05 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1884
Page
1
The Kimball Graphic announces advertising rates and terms. Regular ads due monthly in advance, transient ads prepaid, communications for the next issue due Thursday morning, and job work offered at reasonable rates with author name required for short communications.
In Southern Dakota near Brule County's center Kimb is highlighted as the best located town amid premier farming and stock country. The copy cites superb crops in recent years as proof of its strong agricultural potential. Also notes a storefront offering STUCCO Lowest Prices COLLARS.
A miscellany of topics covers Minnesota census plans, corn fuel use in Nebraska, farm labor trends from Tennessee to California, shifts in U S foreign trade tonnage, regional corn yields, and Germany's universal suffrage. It notes historical vessel totals, a rise in American share since 1881, Catholic Church canon law discussions in Baltimore, and potential changes to parish governance and mixed marriages.
The Mitchell Episcopal pastor Rev O E Harris resigns and moves to Kansas while Rev E Elliott from Apollo Pa takes the church for the year. Waterlo o depot near completion, Tower City breaks ground for a university, and rail improvements progress. Canton eyes a new 40000 court house as Creel troubles surface at Devil's Lake.
Kimball sits on the Main Line of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad thirty miles from Mitchell and Chamberlain, boasting a fine public school, churches, a first class post office, two banks, two hotels, a large grain elevator with ground material, three lumber yards, blacksmith shops, livery stables, and vast trading stores. The text notes the country still seeks more and offers strong inducements to attract settlers and investors.
Beautiful Town features Brule County Agricultural Fair Grounds adjoining the townsite with one of the territory's best fair grounds and a good half mile track.
D Warner, proprietor of the original town site, has platted three adjoining additions with continued streets and alleys. Premium Main Street blocks remain for sale to aspiring business buyers with strong inducements. The Dakota climate is praised as mild and rainfall abundant, with pure water. For details contact Kimball, Dakota, Brule County.
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