Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-25
Official Paper of Griggs County
FRIDAY, MAY s5, 1888.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Wheat is ON the boom.
Grain growing glandly.
A wedding on the tapis.

Grain growing grandly.
A wedding on the tapis.
Additional locals on eighth page.
Architect Philippe has been away
OH business few days past.
Mrs. J. n. Jorgensen has been seri-
ollsly ill, but is better to-day.
-Asamattero Of economy vote yes on
the court house bond question.
-Cooperstown will have one of the
best public schools in the territory.
The COURIER has turned out some
very neat stationary for Meadow Brook
Farm this week.
"A Sabbath school will be organized
next Sunday, Immediately after the
morning service.
Every citizen of Griggs county has
duty to perform OH Saturday, June End,
and the post of that duty is at the polls.
Judge Glass is now industriously
holding down his homestead, adjoining
town. Sympathy for the homestead is
in order.
Mr.. Omund Nelson, the veritable
pioneer settler of Griggs county, is off
on brief visit to his old home, near
DEBORAH, Iowa.
School commenced on Menday in
Meadow Brook district. Miss Maria
Rankin presides over the young idea
and the willow.
Waldorf Bros. having completed the
seeding of 200 acres rented of Cooper
Bros. have moved to their claims in the
Red Willow region.
Consider the court house question
in it's broad sense, and you must con-
clude that it is for the general good of
the county that it be carried.
-Chas. E. Ferguson has received a
fresh invoice of iewelry and extras for
watches, and is better prepared than
ever to ''heal crippled tumips.' -
Evening plomenades are now in
order. but as there is distressing scar
city of young ladies our gents are COM
PEELED to prom and "star-gaze'' alone.
-Enterprising Knud Thompson has
been laid up for week by asevere attack
Of rheumatism. but is now on the gain.
No man is more missed from the busl-
ness arena than he.
Voters Of Gliggs, you have two YER
diets and one recommendation to pro-
nounce next week SATURDAY.. Think
well. and then announce your decision
without fear OF prejudice.
DIR. Gilkey. of Larimore. was in
town Saturday and expresses his salts
faction with our place by announcing
his intention to swing out his profess
slonal shingle to the breezes OF this burg
next week.
Prof. c. A. Clough, an 81 graduate
of Albion (Aiich) college, having been
engaged as principal Of the Cooperstown
public schools has arrived and will be in
readiness to take charge Of the school as
soon as the building is completed.
"A decent court house must I've erect
ed soon or later. Let every citizen of
Griggs county turn out and vote for
bonds. and thus saddle large share of
the expense upon extensive land owners
and non-residents.
That firearms can De none too care
fully manipulated has been illustrated
a second time this week. Gilbert john
son who discharged all overloaded gun.
the barrel of which burst, now carries
his badly hcerated hand in sling and
tolls not
The goal of financial independence
can be reached with comparative ease in
Griggs county. Why men will remain
in the ,1prosperons regions OF the east
and toll their day-lights out for mere
existence is among the inexplcable mys-
teries, when the golden opportunities
that await them in this sunny cline are
considered.
No man can tell how soon he may
have occasion to use a court to obtain
justice or prevent an injustice. He
would find it very expensive and inccn-
venient with the court held at Valley
City. The travelling and living expenses
Of his witnesses would he very much
greater than if he had court nearer
home. Votef for the court house bonds
and save money.