The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-12
DAKOTA.

Mrs. Mary Cahill of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who has won fame as IN autloress undo
the nom de plume of Marie Walsh, is no,
in Sioux Falls. She is the authoress o
"Hazel Kirke, His Wife or His Widow
"For Love OF Gold, and other we'll knows
novels. 1t is understood tina she ha
come to Sioux Falls for the purpose o
writing q novel on the divorce colony, an,
that she will weave into the story a goo,
many local characters rs we'll as some o
the more prominent members Of the col
ony.
Arthur C. Phillips. grand chancellor o
the knights of Pythias of South Dakote
has received word from Major Genera
James r. Carahau. the head officer o
the uniform rank Knights of Pythias o
the world, that he would be in Sioux Fall
May %. The object Of Nj. Carahan'
visit to the state is to organize two .regi
meme Of uniform rank knights of Pyth
las. The First regiment will have head
quarters In Sioux Falls and the Second Il
the Black Hills. Elaborate arrangement
are being made for his reception.
The Highland Mining company at Lea
are now having timbers put on the groun
preparatory to adding forty more stamp
to their 100 stamp mill, the work to com
mence as soon rs the weather will permit
When this is completed this mill will b.,
equal In size and capacity to the Star o
the Homestake company, which has loni
been known as the largest gold stamp mill
In the world. This improvement will ne
cessitate an increased force in the High
land mine.
Near Yankton is the most remarkable
family on this continent, perhaps in til.
world. II consists of father, mother an.
twenty-four children, and the mother o
the brood is not yet go years old. She /
a Norwegian woman and her husband i,
a Hoosier. The children were born il
triplets and the oldest OF the lot is unde,
12 years of age. All of them are boy,
but three, one set of tr,plets being girls
Major Clements, Indian agent, has bee,
at Flandrcau distributing houses ant
barns to the Flandreau Indians. Abou
fifty houses and barns have been di.trib
uted among the Indians. Some $50 heat
Of cattle will be distributed among til,
ssme Indians.
Rhodes Bros, who ave tho contract te
supply mares for the Indians, are ship
ping the horses to Kimbali preparatory t.
delivery to the agency west of tie river.
There are now at hat place about 500
head and more coming every day.
Colonel j. E. Elson OF Huron and one o
the best knownGrand Army men in South
Dakota, will be a%'candidate for grand com
mander, department Of South Dakota. be
fore the encampment to DO held in DeSme
In June Colonel Elson has been formal,
Endorsed by Fitzpatrick post of Huron.
General C. 7. LETTERS, inspector genera
of the South Dakota National Guards, ha,
Just prepared a little pamphlet which Ii,
calls Lesson Drills" 1t is n digest i,
convenient form, of the manual of arms
and contains in fourteen small pages al
the important points of drill.
AT q meeting of the executive commit
tee of the South Dakota Editorial associ
alton. held in Mitchell, 1t was decided t.
hold the annual meeting of the associ
alton on July "a, 25 and 26 in Mitchell.
A feed mill engine at %Iriquois blew IL.
and smashed the building into kindlin.
wood and instantly Kill ed Ted Calkins
Pieces OF the engine went forty rods ant
several persons narrowly escaped.
The constitution OF the intercollegiate
Athletic Association OF South Dakota ha
been completed and a meeting Will b.
held in Sioux Falls May Is and 10.
Large bers of prairie schooners nr,
passing through in the vicinity of Faux
ton every day, filled with emigrant, 70
homes on cheap lands.
Parkston business men AVE organize,
a commercial club, to further the interest
of the town and Hutchinson county.
Dell Rapids has let The contract for
waterworks plant.
Hurley has had but two fires in eigh
years.