The Kimball graphic., May 09, 1884, Image 1

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

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'The best located
town in Southern
Dakota, being situ
ated near the cen
ter of Brule County,
in the inidst of the
best farming and
stock country in
the world, The
proof of which has
been fully demon
strated in the mag
nificent crops of the
past few years.
KIMBALL
is located on the Main Line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railroad, 48 miles west ol
Mitchell and 22 miles east ol
Chamberlain. It has a line pub
lic school building, good church
es, a firgt-class postoffice, two
banks, two ffood hotels, one
large grain elevator and mate
rial on the ground for another,
three lumber yards, all tarrying
immense stocks several black
smith shops, good livery stables,
and stores representing all
branches of trade. Still the
country demands more and to
live men great inducements are
offered to invest in this
Beautiful Town
The Brule County Agricul
tural Fair Grounds adjoin the
townsitc and is one of the best
fair grounds in the Territory,
with a good half-mile track.
THE TOWN IS BOOMING
And now is the time to invest.
D. WARNER,
Proprietor of the original town
site, has platted and laid out
three additions, all adjoining,
with a continuation of streets
and alleys. Part ot which are
in acre lots, so as to enable all
classes to be suited in procuring
a residence lot. The most de
sirable blocks on Main Street
are still for sale to those who
desire to engage in business, and
great inducements are offered
to that class of men.
The climate in this part of
Dakota is everything to bo
desired and is fully as mild
as that of Ohio, Indiana and Il
linois, with, perhaps, a less num
ber of cloudy days. The rain
fall is abundant and always
conies when most needed. The
water is free from any alkali
taste and as pure as any found
in any of the Eastern States. In
short, tiie country, climate and
social ad vantages make this one
of the best, it not. the very best,
comity in Dakota for the enii
grant"
For further particulars, call
on or address
D. WARNER,
KIMBALL, DAKOTA,
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Lowest Prices
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J. A. SMITH'S,
KIMBALL, DAKOTA.
Harness,
COLLARS,
SADDLES,
WHIPS FtV
AND ROBES,
A full and complete stock of everything usu
ally kept iu a firnt-claHH shop. Prices always
the lowest
HARDY & COOK,
KIMBALL, 1. T.
HENRY & ORCDTT,
Bankers
ElU'tiiliilc.
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KIMBALL,
D. H, HENRY,
I. ORCDTT,
i" Cashier.
I'rosideut,
Money loaned on Laud and Chattel Mort
gages. Highest market prico paid for County
Warrants and school orders. Interest paid on
time deposits. Exchange !ought and sold.
A GENERAL. BANKING BUS
INESS TRANSACTED.
SHORT
LINE.
The us« of the term
"Short Line" in con
noction with tho cor
porato name of a
great road, conveys
an idea of just what
is required by tho
traveling public —a
Short Line, Quick Timo and the best of accom
modations—all of which are furnished by the
greatest railway in Amcrica,
CHICAGO,
MILWAUKEE
ASD
gT. PAUL
It owns nnd opcrafcs over 4,000 mile* of road
in Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Mi ncMita.
Iowa and Dakota and its main Jines launches
and connections runcli all the gn-n Imsincss
ecntrcs of the Northwest nnd K:u- Wtwu it
naturally answer* the description olVhort Lino,
and best route bctwocn
Chicago, Milwaukee, £t. Paul and Minneapo
lis.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Lo Crn^e and Winona.
Chicnpo.Milwaukee. Ortonville, Aberdeen and
Chicn*o, Milwaukee, Kau Claire and Rtillwa
ter.
Chicujro, Milwaukee, Wausuu and Merrill,
Chicago, Milwaukee, i»caver Daiu, Fond du
Lac and Ojhkosh.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Waukesha and Ocono
mowoc.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Prairie dv
Chicu.
ChiwiKo, Milwaukee, Owatonna, Mankato and
ffiribnult.
Chicago, Bcloit, J/jnosvillc and Mineral Point.
Chicago.Elgin, Rockford and Dubuque.
Cbicngo, Clinton, Hock Island, Cedar ltapids
aud Tallin.
OUjrngo, Dc:Mninofi, Council BIuQm nml Omnlm.
('•lilf'ilgo, Ciiuton, .Sioux City, Sioux and
Knnkton.
Chirnifo, Milwaukee Albert Lea and and South
cm Minnesota J'ointP.
Cliiwigo, Milwaukee, Mnpon City, Milchcll and
Chninbcrlnin.
Bock Island, Dubuquo, St. Paul and Minneap
olis.:
Dnvonl'ort, Gnlinnr, St. Pnut iind Minnenpolig.
Milwaukee, llacinc, Belujt, no Fort anulti.ck
inland.
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Mitchell, Vol?oy, Ash ton arid Aberdeen.
Glijn.River Valley Lino.)
Pullman Sleepers and the FinoHt Dininc Cars
in the world nr6Yun on the main lines of tho
CHICAGO' MILWAUKEE
It
ST. I'AOL
RIL*VAl, nnd every nttciition-ig-|mi.l to pas
sengers by courteous employees bftho couipuny.
S. S. MEHILli, A. V. 11. CATll'ENTKK,
Ocn'l Manager. flen'l Pass. Agent.
T. CLARK, GEO. II. 11EAFF0R1),
feUpt» l^an'l DAIII A
Ass (len Pas Act.
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VOLUME III. KIMBALL, BRULE COUNTY, DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1884
The reports of railroad earnings foi
March, show a redaction compared witl
last year of over fire per cent., and t.hL
indicates a material falling off in gener
al business, but this is largely attribut
able to the inclement weather during
that month the return for the throe
months since January 1 are only slightly
smaller then last year, and the returns
for April show a very decided improve
ment, which is a pretty certain sign o!
an increase in the volume of genera1
business.
The Cincinnati newspapers are still
trying to exculpate themselves from the
charge of nciting tho late viot, but
they find it a difficult matter. Thi
truth is, that instead of tho so-called
"dangerous classes" being at the bot
tom of the bloody affair, it was respec
table newspapers and respectable pub
lic speakers. Had they exhibited ordi
nary common sense there would liavo
been no riot. Undoubtedly the rib!
will work reform where reform was
greatly needed, but that could have
been accomplished without bloodshed
aud destruction of property.
Five hundred mormon immigrants ar
rived at Castle Garden, New York
half of whom were English and the oth
er half Scandinavians. They were ac
companied by seventeen mormon mis.
sionaries, and immediately started foi
Utah. This is only one day's record oi
mormon increase. How true itis thai
anything that savors of persecution de
feats itself. The blood of the martyrs
is the seed of tho church. Mormonism
was never so prosperous as in its day ol
persecution, and the saule thing may
be said of other denominations. Yet
people will still indulge in foolish talk
about 'crushing out'' this or that set
whose beliefs are contrary to their own.
It is high time that some repressive
measures were adopted by congress in
•egard to the sending hither of pauper
immigrauts. The New England states
are being flooded with people of this
class, who will in time make their way
to all parts of the country as tramps
and professional mendicants, or worse.
Two ship loads of these "assisted" mi
grants, numbering over one thousand,
were landed at Boston last week, and
word is received that more are coming.
This is not a favorable time for such
additions to our population, when all
industries are depressed and many men
idle.
A liquor bill has been introduced into
the Senate by Senator Ingalla of Kan'
sas, that seems to be a double-edged
measnre, it proposes to so change the
present laws with respect to tho special
tax imposed by tho general government
on the manufacture and sale of intox
icating liquors, as to provide that col
lectors of internal revenue shall be pro
hibited from receiving such special taxes
or granting permits or licenses for car
rying on the business of wholesale or re"
tail liquor dealers or brewers in any
state or municipality in which the car
ryiug on of such business is contrary to
statu or municipal laws, and that the
payment of any tax imposed by internal
revenue laws for carrying on such bus
iness shall not be held to exempt any
person from any penalty "iiuposod--bj
state laws for carrying on the same.
Thousands of people in South Caro
lina, owing to the drouth which pre.
railed from last May until December,
r.re undergoing the pangs of hunger and
have not the means to purchase food
It is said that men, women, and little
children are undergoing unparalleled
privations, and facing death with a stoic
ism that should command both sym
pathy and admiration from the Christian
people. They have made no outcry,
sent out no appeal to the public but
have suffered on in silence, being tot
proud to beg and too honest to steal.
There are people with large plantation!
who are so hedged in that bread is bare
ly attainable. So long as they had any
thing to spare whites and blacks helped
each other, but now that supplies are
wholly exhausted all are sharing tha
general calamity. Tho Marion Index,
of tho 7th inst., says that in no yea*
since tlie war have provisions been so
scarce and that hundreds in Marion
county are literally without bread. Just
what is true of this county is equally
true of others.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes recently
said "I have written many verses, but
tho best poems I have produced are the
trees I have planted on the hillsides
which overlooked the broad meadows,
scolloped and rounded at their edges by
loops of the sinuousHousatonie." One
of the best pleasures of life is to watch
the growth of a tree planted by your
own hands, and anybody who plants
tree will be surprised to know how short
a time it requires for a tree to give shade
and proteotion to the plants. Many
men beyond middle life have planted
trees "for posterity" iis they said, and
lived themselves to enjoy them for'twen
ty and thirty years. Eastern as well as
Western States have their "earlier
days," usually fahging from the first of
April to the first of May, \vh?n thous
ands of trees are planted. But fixed
days aie of little account except as ral
lying periods. Plant when most con
venient lji ft do not. neglefet to plant—if
not five or. tea acres, plant five, ten or
ono'tree.
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DAKOTA POLXTXCa
Proceedings of thi Karon Convention.
Selafratwi to ChlMffo.
Two hundred of the delegates were
present at the Republican convention
at Huron on the 23d.
After a lively wrangle, John H. King
of Brule county was electod chairman.
Eddy of Watertown, aud Sullivan of
Watertown were elected secretaries.,
Messrs. Gamble, Steele, Howell,
Dewey, Hager, Pettigrew, Yorkev,
Beardsley, Xickens, Harding, Potter,
Thorson, Taylor, Drake, and Gilbert
were appointed a committee on creden
tials, and Messrs. Campbell, Frye,
Bogart, Hand aud Barber a committee
on rules. Recess for thirty minutes.
Judge Bennett- of Clark moved the ap
pointment of a committee of seven on
permanent organization. Campbell
moved to postpone till the credentials
committee reported. Lost by a voto of
118 to 79. The motion to appoint was
carried, and the chair appointed Bennett
of Clark, Bronson, Reardell, Scoby,
Reynolds, Bronson, Potter and Thiel
man. Adjourned to 7 p. m.
At 11 o'clock the committee on cre
dentials reported. A motion to adopt
the report whs carried, except as re
garded contested conuties. The con
vention considered tlie report of the
committee on the contested seats from
Grand Forks aud Turner. Adopted
The North Uakota men and their south
ern allies voting for it. The forces led
by Pettigrew and Gamble did not voto.
Winsliip was seated. On Faulk county,
the committee's report was amended
by substituting Booth for Turner. he
Roberts county report was agreed to.
Edwards moved that the name of Lieut.
Creel be inserted in the committee report
and Ensign stricken out. Lost. The
Sanbom county report was adopted.
Potter county, represented by Gen.
Gilchrist, was contested by Springer.
The latter was seated, the vote being
116ito 95J. Up to this time there had
been many dilatory motions to adjourn,
take a recess, etc., all being Voted down.
The Pettigrew men nrged that the
hour was late, they were tired, 'wanted
to go home, and it was now '2:45 a. m.,
but their opponents voted all such mo
tions down. Long and warm discus
sions occurred on nearly every dilatory
motion, each side trying to wear out the
other, but their opponents promised to
stay with them till the end. Waldo M.
Potter presented a proxy for McHenry
county, 100 miles north or Bismarck.
This was debated an hour, and then Mr.
Potter was admittod.
I'KllMAN RNT OlitiAMZATION.
At 3 (Thursday') morning Judge Ben-,
nett of Clark reported from the commit^
tee on permanent organization Col,
Plummer of Fargo as permanent chair
man, and Eddy of Watertown
and Sullivan of Hanson
Nelson aiul Jolly wero declared
chosen. For alternates, Byron E. Pay
of Brookings, Robert E. Wallace of
Stutsman, and R. W. Welch of Aurora,
wero named. Pny had 140, Wallace 132,
and Welch 89, Pay and Wallace were
elected.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Eddy of Watertown introduced the
following, which was adopted.
Resolved, That the delegates this
day
elected to represent the Republican
party of Dakota in the coming national
Republican convention, to be held at
Chicago on thp 3d day of Jnue, 1884,
together with the alternates elected at
the same time and place, be and the
same are hereby instructed to vote and
use all honorable means for the nomin
ation of James G. Blaine as th Repub
lican candidate for the presidency of the
United States and of Robert T. Lincoln
for the vice presidency so long as there
is any probability that these gentlemen
can be nominated for the respective po
sitions named.
Mr. Hand of Yankton, offered the
following which was adopted:
Whereas, the Territory of Dakota has
been organized for more than twenty
three years, and, whereas, the territory
has now more than 350,000 actual set
tlers witfein its, boundaries, embracing
an area of more than 160,000 square
miles and is possessed of all the re
sourced necessary to form two great
states f. theretofore,
life
solved, that this convention, rep
resenting the republican party of Dak
ota Territory, reiterates its oft es
dressed desire that this territory la di
vided on or near the forty-sixth jmralell
of north latitudp, and that the southern
half thereof be
admitted as a state at the
earliest practicable day and we hereby
urge onr delegates to tho republican
national convention at Chicago, and cur
delegates in congress, to use all honor
able means to this end
The following, lintroduced by Potter
of Fargo,'was adopted:
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:connt.y
secretaries. This was a minority report.
The majority recomended Maj. Free of
Sioux Falls as chairman. The minori
ty report -was adopted. Plummer took
the chair and made a short speech. He
congratulated the majority of the con
vention on achieving what it had fought
thirteen hours for. Campbell moved to
adjourn to 10 o'clock. Lost—102 to
117. Dr. Battey of Fargo offered a
hearty vote of thanks to the retiring
chairman. King, for his abil
ity and impartiality. Carried
by a rising vote. Ben
nett moved to proceed to elect two dele
gates aud two alternates to the Chicago
convention. Carried. Bennett nomi
nated Col. John L. Jolly of Clay coun
ty, an old citizen of the territory, cool
headed, long time...Bop
lib
lican and
avowed Blaiue'nia'n. Dr. Bentley sec
onded tlie nomination of Jolly, saying
the latter was an old soldier was four
years in the arnij-, and, as a North Da
kota man, he took great pleasure in
heartily indorsing the nomination.
Dewey, of Hughs, nominated Dr. J. A.
Hardy, of Black Hills. Nickens, of
Stutsman, nominated Nelson of Pem
bina, and Plummer seconded it. Hiram
Barber,' of Davidson, nominated .T. Cain,
of Huron. The roll was called, result
ing thus:
Nelson. 123 Cain 107
Jolly. llil Hardy U1
The republicans of Dakota, assemble^
in convention for the purpose of select
ing delegates to participate in the
clioioe of standard bearers in tho com
ing presidential campaign deem it un
necessary to formulate a code of princi
ples further than to declare their adhe
sion to the platform heretofore adopted
by the national republican party, undor
the operation of which slavery was
abolished, secession annihilated, rebel
lion subdued, universal suffrage estab
lished, tho Union preserved, tho nation
al honor maintained^ prosperity secured
and tho glorious doctrine of human lib
erty commended to the endorsement of
all other people and nations upon tho
face of the earth.
Judge Bennett of Clarx moved hearty
thanks to the trustees !of the Methodist
church for the use of their house, to the
citizens of Hnron, hotels and the secre
taries of the convention. Carried. Col.
Tyner of Fargo offered the following:
THE PHES1DEXT INDORSED.
Resolved, That wo heartily commend
the wise and prudent administration of
President Arthur.
Adopted without dissent. -i
Dr. Bently of Bismarck submitted
the following:
Resolved, That this Dakota territor
ial convention feels a deep interest in
the world's exlubition to be held in New
Orleans in December next, aud in Da
kota being properly represented there
by her products.
Second, that a copy of this resolution
be forwarded to our delegate in congress
and to the commissioner appointed by
the government to take charge on said
exhibition, the same to be used by them
in urging the necessary legislation ta
secure sufficient appropriation to enable
us to be properly represented there.
Adopted. Ajournment took place al
5 in the morning, after a continuous all
night session. Excepting the little
spurt at the opening of the convention,
all the proceedings were harmonious.
Dakota. Territorial News.
Lnrimore township, voted to buy
$200 grader and grade the roads, fol
lowing the example of Grand Forks.
Charles T. McCoy's frieuds, at Aber
deen gave him a banqnet., on his return
from Washington.
An unknown man attempted suicide
at Deadwoodfc by jumping into a well
with a vope around his neck, the other
end of which was fastened to the curb.
He was pulled out and has recovered.
Mr. F. E. Ketclium, formerly train
master of the Tracy and Huron division
the Chicago & Northwestern, has pur
chased a half interest in the Huron Hu
ronii.e.
The body of a nqwlv born infant wai
found in the Bed river at Grand Forks,
and marks of violence were visible on
it, going to show that it was thrown in
to tho river after being suffocated.- The
coroner will hold an inquest.
Arbor day was generally observed
throughout the territory. In Mitchell
the court house park was planted with
trees, school children participating in
the ceremony.
It is denied that tho Coulson line ol
steamers has been sold to T. C. Powers.
Commodore Culson's boats have not
been sold, and cannot be bought. Capt,
Marrata says the boats are ready foi
business and will have a larger trade the
coming season than ever before.
Deputy Sheriff Ferguson left Grand
Forks for Devil's Lake having in cus
tody tlie thieves whom he captured
irtme ei io«lo to tki tovmnr jjilnne, foi
robbing a man named Lee at we Brookt
house, Devil's Lake.
Tlie award Jor the erection of the
North Dakota.insane asylum, at James'
town, was made to H. A. Whitcomb ol
Brainerd, who had the lowest bid,
$21,790.
A Mrs. Alton, living southwest of Pin
gree, while attempting, to cross tha
Pipestone On horseback, fell from her
horse and was drowned.
"William J. Baxter, superintendent oj
Mr. Shallo's farm near Milbank, was fa
tally injured by a runaway team.
Anew disease, resembling spinal men.
ingitis, has appeared recently among
horses near Tower city.
Tho Sioux Falls Press predicts $1,
000,000 worth of new buddings in that
city this season.
Howard will give a bonus of $2,000 to
anyone who will build a flouring mill
there.
Henry Yuuek, a pioneei- citizen of
Mandan, died recently.
Hank Lewis, the man who shot and
killed 3. T. Pierce, city marshal of
MiteheH, has made a i£l bequeathing
all his property, avoouting to about
eight hundred dollars, to the widow ol
Pierce, who reluses to accept it. •*.
Citizens of Mandan,'^nrned out en
masse:, to Arbor day. Festival trees
-planted. Addresses on forestry were
delivered by citizens, and thirty school
children gave recitations "The Morton
County Forestry association was formed,
with the object of tho cultivation
trees in West Dakota.
Mrs. Carrie M. Pierce,, widow of Jc:
seph T. Pierce, the murderedcity mai
shal at Mitchell, has filed an action in
the district court against'Henry N. jyp\'
is, alias Hank Lewis, li&r .'ltus0anj[*3
murderer, for $25,000 dafea^ps foi1 thi
killing of her husband. Lewis liaif£oh
siderable property, both real.
sonal. TaS mother and sister qfStte^i
areftliere looking after liis Wealth/ aftd!
is said his sister jlaims (that certain prop
erty in Hahk'tf iiume is, hers. It is ev
dent that Lewis will use liis property ii(
his* defense. His friends now claim
th^t the giuiSivas accidentally discharg. if
—went off unintentionally, wluch wi
likely take tho place of the lirst. defense,
that ho made mistake and shot {Ail
•wrong man.
Aberdeen hod jollification 'over tha
OUR MOTTO:
KIMBALL,
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OCHSNER BROS.,
HARDWARE!
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OP
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
Tinware, Pumps and Barbed Wire,
Acorn and Superior Stoves
A SPECIALTY.
TRICES GUARANTEED TO BE THE LOWEST.
KIMBALL, DAKOTA.
TAFT HOUSE,
E. 3. TAFT, VROrillKTOF.-
(Gtood Livery in Connection.
KIMBALLHOUSE
REFITTED, REPDRNISHED, AND, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, REBfllLT^
Aud is now
ONE OF THE MOST CONVENIENT HOUSES
In the County.
1 iThe patronage of the public is solicited, guarantying SAtisfecttoft in every case*
A. P. OILLEY, Proprietor,
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My prices are always the lowest, my goods the bast that money can bay.
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SUCCESSORS TO D. L. 3MITH & SON,
HEADQUARTERS
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