Thanksgiving's near as Brule County voters stay home
A rusted collage of town notes reports 600 Brule County voters staying away on election day. Charley Cook visits, W.W. Nelson sells Woonsocket property to Frank Kelly, and Mitchell polled 274 votes. The piece blends local ads, jokes, and scattered notices from Kimball and nearby towns.
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Brule County
Charley Cook
Bijou Hills
Fred Warner
New County
W. W. Nelson
Frank Kelly
Iowa
Brooks Beauties Potatoes Impress Dakota Crop
Last Friday three potatoes from Hon W S Brooks Ramsey farm weighed 4 lb 5 oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 2 lb 4 oz with others found weighing up to 15 oz. G W Nichols near Piedmont Hills raised over 800 bushels on under three acres, hailed as the best crop for yield and size in Dakota per Chamberlain Democrat.
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W.S. Brooks
Ramsey
Brooks’ Beauties
Salen Teyis
Iter
Brule Cawaty
G. W. Nichols
Biejou Hills
Brule Can
Nichols
Dakota
Chamberlain Democrat
None of that do minority representation for me
An intelligent voter in Scotland voiced strong anti female suffrage sentiment during the election, arguing that women belong in the home with cooking and washing duties rather than politics. This remark reflects persistent gender bias influencing voter attitudes at the polls.
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Scotland
Artesian Well Progress and School Report Details
The artesian well lies about 760 feet deep with water at roughly 625 feet, drilling continuing in sandier rock and tube sizes gradually increasing toward 1,000 feet. Separately, Kimball public school notes good attendance, charted improvements in penmanship and numbers, celebrates top performers, and invites parental visits. J. W. Fisher, principal.
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Birdsall
As Others See Us in Kimball Dakota Trade Center
In Kimball Dakota all branches of business are well represented and the town serves as a regional trading hub. The Grapevine paper is highly noted regionally, yet local advertising lags, limiting a true sense of Kimball’s size and vitality. Merchants would boost the town by expanded ad patronage, aiding live papers and a thriving community.
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Kimball
Dakota
Alewandria Teratd
The
Grarme
Herald
Grannic
Zfer
Alexandria
Plankinton
White Lake
Chamberlain
Gearnn
Kim- Wall
Mitchell
Brole County
Kimball Advertising Columns And Local Commerce
An editorial weighs Kimball’s grocery firms and ad pages comparing neighboring towns. It notes most merchants are generous supporters of the Granite Graritc and laments limited local advertising while urging patience and patronage to sustain the town’s leading paper. The piece praises town business and reflects on broader press interest in Kimball.
Vote of Brule County Lets Governor and State Offices Vote
Brule County Commissioners counted the county vote at Chamberlain on Monday and announced results. Totals show Millett for Governor, 1019 for Constitution, 438 for Prohibition, with various local totals including Chamberlain 876 and Pierre 124. Representatives Greene 95, Cone 965, Lowe 925. Senator Foote 876. County Judge White named among totals with overall turnout 1190.
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Brule County
Chamberlain
A. C. Millett
Pierre
Alexandri
Lions
Alls
Ts Huron
Greene
J. W. Cone
J.R. Lowe
Por
A. Foote
J. White
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Felker
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Mra
Meade
Geo. Rabenau
Wethbrell & Kenta
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Llewellin
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T. A. Weeks
Yankton
Elmer Benedict
Sioux City Journal
W.S. Willis
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J. W. Woodman
Register
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Waterhouse
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K. Story
Woonsocket Nets
Parker
Kimball Fire Department
Opera House
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Bloomingdale Insane Asylum
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Grippen
Rapid Cite
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Buchanan
Smith’s Opera House
Kathleen Mavourheen
Long Branch
E. L. Drury
Olivet Oak
E. J. Drury
Thaye
Brule
A. Sheridan Jones
Camplin
E. C. Austin
Mrs. Austin
Brale
New York
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Fred Steindorf
Will Bambers
Kimball Public Schools
Clara Thirth
Prand Bitger
Miss Smith
Inteeme
Willie Hilton
Holle Hilton
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Minnie French
Anna Wentzy
Emma Close
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Herbert Gates
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Myrtie Nugen
Nellie Warner
Minnie Franklin
Horace Clark
William Richards
Frank Cilley
Lacey Caryl
Myra Bennett
Carrie Hirth
May Packard
Ajertie Smith
Jas, Reed
Willie Snow
J. W. Fisher
Farmers & Traders Bank
Farmers @ TRADERS BANK
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Rcker & Lindleys
D. E. Wells
Dunton’s
Mt. Olive
D. Warner
Copartnership
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