The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-08-18
THE EKIMBALL GRAPHIC
cLATE r. TINAN.
Official Pausr Of the City and County
For President 81
William J. isryan.
For Vice President
AdlRt T.. stevenson. Is.

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This is funny world. and the people
init are cast in an even more peculiar
mould. What's one mans meat Is
another mans poison as tho old ssy'ng
goes. That's true. The busy newspaper
scribe takes week or sooff now AMI
ttcn for what purports to be brief
respite and rest from his labors-but
does heget 1t? Doubtful. lie may get
the respite, but the rest doesn't appear
In evidence. He jams around on the
Cars couple of days In the beat and
dust trying to get somewhere, and when
he gets there Immediately begins, with
a lot more Of his tribe, to make Rome
howl-or thereabouts. He may get to
bed before rising sun one or two
nights, but its an elephant against a
cockroach he doesn't. tits only by putt
ting in twenty hours a day that he can
keep up the pace set and consume his
share Of what must be eaten, drank aud
smoked into ashes. BY the time he has
been through the mill for week or ten
days and knocked around several days
more on the railroads getting back to
hts Office, he is in q blamed sight better
position for "brief respite" than when
he went away-and there you are.
The South Dakota Press association
held its summer outing last week. The
place selected was OrtOnvllle, Minn., at
the head of Big Stone Lake, jnst over the
state line. The attendance was good.
Nearly every newspapHrman in the state
who has been in times past and is now
closely identified with the association
was present. It was great turnout of
the old timers. Including the women
and children, attaches and the usual sup
ernumeraries, it made jolly party Of
about seyenty-hye persons.
Big Store lake Is a magnificent body
of water lying in the extreme north
eastern part OF the state, and SO far dis
tant is it from the southern counties and
out OF the line OF travel to and from
them, that few hereabouts know but lit
tie Of it. The more the pity. The lako5
divides South Dakota and Minnesota for
a distance OF about thirty miles, that
being the approximate length vf the
lake. It's average width is not much
over mile. and its depth from ten to
fifty feet. 1t thus resembles mighty
river more than lake. tits nayigable
for small steam craft its entire length
and breadth, and with its wooded shores
and cool. deep depths, a charming spot
for boating, bathing and fishing. Tie
lake is fed mainly from the purest Of
springs, which are found in plenty along
both shores. Ortonyille lies at the head
of the lake, and just across the neck is
situated Big Stone City, South Dakota.
The latter is town Of about 300 inhab.
ltants. Ortonyille has population Of
perhaps 1000 people. There is q perfect
system Of Waterworks, and a good elec.
tric light plant. Power is obtained from
one station TO run both plants. The
main street Of the town is within a
stones throw Of the lake and The boat
landings.
There are four saloons in Ortonyille
and they know no Sunday. In spite of
this the town has the appearance Of be-
ing orderly in the extreme, as much as
If no places Ct the kind were In exist
ence. The visitor would have TO hunt
for these resorts to find evidence OF them.
The town has a tirst-class shotel-the
Columbia where the Accommodations are
everything 10 be desired and at reason
able prices. Up the lake about sixteen
miles on the Minnesota side, is resort
called Foster, where is located a small
unpretentious totel named The North.
ern. The hotel Is the town-if 1t may
be called such. 1t is quite fayorite
resort. The grounds are as nature made
them, and it is convenient to the bes,
fishing and hunting in and about tbs
lake. Mr.and Mrs. A. E. Hitchcock Of
Mitchell were there taking Arrest.
On the South Dakota side of the laks
a couple Of miles from O1tonville, and {
half mile from Big Stone City, is q spo
called Simpson park. This Is given ovel
[ to cottages owned by South Dakotan!
who make a regular thing Of stay inf
there through the heated weeks of mid
summer. Hon. G. II. Herried and famil,
are occupying one Of the cottages. Th
49, q r
4 Republican candidate for governor wa
4 called upon by quite lumber af til
newspapermen, and, III turn, came owe
to Ortonyille, and returned the call. TIL
cottages at Simpson park are strun
along the llutfs of the lake at this poin
} for q mile or more. There is a larg
building for public assemblages, chat
tauquas and SO on. On the Ortonyill
side within q mile of town ia anothe
group Of cottages, and the site is som,
what more attractive. The folks On th
South Dakota side claim that 1t is lt
over there as they on that side get ii
sun all day, while the cottagers on II
Minnesota aide claim that it is too Col
and damp on tho other side you pa
your moues and take your choice.
:, II costs about $3.50 to build a fair
neat story-and-a-half cottage. II
ground plan Ii half house and ha
n porch, the latter Of which usually rul
! around three sides Of the house, and cor
pletely screened. The back Of the port
. is given over to the kitchen and the J
3 maindes is where the coltagers spel
ii their days and evenings. the interior
Z. the house proper being used almo
: : wholly tor sleeping purposes.
i. In the course OF time, when our peop
IS can afford the expense aud time f0r
p summer outing, Big Stone lake viii
:; q great resort for South Dakotana. Mi
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