The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-01-07
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The farm residencesof O.C.sHussonsI
northwest Of Andoyer, was burned ID
the ground with all its contents. Hns3
ton attempted toaight agnEoline steve.
which sprung AleHk, and soon the
room wa enSeloped IN flames, His
Wife and daughter Ind barely time to
escnpe in their night robes. Mrs. Illus
ton was badly burned on the sface ind
hands as shs attempted tusaye some OF
the household effects. Fortunately 10
wind WAS blowing, and the out build
ings were saved. No insurance.
Elmer Hawks, merchant from the
forks of Cheyenne river, while in
Pierre recently, reported that wolves,
while yet doing some damage on that
portion of the range, r not nearly SO
nero or destructive as in former
years. This reduction is caused by the
wolf hunters, who make n business of
killing wolves for the sbounties offered
by the counties and ranchmen, or are
hired b. the large ranch owners by
the month.
NV Graham. of Yankton.@the,
bridge contractor on the proposed
Ynnkton and Norfolk railway, is anN
ious to effect d settlement with all per-
sons who have claims against the road
for work already done in order that
the title to the property may be
cleared. It is intimated that shoald.
this be accomplished there is n possi-
bility of work towards it completion
beginning in the spring.
Walter Scott, the little 0 of Super
intendent Scott, of Aberdeen, was
taken to Minneapolis for a delicate and
critical operation. An nhscess had
formed inside the skull near the base
of the brain and it was found neces-
snry to cut through the skull bone in
order to get Mt the seat of the disease.
The operation was not successful n
death relieved the sufferer.
Henry Cole and Henry Pothoven.
who were recently pardoned by Gov
ernor Lee, have returned to Armour.
They were sentenced to four years.
imprisonment last July for arson, but
were pardoned upon the recommends
tion of the circuit judge and p%rosecut-
ing attorney and nearly all of the resi-
dents of Charles Mix and Douglas
counties.
The question of securing the loca-
ton of a normal school i'll Aberdeen is
receiving considerable attention. The
local papers have taken the matter up
and thus bringing it generally before
the public. The business men and
leading educators of the city are ac-
lively interested in such a project and
IRE giving it oil the encouragement
possible.
The state land department has APP
portioned to the schools of the state
$4,000, this being the second appor-
| tionment for the year and the total
being $156,0O0. The school population
of the state has increased 5000 in the
past year, being now $4,000, and the
apportionment this year is 3 cents per
capita greater than it was for the last
year.
John Gregor surprised his old ac-
quaintances of early days in Madison
by coming home from New York to
visit his aged parents and spend the
holidays. He drifted with the early
Alaskan adventures to the Copper
river. country and staked out several
rich, claims for which he has been Of
fered $25, 900 several times.
The Chicago and Northwestern wa
ter tank south of Condo has burned
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out some frozen pipes when some oil
roof of the tank took fire, setting the
of getting at it, it had to be left to
its own destruction.
George I. Salmons has returned to
Aberdeen from n trip into Kentucky
and Tennessee, where he went with q
l ~ oH,,~1f lonn%s,D~ - H. n -, i, f,,11,, 49,
listed with South Dokota and says he
has no desire to locate among inhabi-
tants without ambition or on soil too
poor to raise its first crop without fer
tilizing.
Britton has organized and will incor-
porate the Britton Power and Electric
Light company with o capital stock OF
S3,5OO for the purpose of operating &n
artesian well, IL waterworks system
and an electric light plant ut that
place. The incorporators are Messrs.
Hamilton. Stokes, Baclllcr, Hurd and
Cooper.
The three days meeting of the state
horticulturists and agriculturists re.
Gently held at Yankton proved a vast
benefit to those i'll attendance. The I'd
dresses, papers and discussions
brought before the meeting We're by
those learned in the different subjects
and much information was gained.
Miss Florence Gregory, the Yankton
girl now travelling with the Andrews
Opera company, received compliment
tary mention i'll a recent number of the
New York Dramatic Mirror, for her
presentation of the part of Pitt Sing
in the comic opera of .Mikado."
The movement which was recently
started by DIR. J. w. Mauck, late presi,
dent of the state university, now OF
Chicago, to erect a suitable monument
to the battle of Ell Caney, is becoming
of state interest. The entire stnte
press is urging the matter.
An attempt was made to wreck the
west bound passenger train between
Elkton and Aurora, on the Chicago and
Northwestern road. a number Of
angle bars were placed on the track
The train struck the obstruction, but
did not go into the ditch.
Rev. A. S. Mcconnell, for eight years
pastor of the First Congregational
church of Deadwood, has resigned and
will accept a pastorate farther east
Rev. Mr.. Mcconnell has occupied u pull,
pit in; a Black Hills church the Longest
period of any minister.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed for the international Mining com
puny. at Pierre. with n capital o.
$1,O00,OOO. mcorporators. T.. j.. Squire
Ralph NJ. Jacoby and +. Il. o. APPEL.
DIR. B. w. Ia Shier. who recently re
turned from the Klondike, has moved
his drug store from Edgerton to Ar
mour.
Acting under instructions from The
German consul, j.. a. Schlenter, of Alb
erdeen, is advertising for information
1 us to the whereabouts of Adolf Sitting
an early settler in that section. 1t il
snid an inheritance Inns fallen to hin
in his native land.
Work has begun on the new mean
descent electric light system at Cantor
and the full lighting capacity Of The
dynamo has been already contracted
for by business honses and residences