The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-09-22

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His Iowa Record.
While confined in tho Iowa peniten-
tiary he devoted every spare moment
to the perusal and study of religious
books. He read the bible through
three times. -
Wien his term expired he went to
Nebrnslsn and began evangelistic work
again. He was a man of fine presence
and q speaker of force, and fawer. Peo-
pie hocked to hear him, and he was ac-
corded the best in the land. Heshcld
many meetings and converted people
by the score.
Finally he drifted, over into Kansas,
stopping at Troy, Eooniphan county,
m mests 81 =. A. Gass Ysssr sod n1q neaan a
ighton him, printing his Iowa record.
revival. when dozens of people were
protesting Christianity every. night.
Reynolds did not care for it. He de-
nonnced.it MS the work of a%-slandertbu1s
editor, who was, trying to break down
the work of a conscientious minister
Of the gospel. He struck the popular
chord, for it wonfor him the advocacy
.of-tRo thirds of the people Of tho
town. Greater crowds .thronged the
church each night and mothers and
daughters OF the neighborlood took
occasion to say to. him that they did
not believe tho charges preferred by
the local paper.
T IT was not many weeks, however, nm
til the Iowa episode and odious record
svere substantiated, apd then,Reyndlds
sffhlkS igDpred by the throngs who.had
previously worshiped him. The indig-
nation was SO great that Reynolds. was
forced to .leaye, aud he next turned up
at Atchison, where through the infiu-
%cnce'of" n few church people, whose
confidence he won he managed to get
II few thousand dollars together and
started the Farmers bank. The con-
Germ was d mere shell from the start,
but Reynolds made it CO.
He organized the Live Stock Insur-
ance-company,. using the banks money
to get this scheme on its feet. lie did
n big business in this last enterprise.
He gothered in many premiums, but he
never paid n'loss. Farmers rushed in
to insure their spawned horses and old
COWS. Bnt when the animals died they
got nothing. The bank and insurance
coMphhy Soon wentunder, but it was
not.nntil he had faced desperate fight
against the lawyers, editors and bmsi-
ness men, who organized and banded
together to drive him out of Atchison.
The bankers and business men raised a
fund and employed several lawyers to
crush, him out. He was finally forced
to succumb,r and theft the. community
fell .that lie would have to leave.
But they did not know the man.
Nithin two weeks he had scraped to.
gether enough money to buy a small
[.newsppper. ,outft. He started the
Daily Tinies,sand. began. os'sroastsseth
mem who had fought him. He went
after tile nristoeracy, and .ibadet Ills
paper the organ of tho, Warkingmen.
-Tife'resinle. was that TREY stood by him
,WsiJ.l theiGlnoney and influetire.s.3'fi I'D
fght.grew SO bitter that investigations
E.sprang'np.a the business dnH pit6fes:
E.aienAiE!nessg aal&ainStt ,,RkeyhaeolIM and tie
eeolstHah, feSPlejW ithsi4,d fqr:hEaf The
igesglk vYass that; 81 tights dpdItnoek;
1attSpsfNisyesaSas lfSseATfrsi .es; !,
~NeFsnltdss,aMsd .s~Vassagaipst uevery.
shipf9v sEh.b..dhl ppt agree with him. lie
published .yicisAs articles against s1eutt.
hngAsvyersdahl merehantss and,inlsex-
eral instances u Saanped some saandslh
tIlsat CAME Henr Tesultjng;;taltse sepatS
ton OF men and their wives. He would
attack rirtuous and defenseless women
and publish vicious f~alsehoods about
them. Editors and lawyers hired bull
! lies to whip Reynolds, to get even with