The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-01-16

W yVul SOAu
Miss Cora Richards is visiting in Chas
Mix.
G. D. Tidrick is clerk OF the committed
on appropriations.
HI e. Smith was made clerk of The
committee on irrigation.
John S. Stewart is chairman Of ths
senate irrigation committee.
The spread of diptheria in Pukwans
appears to have been checked.
Miss Stewart has beeu assisting the
GRAPHIC at the cases this week.
De Smet has its roller skating rink
going full swing two DAYS in the week.
The vacation OF the Chamberlain
schools has been extended two weeks on
account of %diphtheria.
Rev. Father Hoffman, has postponed
services at the Catholic church from the
24th to the 31st inst.
Rev. Joshua Loughran. pastor Of the
Presbyterian church of White Lake, died
on Saturday in his S9th year.
Mrs. Ryan left Saturday morning for
Sioux City with her son John, and will
probably make her home with him.
There is considerable Legislative news
from Pierre on the second page, includ-
a brief synopsis of Gov. Lees message.
1t was the miliest December in twelve
years. just II day did the mercury
touch zero. The average for the month
was 26 above.
A literary entertainment took place al
the Klingaman school house Thursday
evening. A number OF young folks from
town went down.
1t is a question which excited the
most curiosity In the state: Bryon's toul
last October or the visit of the rotOry
steam shovel last week.
The storm delayed the gat herring Of
the commissioners last week, but theil
labors were finished in time to wash uE
for Sunday church services.
The American Express Company is
now running Il special from New York tc
Chicago that carries nothing but express
matter and runs on a fast mail schedule
The regular annual meeting of thu
stockholders in tho KimbaIl Creamery
company for the election OF officers
+ DEnS p1oea nt, tho 1uet Cot,rJn,, ., ~,
month.
The Northwestern road had seyera! ul
the rotory snow plows at work on theil
lines also last week, aud, like those OF
the Milwaukee road. drew great crowds
at every station.
AT the recent election Snnth Dakois
cast S2.O24 votes: This is more thar were
cast in Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Miss
issippi, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
South Carolina or Vermont.
The biggest jack-rabbit lie of the sea.
son comes IRON Ashton, Sphinx county
A correspondent of a Sioux Falls paper
says that 992 jacks were killed in tina
vicinity Saturday in a side hunt.
The Chamberlain land office is d0iue
a land office business. A total Of Is;
original homestead entries for las
month. Nest of the entries were on land.
in Gregory county across the river.
Harry Wentzy was housed with a yer,
bad cold the first of the week and tn
GRAPHIC office correspondingly denoral
lied. But it's hard to keep a good ma
down, and here's your GRAPHIC right OF
time.
Next Tuesday is the day the vote OIL
United States senator is taken at Pierre
There is some pretty lively hustlini
till then. The two leading candidate
to date are Kyle and Loucks. with XVI
in the lead.
The literary society meets at tn
school house tonight-Friday. A pre-
gram has been arranged. The subjec
for debate is: RESOLVED, That there j
more pleasure to be derived from meme
ry than hope.
A farm machinery collector says h
has not had a note of a South Dakot
farmer go to protest this year. but whe
he gets 200 miles east in Iowa nearl
every farmer is asking for a continuanc
Of time. South Dakota takes care Of he
sons.
Last Friday night a surprise part
consisting OF Mr.. aud Mrs. G. w. Niger
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Nugen, Mr.. and Mr.
John Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. Enger
Wallace, called on SIR. and Mrs. Arthu
Mckee and had a very good time. A mic
supper was served.
Sioux City Journal:-The mother of j
B. Ryan, who has been suffering from
paralystic stroke. has been brought I
this city from Kimball, S. d., her HON
. She is now at the residence Of her so
:, AS Virginia street. Mrs. Ryan in Il
aged woman, Oeing % years old.
, A kid whose dad had a bill rejected b
the county commissioners of Jeraul
, county tried to blow the whole board il
to kingdom come. While they were ST
e ting about the hotel stove the boy thre
q stick Of dynamite into the stove. On
one OF the commissioners was injured.
a Albert Schnelling OF Buffalo coun
became bewillered in the storm of IL
! 4th inst. while looking after some stool
became lost and tramped with the stor
r all night. bringing up next morning
Jeranld county, 20 miles from home. I
was uninjured, but his dog gave out an
froze to death.
$ Tho two Democrats from Brule a
u right to the front at Pierre. Weeks
chairman of the ways ald means con
mittee and B%urkholdcr is chairman {
the committee on printing and librar
!, Weeks is also a member of the railro,
i committee and Burktolder OF the con
mittee on county and county affairs.
IF tho conntry ci;tor woo IN onon Of q