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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1884
Page
4
A jumbled OCR text contains poetry quotes, proclamations, a Dakota governor note on tree planting, Civil War reminiscences, editorials, and local notices. It includes Grace Greenwood lines, a proclamation about timber and plantations, and scattered mentions of events, ships, and social anecdotes, all in a ran across period voice.
A condensed look across papers reports H R Brock buying H R Merritt’s stake in the White Lake Dispatch as a new firm forms. Land sales near Castalia show quarter sections at about 700 dollars per acre and Dakota prospects draw in purchasers. White Lake plans an opera, and Plankinton Standard notes contracts for Kimball water supply. W H Gilman praises Kimball House management after a visit. John Minert pushes Dakota stock interests. local ministers and outfits are mentioned with various mischief and political quips.
The document records multiple settlers filing for final proof of claims before the Register and Receiver at Mitchell Dakota in 1884. It lists names of claimants, witness candidates, and locations such as Kimball and the surrounding lands. Witnesses are named to prove residence and cultivation, with dates and case numbers scattered throughout, reflecting a series of land proceedings and patent actions.
The author promotes the 1884 season binders claiming they are the best, urging readers to test Woods or Deering models. They assert the Walter A. Woods Holmes patent binder leads general excellence with no equal.
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