to the town as the parties holding tn
( bonds are willing to give an extentioI
? but as the securities are drawing 8 pc
cent. interest the municipal authorize
will indeavor to refund them at q lowe
rate of interest.