The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-12-31
READS LIKE A PIPE DREAM,
New Capital Of South Dakota to be
Located in Brule County.
The Milwaukee Road to Be Ex-
tended From Kimball to
The Hills.
Needs A Little Salt To Go Down
Easily Too Good to
Bo True.

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Castalia Record Republican: a short
time ago We announced that we would
give our readers the benefit Of the lrst
reliable railroad news to be had. Tut we
hardly expected to be able Ia announce
anything Of Importance so soon as this.
But we Lave received priyare informa-
tion to the effect that grand capital re-
tuOyal scheme is now on foot and Is be-
lug secretly organizpo, and that the
ionS-tdlked-of railroad through to the
Hills will be commenced early III the
spr!ng and pushed to completion before
The end Of lweiye months. The fight for
The resubmissiOn Of the capital question
will he bpgun at Pierre rs soun as the
legislature cOnvenes In January, and
will be pushed with sigur by The pro-
JectOrs Of the scheme and stubGOrniy
supported Dy the Huron forces, who will
do all III their power to assist III remov-
lng the capital from Pierre, their long
time rival for capital hunors
The Plan as laid down to us locates d
new city in Brule county i'll Tho vicinity
Of Red Lake, and about six to ten miles
south OF Pukwana. III fact, 1T is all. geti
tl'at q great quantity Of land Is already
secured IN that locality for the iature
capital Of South. DAkO,a. Joe Greene
and Harry Hunter arp said to be behlnu
The project, backed BY the Milwaukee;
talirOad system, aud the fact tina,
Greene's large irrigated farm together
with other Landed interests lies in that
immediate vicinity lends color to tie
story. The Scheme embraces the extens
Sion Of the Milwaukee road from some
point IN the present line at, or near,
Klnball, OF possibly west Of there, direct
through the new town to bs laid out,
passlng south of Red Lake, and thence
ny The most feasible route to the river
and across it, leading up and on,
through the White River Valley for til.
Black Hills. From The river west 1t is
ilkely thai the route Of fthis road will
follow the old survey. The Armour
Oranch is then to be Immediately ex-
tended through to intersect the other
lines at the point where the city is to be
located, thus opening upa direct line
from the Black Hills aud the capital city
by two principal routes to Chicago and
giving all parts of the state direct com
munlcatioh with the capital, providing
that this last half OF the scheme can be
carried through.
Thematter Of the extension OF the
Milwaukee road and the location OF the
new city is said to be already decided
upon, and there is every reason to he-
tieye that the capital removal sche me is
also strongly organized in the state.
A bill has been recently introduced in
congress to authorize the construction
ofa bridge across the Missouri river ut
Or near. Chamberlain. Note the word.
ing Of the bill-at, or near, Chamberlain
lit reads. This would give the project.
ors right TO construct the bridge al
any convenient point along the river in
that locality; and the introduction ol
the bill III congress at this particular
time adds much significance to the Tore.
going story.
The Great Northern road is to be ex
tended on southwest from Huron to tile
new town, thus giving that road an al
mos: air line from the future capital q
the state through Huron to the Twlr
/ Cities.
\ The new town is to be named Brule OF
\ Greene, most likely the latter, in homo
Of the chief protector aud the prim,
mover of the scheme.
No moro gigantic business enterprise
than is involved in this project has beer
attempted in the west for many years
as there are said to bs many mino
, projects, such as the establishment O
several large manufacturing plant
within the state and tho location Of on
OF the large military posts which Will u
needed to accommodate the big increas
ln lhe.regpiar army sure to be enacte,
by the present congress somewhere ii
this section OF the state; possibly at tn
NEW town, -as Senator Kyle is said to b
in sympathy with the new moyt ment.
AS to the last named claims we ay
no assurance other than tine rumor, bu
the fact that Mr.. Kittredge is closel
connected personally with jos Green
: ! and Harry Hunter as we'll as with th
Milwaukee railroad company, and hl
further known political influence wit
Senator Kyle gives rise to the conclusio
Z that there is also some foundation IL
q the last named report.
!. There will certainly be some startlin
developments before many weeks, an
n there is every reason to believe that II
Is advent of an exciting and busy period ,
y business activity for this section Of Il
% state is fast approaching, and that Il
q dawn Of more prosperous days is almo
g upon us.
Remarkable Rescue.
Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, III
makes the statement that she caugl
le cold, which settled on her l1ngs; 81
,e was treated for month by her fami