The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-06-24

And now comes a returning staff Off
Ger who has been serving under Otis, and
says that it will take 100000 men and
months Of time to subdue the Phil
ippines.
A hot fire started in Cook & Watson's
hardware store, Chamberlain, Tuesday
morning and for q time threatened the
entire block and Winters store in
particular. The fire originated in a
room filled with binding Irvine. The
damage was about $1,000.
Your attention is called to the ad of
Hotel Delire in another column. This
hotel which was formerly known as the
Clifton House, has been refurnished from
top to bottom, and 1t is the intention of
the proprietor to make it first class in
every respect. A good feed barn will be
a feature.
The Milwaukee excursion to Sioux
City was a great success, enough going
from this county alone to make up an
ordinary train load. From this station
70 tickets were sold and from Chamber
lain 80 and Pukwana 20, in all 1S1 from
the three towns. That's the way times
are in Brule county. White Lake. Plan
kinton and Mt. Vernon each sent between
twenty and twenty-five.
White Lake Wave: c. A. Dodge of the
horse ranch vas out last week and before
returning to Orange City, ordered the
lumber for a new house and barn to be
built on the ranch in place Of the one
destroyed BY fire last spring. When Mr.
Dodge was here just after the fire he was
a little doubtful about rebuilding, but
the promising appearance of the country
has completely restored his confidence
and he will build better than before.
South Dakota has captured another
national convention, the second within 6
year. Who says South Dakota is no,
getting to the front? The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Ordar United Work
men, in session at Indianapolis Monday
decided to hold the next annual meeting
at Sioux Falls. Cincinnati and San An
tonic were in the race but Gid not stant
a ghost of a show when the rustlers from
South Dakota's queen city began to d.
business.
The drug firm of Reynolds s. Haswel
has this week received a large, fresh in
voice of oil kinds of drugs, and NOR
will follow in a few days. 1t is the in
%tention Of this firm to keep a hrst-clas
drugstore with all that the mama i'm
plies, and they want it distinctly under
stood that they take q back seat for u,
one. The store is being repapered ant
renovated and the stock enlarged, AM
they intend to have their share of bust
ness if a complete stock. honest prices
and courteous treatment will do it.
The Washington weather bureau ad
vises that on the approach Of cycloni
storms all the doors and windows of tn,
house be thrown open. The ~furnitur
will suffer but the house will be saved
The reason Of this is that a cyclone pro
dnces a vacuum and that the confined
air within the building rushing outwar,
is the real force which destroys the build
ings. Many Illustrations are given I
prove this, as for instance a frail corn
crib built OF open Stat work is rarely de
stroyed while substantial barns adjoin
ing are torn into splinters.
That creamery drain is not a nigh
blooming cereus-howsyer much it ma,
be serions stencil in the n0strils OF som
but the stinks i'll this town that ris
on a brisk breeze after a hot, sultr
spell are many and. tho creamery drail
is only one of them. For instance, tn
efluyium coming from the stock yard
west Of town yesterday and day befor
to plague the folks on South Main stree
was enough to sicken a horse. The loy
spot of ground and the pond near tn
creamery is what makes all the trouble
Anyhow, the creamery people aresparin,
neither time, labor, care or expense t
overcome its part in the matter, but it i
not always possible to accomplish result
all at once. Meanwhile a new drain ha
been made and the old one cleaned on
and filled with lime. 'Fhe stencil cone
from the pond which cannot he remedie,
until it dries up enough TO get as IT.
smith Township.
Ed Ryan was in Sioux City Sunday.
w. L. MoCrery is painting his house.
Caspar Anderson was reelected clerk of til,
school board Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anr on Doty and Rcy. and Mr.
Brown and family wero visitors in Smith Mon
day.
Batty Ryan has n new wind mill. He says i
his milk tests low this month it will be tn,
wind milI's fault.
Miss Nellie and klice Bpney went to Sion,
City Sunday, Miss Alice will visit Fins Git.
and other Iowa points before returning.