The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-07-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

The census gives Webster a population
of l.9ij. 1t had LOG in 1890.
Hail destroyed 200 acres of crops be.
longing to John Van Rrunt of Hand
county.
The census of Marshall county shows
population OF 6,g4T. Britton has 500; Lang.
ford, $40, and Neblen, JAG.
Frank McNally and Frank McCullcy, o,
Marshall ounty have arranged to go te
South America with all artcsiau well dig
ging outfit.
About 1900 Woodmen attended the an.
nual picnic of the order at Spring park
Roberts county. Twelve camps of the
Modern Woodmen Were represented.
An attempt was made to rob the FRS,
State bank of Herreid by prying out the
rock foundation. Several rocks were price
out but the thief ave up the attempt be.
fore an entrance was gained.
Anton Goldic, an employee OF the street
department., of Aberdeen, was overcome
by the heat and fell in Il faint on the
street. lie was revived in Il short time
and experienced no permanent i'll effects.
An artesian we'll on the farm of John
Van Horn, a mile east OF Aberdeen, has
gone dry. 1t was Il four-inch we'll, LOCO
feet deep and was one OF the first artesian
wells put down in northern South Dakota.
Everett Robinson of Lebanon is the own
CT OF 40 head of sheep. Last week he
sold $6i9.65 worth of wool and will have
$1,000 worth of lambs to sell in the fall
He regards the sheep industry as a paying
one under present conditions.
Mrs. Catherine Miller of Huron, wife OF
the late Deacon Miller, and mother of Mrs,
S. S. Cool, and Mrs. Nm. Post, and o
resident of this city for the past quarter
of a century, died at the home OF S. S
Cool Sunday morning, aged so years.
G.. l.. T.. Robinson, county judge. OF
Hyde county. died at Highlmorc. aged ::
years. He moved to lIdNe county in 1889
and had been prominent there ever since
having served for many years as justice of
the peace, states attorney and county
judge.
Reports from Sisscton Indian agency,
state tina the Indian police elected form
CT Post Trader Ross and his household
goods from the agency. using rather VIC
lent means TO accomplish their purpose
When the matter was brought to the at
tention of Major Mclaughlin he ordered
the goods restored.
Arthur Keene, late of the Aberdeen
American, is again in charge of the Jour
nal-World of Huron OF which he was thu
first editor. Mr.. Kecne will have entire
control of the paper both as editor and
business Mr.. Purkey who held
the position temporarily, has resumed his
real estate business.
The First State bank Of Ashton and the
Security State bank fof the same place
have consolidated, tho new officers of the
bank. which will be known as the First
State bank of Ashton. are S. p. Watkins,
president; r. r. Blain, vice president: j.
l.. Boyer, cashier; w. S. Brant, assist
ant cashier. The Security bank was or.
, ganized but Il few weeks ago.
Captain Hawley of Veblen, one Of the
promoters of the proposed Farmers rail.
road from that place northeastward
states that the road is now an assured
fact; that the contract for the construc.
ton of the road has been let and the ties
and rails have been bought. The road
will run from Veblen through the towns
Of Norway, Minnesota; Lien. Victor &c
White Rock, in Roberts county, travers.
ing u rich section of the state.