The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.

he Black Hills for. h present year will
&c $40. 100000, with Il probability Of
eaching $4,000. 600. The estimate il
,ased or the product OF the mines now
n operation for the past eight months.
Shlch nave averaged 10000 tons per
sonth OF siiiceous ores from the Bald
fountain section and 500 tons of the
anie character Of ore from Yellow
greek camp, and the properties will
for the yea In round num-
oers. 100000 tons. principally by the
iaoynestake and associate companies.
An ore chute estimated to be worth
not less than s4.0 900, 900, has been struck
n the Fannie. Ruby Basin. "a Dead
9ood. The ere averages $50 TO the ton,
and is 100 feet wide, extending nearly
across the property. 1t will be handled
n the Deadwood and Delaware smeiter.
at Deadwood, to which 1t belongs. This
smelter is now handling $4,000 tons of
ore a month. The monthly production
Is $140,00 {.
After an. all day argument on an al
Tentative writ of ~mandamus, the SUI
preme court made the writ peremtory,
ordering the commissioners of Roberts
county to submit to the people at the
November election the question of u
~ seat removal. The question has been
aotly fought from the start and means
political complications in that county
Ibis fall.
a large barn belonging to Richard
Owen, a prominent farmer living seven
miles south of Britton, was destroyed
by fire, together with over fifty tons Of
hay. The stock was safely removed
from the building. A little son, only 4
or 5 years old was playing with
matches in the barn and set the build
ng on fire.
Tine annual conference Of Presby-
:er,an and Congregational churches held
IN the Yankton reservation, e Green
wood, was a great success. The Dako-
Jas, Nebraska and Montana were well
represented. Services were held in Sioux
md English. There are about 500 In
iian voters In Sisseton.
By the explosion of a %threshing ma
:hine boiler nine miles west Of Millbank
the engineer, Bird Shannon, and the
fireman, Hiram Franks, We're Instant
y killed and the water carrier, Frank
Manning. seriously injured.
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Baptist Ministerial union.. the Baptist
Young Peoples union and the South Da-
kota Baptist convention was held in the
Baptist church at Huron. A large at
tendance was present.
Henry Gregg and Lawrence Fowler,
the boys who stole the mail pouch at
Blunt We're arrested at Deadwood and
taken to Pierre and sentenced to six
months each In the Hughes county Jail.
The South Dakota conference of the
Free Methodist church closed its four
teenth annual session at Beresford. The
attendance was large. Rev. Harpel Of
Mitchell was elected presiding elder.
Reports show that a far larger amount
If hay than usual has been put up in the
the ranges west of Fort Pierre, and
whatever the winter may be. there is
but little danger Of short feed.
CATTLE shipments from the Black
Hills ranges have begun. Over 1000
hea We're shipped in three days from
the towns Of Brennan and Belle
Fourche.
Ferdinand Keno. living west of War
a:er. lost his barn, forty tons of hay ana
sixteen stacks of grain by fire. sup
posed to have been started by children.
Hog cholera has carried off a large
uuiipeI ol pOFkeTS 1T the vicinity or
Yankton. No way has been devised to
check the spread of the scourge.
A great deal of grain is now being
marketed at Centerville and elevator
men are kept busy o of the time
Weighing and unloading.
A cooperative creamery has been
started at Castalia. Over 400 COWS have
been obtained and the number will
% be doubled.
A body Of galena has been struck in
the Iron Hill mine at D~eadwood, which
.uns SO per cent lead and 40 ounces silver
20 the ton.
A %postoffice has been established at
Ruger, Charles Mix county, with John
NJ. Goodwin as postmaster.
The Presbyterians Of Aberdeen have
decided to erect a church edi1ce to cost
"a, 900.
F. #. Jarrett, living heal Mellette,
ost 1900 bushels Of wheat by fire.
The tristate fair held at Sioux Falls,
proved a grand success.
Mayor c. H. Enos of Lead is dead.