Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-12-07

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nesday. Her numerous friends here
greatly regret to say good bye, even for
short time.
III. A. Perry, of Newport, New
Hampshire, arrived in town Monday and
is the guest of H. c. Fitch, an old time
friend. Mr.. Perry is here to invest some
of his surplus cash in gilt-edge mort
cages, and we have no doubt but that
he will be amply accommodated.
"A very pleasant surprise in honor
of Charley Cooper, who takes his de-
parture for Chicago winter quarters.
was given at the home of Mr.. NJ. F.
Washburn last Friday evening. A good
ly number were in attendance and sue
ceeded immensely in having a joyous
time.
Our goods are not old goods shipped
in from old stocks east to be closed out.
Bear that in mind when gou want goods
in our line. Odegard Il Thompson.
H. s. Harcourt, the chain-lightning
editor of the Lisbon Clipper, has sold
his ''plant'' and will seek temporary Sc
clusion in the wilds OF Michigan. He
cannot be spared from the territory and
it is trusted he will do his recuperating
speedily and get down to business again
by spring.
People prone to grumble when the
mercury goes down little may find
consolation in knowing that in South
Australia it often rises in summer to
lis degrees in the shade, and this has
been exceeded on several occasions. In
January. 1862, it reached ll6 degrees,
and in January, 1882, it reached $50 de-
grees-only 81 degrees below boiling-in
the sun.
1t is likely that Mrs. Louie A.
Walker will be compelled to cancel her
engagement at this place owing to the
new order of running trains which would
compel her to remain here from Friday
until Monday, making it impossible to
meet appointments she has make at
Casselton and Grand Forks. 1t will be
too bad to miss treat that many of our
citizens have anticipated so pleasantly.
The Jamestown Capital heaps these
Goals upon it's eastern subscribers: cit
would be a hard thing for the people i'm
those states to the east of us, and who
are now covered up with great depth
OF snow, to realize that we in Dakota
are enjoying the most beautiful sunshine
to be seen i'm the world. cold, clear
bracing air, and there is not flake of
snow to he seen here. That's the kind
of winter weather we have in Dakota.''
W~ Still they come by every train
goods. goods, goods, and good goods for
Whidden Bros, and this 7th> day of
December on the first through rates from
st. Paul they receive one car load Gro
ceres, five cases dry goods. nine cases
felt boots. -Arctics, snow excluders. rub
bers, Shoe packs, socks and mitts three
eases ready made clothing from Chicago
bought below cost of manufacturing.
consisting OF mems and boys suits. over
coats. pants, ETC.. one car load Valley
City Flour patent and straight, three
cases Anas goods. nick-Iacks. ETC.. etc
The Pioneer NAV squirt and sputter
all it likes, but the truth that Coopers-
town is. and has been for weeks. paving
not less than one cent more per bushel
for the same grade of wheat than Hope
buyers offer remains a thorny fact.
jacobson. the Pioneers authority for
doubling the Couriers veracity, must be
a great genus to graduate from an eX-
press car and become so wonderfully
wise in the wheat business during the
brief period Of fifteen months. The
men who buy at Cooperstown handled
grain before the aforesaid jacobson shed
short dresses and it savors strongly of
vain-glory for him to tell how little they
know about the business.
The natural inclination of some
people in conversation is to belittle
everything in connection With the city
or town of which they are resident.
and very often go so far as to sneer at
their local paper for publishing state
ments intended to promote the interests
of the locality represented by them.
There is heap of sound logic which it
would be we'll for such people to take
cogniZaDce ofinthe advice of a rural sheet
which urges the readers never to speak
in disparagemeat of their town OF any
OF its citizens Who are engaged in pro-
noting it's prosperity. The way to adj
vance the interest of your city is to do
all you can to aid your laborers, me-
cllahics, merchants doctors and minis
tiers. Help to build yo1lr churches and
schools. Aid every enterprise of merit,
encourage every movement that will