The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-02-10
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The StpSxT6lis stone quarry, which
! aseisene4S apsrecentiy for the purpose
sfSaAtssnx out rock for the city building
q II give work to the unemployed, is
proving . paying invcstmcntto the city.
Beresford Is to have . new thirty room
hotel in the spring.
The Armour State bank has commenced
business with a capital stock of 10000.
The rroprietors are c. f. Floete Of Ar
mour md Franklin Floete of Spencer, la.
What is known as q mountain lion or
ant wolf, was killed in Walworth county
recently. 1t measured nine feet from tip
to tip and was over two feet high. a
large number OF colts, calves and sheep
nave seen killed by this monster, and ef-
forts 10 capture him proved unsuccessful
anti, last week, when he died from eating
o poisoned carcass.
The business men of Yankton have
completed negotiations for the establish
ment OF II distillery there. Fifteen acres
of land in the city lin IS were donated
and IS 900 subscribed for stock. Thu dis
tillcry will have a capacity Of 5000 bush
els of grain daily and will cost $500, 000.
The Wyoming and Pierre Railroad COM
pany has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state. This organ
ization forms part of the plan for the
opening up of the Larabee and Young
coal fields on Hay creek in Butte county.
Worthwhile claims q 1ow of 100 gallons
per minute from the new Rrtesian we'll at
that point. The water will be utilized for
running a Touring mill, which Is about
completed.
The Wind Cave horse ranch, located
near the celebrated cave of that name in
Custer county, was sold recently to New
York parties for $4,000.
The Sioux Falls Driving Park a~ssocis-
zion at Il recent meeting decided to hdid
race meetings in that city the coming
season.
Hot Springs is becoming quite noted for
It's divorce colony. AT this time there are
no less than five parties who are acquir-
Ing the statutory residence in order to Sc
sure the legal separation they SO much
desire. Divorce seekers can como under
the pretense of seeking health or pleasure
ind get away before the object OF their
visit is known.
Mrs. Hans Olson, the wife OF q Norweg-
.an farmer of Yankton county, committed
suicide by hanging herself to a lumber
wagon. She fastened one end of the rope
.bout her neck in q slip moose and tied the
other end to the rear axle of the wagon.
Then she gave the wagon a push down a
short hill and the weight of the vehicle
,tranglcd her to death.
Farmer Stoner of Aurora county, when
the thermometer showed II degrees
below zero, dra ged his wife ont OF bed,
forced her out of the house, com elling
her to walk in the cold to the house OF a
aeighbor, and all because she refused to
get up and make the fire. Mrs, Stoner is
n a very delicate condition, and during.
the walk Of q mile in the cold wind badly
,roze her feet Later in the day a war
ant was sworn ont by her charging her
husband with assault. The examination
,ook place before Police Justice Rowland
1t Plankinton. Justice Rowland bound
stoner over to keep the peace under $500
,Onds. ~
Railroad engineers have been survey
ng in the vicinity of the union depot at
Hot Springs. looking forward to the es-
,ablishing OF n handsome little park, with
fountains, flower gardens. etc, next sum
ner.
On and after February 10 the Sioux
Falls and Yankton Railway company will
lave mail trims run over the line. This
S very gratifying news to Sioux Falls and
Gankton people, as we'll us the people living
It towns along the line Now mail coming
rom Yankton to Sioux Falls mus. Ground
BY Elk Point, delaying it several hours,
while mail sent from there to Yankton is
delayed even q longer time. Nail from
st. Paul and Minneapolis will reach
Yankton many hours quicker thansit does
aow.
While eight men We're working at the
bottom of a shaft in the Highland mine at
Lead City u blast went Off Unexpectedly
ind instantly killed Alecio yidano and
,criously wounded four others, all Ital.
lars. The day shift had put in a number
IT shots and one of them Ind failed to ig-
ate. so that when the night shift came on
they went to drilling out the hole, which
was partly filled with the deadly cxplo-
sivc. Neither of the men working at tho
fatal hole were injured to speak of, but
Vi6auo. who was on the opposite side OF
;hc shaft, never knew what hurt HIM. The
other injured men will likely recover.
The grip is said TO havc reached tho
epidemic stage among the Indians at
Pine Ridge. where many are being trans
ferred to the happy hunting grounds.
The matter has already attracted the at
.ention OF the department ut Washington,
and 1T is expected that more physician
will be ordered there to meet the present
emergency. 1t is reported that some very
sharp instructions nave been sent to the
agency in relation to the treatment of the
Indians suffering from this malady.
Walter Hoffman, the editor OF the Yer
million Freeman. who has been locked up
in the Clay county Jail since January
for manslanghter, has secured bail and is
now at liberty.
Madison or Scotland will probably Sc
cure the next annual tournament of The
State Firemen's association.
N Harry de Merritt, the bad man from
Custer county. with two or three shooting
affrays to his credit. has started in n new
line of business. Last week he pleaded
guilty in court to assaulting Mrs. Shroat,
a teacher in district No. SO, three miles
southeast OF Broken Bow. The lady drove
across q corner of his hay farm, instead
Of following tie laid out road that goes
arout,d the claim, and instead of proceed
ing against her in a legalway ON n charge
Of trespass the ungnllnnt and nnmannerly
man resorted to physical force.
An organization known rs the Board Of
Associated Charities has been formed ut