The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-27
south Dakota wIn,ers

Huron Huronite: Two old timers
were discussing Dakota's climate in the
presence OF the scribe Wednesday and
from their conversation we were forced
to admit that This section Of the state
was a typical winter resort-not too
cold; and certainly not too hot; not I'M
healthful, but the very best climate, the
most exhllirating ozone to be found my
where.
"This is a fine winter" said the first
old settler.
"Yes, certainly; but hain't anything
unusual about it, is therew" said the
second old settler.
"Well, not's l know of. Come to think
about it, jest about a good average Oak
ota winter. Course, have had some win
tiers with more snow, and some with
more cold, but takin' it from the first of
October up to date, guess the cows have
cheWed Just about thu same amount OF
hay as usual. You see. jim, we are kind
OF apt to forget the good things of the
past, and the present, too, for that mat
ter, and git kinder to believe that the
climates gone populist by a large ma
jority, but faint SO. Fact is natur is
regular republican optimist. You and
l have been here since 1881; kinder lived
along neighbor like together for eight.
cen years and grown younger Oh these
Dakota winters aud on these Dakota
prairies. Seen some crops partly fail
some dry spells; some hard winters, but
haven't had any yellow fever nor nc
small pox Never been showed in SC
couldn' get to town; never been drowned
out; haih't never been burned out. Cat.
lie always wintered we'll on just about
half as mich as it takes to winter stock
elsewhere. We have good October
weather, good November weather; fine
Christmas weather. Then during Jan
uary we always have a kinder soft spell
and February gets cold. But February
is a short month and almost fore we
know it we have to hitch onto thu seeder
and settle down for spring work. Now
hain't this bout so?"
"Well, yes, guess your bout right
about the weather, but J shouldn't have
set South Dakota down for a winter re-
sort j you hadn't called my attention to
it in an off-hand way. Guess it is
though, and what's more, do you know
its quite an agricultural state, too. You
II | came here about eighteen years
ago; didn't have much but a soldiers de-
claratory, either, and now you and | are
pretty well fixed Tor poor moss-backs.
Got $50 acres good land; got good herds
OF cattle; got good barns, got good houses
and some money in bank. Say, makes a
fellow feel good to winter in a place like
Dakota; makes a fellow feel good to sum
mer here where his stock grows and fat
tens on nothing but Dakota grasses and
Dakota atmosphere"
well, | should think that it did. Now
your speaking about stock living on
nothing much. l just sold to one OF
these here Huron butchers a last springs
calf we kinder brought up by hand
Never had anything but SKINNED m,lk
and Dakota grass, and l sold it to this
Huron butcher for s2s cash ard jus,
slapped $50 Of it right into the bank
Kinder hated-to sell the calf for less than
$50, but then 1928 in gold is purity good
price for a last years calf"
Here something happened to stop the
conversation, and the two old friends got
into their top buggy, wrapped themsel-
YES up in a light robe and started fol
home.