The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-12-05
TIE Ikt1nbalI NJ arlzet.
IfYou See tin the Graphic Bet On 1t.
Small. Talk.

k. Small Talk. y
Let's all go into tho coal business.
II. NJ. Miles wa up from Castalia this
week.
T.. P. Ochsner LETT for Sioux City this
morning.
Ho1t Tidrickwas here from Pukwana
Wednesday.
Christmas comes three weeks from to-
day-Fyiday.
Ole Opsahl will do shoe repairing at
his house hereafter.
Charley Johnson is now the host at the
Alex Mitchell hotel.
The northern lights were very con-
spicuous last night.
The creamery was fitted this week
with steam heating pipes.
The Hammill case will be called for
trial Monday, it is expected.
The postponed Thanksgiving dancing
party takes place at the opera-house
tonight-Friday.
A. B. Dalrymple,, was down..-from his
Buffalo county ranch this week getting
ready for a winter siege.
Make an absent friend or relative a
present Of the GRAPHIC for the coming
year. They will appreciate if.
Mrs. W. u. Wyint who was called to
Tabor, Iowa, recently upon the death of
her father, returned Wednesday evening.
Here it isonlY Dec. 5 and we have had
more genuine winter weather already
than all of last fail and winter put to-
gether.
The ar.esian well is down about 500
feet. Contractor Wilrodt is cross this
morning. The blamed engine pump has
been hothsring.
The mercury dropped TO 10 below zero
Sunday morning-tlie lowest recorded
point for November in this town. 1t WA
Is below at 8 p. III.
Now that we are on the homestretcl
of 1896 it Is proper to remind the deal
things that another leap year will mo-
occur for eight long years.
Mack, the tailor. is kept pretty busy
these days. Mr.. Mack is a tiue work
man and at home on all kinds of tailor
ing. He has turned ont soma very
nice fitting s1lts this fall.
OThe glass trust is to be r%eorgauizet
and another boost given the price to tn
consumers. Iii the meantime hurry VI
that special session Of congress and Civ,
the trusts a little more tariff.
Hicks predicted a cold wave this week
Instead we have hal a charming wintc
so far in the week. A chinook win
Thursday started a thaw. Once in
while Hicks hits it-but not often.
W.. q. Anderson wishes to shovel tn
snow away from his house. and request
us to say that he will be greatly obllge'
if the person who the other night Dor
rowed his scoop shovel will kindly re
turn it.
j. w. Smith has moved on to the II. /
Austin farm until March, and Fred War
ner this week again took possession Q
his own farm. We understand that Nj
Smith hoo rortod tbo rur{;co rorr, ucr{
west of town. for next season.
Wednesdays Waterloo (Iowa) Courie
contains an illustrated write-up OF thi
enterprising towns new city hal
Among the illustrations we find a goo
picture Of our former resident, j. +
Klingaman. now Waterloo's eficier
chief Of police.
The train was four hours late MOnda
night. Between Plankinton and Whit
Lake the draw bar on the water ca
pulled out enough to break the come
ton with the engine tank aud let Out IL
water. The train crow had to melt sno
to fill the tender.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Conant are to retur
to Kimball just as soon as they can dl
pose of their Arkansas possessions. Ii
is in very bad shape. mentally and phi,
sically, we are sorry to hear, and if |
lives to see the north again he will |
more than fortunate.
W. c. Morris Is showing some pref,
spoons and novelties in sterling silvt
especially designed for Christmas gift
Among the lot are some South Dako'
souvenir sterling tea-spoons-and yel
cheap. Nothing more tasty for a gi
than one of these spoons.
II The American Horseshoers' associ
ton is the authority for the statemel
that there are more horses in the Unite
States than ct any former period. I'll
N figures claim $4,000 more in Ohio, IL I
mo g in Michigan and 1850 mora
New York than a year ago.
Will Morris is margeting his usu
quote OF winter eggs. He says, howeve
that only his Republican hens are la
ing. Well, they ought to considerin
that their product never brought so hie
a price under Mr.. McKiniey's wonderfl
tariff as they do nov under free trade
Bad as tile storm was last week Il
GRAPHIC has yet to Learn of any ioss
II stock or serious effects OF any kind
Is this portion Ut the state. The gale w,
,r so near due west that tie railroad Gu
we're not badly filled and there was b
little delay in the trains OH this divisio
s.: There's considerable trouble decidin
the bets on Kentucky. Mckinley got
Of the electors and Bryan 1. The Ne
York Sun decides that Mckinley CARR,
: the state, while Sandy Grlswold, Il
SnOrfjnp editor nr tho Omaha Ran Il