The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-06-02
DAKOTA.

A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says .
tramp giving his am as Lacey j. Baird,
arrived in that city last week and asked
to be admitted to the city hospital, as he
was sick. A few hours nfteward A. l.
Sharrock, land commissioner OF the Bur-
.ington railroad system, arrived in the
.ity in search of Baird, whom he had fol-
owed 10, 900 miles to get his signature to
| Edgemont, S. d. Shamrock went to the
hospital and in a few minutes paid Baird
! 300 for property which lies in the heart
IF Edgcmont and is valued at Slo0, 600.
| Baird left Dakota several years ago, after
having paid for the property, and has
been a tramp ever since The Burlington
Railroad company has spent hundreds OF
dollars trying to Locate him.
a survey is in progress and there is n
veil defined opinion that there will be n
.ailrond built from Canton north before
nany months, and IA connection north at
frantic or the Minnesota system would
rive Cantor all the advantages now en-
Dyed by Sioux Falls. The road north
rom Canton will be built sooner than tho
most %sanguine expect
An amendment has been secured to the
laval appropriation bill which is of inter
est to South Dakota. 1t provides for an
additional naval cadet from South Dakota
% make up for one appointed from Wis
,onsin several years ago. The bill will
20 doubt become u law, as there is no OPP
position.
Charlie Moore, q halfbrced, who has
,een in the Pierre lookup for horse steal
-. Gi-l - M -l-- A--
,nrs OF his window. He was discovered
oy n boy who was playing around outside
he Jail. No threats nor brides kept the
2ov from telling the iailer. Moore is one
IF the toughest thieves in the country.
Robert Scatebo of Armour, young man
who came to this state from Wisconsin,
lied a few days ago in terrible agony from
.ockjaw. The young man was leading q
norsc, which became frightened. The
halter caught in his fingers and tore them
nut. He was attacked with lockjaw n few
days later.
Jonah Jones, a prominent business man
of Sioux Falls, and four friends made an
expose Of a spiritunlistic medium numed
Mrs. Celia Hughes. She was talk
ing through a horn, personating
Mr.. Clark's father, when u light w~<
sprung on her.
The intercollegiate oratorical contest
between the champion orators of SIX OF
the colleges of this state was won by
Richard f. Locke. who represented the
Baptist university of Sioux Falls. Yer.
million carried off most OF the athletic
prizes.
The senate bill amending the bill OF
June 90, 1899, providing for the coustruc.
ton of a bridge across the Missouri river
at Yankton, so as to require the compile.
ton Of the bridge within four years from
June 22, 1891. has been passed.
Joseph Noonan of Yankton, n young
man u years OF age, was asphyxiated by
gas in a we'll on the farm of Phillip
Rempp, near Walshtown.
Ole Oleson, q cowboy employed in the
roundup west of the Missouri was killed
near Hatch City by his horse throwing
itself backward on him.
The DeSmet Independent has changed
hands. L. o. Bennett has sold out his in.
terest to G. w. Latin, who will continue
Ats publication.
The grand chapter of the order of the
Eastern Star for South Dakota will meet
next year at De Smet.
Springfield is now lighted by electricity
aud the power i. furnished bv an artesiar
we'll.
The ladies of the W. C. II. U. of Yer
million will start a monthly paper.
An old settlers picnic will be held nj
Canton on June 20.