05 Sep 1884
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1884
Page
1
The Kimball Graphic outlines subscription rates two dollars per year in advance and advertising policies. It warns that regular ads are billed monthly, transient ads in advance, and communications for next issue must reach the printer by Thursday. It promises prompt, skilled printing and welcomes brief subject notices with author contact.
Kimball, a town in Brule County South Dakota, sits near the county center in a region praised as among the best farming and stock country. The article notes the strong crops of recent years as proof of the area’s wealth and productivity.
Located on the Main Line of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad, 46 miles west of Mitchell and 22 miles from Chamberlain, the town features a fine public school, churches, a first class post office, two banks, two good hotels, a large grain elevator with more materials on hand, three lumber yards, blacksmith shops, livery stables, and diverse stores. The region offers strong inducements for investment to enterprising residents.
The Brule County Agricultural Fair Grounds adjoins the townsite and ranks among the Territory’s best fair grounds with a good half-mile track.
Proprietor advertises three adjoining additions with continued streets and alleys. Prime Main Street blocks remain for sale to enterprising businessmen. Dakota climate rivaling Ohio Indiana Illinois, abundant rainfall, pure water. Brule County Dakota appeal urged by D Warner Kimball.
A long Ottawa style railway advertisement praises the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Minneapo rail line with extensive stop lists and routes across the Northwest. The second feature discusses Mr Stanley’s Congo expedition findings, confirming navigable river routes and warning against Portuguese and British colonial maneuvers in West Africa.
In a candid wartime interview, General Sheridan discusses female spies and scouts. He recalls women disguising as soldiers, some loyal to the Union, others driven by money or danger, and notes a careful intelligence system that validated information. He mentions notable cases, including aristocratic Virginia families and a rebel girl who became an unconscious yet pivotal informer.
Col Routh Goshen known as Barnum Arabian giant files for divorce from Mary Lonixé Goshen in New York alleging infidelity. Mary claims a perfect defense. the case follows his prior marriages and a pattern of moving between Illinois Chicago New Jersey while a new suit unfolds. Nearby, Wilon Monkhouse of St Paul files a general assignment for the benefit of creditors with $4,700 stock and $6,710 owed, as overstocked machinery and slow collections trigger the failure.
A break in at Manning Boo and Bacon, Kingman and Co. in Northfield occurred Thursday night. Thieves forced entry, pried a money drawer, opened a safe, and stole three revolvers and other items. Police have no clue yet.
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