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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1884
Page
4
A garbled Dakota news fragment discusses a Sioux Falls mayor, prohibition, a Dubuque distillery, a murdered editor, a Fenian arrest, and quotes on women’s virtue. It mentions the Kimball Publishing Co and the Brule Index, with scattered comments from editors and readers.
A woman named Lillie claims a trespass on her property led to a violent clash in Granville days ago. A man named Looper allegedly killed a claim with his ax and was struck by another weapon during the fight, while Aby and others joined in the melee. Deponents offer varying accounts of the blows and motives in the heated incident.
The readable lines describe a small town awakening with busy, hopeful residents and a feeling of enterprise. Mentions of a town, buildings, residences, and a sense of civic activity, though many words are garbled.
A Wednesday rink sale auctioned about twenty young women with prices from twenty-five cents to five dollars, totaling around forty dollars. The event drew sharp ridicule from the Plankinton Standard and raised questions about the ethics of bidding.
A provocative call against corsets argues that fashionable societies in London, Vienna, and Paris threaten to end tight lacing. Citing Princess of Wales and Mrs Langtry, the piece insists modern women and men would be stronger and healthier without restrictive garments, claiming historic figures never bound themselves with such contraptions.
Notices from the land office at Mitchell D T detail various settlers filing for final proofs and intent to prove continuous residence and cultivation of their lands. Witness lists include multiple names such as Brown, Atwood, Everitt, and Stuart, with dates in 1854 to 1884 and locations Kimball and Beadle counties.
Official notice dated April 7 1884 records John Stroud and John Miller Brule County filing complaints against Eugene Noads and James Holland for abandoning homestead entries in Buffalo and Brule counties. Commissioner Kimball and registrar Everitt coordinate cancellation actions with witnesses to appear for testimony.
A man reports two sorrel mares with white facial stripes and a right hip brand strayed to his enclosure around April 4. The owner James Lench is named in the notice seeking recovery and identification.
Official notices from Mitchell D. Land Office dated April 1 and April 7 18th century style entries include complaints against Thomas Cavancuigh and Job Stroud for failure to comply with law filings against various claimants, dates and locations such as Buffalo County. Proceedings mention cancellations and continuations with dates June 10 18st and June 1 18th, and commissions to take testimony and furnish information regarding alleged violations and entries in Surveoyed lands.
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