The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-27
W. II. Ochsnrr is in town.

W. II. Ochsner is in town.
Clare Conway was up from Pukwana
Tuesday.
B. f. Ochsner has gone to Bear Valley,
Wis.,, to return with Mrs. Ochsner.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W.. circuit arrived
from Sioux City Wednesday evening.
Mics Marion Curtiss, daughter Of the
late Capt. Cnrtiss, has gone to Waterloo,
Iowa, to attend school.
Mrs. l. P. Potter, who has been visiting
the past week i'll Charles Mix county,
returned home Thursday.
Saturday was one Of the hottest, if not
the hottest, days Of the summer. The
thermometer hit SO in the shade.
Henry Bauers has given up the Gam.
valley stage route as a bad job and T. s.
Reter is carving the mail until another
driver car be secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Richards drove
down to Edgerton to spend Sunday.
Mrs, Stewards Youngest daughter has
been very sick with typhoid fever the
past few weeks.
The Eagle creamery shut down Mon
day, but whether for the season or tenn
porary we are unable to learn. A.. j.
Jones, the buttermaker, goes on the road
for a Milwaukee oil house.
From the Pukwana Press and the
Gannvalley Chief we learn that SO and
go cents was paid for 4 per cent June
milk at the respective creameries. Ward
Academy creamery paid So and Glen
something like the same figure.
Mayor Foote has put a hand pump In
the new artesian we'll pending the ar
rival of the new water works outfit so
that water can be had when the old
wind mill isn't working-which is the
case most of the time.
1t takes two or three days and a dozen
men, boys and accessories beside the
expert to unload and put a traction
engine in shape. The diversion from
the usual monotony in the vicinity Of
the station grounds is quite a treat to a
few.
To conform to the law. owners of
steam threshers must flo a bond with
the clerk OF courts each year they pro-
pose to do, business, and this bond must
be filed before they begin work. A
thresher's le1n is not good unless this
bond has been made.
Something has been carrying off Hen
~ Wentzy's young chickens all summer,
Mr.. Wentzy had too much faith in his
cats to believe in rats, SO he set a trap.
He caught the thief the first night, a
genuine stinker, and Mr.. Poiecat paid
the penalty Of his crime.
Will Richardson accompanied by Ills
two sisters Misses Emily and Grace, ar.
rived from Ionia, Iowa, Tuesday night
and were guests at A. Doty's home,
They went out to their farm west OF
town Wednesday and were very much
pleased with the crops growing there.
They returned Thursday morning.
A striking illustration of the indispen-
stability Of local newspapers to the sue
cess of local merchants is afforded by the
recent suspension Of the Chicago news.
papers. During the four days the papers
were not published the volume Of the
business of Chicago's advertising mer.
chants fell off one-half as a direct result
Of their having NJ communication with
the buying public.
Mr.. j. G. Sluka drops the GRAPHIC q
note stating that JAS. Rozum married
Miss Stella Sluka OF Bendon, not Miss
Mary Sluka Of Eagle, as noted in these
columns last week, the latter having
been married four years ago. The
GRAPHIC was compelled to obtain its
information second hand. hence the
error. Anyhow, all's we'll that ends
we'll, and our congratulations to all
parties concerned.
Agood deal has been said and written
Of the pluck of the young South Dakota
schoolma'am-and the GRAPHIC is not
behind in admiration for the nervy girls
who preside in the little isolated white
edifces which dot the western prairies.
But what Of the girls who drive the milk
wagons to the creameries-ten, fifteen
and twenty mile round trips: rain OF
shine: up every morning ct sunrise;
more than often a valuable helper in the
milking, and then through the blister
ing hot sun over a tedious, monotonous
road to the creamery? There's the girls
that have the GnAPA1c's distinguished
consideration.
Noyotny Eusted.
Rumors have been afloat for some time
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