The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-09-09
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AnunaberS 81 weeks ago q stranger
entered skimner's restaurant at
WatertoNn and rendered $50 con
fetieratcs hill to the girl in charge in
for Il lunch costing 20 cents.
The girl did not discover the fraud
practiced upon her, and gave the
s,Nindler $3.50 change in good money.
a few days ago the nan was seen on
the streets of Watertown and recog-
nized by Skinner. who demanded that
the $3.50 be refunded to him, threat
ening the swindler3 with arrest in the
event TINT he refused to comply with
the demand. Before an officer could
tie summoned the man made his es-
cape. He was identified as a resident
OF Madison. MINI. Skinner reported
the case to the United States authori-
ties in this city, and attempted to Sc
cure federal action in the matter, but
the United Stntes authorities were
without jurisdiction. the federal sta
tutes not covering the passing of con
federate money. 1t is 4 case for the
state courts, us the only crime cons
mitted was obtaining money under
false p%retenses. Even If the Mime
sofa man is arrested under this
charge. the Watcrtown man must, in
order to secure his conviction, concIu-
siHely prove that the swindler was
aware that the bill was worthless
when he rendered itTin payment to the
girl.
The Miller-St. Lawrence house re-
moval scrap was up before Judge
Gotfy at Pierre recently. The whole
matter is the outgrowth of an old
townsite fight in which Miller came
out first best, and ST. Lawrence has
been going to Miller by piecemeal for
several years. At last Peter Gross, of
Miller, purchased n large brick block
ut ST: Lawrence and began to tear it
down for removal. a temporary In
junction was secured on the ground
set Zip that the removal of such build
ing would impair the value of bonds is
sued by ST. Lawrence. After the is
snance of the temporary injunction
Gross attempted to continue work and
vas arrested on a charge of contempt
of court. On final hearing Judge
Gotfy dissolved the injunction and re-
leased Gross on the contempt charge.
The removal Of buildings will now go
on without hindrance and ST. Law
encew will probably oon be a memory.
w. T. Coad, president of the Dakota
Pacific Railroad company, has filed
the plat of his-road at the Rapid City
land office and everything is in read
mess for the completion of the road to
Mystic. .Aycorps of engineers has
been set to work cross sectioning the
road and it is expected that active
work laying rails and doing the addi-
rional grading will commence in a few
days. All of the claims held against
the old company have been placed in
escrow and the further concessions
asked for by Mr.. Coad have been
granted by the citizens. The road
will enter Rapid City from the west,
puralleling the Elkhorn track. right
of-way having been secured. The peo-
pie of Rapid City are feeling jubilant
over the realization of their old time
dream.
~ land surveyor named Allen, in
Butte county. made n discovery which
will greatly mix up affairs relating to
land owned by several persons in hat
county. 1t wa found that the gov
crnment corner stone at a certain
school house on upper Beaver creek,
In Butte county. is not placed in the
right place, which will result in the
finding of many valuable farm build
ings on land belonging to other than
the rightful owner, as the whole dis
trict is thrown ont of live. A petit
ton has been sent to the receiver of
the land office at this city asking that
nc further entries be allowed in the
township until the affair has been
Strengthened up.
The CHAMBERS question is again be-
ing agitated at Aberdeen and it is re-
ported that the state authorities have
decided to ask the Indian bureau at
Washington to assist in stamping out
the disease. 1t has ragged for years
among the herds of horses on the
Cheyenne river reservation. and from
this source can be traced nearly every
case of this terrible disease in the
state. State Veterinarian Elliott con-
hmned the Russeau band of horses
ON time ago and ordered them
killed, bnt the federal authorities
failed to sustain him and the horses
We're never killed.
The funeral service over the re-
mains of the late Jay Rnndell, first
sergeant of Company !, was held in
Speartish recently. 1T was one of the
largest attended services ever held in
n Black Hills town. DIR. Clough, of
Dcadwood. delivered the IN The.
deceased was very well known in the
cities of the northern hills. The cas-
ket was opened at the church and the
body was found to be in a well pre-
served condition, showing the great
care that the government takes in em-
balming the dead soldiers.
The plans fog the new state hospital
completed. The design is modern in
style and arrangement of rooms. The
building will be fireproof. The out
side is to be of Sioux Falls jasper,
backed with burned brick. The in
tention of those who pushed the APP
preparation for the building through
the last legislature, according to the
Iedlieldu Press, is that it is to furnish
a place more especially for children
who are mentally deficient.
The fish hatchery in Spearfish,
which has been finished. has been nc-
cepted by the government. An en-
denver is being made by the supcrin-
tendent of the hatchery 10 get the fish
wardcnsI of Lawrence county to allow
his taking about a,0OO.000 trout eggs
out of the streams of water near.
Sreartish- There is an abundance of
water at the hatchery ard the loca-
ton is satisfactory to the govern
mGnt officials.
+. +. Hunter. who has but recently
returned to Rapid City from the Klon-
dixie. will invest his money that he
made in mining there, in the cattle
business. 1t is probably the first
klondike money that has been invest
cd in che Black Hills. He will find a
good location on the range and will
invest heavily in stock.
There are more than 100 artesian
wells within n radius OF six miles of
fal kston. Hutchinson county. While