The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-09-28

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Striped Percale Shirts, two collars and
one pair Of cuffs, soc; regular price S1.25.
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the worm. Mathies.
s. H. Thomas writes us from Charles
City. Iowa, that when Mrs. Thomas and
he left Kimball they expected to remain
away until spring, but that lie has had
rheumatism so badly that they may re-
turn soon. "And when | do come" he
adds, II expect to spend my remaining
days in that healthful climate"
The last Orange Judd Farmer shows a
picture Of the largest oxen in the world,
a pair OF Thoroughbred Holsteins, bred
in Massachusetts. They are seven years
old, stand II hands high and weigh
800 pounds. They have, under test,
drawn 11,6W pounds on a drag eight
feet in the dirt at a dead level.
E. G. Will is going to LeAIars. Iowa,
after all and Jerauld county will lose
one of its foremost citizens. He has
bought a house and lot there and expects
to buy and ship stock. Mr.. Will says
that he does not expect to do as we'll
financially as he has he,e, but Mrs. Wills
health demands a Change and he wants
to give his children better schools.
The Ward Academy, Chas Mix, opens
-
the school year Of 1S35-6 on Monday.
This is an excellent school and the
course of study far superior to what
would naturally be expected from an in
s~titution of this kind located on a prai-
rie. The prospectus gives full informa-
tion and can be obtained by addressing
the principal, Rev. L. Z. Garfield, Burn
side.
When old Sol crosses the line he rarely
ii ever disturbs the charming weather Of
the Dakotas. and were it not for the
almanacs Il would never know that
the semi-annual equinox was at hand.
But this year was a pronounced excep-
ton. A cold, heavy rain set III Saturday
night and lasted tile greater part of Sun
day. About an inch Of water fell. The
rest Of the week has been like June.
A young man i'll the northern part of
the state tried to stop a separator by
grabbing the belt and had his arm al
most torn from his shoulder. Most of
the threshing machine accidents occur
from the lack Of familiarity by the men
who are working around them with
steam power. II ANYTHING goes wrong
there is to n not accustomed to work
ing around machinery an almost ire
sistible impulse to grab a wheel or belt
and stop the machine. Keep your hands
off, no matter what happens.
j. B. Reed brought into the GRAPHIC
office Wednesday enough vegetables to
keep the GRAPHIC pretty nearly all
winter-a grain sack full-but we're
going to let Charley Savage put them in
the Brule county exhibit at the state
fair, as showing what can be raised on
breaking in this county and without
irrigation. The vegetables Mr.. Reed
brought in came from his brothers farm
IN Gregory county, across the river, and
were raised on the sod from seeds fur.
nished by the government. The lot con,
sists Of German kale, a plant something
like caulifiower, another plant resem.
bling cabbage, carrots IS inches long
immense beets, onions, and a peculiar
variety Of squash and some first-rate
yellow dent corn.
irrigation to the Front.
1t looks as though Brule county is go.
ing to set the pace GU irrigation for the
rest Of the state, as it has all along on
artesian wells. Aside from the large
number of prospective wells by lndivi.
dual farmers for stock purposes and fol
irrigation in a small way, it is pretty
well settled that Brule county will have
within its borders another year two i'm.
mense irrigated farms, either one O!
which will surpass the now celebrated
Hunter farm. 1t was announced some
weeks ago that the Carpenter farm of
1000 acres, neal PGkwana, is to have a
big we'll and the greater part Of the farm
a complete irrigation system and now j.
M. Greene is to do the same thing will
his l,O00 acre farm in Oln township
Both of these farms are to have immense
reservoirs for storing the water and
every improvement that money can sup,
ply will be used to make the undertake.
ings successful.