The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-03-17

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A La poringmen's union has been organ
izek in Sioux Falls.
Sioux Falls is already planning for a
celebration on the Fourth of July.
JONI Bass. an incorrigible Faulkton
youth, stole a pair of mittens and was
sentenced to the reform school.
Charles Sawyer, who has been teaching
school in the western part of Moody
county. has become violently Insane.
Arrangements are about completed for
the sinking of another artesian we'll and
the erection of a sanitarium in Pierre. "a
Louis Epraim Brown, n negro, was sen.
fenced at Aberdeen by Judge Cambell to
six months in the state pe%nitentiary for
burglary.
c. A. johnson has purchased a half in
terest in The Yankton wooden mill and
after an artesian we'll Is sunk for power.
the mill will be put in operation.
After July 1. 1894, the mail route thai
runs from Salem to Ramsey will be ex.
tended to Madison, and the mail service
will be between Salem and Madison a.
before.
A union celebration in Aberdeen on
sAlAa' W "a 5SNShiS-l1G hLlIltSCIoIky
,f the founding of Odd Fellowship is pro
posed. There are five good lodges in
Brown county.
Civil engineers have commenced sound.
ing the Missouri river for pier founda.
lions for u railroad and wagon bridge at
Yankton. They will be engaged upon
This work fer a month. 1t is believed that
the Great Northern or Union Pacific rail.
conds will build the bridge.
The militia mania has smitten the fe.
male portion of Webster, and an organi.
The women have chosen the cognomen o,
webster Whitecaps'' on account Of a
white cap being part of the organizations
uniform. They drill twice a week.
Mrs. Lizzie K%erchevalo of Rapid City has
been notified that she has come into tho
possession of $1,000 by the death of j. c.
Wilmerding of San Francisco. The will
OF tile deceased, who was u wealthy liquor
merchant, bequeathes over 81, 500, 900 to
relatives and $4,000 to the state univer,
sity of California.
Madam De Stucrs, during her stay at
Sioux Falls pending divorce proceedings,
negotiated with P. II. Edmison to pur:
chase his dwelling for sl2, 900. Subse.
%quently she refused to take the property
and Edmison is sneing for the amount. /.
L. Y%oungbiood, who acted as agent fol
madame, is sucing her for $500 com.
mission.
The Two Kettle band Of Indians who re.
side west of Pierre upon allotted lands
u1pnn the Rad IVA 1.i1l ha {1,V;e1o1
with fencing this year. which will enable
them to engage more extensively in farm.
ing. Heretofore the cattle Of the ranch.
men which nrc allowed to run at large,
prevented them from putting in crops to
any extent.
Recently Mrs. MILAN, living near Ames,
brought from the cellar a five gallon jar
which, without examining, she placed on
the floor near the kitchen stove. Return.
ing to the room q short time afterwards
she saw snakes creeping over the floor.
Grasping a fire shovel in n hand and a
broom in the other she succeeded in kill.
ing thirteen good sized snakes.
There is Il likelihood OF a large immi.
grafton to the eeded lands west of Pierre
this spring. The United States land
office, real estate men and others are re.
,eiving many inquiries in regard to the
and from eastern people. Most of those
contemplating coming expect to go into
the stock business as we'll MS farming.
A deputy United States marshal ar.
rested eight or ten farmers living near
Pierre on the charge of cutting timber on
government lands on the west sid of the
river. 1t is reported that papers are out
or the arrest of thirty more persons or
the same charge. The lands on which
The timber was cnt had been allotted to
half breed Indian women, and had been
contested by some whites.
The decision of Judge Aikens in regard.
20 the Sioux Falls brewery gives the pro.
hibitionists here n ''black eye,"a MS it will
greatly hinder any step they may take
toward closing the Yanktop brewery,
which will be in operation within thirty
lays. The management of the brewery
is greatly pleased over the decision, and
The brewery will consequently be en-
targed. 1t is surmised that the old For
%rester brewery will be put into repair and
made ready for operation.
The money stolen from the safe of the
Wntertown land office was found on Feb
ruary Tina closet in the Mcliette block
by a laborer named John Gustofsen. The
find was kept secret and the place
watched, but no one came near is. Or
Saturday last the money, amounting te
81 ,t74.5 80. was returned to Mr.. Carpenter,
who was completely surprised. Some
hold the theory that the thief. whoever he
was, lost his nerve and placed The money
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visiting the cathedral and Other, prcot At.
fractions. From there thew viii 90 to
Venice, and thence to Florence, Genoa
and Rome. At the last named place they
expect to tarr7 one week, inter which
they will continue to Naples and there
sail for New York.
If all goes we'll during the coming sum,
mer Washington Springs will have telc
phonic communication with the outside
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