Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-08-03
{. Il. K|MBALL AUDU-
B0NS FIRST EDITOR
KI,IBALL OF IOWA

widely known man in Audubon
county, Iowa, was E. H. Mmball.
Kmball was a man who made
things happen He was an ex-uniom
soldier, and im in his early days had
been deElocEat, then when he be-
came republican, he was the wild
est ever. He kept Audubon's spirit
up, as she has never been so stirred
UP since. He had long list of en-
hmies and he sat up nights wonder
ing what Ohe COULD do ito them, and
they put in days doing Things to him
MOST of the people hated s'E. III. or
Thought they did, and everyone
KNEW THAT they loved Mrs. r.. H.
and her big flock of children. Every
child was star and There was NOT
al dummy in the Lot.
In 1885, E. H. Kimball and his
entire tribe moved to Wyoming. E.
H. established a paper at Douglas,
fifty-four miles from here. Them ev-
erything became interesItig around
Douglas. The winter of 1886 was
the hardest ever known in Wyoming
Sixty per cent of the cattle on the
range perished. Settlers went broke.
There was scarcely anything to- live
upon. The ranges were desolate.
Occasionally a steer was seem, and
for a year Or two, there was liber-
AL co'nstruction OF ownership upon
the plains. In other words. ther,
was carelessness about branding
the mavericks
NOW ON RANCH
The Kimball's gave UP the paper
ait Douglas, and all moved to Glen
rock, twenty five miles from here.
Theme they established a newspept
err and starved along with THE bal
ance of the people. FINALLY, they
moved to a ranch, which they still
own. One of the boys, w. S., came
TO Casper, and at the request of
others, established newspaper, and
published it in the usual KimbaIDl
way attracting much attention. s.W.
s. stfll lives in Casper, and has
served as mayor ten years, giving
mulch time to public affairs and to
the advancement and the Improve
ment of the town. "W. S. did NOT
stay long in the newspaper work,
but became a druggist, and lis a
druggist yet, having a fine store DIN
fine building of his own. He is
esteemed highly, and the store ils
popular. His only regret is that ne
devoted so much time to politics,
but he is hustler, and is making
everyt hing up. e
With others, he is interested i'm
the NEW oil fields, Big Muddy, and
work upon their properties begins
today.a What has become of E. H.
Kimball. He lives at Glenrock, and
lis active; drives his own Ford car,
and he and Mrs Kimball keep al lit
tle hotel, which is SO popular THAT
ranchers drive many miles to eat
at k.mball's. Mrs. Kimball is so gem
tile that eyeryole loves her, and
travelling men feel that they have
reached home when they reach Kim.
balls. have not been able to reach
Glenrock Or the kimball's, but the
other day i drove thru there, with
out knowing they lived there. Today
had talk with e. H. over the
telephone. l asked him if HE was
publ s. ing a paper in Audubon
county today, he Thought he would
be as untamed as he WAS thirty five
years ago. He answered not, with a
chuckle, and urged me to drive
down.
MIR. YOUNG INTERVIEWED
w. S. Kimhall has fine son,
graduate from am EASTERN college,
who is in the drug store with him,
also has two daughters, one of
whom is taking journalistic
course in a college in Lexington KY
She is a bright little thing, and
talked am interview out off me, and
I ann curl ouss to see what it will
look like.
In the roundup, the Kimballs have
dome we'll by eomdng to wyoming.
Their first years We're years of dis
tress, butt all OF them pulled thru,
and adj have won success on account
of native ability. The best turn E,
H. ever did to me was to assist In
defeating me for the nomination to
congress more than thirty years ago
Tue diatrict judge for this and
other countaes is CaaaGaee e. Winter,
who Was born in Maasatine, Iowa,