Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-07-06


must be decidedly s'off.' and the pub
Usher proposes to find out who is to
blame for SO many delays.
MIR. G. G. Crane, proprietor of a fine
orange grove near Jacksonville, Fla,
and an extensive producer of No. l Hard
at Sanborl. has been spending this week
in COoperStOwn, assisting his son May !
nalu to balance the books ofthe CoOpers-
town Lumber Co. preparatory to their
transfer to the I4enham Elevator Go.
Our talkative townsman J. G. Myers
was elected director OF school town No.
1; Hans Gil}ertson. treasurer and a Mr
johnson clerk. while Fork Centre was
of that town refused to recognize Steele
county, of which they are part, and in
sisted on leaving their returns ut Coop
erstOwn.
MIR. Andrew Husel. spoken of last
week as being Infatuated with the charms
of Griggs county, has really succumbed
to the irresistible. Mr.. Husel will re-
turn to Dakota to stay after a brief husi
ness trip to- his old home in st. Clair.
Mich. Thus do the very best men of
our nation settle in their country's fav-
ored region.
Miss Lima Barnard accompanied by
Miss May Crane. Miss Fanny and Miss
Lulu Lehman, all of Sanborn. spent the
Fourth and several days of the present
week i'm Cooperstown, being guests at
the h Dme of Miss Barnard. 1t is said
that some of our stern bachelors who
were fortunate enough to bask in the
sunshine of their smiles We're quite over
come.
Capt. NJ. Robinson. of the we'll known
Park Avenue Hotel at Mardell, and his
two pleasant daughters paid Coopers-
town and the COURIER a visit Tuesday.
Capt. Robinson is a staunch believer in
Griggs county dirt, and talks North
Dakota gospel from a conservative. sound
and firm standpoint. 1t is the like of
Mr.. Robinson that make a vicinity pleas
ant to live in.
The election last Saturday for school
officers. in this township. was a very
tame affair indeed. Only Il total of four
votes were cast against the regular cau-
Gus candidates, and of course they (the
regulars) went in s'hying.' Knud
Thompson, Jack n. Brown and VIM.
Glass are our board. and furthermore
they're the best man for the position the
town affords.
ANY lady who contemplates the pur
chase of a sewing machine should by all
means consult Buchheit Bros. Fred is
a professional with sewing machine
and i'm order to show up the merits of
the Household he will stitch cloth. thick
or thin: he will ruffle. frill. pleat. scollop.
merits. There is no doubt but that he
is handling about the best machine
made.
The advent Of the Fourth to many
of our citizens was sleepless night. oc
dered by a band of individuals who de-
lighted i'm such renditions as can only he
rendered by the aid of oyster-can-tiddles,
horse-fiddles, cannon crackers. anvilS,
yelping and hooting. The boys We're
enthusiastic in the work they had UNDER
taken and were faithful from 8 p. IN.
until sharp six a. m.
Mr.. John Holiday took his depart
ure from Sanborn last week to engage
in business at Cooperstown. He took a
him which lie will distribute among the
farmers of Griggs county. In John the
people of Cooperstown will find a young
man square dealing and cOngenial. We
are sorry to lose him, and bid him sue
cess i'm his new undertaking.-Sanb
Enterprise.
Mr.. G. c. Philippe, the veteran and
skilled architect, has purchased of the
publisher desirable business lot OH
Burrel avenue. which substantiates the
fact that he is delighted with Coopers-
town as home. Mr.. Phillippeeintends
erecting very tasty 20x4O store building
which will be occupied by himself as an
office. paint store and work room on the
ground floor, while the second story
will be divided into offices.
F. G. Holmes, a learned young man
of Waterbury, Conn.,. who has read the
COUR1EKs sent to that place by Post
master Barnard, has arrived at Coopers-
town and is so we'll pleased that he an
nounces his intention to remain and in
vest. Mr.. Holmes is a brOad-viewed,
congeni;l gentleman, and we trust he
will engage i'm business in our midst as
he now intends. Dakota is especially
desirous of just such citizens as he APP
pears to be.
F. D. Fenner. living about ten miles
southwest of CooperstoWn. had the very
calamitous misfortune last week to lose
by sutfocation and fire fonr good horses,
two sheep and five set of harness. 1t
appears that at about midnight his stable
took fire from the sparks of a shoulder
ing MOSQUITO smudge he had kept for
the benefit of his cows, and before he
discovered the fire the horses had died
of suffocation, the fire not having reach
ed them at all. His loss will aggregate
about 300, and falls heavily upon in
dustriOus shoulders.
Superintendent T. G. Fernald. of
the S.. G.. e. r. NJ. Railway was in town
a few days since and in response to the
many queries as to when he intends get
ting the cars into oCooperstown lie offered
to wear fine new hat at the expense of
any one who doubted his assertion that