The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-03-10


I.P. Potter disposed Of nearly all his
stock advertised Saturday andFiat good
prices. The horses averaged about $780,
head. which is ST. above theaverage price
IN the United States.
Pukwana Press:-Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Pond and Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Austin of
Kimball, and E. NJ. Sedgwick and family
OF Chamberlain were all visitors at S. w.
Sedgwick's last Sunday.
The dance under the auspices OF the
Kimball orchestra st. Patrick's eve prom
mises to be largely attended. 1t will
probably be the last dance of the season
and n OF the most pleasant.
Alter holding his place n year under
Cleveland Thos. A. Stevens has had to
give up his Office as issue clerk at Grow
Creek to a Missouri Democrat. Funny
that . Democrat couldn't have been found
in this state.
An agricultural exchange says that
horse collars should be washed in a
solution of carbolic acid. Very little
starch should be used, however, in doing
them up, as it annoys the horse to have
his collars too stiff.
T.J. Graham holds an auction sale OF
live stock at his farm in Pleasant Grove
township, near the artesian well, on
Thursday of next week. He will sell 81
head of cattle, 81 hogs and three horses,
also some farm implements.
Mr.. Spangler, the artesian we'll man
was making garden Saturday. X he
understood gardening as we'll as he does
the artesian we'll business he would
postpone operations until Father Foote
sheds his fur oyercoat.
Editor Kirk OF the Castalia Record
Republican made US brief call Saturday,
and we we're pleased to meet him. Mr..
Kirk was on his way home from Cham
berlain. where he had been to buy the
press formerly used OF the Register.
No wonder that wool is cheap when
there is no demand for it in the manu-
~facture Of "woolen" goods. Old leather,
betting, leather scraps, and, in fact,
every kind of waste leather is now
utilized in the making of yarn by a new
process.
Folks who are interested in the hen
industry and are curious to see what
thoroughbred fowls will do under good
care and handling might gather the eggs
some night in the GRApHIc's poultry
house-and the little Leghorns have been
Smelling out eggs since Christmas.
A Kimhall boy persisted in throwing
his hat on the floor, until finally his
mother chastised him severely. Now"
said the breathless parent, "do YOU know
where your hat ought to have been?"
"ies'm, i%n-in.inside my p-p-pants," Sob
bed the kid.
Somebody will got a taste of cold lead
one Of these nights while, prowling
around other folks houses. We have
heard several complaints made and have
had II little personal experience also
enough to cause a %coronor's inquest ifthe
incident is repeated.
Tho ladies' missionary society spent a
pleasant and profitable hour with Mrs.
Ruth last Friday afternoon, carrying out
a well prepared program on foreign mis-
sions. The mex meeting will be held
with Mrs. Pond the last Friday in March;
subject, "Home Missions"
James Brown delivered a lecture on
Scotland at the Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening. Like all his work.
the lecture was az interesting as it was
scholarly; and it is not too much to say
that his hearers went away with a fal
better idea of and greater liking for the
Scottish people.
W. G. Richards and Vim. Martin OF
Puckwana hayea ~sub-contract to furnish
AGO head Of cattle for the Indians ant
they left for North Dakota Thursday
morning to pick them up. Buyers art
not so plentiful up there and they eXpec'
to buy the stock among the Russian far
mers at fair prices. They expect to ge
back about April l..
The election in Plainfield township
resulted in the election Of j. G. Wallace
Henry Herlinp and L. NJ. Parrott, super
visors; Arthur Mckee, clerk; Fred Goth
am, treasurer; C. +. Craft, assessor; jas
Taylor, justice and Henry Bickne
constable. There was no opposition t
the ticket, and it is to he hoped that til
.Esquabbles in Piainfield are out Of til
way for good.
The following officers were elected a
the electioni in Torrey Lake: Supervisors
j. NJ. Miller, chairman, Thos. Mile,
Gabrie! Gabrielson; town clerk, Ole I
Strand; treasurer. Ole Evenson; assessor
L. H. Nedrow; justice of peace, 7. o. Lal
son, L. j. Bates; c%onstables. Gust. Gabriel
son and j, Collins. There were 40 vote
cast and the above officers received abou
90 votes each.
The Pennsylvania railroad compan
has adopted as its standard a rail weighin
so pounds to the yard and GO feet long. il
stead Of 30 feet long. as has been use
1 heretofore. The ends of the rails, ii
stead OF being cut off square and jointe
face to face, are put together with mite
joints. 1t is said that the rails laid i
this way wear longer and that much {
the danger OF passing over curves i
) done away with.
w. c. GraYbill arrived from Washing
ton Thursday and paid his respects I
the GRAPHIC shortly after. The Judg
is looking as fat and hearty as n bear j
autumn and Washington life seems {
have agreed with linn thoroughly. II
had his commission as Receiver OF IL
Chamberlain lsnd Office in his insid
, pocket and will assume his new Gutit
U at once. His Washington friends put u