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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1892
Page
3
A long Town-Ledger style roundup reports local travelers, events, and notices from Chamberlain, Vermillion, and nearby towns. It notes August Duclos and Ray Thomas trips, fair dates, school openings, court calendar items, church happenings, and local business notices. Mentions insurers, farmers, and sports chatter with occasional humor.
The pony race at Pukwana Saturday between Barney McCoy and the Binegar horse ended with Binegar winning the deciding heat by a neck after McCoy rode poorly in the second heat. Heavy morning rain delayed racing until late evening when W G Richards allowed a start.
The Democratic county convention met in Pukwana on Saturday to elect twelve delegates and alternates for the state convention in Chamberlain. With poor attendance due to heavy rain, Capt. EL J. King acted as temporary chair. A five member credentials committee and a rules committee proposed a country-township representation plan, aiming to help farmers attend state events locally. Delegates listed include Weeks, Caldin Mitchell, Shrake, Hoover, and others. the session adjourned without further business.
In a lively exchange at the Graphic, readers debate radish maturity times and garden feats. Ep Mi tchell notes a 21 day radish from a 21 day sowing while McKee touts his own garden prowess. Mitchell’s Corn Palace feature highlights Mitchell’s plans, prizes, and Brule county interest.
An ad heavy notice from Chilton Carter Co Missouri promotes Chamberlains Goite Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Cough Remedy Pain Balm and Eye and Skin Ointment with prices 25 50 cents. The piece touts Winslows Soothing Syrup and Jacobs Calery Phosphate and ends with a personal ownership offer for the ad space.
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