The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-05-26
DAKOTA

with, says the siblcy (Ia) Ga
zette. The Jug was opened
and q lighted match placed al
the nozzle and the natural gas contained
in the small space in the jug burned
brightly for several seconds. This won.
derfnl we'll ts located on the grounds OF
the Indian school at Pierre. 1t Is 1,19l
feet deep and gives of about $4,000 cubic
feet Of gas daily. Besides this 1t has q
great many mineral elements, making the
water very valuab.. for medicinal pur,
poses. For healing properties the water
from this giant we'll far surpasses the
famous wells Of Saratoga, N. Y; Living
ston, Ala; La Fayette and Lodi, Ind or
those In the Yellowstone park. Several
parties drank from tho sample sent to Mr..
Dunlop. OF minerals 1t contains silica,
alumnia, carbonate calcium. carbonate
magnesium, chloride sodium in large
quantity. %sulphate sodium and iron. The
temperature of the water as 1t flows from
the well is Us degrees Fahrenheit.
The outlook for enormous crops in
South Dakota this year Is very flnttering.
The season opened early, and the farmers
lost no time In getting their seed In tho
ground. As a result of their industry
wheat is now out OF the ground, thick, of
good color and vigorous; outs are mostly
up and In good condition; corn Is nearly
all planted and . farmer reported thai
he had some corn up; fax seeding is now
occupying the attention of the farmer,
and pasture lands show 9 greater growth
OF grass than for many years at this time
OF the season. The acreage of wheat is
probably not increased any over last year,
and possibly not as large, while the acre.
age of oats, corn aud fax will be much
anger than last year.
Dave Jones, a we'll known Sioux Falls
tough, has been indicted for assisting
Randall and Burke, two notorious post
Office robbers, to escape from the county
Jail. Tho escape was made last Novem.
Der, a few days before the prisoners were
to have been tried. They were not recap
tured. 1t Is charged that Jones passed
through an outside window two hack
saws, with which the robbers succeeded
In making their escape. The witnesses.
against Jones were two other Eostofic.
robbers, who claim they saw Jones pas,
thu saws in and who say they heard Jone,
and Randall arrange the matter wher
Jones was serving out . thirty days sen,
tence for larceny.
lightning struck and set fire to thu
barn OF N. E. Peterson, q farmer living
In Lyons township, Minnehsha county
Fourteen head of cattle, three horses and
a lot OF grain and farm machinery were
burned. Peterson aud his wife md TIVE
children had u narrow escape from ere
nation. The barn was struck while they
were in 1t. They were rendered In
sensible, and when Peterson regained hil
senses he found the barn in flames and
his family lying around him %insensible
He was hardly able to move but by Z
supreme effort succeeded In getting hh
wife and children out Of the barn.
All the arrangements have been com
pleted for the annual gatherings OF tn,
three Masonic bodies In the state, which
are to be held this year in the BLACK Hills
The grand lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, viii
meet in Hot Springs on une IL and 49,
the grand chapter, r. A. NJ. will meet IL
the same place on the 14th of June, and
the grand c~ommandery will meet in Dead
wood on the evening of the 10Th. thus Civ
ing the Masons and their friends from
this side OF the river a splendid opporlu
nifty to visit that Interesting section OF
the state.
While the %jnnitor was putting out the
lights in the NJ. Il. church at Mt. Vernon
at the close of the evening services, the
large chandelier I'VE way and In an In
slant one Of the lamps exploded and ths
flames rapidly spread over the room
Fortunately all tho windows had been
closed, which kept it in check until 6
crowd had been summoned and by desper
ate fighting the building was saved, bu.
not until the interior had suffered great
damage. There was not a whole window
light left In tho main room aud the wood.
work WAS ruined, as well as the organ, al.
tar, chairs, etc.
While sinking a shaft on the Gold Brick
lode, near Hill City, the owners uncovered
some remarkably rich free gold orc. The
samples were covered with gold, both In
the quartz and decomposed portions. The
occurrence of gold IN the quartz Is a Ger.
thin indication of ~permanency that Is
pleasing to the lucky owners. The shaft
is now about sixteen feet deep and shows
q we'll defined ledge two feet wide, which
has steadily increased from the surface.
The ledge Is traceablo for a distance OF
5000 feet on the surface.
A point of SOM interest was raised al
the recent election at Blunt. The code
provides that In municipalities one man
may hold the Office OF clerk, assessor, CT.
and j. c. Smith was elected by a safe G.A.
1ority to the two offices of clerk and as
SCISSOR. But before the polls were closed
the new law OF 1893 was examined and il
mae }oprI TINT M mr. T.. .n,,,;t%.1 A.
appear on the official ticket but once,
which knocks Mr.. Smith out OF the rs.
sessorship, as he was nominated to the
office of clerk first.
Considerable excitement prevails in
Pcase valley, Charles Mix county, owe,
the discovery of a vein Of coal near the
mouth of Pcase creek. six miles cast Of
Wheeler. The find was made on Johu
Mohan's farm, in the bluffs, by par.
ties drilling u we'll. The vein was struck
about sixty feet down, and appears to b<
several feet in thickness. The coal burn.
readily. Local parties are contributing
funds for the purpose OF sinking u pros.
pecting shaft.
The state encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, WomAn's Relic,
corps and Sons of Veterans Of South Da
kota is to be held at Do Smet June 8, I
and Z. s.
Rev. Mr.. Long, an eccentric old preachc,
who has been living In Sioux Falls 70,
the past six years, is dead. For sevcra.
y-ars lie lived under the sidewalk on ONT
of the principal business streets In . hove
he had constructed out Of old boards. II.
had been estrAnged from his children
and his body has been shipped to Usage
where they reside.
Mother Superior Stanislaus and Sister
Clement Of St Rose academy OF siou1
Falls have sued Florence NJ. Kilkelly, I
newspaper and magazine writer, for 3 20,
900 each for defamation of character.
/, Word comes from Hot Springs, Ark.
that N. E.. Phillips of Sioux Falls, war
den of the state pe%nitentiary, who hos
been there several months for his health
Is not recovering satisfactorily. Just be
fore Mr.. Phillips left for the springs h,
suffered a paralytlc stroke, which, 1t Il
thought, will make a physical wreck o