The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-03

10 play IN Che1r city tOmOrrOW-the
-Four th-for a fifteen dollar purse. but
they did not accept it because OF lack
OF practice. We dare say that with
sufficient practice on the part Of the
kimball team that feature of Plank
inton's program would have been an
interesting one.
Mitchell Republican,: Miss Mary
Mcguire has been elected to the prin-
cipalshipo OF the Kimball schools for the
coming year. this being accomplished
by the board OF education Friday
evening. Miss Mcguire is a we'll edu-
Gated young lady, and she is conscienti-
Gus in her work. The board made a
most excellent selection when it secur
ed Miss Mcguire and The Republican
can assure the people of Kimball that
they will get the very best possible
service at the hands Of the lady.
We are sorely afraid we'll have to
pass Uncle Chauncey up after this
week-really we've given the old gem
tleman too much attention and too
much advertising. He gave us an
opportunity last week to say some
needed things about our water system
here-which accounts for the some
what lengthysarticle in this weeks
GRAPH1c-and not because we have
any inclination to devote any space to
him. We a I'LL the columns of the
GRAPHIC with more interesting
matter.
Geddes News: Glad Smith and son
were in town Tuesday and left samples
OF Charles Mix county products at this
office. The first he showed US was a
cluster of apples about the size Of
walnuts. He has several trees loaded
with this fruit and will have a number
Of bushels of the winter variety. The
most delicious and attractive was a
paper sack containing a quart Of
early Richmond cherries, these MI.
Smith picked and brought to town as
an evidence that fruit can be success
fully grown in this county.
One has only to visit Mitchell and
look around a day or SO to realize that
all that is said by visitors Of the build
ing and improvements going on is true.
In addition to the Carnegie library
justcompleted-the $780, 900 hotel, new
postotfice building, new city hall to
cost S35, 900, a large apartment house
built in modern style, three buildings
on Main street are being torn out in
side and remodeled. The city is en-
joying the greatest building boom in
its history-and it has been growing
faster than any important town in tie
state for the past five years.
The Platte Epitome is now owned
by Geo. II. Henry, late Of the Parker
Leader, who learned his trade with
Tom Bishop-and that's as good a re-
commentator as the GRAPHIC wants
of him. His brotheris cashier Of one of
the Volga banks, Republican state
committeeman Of Brookings county and
a prominent politician. Mr.. Henry's
lines have fallen in pleasant places
sor Platte is a mighty good town, fill
ed with enterprising, citizens Of
the best class and will undoubtedly
make a success of his venture and
make the Epltome what it has W
been before.
w. Fl. Ochsner, when here Tuesday,
walked down to B. +. Ochsner's new
house with his brother Ed and to the
latter expressed no small degree Of
surprise at the attractive appearance
Of the trees and grounds of A. M.
Bowles, T. A. Berry, G. r. Tinan,
Peter Smith, John Parker, DR.. Willy
and III. w. Hinrichs. Mr.. Ochsner
said they had no street MOI section Of
the city in Chamberlain to compare
with tins street in residences and the
general appearance of the trees and
lawns-the latter of which, however,
are looking pretty shabby just now.
He said that enterprise Of this kind
ought to be encouraged and not
"knocked.;'
When the ladies' petition was pre-
seutedto the council Monday evening,
demonstrating against saloon license,
Uncle Chauncey opened matters by
making a grandiloquent spell for the
rights Of the petitioners to be heard
and considered. Charley Blodgett, in
his usual practical and matter of fact
way spoke up and, while notin SO many
words yet in effect said, that it was a
poor time for agrand-stand display and
that the time to take up thing OF that
kind was at a general election. Uncle
Chauncey blinked through his glasses a
few times-aDd then before anybody
could grab him, jumped clean over the
fence and moved togrant a license te
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