Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-03-16


ers will commence seeding this month in
North Dakota. Mr.. Chaplin generally
hits the nail pretty squarely, SO have
your seeders ready, farmer friends.
-Bombast Bachelors name has been
dropped as manager of the Pioneer, and
Will. f. Warmers hoisted as publisher.
'Tis well, for Mr.. Warner is tirst-class
printer and tip-top good fellow, the only
objection being his gentle submission to
being nosed around by some of the Hope
snooZers.
Henry H. Windsor. private secretary
to G. *. Barnes, the indefatigible gener-
al passenger agent of the n. p. railway.
displays commendable tact in his publi-
cation entitled Land Seekers Guide"
/ From virtue of it's official connection and
liberal circulation it must become an
Invaluable advertising medium for real
. estate men.
Eastern exchanges are loaded down
with "Auction Sale notices, and the
universal reason given for said sales is
briefly told in two words: Dakota fever"
Our brother, a Michigan publisher, writes
he has never known such demand for
sale bills, and that nearly all emigrating
from his county, Washtenaw, are des-
tined for North Dakota.
4 The COURIER building is fast near
ing completion under the push of Archi-
tect Motfatt and his large force of
workmen. DR.. Virgo with his drug
stock, and Chas. f. Ferguson, a skilled
leweler. will occupy the ground floor,
while this office will take charge of the
second story. We expect to remove to
olr new quarters next week.
The Oft repeated rumor that Hope
is soon to he abandoned as a townste
seems verified by these words from the
Pioneer: "a more favorable opportun-
ity to purchase Hope town lots cheap will
Will never exist" 1t appears the COM
pany have concluded the land will pay
them better for farming purposes, and
intend to Withdraw lots from the market.
business is just more tl.an booming
on the Samholm & Cooperstown railroad.
This weeks business will amount to the
handling of over 1GO cars of freight, en-
elusive of any construction material for
the road that may br handled. When we
contemplate that al! OF this traffic is des-
tined to and going from Cooperstown, it is
not an unpleasant thought. What must
the traffic of the road amount to next fall.
when the country hereabouts will have
at least double the population and grain
ii had last season. and town is ten times
as large as at present.
Merrill Bros & Luce. the hi" hard
ware dealers and machine lneu of Griggs
county. are abroad in the land With much
elegant printing portraying the merits of
the various machines handled 10y them.
\ finely finished lithograpb showing %
or 80 Deerins TWinc Binders at work on
specimens OF their advertising cards.
Merrill Bros. & Luce loe a firm i'm whom
farmers can inplicit'y trust, as they mis-
represent nothing, handle the best make
of farm machinery. a,e wholly reliable,
and always sell at bottom figures.
That good-latuled, prosperous pro-
,illcer of No Hard. Jack n. Brown.
says if CooperstoWn don't invoice tip one
thousand souls before SNOW flies next fall
he II miss his guess Nh. Brown is an
extensive patron of the tovl;IEK send
ing away liberal quantities each week
and lie says d remarkable interest in The
capital of Griggs is manifested al all of
his previous abiding places. IIcreceivcs
letters OF inquiry from New York, Mich I
igan Illinois: Kentucky. Ohio. and scv-
eral other townships "llmNiols t"know
what route to take to got here. Mrs.
Brown is also doing missionary work for
the golden garden of Griggs.
Mr.. 7. J. Cooper, Of Chicago. is be
holding for the first time the hustljng
little city that has sprung into existence
right in the midst OF his landed interests
since his previous visit here last fail now
being guest at the residence ot "R. G."
" lille not resident MuriEerforl The grand
good of Griggs he is none the less hel
greatest bencfactor, unless We except his
brother and partner. Il. G. Cooper, who ,
has become part and parcel nurse and {
father of the county. Mr.. T. j. Cooper
can well feel satisfied with the good his
lun!illchingly invested indevelop :
ing and assisting others to devcIope 7.
thousands OF acres OF North Dakota's ;.
domain. has accomplished. and if he !