The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-13

We received a postal card from Tom
Berry Wednesday night, written at
Ibis lodge on the bank Of Lake Andes,
where he and his brother Lee of Cham
berlain and S. A. Barton Of the
same city went a week ago for a ten
days hunt. The GRAPHIC man ex-
pected to go with them, but had to
give it up-too much work on hand.
Tom writes that he has been waiting
for a fight of ducks before writing
us, but they don't seem to show up
and the shooting has been poor. We
think most of the ducks have left
the state and that the anticipated
late flight to Lake Andes will not
m%aterialize this year.
The new saloon building going up
looks as though Mr.. Brunskill was
pretty sure of his ground-that the
council will grant him a licence-or
he is prepared to fight the matter in
the courts. There have been two cases
of the kind in the state since Mr..
Brunskill's first petition was turned
down, in which the town got adverse
decisions. Not knowing how the
council feel We are not prepared to
anticipate matters. But if everything
points to the fact that the courts are
sustaining the saloon applicants
where no charge be made against
them, the council should 60 slow be-
fore putting the town to a suit.
Company FL have received their new
rifles and they are beauties. They are
repeaters with fire shells in magazine
and one in barrel, shoot steel bullets
between two and three miles and
just about twice as light as the old
S%pringtields, just turned in. The
bayonet is made SO that it can be
taken off and used as a knife or dirk
and the ramrod instead of being
attached along the barrel fits into a
hole in the stock and all together
they are about as neat a gun as a per
son could ask for. They also receiv-
ed new web belts that will hold 100
rounds and when they get their new
suits they'll certainly be right to
the front.
The Masonic lodge, G. A. r. and
Eastern Star gave Mr.. and Mrs. C. J.
Maynard a reception at the hall We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Maynard has long
been a member Of the first two
orders and Mrs. MAYNARD isl member
of the Eastern Star. The latter,
through Mrs. Fl. C. Smith. presented
Mrs. Maynard with an emblem pin;
and the Masons, through Col. z. S.
Blodgett, presented Mr.. MAYNARD with
a watch chain and a Masonic pin.
A. S. Stuver made a few nice remarks
on behalf OF the G.. A. r. and the
remainder of the evening was taken
up with a short literary entertainment.
Not the least pleasant feature of the
evening was the serving Of nice re-
freshn.ents.
The Mitchell people thoroughly
believe now that the Milwaukee is
going to give them a handsome ne Y
brick station building next year,
many things having happened OF late
to give grounds for the belief. It
is generally known that plans for the
building have been drawn aud accept
ed. The only question now is Just
when work will be started on 1.-THE
Mitchell folks hope next year. 1t is
believed that work would have started
this year had it not been for the high
prices of labor and building material.
Local masons and carpenters were
not to be had at any price. 1t is told
that the new structure will cost
S25,000, and that the tracks that lie
north of the present station. will be
taken up and moved farther south,
doing away with passengers crossing
any tracks. A new freight house will
also be built and located east of
the present site.
A novel experiment is to be made by
residents of Edmunds county, tue
object being to demonstrate the ex
lGcllCuC Nudl1Uy VI tuc SUI! " SOuUil Id
kota. They arranged to ship u car
load Of Edmunds county soil to Rock
for0, Ill, and next season SOW aud
plant the same to grain, grasses,
vegetables and flowers. The South
Dakota soil will be spread over a lot
in the business part of Rockford,
Those who have decided to make
this unique experiment will %endeavor
to make the soil produce a better
IgroWth than the surrounding soil of
Illinois.
just what the promoters of this
fscheme expect to accomplish by it is
more than we can figure out. There is
no question about the richness Of the
Edmnnds county soil or Of it's super.
iority over any soil to be found n the
vicinity Of Rockford. Given the
average South Dakota soil fifty inches
of rainfall-about the average in
most nartS Of n1inOiS-and tho or,,pc