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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1897
Page
2
Freeman of Carterville Ga recalls service in the Confederate army and his grandfather Alexander Murray’s long life. The piece surveys quarantine rules, Kimberley mine fame, church debt schemes in New Orleans, lightning power estimates, and varied regional curiosities. It also touches on New York lighting costs, British expenses, and local oddities from Kansas to South Dakota.
Watertown June 23 a two story brick Mulholland building on Palouse Street collapsed after a loud blast. Borge Olsen occupancy, roomers inside. several injured including Phil Tatterson and D W Bradley. One victim Dave Waller said fatally injured. emergency crew still at scene with possible more bodies under debris.
A Fremont area woman described as whitewood and of thin build has been adjudged insane and will be sent to Yankton asylum once an attendant arrives from there. She has repeatedly endangered trains on the Fremont and Missouri Valley road, and was found asleep on her wand when a clerk opened his office. She will be watched until the attendant arrives at Andover. Articles of incorporation for Citizen Bank of Andover filed with the secretary of state, with J Finch as president, capital stock not specified.
The Aurora post office was robbed Sunday night with the vault blown open and valuables stolen. The postmaster’s jewelry store nearby was broken into, with watches and rings taken. burglars reportedly fled toward Brookings. The incident follows a string of regional burglaries as investigators pursue leads.
In Birmingham on June 23 a storekeeper named Kiljedl was robbed at Mixbeme. George Bradley, a colored man, resisted Richard Rumbley who aided in the demand for money. A struggle occurred at the Hare counter ending with Bradley injured, and Rumbley fled toward Monroe county as neighbors pursued.
Women of Jamunce town in Cloud county organized a reform ticket and took action to close saloons. A night raid with axes and hammers destroyed Miller's saloon and fixtures, whisky spilled, and a warning notice posted to quit. One witness says ten women carried out the destruction.
Parkersburg West Virginia June 23 Governor Atkinson spoke frankly about the grand jury case against Mrs Myra Camden saying there are no grounds for the forgery charges. He asserts spiteful heirs seek to harass the widow and confirms their plans to marry, expected next week. Also noted a separate settlement for Creditors of Van Nortwich Brow with properties discharged and returned to owners.
Sioux City stock yard hog and cattle quotations show mixed and steady prices with heavy hogs around 3.10 to 3.20 and cattle near 9.00 to 9.50 in places. Chicago and other markets report cash quotes for wheat corn and pork products, with river floods in Iowa and a Russian flood news item noting the Kur river overflows and fatalities.
South Dakota towns face growing political turmoil as elected aldermen resign or are replaced amid censure and protest. Parker’s Pratt and Roper resign. G S Conklin and G W HIM appointed to vacancies. Clarke resigns. Policeman Sheldon keeps badge. White Lake council names J B Lloyd as chief of police as mayoral vote favors Lay.
Farmers in Spink County grow anxious over a grasshopper outbreak with acres damaged. Rain has helped some fields while response ramps up. County officials report twenty machines spraying pesticide to curb hoppers as operations intensify. Weddings in Tyndall unite Serr Trounds and others in a local ceremony.
A train covering the route from Chicago to Pittsburg in nine hours and twenty five minutes set a record, beating the Pennsylvania company’s time. The run, unprepared, used a three-car consist drawn by engines of common daily service.
In Galion on June 21 Albert Stek Miller Louis Sickmiller Charles Fail and George Steinhelder lay near the railroad and fell asleep. They rolled onto the track and were struck by an approaching train. Louis Bickmillar died and the others were fatally injured in the accident.
A vast London crowd watched the Queen's Jubilee procession through Whitehall and Hyde Park, with pageantry from uniforms to foreign envoys. The royal party, including the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Westminster, reviewed troops as banners fluttered and cheers rang out for Her Majesty amid a carnival of color and ceremony.
The article describes decorating efforts along the war-weary streets for a public event near St Martin's parish. Eight to ten arches formed of colored lobes with celluloid balcons supported by five-foot pedestals carried garlands of 118 globes. Each arch housed an electric lamp, creating a bright daytime display later, with votive banners and flags enhancing the festive scene.
Gary on the first ballot found Bartley guilty of stealing 9200,000 in Omaha Nevada. Burley faces further charges for stealing 300,000. The jury convicted on a warrant tied to a sale through an Omaha bank to a New York Chemical Nutting bank. A wall will be instituted to recover the money.
David Mitchell was robbed on a rural highway while leaving Ringling's circus. Two men attacked him, one firing a shot to the head causing a painful, non fatal wound. Robbers seized money and a watch before escaping. Several arrests have been reported but the suspects are not yet identified.
Estimates show costs for constructing a beet sugar plant and related works at Yankton. Figures include 340,000 for plant construction, 285,000 for pulp and gas facilities, 125,500 for miscellaneous items, and total projected outlay around four hundred thousand dollars, with funding and stakes tied to local figures and banks.
In a murky note from Vermillion South Dakota a list of graduates from Hirse Clams 108 at the University is referenced with unclear names such as Kevin Catherine Thule Anan Markland Cope Hodiein and Sponedls Hints. The fragment notes a 1588 class and mentions a mystery inquiry by a Mitytell group seeking the full member list.
Fragmented OCR lists multiple military titles and personnel names with unclear organization. It mentions officers such as Hailey, Vine, Commander Hailey Minsin, chaplain, medical director, adjutant, quartermaster, department inspectors, and others, along with places like Watertown and Aberdeen. The text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Much Moustain Lane Dakota reports a main flood with hail and light damage across the northeastern county. Windows shattered and roof glass broken by hail in the city. Rainfall totals near an inch from three squantfers. reports include areas from Edgely to Milwaukee road and northwest toward Cake. Special to The Tribune, June 21.
Capta in Boycott, famed for the boycott movement in Ireland, is reported dead in London. The obituary notes his role guiding tenants against harassment by landlords and his call for nonviolent resistance. The piece recalls his 1880s campaigns in Mayo and the notoriety of his name.
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