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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1897
Page
2
The report surveys industrial machinery and its impact on workers, noting sharp increases in employment and productivity alongside debates over labor conditions. It references historical contexts, census figures, and technological advances while touching on broader social changes in commerce, printing, and public infrastructure.
AMass irrigation convention in Redfield on June 15 will feature lectures on artesian water and its chemical effects, with Prof Shepard and other experts detailing geological formations. Speakers include W Glenn of the U S Weather Bureau and South Dakota climate impacts on vegetation, plus discussions on damming streams to store surface water for farms.
The June notices report several incorporations across Lead City, Custer City, and surrounding counties. LeRoy Mining and Milling, H and H Company, and others form with capital stocks from 1 million to 32 million, naming multiple incorporators from Lead City, Minneapolis, and New York. The Evangelical Association trustees oversee Grant county church matters. A state liquor tax return shows 487.50 in revenue under new law, with more expected after July.
Rapid City traders report cattle valued at 41 a head are not to be released until paid by Pine Ridge Agency. Interim word from government expected after telegram to Senator Kyle. Unclear if 700 to 1,000 head are being held, with other holdings around 220 to 1,000 head total. U S Marshal Bray confirms arrests near Rosebud and Lead.
The South Dakota Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Association plans its eleventh annual convention in Pierre on Tuesday, June 18. Prominent sheep men from the state and nearby regions will attend, including Prof. George McKerrow, Prof. Thomas Shaw, and Prof. J. A. Chase. Topics cover drought forage, breeds for ranges, feeding and transit, and winter lambs. Delegates and ranchers from the reservation and Black Hills will also participate, with ranch visits arranged.
State Reform Press Association members attended sparsely as sessions closed. Kadstor Volkmer of Milbank resigned the secretaryship and Wither Halre of Aberdeen was admitted to honorary membership. Pierre will be the headquarters and efforts seek to print bureau material by populist partners.
A long reminiscence recalls Rebel George, famed for turning on six assailants during a near fatal attack in Seattle and his earlier notoriety with Tarver Knowlton in the 1870s. The piece links Knowlton’s murder trial, acquittal, and later imprisonment to Yankton's memory of the gunfighter. It also reports local medical society notes, farm water developments, and educational appointments in South Dakota.
In Rio Janeiro President Moraes offers resignation amid factional strife and political incidents. Reports from the region state Italy will pay indemnities to Traian subjects injured in the Hie Janeiro revolt. General Roca plans to accept Argentina national party support to run for president.
Dr Washington Gladden declared in Columbus that the Book of Daniel is neither history nor prophecy but an apocalyptic teaching of fidelity to principles. He argued it was written by a writer in the second century BC, not by Daniel, challenging traditional dates and authorship.
Reports claim Turkish irregulars have committed multiple abuses around Lurisay and Auhens including assaulting women desecrating churches and pillaging. Similar excesses are alleged in villages near Larlasa with widespread disruption to residents.
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Sunday June 7, City Attorney Maybesslement sentenced A. House to two years in the penitentiary for the misappropriation of city funds. The judge declared the case closed and ordered immediate imprisonment.
The house adjourned until Thursday after passing senate bills to amend an act authorising bridge construction across the St Louis and Pearl rivers. Democrats opposed the adjournment, arguing it mattered for the Cuban bankruptcy question.
Yankton schedules Saturday matinees at the old fairgrounds with a $46 main event and multiple purses as local horse owners form a new racing scene. Promoters Charles Johnson Adelbert Johnson and Mike O’Neil announce a nearby bottling works and dairy venture, while public works include hospital heating bids and a potential First Regiment reorganization. Local farmer Joseph Papik plans a new residence and Goets secures building contracts for an immediate start.
An old German, Count David Ying heen, works near Deadwood on uranium claims. He claims to have found ore that tests as uranium and a valuable accompanying metal. Experts and samples are cited as confirming the find and its potential, with interest from American and European mills and chemists.
Troop B of the First Cavalry recently completed a ten day march using a new field ration. Captain W. C. Tirawn led the detachment at Fort Meade. Soldiers reportedly lost four pounds on average but finished in good physical condition with high morale and readiness for further testing.
In Sioux Falls at Lee's Crossing a 20-year-old man drowned while fording the Spit Hoole river with his brother. The incident occurred last evening as a high tide drove the current. The brother attempted a rescue but the victim disappeared and was not recovered by 9 PM. Neighbors organized a search party to assist in the town.
A blaze at the Inter State Elevator in Beiusport Thursday evening consumed the elevator and nearby structures. The Chicago and Northwestern depot and local lumber yards faced danger, but escaped major damage as flames were driven away by wind. Loss and insurance totals could not be determined. Ownership lay with Interstate Elevator Co of Winona. The report also notes government school construction appointments and political involvement in staffing.
Fragmented report details Rev G Bom sermon at a Congregational charity in Maux Balle and names numerous local figures, musicians, and students. It describes a university sing and weekend events, including a youth choir, orchestra, and the annual music department program amid community notices and a cattle drive discussion near the Missouri river.
Report from a state alfaley area where the school board fails to confirm new teacher contracts. ACLU influence and two independent contractor factions claim authority over staffing, likely ending in a court ruling. Newspaper sale noted as well as regional weather impacts and crop damage from heavy floods in Switzer land.
Large portion of iron workers who were out have returned to work in Pittsburgh as the general strike shows signs of ending. Machinists chain and bolt makers and journeymen resumed duties this morning with no demonstra tion and quiet conditions reported around the plant. Separately in New York an elevator accident at the post office building injured six men, four seriously, when a rope broke from the fifth story to the basement. Delegates to the WaiWardal postal congress arrived by special train to Chicago and will be hosted by local officials before leaving tonight.
Fragmented OCR describes white men killed in Montana near Irene and Milo City with patrols and arrests underway. Mention of reprisals, military movements, and various bands clashing as reports note several killings and ongoing tensions between White settlers and Indigenous groups, with tentative dates and locations unclear.
In Washington on June 4 readers hear that refiners favor delaying action until the Senate votes on a bill. The plan would lower duties on lower sugar grades to boost refining profits, with senators and party leaders rallying behind proposed changes and higher duties on higher grades.
Historic New York report quotes Nikola Tesla in June discussing a revived wireless system. He describes rudimentary devices capable of sending sounds and signals across tens of miles, aiming to extend telecommunication globally and to harness earth’s electricity for distant communication with other worlds.
A Chicago Congregational association meeting yesterday voted 87 to 2 to admit Rev C O Brown recently from San Francisco to fellowship. He has been preaching at Green Street church and will remain there. The report includes poems and notes from various sources, including references to Whittier and Naples eruption, with scattered historical items.
Pensions were granted and postmaster appointments amended across several states. In Iowa Jackson county W G Ball resigned. J F Junson replaced, with Olson as vice. South Dakota Bear Guich in Lawrence County and Clark County details show resignations and replacements. Nebraska additions list several names. Washington entries note resignations and new appointees.
Voters backed about four thousand ballots in the county and city for circuit court judges, with eight Republicans and one Democrat on the bench. One judge of the superior court and one justice of the state supreme court were also chosen. The amended Torrens land title law passed overwhelmingly.
The body of Count Henry De Bamery of Bruggen Belgium was found in the Sorel River near Sorel, identified by a coat pocket. Once a proud nobleman, he had been reduced in fortune and forced to accept work as a driver, leading to his suicide two months after arriving in Montreal.
Market data from Sioux City and Omaha yards shows mixed to steady tendencies. Cattle receipts heavy with demand uneven. hogs and sheep receipts varied. prices quoted for cattle native cows and heifers, veal, and various classes. Market tone describes stability in some categories and softness in others amid fluctuating demand.
In Jeffersonville two brothers and their father were shot in an old feud. Newly and JH Newly were among those wounded, with Newly mortally wounded. The incident followed a long local feud and underscores escalating violence in the area.
Lexington report says J Breckinridge Payne shot Perry Situnkhouse, a trotting horse driver and trainer, inflicting a probably fatal wound. Payne, a descendant of a bent Kentucky family, faced potential deg rade by kinsman W C P Treckandridge amid a quarrel over a slight matter.
A chaotic siege followed a jail attack in which Sheriff McLain and Captain Leonard withdrew guards as a mob attacked. Troops fired after a window dropped jail keys and Mitchell's body was moved. authorities plan probes into sheriff, militia leaders, and mayor amid ongoing unrest.
A mob accused criminal Dick Mitchell and dragged him from a jail cell in a town square. They hanged him from a tree as infantry arrived to restore order and the crowd dispersed after authorities left. The event drew hundreds of witnesses and ended with his body left in view before removal.
Articles of Incorporation filed with the secretary of state by the Chicago Terminal Transfer Company. Principal office in Chicago. Capital stock $30,000,000. Object to build railroads from Chicago to points on the Ohio and Mississippi river. Signed the bill. Washington June 4 the president has signed the civil bill. Japanese training ship Hiya has 322 men aboard. London steamer Hokia collision with Missipp passes Lewin. Connecticut reports fifty four women who are daughters of revolutionary war soldiers.
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