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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1884
Page
5
A jumbled 1880s style local column mixes social news jokes weather and brief notices. It mentions Supt Drury bishop Foss the M E church December 11 and various townspeople in Kimball Chamberlain and Mitchell with light anecdotes about roller skating and a fire reservoir.
The grocery firm Wells and Wagar dissolves its partnership with Mr Wagar retiring. Wells will continue the business at the old stand with low prices and square dealing. The paper notes hope Mr Wagar remains in Kimball while Wells remains a fixture in the town.
Notice states dissolution by mutual consent of the firm Walls and Waanr in Kimball. The business will be continued by D. KB. Welle with all claims against it to be presented by him. The document notes dissolution dated 1884 and lists D. F. Weta and B. IL Wasan among parties.
An inarticulate late night tableau shows White and Dentap eating mush and milk while Foote and Kent gossip about the beauty of the room. Kent praises the building as the prettiest in town, causing bystanders to laugh as White’s wife steadies him from choking. Dentap serves a fourth dish and stays silent.
The piece describes Thanksgiving customs in New England style, highlighting church services, family feasts, and community observances. It includes mentions of Kimball shipments, local ordinances, and a variety of advertisements and notices from merchants, doctors, and traders, reflecting a bustling small town page.
Workmen strike water in two wells at sixty feet but hit hard rock beneath delaying deeper drilling. A pump in the first well yields 10 to 15 barrels daily and both shafts show less than fifty feet of water. A windmill and reservoir plan may be skipped if the water proves sufficient for a hand pump.
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