Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-08-17
The Cincinnati Gazette, a paper no

The Cincinnati Gazette. Il paper no
torious for its strenuous kicking against
Dakota's popularity, GOWNS up thecom"
nicely in the following item: ''There
have been some rumors out of a COM
parative failure of crops on the line of
the Northern Pacific railroad. They are
all wrong, however. The season is late,
but the crops are splendid; and the farm
ers regard the handsome turn out after
nfavorable weather as the best assur-
ance they have had of the constant and
permanent productiveness of the coun-
try. Northern Pacific wheat with short
straw. but heads six inches long, will be
on display at the Cincinnati Exposition"
On Tuesday our young townsman,
H. G.. Pickett, returned from his four
weeks visit to the scenes of his childhood
in Wisconsin. AS was expected by his
friends blooming bride accompanied
him, and the Courier arises to repeat the
hearty congratulations it rather pre-
viously'' bestowed upon the happy pair
If there is one fellow in the whole COM
munity that deserves more than any
other the happy destiny of a benedict it
is Harry. Mrs. Pickett will, no doubt,
upon acquaintance become us dear to
this place us heraffable other half. They
are receiving at the upper parlors of the
Palace and their cards read thusly:
Winnie V. Stone, II. G.. Pickett; married
August Ninth, Fort Atkinson, Wiscon-
sin, 1858. At Home, Cooperstown, ID.
T." May the sunshine that has dawned
upon their souls never lose it's brilliancv.
"A few months ago the Courier had
occasion to speak of Meadow Brook
Farm, the model plantation of Dakota,
and stroll we had over the place a few
days since prompts further reference to
it. We have always maintained that
there is nothing in the line of farm or
garden products but that will thrive
amazingly OF Gliggs county soil, and in
Jack N. Browns garden we find a firm
"clincher" for this assertion. Mr..
Browns ''patch'' covers two acres OF
ground, and notwithstanding this has
been a dry season we there found grow
ing in abundance peas, beans, radishes
lettuce, beets, turnips, ruta bagas
squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, melons
cabbage, green corn. satisfy, and seveIa
kinds of ''truck'' we can't pronounce
Let one look upon that garden, with its
almostcomplete, thrifty representation Of
the egetablekingdom andhe must admit
that the resources of our soil are as nu
merous as they are inexhaustable, and
all one has to do is to put seed in the
ground. then stand aside and let 4 foun
tain of food spring up at his feet.
The temperance meeting last Sab
bath evening was largely attended, the
! hall being well filled. The exercise:
consisted of singing by tllecongregation
) a splendid quartet by Messrs. Holmes
Philippe, Sabin and Clough, lecitation'
by Miss Rankin, Edith Brown, Master
Newbury. a selection by JAS Walker
and the remarks by David Bartlett, Esq
Mr.. Bartlett spoke from a rational stand
point and advanced views not quite il
harmony if not in contrast with amy tlIa
: have heretofore been forwarded as t,
! the best modes of proceed,ire in til,
great cause of sobriety. While no
reaching his accustomed height of ardor
Mr.. Bartlett spoke with a force that in
terested, if the close attention accorded
him is any criterion, maintaining thai
prohibition was not only unjust, bu
impracticable: he urged high license ant
legislation against impure liquors, ant
advocated the adoption of a thorough
system of temperance education in oul
J schools and at our firesides: he though
the temperance people by being polite
and less unreasonable could accomplish
more, and didn't believe i'm the high
pressure notion of insisting that things
must be thus and so or not at all. His
, arguments were we'll sustained. anc
while they must have proved quite &
thunderbolt to some, they were equally
acceptable and refreshing to all conser
vative temperance people.
The Valley.
Red, green and yellow.
Red raspberries, (quantities.)
Green meadows, hill sides and forests
and yellow grain.
The postoffice should be improved.
Ole Z. Udgard has gone on a visit to
Minnesota.
Who ever saw anything like the inn
provement of growing crops within the
last three or four weeks.
Manlall haS fnllr mails every week: