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

f. B. Hubbard has invested in a
tandem bike on which he and Mrs. L.
expect to have many a good ride. Too
bad that the bike lost any of its popu-
larlty. AS a means of exercise it
never has been equalled. The fad has
taken on a new life in England and
the factories are pushed to the limit
to supply the demand for wheels.
Wendell Klienhans was down from
Lyon township Wednesday and stated
that he had not been able to do any
farm works for two weeks on account
of the rains. lie said that all crops
up that way were the best ever known
except corn. which is backward, and
predicted that the county would har-
vest the biggest crop Of small grain in
its history.
Don't forget abont Miss Eta Morris
recital tonight at the Presbyterian
church. Miss Morris is a painstaking,
careful teacher of the piano and has a
large and progressive class of young
pupils who have made splendid pro
gress. You will want to hear them,
besides giving Miss Morris a little
misunderstanding she we'll de-
serves Of this county.
That's a good law that went into
effect July l requiring that all cans in
which gasoline is delivered from the
dealer must be painted red. The Won
der is that more accidents have not
hadpened through filing kerosense
cans with gasoline. There can be no
excuse no for a mistake of that kind.
and the danger in households from
installing the gasoline can for the
kerosensed a is reduced to the min
imum.
Corn planted in hills three feet and
eight inches apart has exactly twenty
and one-tifth hills to each square rod.
Three stalks in each hill, under proper
filth, means three ears to each hill
that will weigh not less that fourteen
ounces each, and at this rate n acre
will yield l2l bushels of shelled corn.
This is a problem that is worth Study
ing. This is the way it works on
paper and by close application to a
we'll defined plan it should work out
in practice.
With the sun shining bright and
clear in Kimball a severe local hail
storm struck Willow Lake township
about 9 p. m. on the Fourth and did a
considerable amount of damage. At
G. G. Tritle's place the corn was cut
to ribbons and much damage done to
his oats. Mr.. Tritle did not know
how much territory the storm covered
but thought his ncighbors to the east
must all have suffered to moro or less
extent.
MesSrs Lamphere and Hinrichs were
here from Chamberlain in the formers
automibile Saturday. accompanied by
j. S. Stafford, and eastern man. Z.
B. Hubbard rode back to Chamber.
lain with them. While the gas wagon
stood in front Of the Klmball State
bank 1T was an object of much curios.
ity to many in from the country who
have not had the opportunity tC
Thoroughly examine one of tho cranky
things.
Cornelius Miller and L. II. Ncslrow
was in town Monday. 1t was Uncle
Corneal's first visit since the last hare
rain-or rather a hard rain-of two
weeks before. and he vas enjoying
himself immensely-but he was sc
thoroughly soaked that he did not re-
quirc any ice-cold lemonade to kcct
down his temperature. Mr.. Nedrow
said that crops were all right dowr
his way dispite the floods--though lt
had not been able to get a boat tt
look at his corn as yet.
Killed BY Lightning