The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-02-05

Miss Matte Barber entertained
the polywog club a week ago tonight.
Various contests were INDUCED in,
after which finch played a prominent
part. Miss Myrtle Smith entertains
the club Saturday evening.
L. W. Ham returned from Sioux
Fails last Friday night, where he
mad beer IN attendance at the meet
ing OF the Press association. We hope
the News readers will realize some
benefit from his trip.-Garretson
News.
And the News readers will receive
some benefit--.ots of it.
A big mail order house has a griev-
ance with the C%enterville Journal be-
cause, as it alleges, the Journal per-
mits its home advertisers to run down
the mail order houses goods and prices
and wont admit it's advertising to it's
columns.
Northern Ohio, southern Michigan
and a part of Indiana got an awful
blizzard Tuesday. All trains were
blocked and the dispatches say that
100, 600 people are snowbound in Mich
igan alone. It's an awful place to
spend a w~inter-back IN that country.
The ground hog is in his hole
scared cold. But we'll celebrate
Lincoln's birthday on the 18th, send
valentines on the l4th, and pay our re-
spects to Geo. Washington on the 22nd.
All the same-its q great months
February-and for the first time in
eight years we get 90 days of it.
Dakota Farmer: 4 deed for real
estate cannot be put on record in
North Dakota, until all taxes due on
the land are fully paid, and the coun-
ty auditor has certified to the fact. 1t
is a good law and it's adoption in
South Dakota would save much
trouble in the transfer of land,
P%lankinton Herald: A representa-
tive Of the Fairbank, Morse Co., was
here and met with the city council
last evening and regarding the con-
%templated fire protection system. The
representative thinks very favorable
Of the system proposed by the city and
will make prices on tae same in the
near future.
The weather the past week has
been blowing hot and cold. There
was some snow and a good deal of
thaw Saturday, but it turned colder
toward shutdown aud it has been
pretty snug weather since, though not
~disagreeably 0 The wind blew a
gale Monday night. The snow has
pretty we'll disappeared.
The report of the superintendent Of
the reform school at Plankinton shows
that enough butter is made at that
institution to supply tine reform school,
the deaf mute school at Sioux Falls,
and about half enough for the pen
itentary. Over three hundred dollars
a month is saved to the state by this
Industry at the reform school.
Sometimes outsiders can see more
interest in a merchants goods than
thu merchant himself. Familiarity
and constant contact rub away the
noveltY-his interest is allowed to
|evaporate and he becomes blinded to
the very things which are most
attractive to the public. This is just
why so many merchants fail to write
crisp. convincing advertising for them
selves.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Stransky Of Puk-
vana expect to leave Saturday for
a trip to Cuba. They will go by the
way Of Chicago and stop at Vicksburg,
Miss. a couple of days to look over
that historic spot-and then on to
New Orleans, sailing from there next
week Saturday. They will return to
New Orleans to be present at the
Mardi Grau this month and return at
their leisure.
White Lake Wave: l.. T.. Philips
has traded his $40 acre ranch, IA miles
northwest of White Lake for property
in Tyndall, including a hardware
store, a liverv barn and a residence
property. W. also understand that
he is Offering his farm just east of
town-where he now lives-for sale
and will move to Tyndall in the
spring. The people of White Lake
will regret to have the Philips family
move away, as they have been a great
help in church and society circles.
But what is White Lakes loss is
.Tyndall's gain.