The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-12-22

i. If your wife should find a new Garland
cooking stove in her stocking next Tues
day morning how happy she would be
and they are for sale by Geo. W. James.
Uncle Sam has distributed among the
Yankton tribe OF sioux Indians. 100000
as part payment foi land relinquished to
the government, and which will, in all
probabilities, be opeEed for settlement
next spring.
About the haudiest ti,lng around the
house, between October and latespring
is one OF the new improved oil heaters.
What a nice Christmas GIFT one would
make, and the Ochsner firm will show
YOU a beauty.
Christmas exercises by the Preshy
terrain Sunday School. next Monday
evening, Will consist OF a nice program
closing with a Cantata. Santa Claus
Work Shop" All are cordially requested
to be present.
Mrs. Matthias Marty kindly showed the
GRAPHIC some very excellent drawings
made by The Indian youth artOss the
river where her son-in-law. 4. Az TuclOs
is teaching. The drawings will compare
favorably with those of much mpre ad-
vanced white pupils.
John Siddons goes to Alabnma, too, as
we'll as A. l.. it seems. and we are blamed
sorry-aIthough he says he expects to
read the GRAPHIC for the next ten Wears
as he has in the last ten. Alabama will
gain two good citizens and we'll lose two
but not permanently, we think.
Don't think that you have got to have
a roll of money in order to venture into
Bowle's furniture store after a present.
II yon cant afford one OF those elegant
rockers, handsome. but somewhat expen-
sive luxuries, there are dozens of small
Ter things within the reach of even a
child's pocket book.
Between 6 and s O'Clock p. M, Monday
night there was stolen from A. C. Whit
beck's clothes line, two suits and a half
of underwear and five pairs of stockings.
Party taking same will do we'll to return
the property where found and save
trouble. If not done very soon something
is liable to drop. as party is known.
Our friend w. Fl. Cross is quite fond of
figuring out problems in arithmetic
given from time to time in the GRAPHIC:
aud while the writer is away on a holj
day trip he will leave this for Brother
Cross to figure on: A boy 10 years of age
has a little sister weighing 16 pounds
and gets tired holding her in FIVE
minutes. When he is 20 years old how
long will it take him te get tired holding
somebody else's sister weighing 1875
pounds?
Times may be a little close. but it is
we'll enough 10 bear in mind that
Christmas means a grelt deal for the
little folks and the world would be Lreary
indeed if they were not. Extravaganza
is not necessary to an ENJOYABLE Christ
mas. It j. not necessary to huv expens-
i've AMI costly presents in order that the
heart of rhi'dh nod may b. made happy.
A little given with judgement may make
a home as bright aaa erea zeal bestowed
lavishly and without regard to the
propripty or Gtness OF the Gift.
Woe II. Unto the Next IAN!
A charlvari club WAS organized Wed.
nesday night. 1t consisted OF men,
women. boys and girls; and the instru-
ments they played ware COW bells and
other bells. tin pan. and tin cans and
dinner horns. and III air was full Of the
chivalrous music in the n%eighborhood of
the newly marriei man-Charley Whit
taker. 1t was so much so as t attract
the attention of Marshal Dains, who
thought it advisable to investigate the
matter When he arrive 1T the scene
Of merry max ng a I'd saw-among other
prominent ladies { the town Ibis better
half, he conclu ed he t to Join the
crowd. However, to put on brave face, he
ordered the proceedings stopped, and fol