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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1884
Page
5
Kimball columns report social clubs, ads, and events including the Band of Hope meeting, a new school addition, local business moves, and skater exhibitions by Marty Breck and M J Robinson. Mentions C B Wyant visiting, a false fire alarm, and growth of water works.
A mosaic of tiny clippings reports oddities from Kimball to Pompeii. It notes a petrified smile man with four sacks, an artesian well planned to lower insurance costs, and a digressive theft of humor from editor notes and local town lore.
A fragment notes someone purchasing the Kimball Water Works and offering personal attention. Tickets are to be procured at the tank in Ste Son and are associated with W. Norton in WV.
A Plain Gold township special election on March 14 1884 elected officials for the coming year. Supervisors John McKee Samuel Booth J H Leech Clerk A Edgecomb Treasurer W N Molyneux Assessor Wm Franklin Justices of the Peace W M Law E W Shultz Constables S W Ebbert A A Suprise. Officers urged to qualify promptly for business.
A garbled verse excerpt mocks frontier life with a donkey, mule, and maiden named Kimball, set against Dakota landscapes. The text shifts to a political threat about party members who failed to return lanterns after a ball, warning of trouble from AL Ray.
Two weeks of preparations culminated on March 20 with a grand procession, installation of Kimball Hut officers, and an afterglow at the new skating rink. Delegations from Mitchell and other towns attended, with A J Waterhouse delivering the keynote address and a late-night banquet and music wrapping up the day. The special train from Mitchell arrived at 5 pm and departed at midnight amid praise for Kimball hospitality.
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