The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-24

Rev. Father fclnlef Will hold SER
vices at the Catholic church next Sun
day at 1880 a. M. Father Felnlcr was
prevented from holding services here
last Sunday by IL sick Call.
Ira, the oldest son of +. a. Rey-
nolds of this place was married at
Salem, Oregon. June % to Miss Ethel
Wiggcns Of that city. The young
couple have known each other since
childhood. They will take up their
residence at once in Portland. Oregon,
where Ira holds a position as book
keeper for an English importing
company.
Plankinton Herald: New mains arc
being laid connecting the power house
with the regular system. The reser-
voir is nearly completed and the en-
CINE and pump will be shipped at
once. In about three weeks Plankin-
ton will have ti1st-class fire protection.
Tom Taubman complains that after
doing four dollars worth of advertis-
ing he had to pay aquarter to see the
doings at Mt. Vernon Old Settlers
day. The GRAPHIC also gave the
affair the desired advertising-though
the fellow who sent it wasn'to on to his
job enough to enclose the usual
comps"
Hudson Hudson;te: That there is
going to be an awful fuss kicked up
around here If the office force up at
Kimball forgetS to send us Bro. Tin
ans strictly moral again, as they did
last week. We've threatened to pay
a years subscription in advance twice
now, when the GRAPHIC failed to
reach US, and we'll do it too if this
occurs again.
Reports from across the river state
that eastern Lyman county and the
country north to Pierre along the
west side of the river has had a fair
amount of ram and every thing looks
good SO far. But after you get twenty
miles west of Pierre and in the west
ern end Of Lyman county there has
been no rain to speak of and the grass
is very short. This is the story set
tiers in that country tell.
Exchange: Some men we're putting
up telephone poles when the old far
mcr ordered them off his place. The
men showed him a paper which gave
them leave to put up the poles where
they pleased. The old farmer went
back and turned a big bull into the
field. The savage beast made after
the men and The old farmer seeing
them running from the field shouted
at the top of his voice: "Show him
your paper. Show him your paper"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Rooster arrived
from Davenport Wednesday night.
Mr.. Rooster owns one of the finest
farms in Plaintield township. Geo.
Brown his tenant. MI. Rooster comes
out several times a year TO look over
his property and takes great pride
and interest in it. "Tony" will get
the GRAPHIC hereafter. His father
receives it regularly, but Its hard for
the boy to get it away from him.
Reports from Buffalo county as to
crop conditions are not encouraging.
That section needs rain badly. With
the exception OF a strip about 1--WE
miles wide near Eagle the crops in
this county are looking g~ood-unless
it be at the extreme west end, partic-
ularly the northwest corner as the
Missouri is approached. They had
a good ram last week south OF Bijou
Hills, which extended into Chas. Mix
and it was badly needed.
Among the running horses that will
be in attendance at the races at
Chamberlain, S. d.. June 18th, Doth
and 30th, are some Of the best known
horses ever seen in the west. They
are Dora Blackburn, Dick Gray, Lady
Matlock, Evalcna, Beauty Book. Oak
Day, Rusticus, May Thomas, Carrie
Nation, Kitty o., Greenwich, Bob
Green, Rejene, Cubit, Charlie S., and
Sugar Foot.
Coney, the great grand circuit per-
former, with a record of POP, will be
one Of the star attractions at the
Chamberlain race meeting, June 2Sth,
goth and Goth. There are only ten
horses in the world, that have a pass.
ing record better than POP. Coney is
entered, and will positively start in
the free-for-all class, at this meeting
You should not fail to attend these
races, and see one OF the fastest horses
in the world.
The latest reports of the burning O.
the steamer General Slocum in thu
waters Of New York last week place
the number of deaths at over S75. Thu
exact number will never be known
The casultY was even more horrible
than that of the Iroquois theatre, bu'