31 Oct 1884
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1884
Page
1
The Kimball Graphic outlines postal and advertising terms. Subscriptions cost 2 per year in advance. Ads may be inserted with or without commission and billed accordingly. Regular ads payable monthly. Transient notices require prepayment. Messages for the next issue must reach the printer by Thursday morning.
The description promotes Kimball as the best located town in Brule County near the center of Southern Dakota. It highlights the area's famed farming and stock country and points to the magnificent crops of recent years as proof. The copy emphasizes low prices for goods or land.
Located on the Main Line of the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, 43 miles from Mitchell and 22 miles from Chamberlain the town hosts a fine public school, churches, a first class post office, two banks two good hotels a large grain elevator and surplus ground for more, three lumber yards many shops and stables with broad trade stocks. The article notes strong inducements for new investors to settle and grow here.
The Brule County Agricultural Fair Grounds adjoins the townsite and is praised as one of the Territory's best fair grounds with a good half mile track.
Proprietor platted three adjoining additions with continuous streets and alleys. Some blocks on Main Street remain for sale to business buyers with inducements offered. Dakota climate compares favorably with Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, with ample rainfall and pure water. For details, contact Kimball Dakota Blue County.
Territorial Supreme Court decisions adjourned the October term after rulings on a string of cases. Key items include affirmations, holds under advisement, and a ninety day stay to permit appeal to the U S Supreme Court. It notes the clerk of court elective debate, local nominations, and a broad sweep of public notices across Dakota Territory with mentions of railroads, schools, and fires.
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