Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-08-17
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

The Palace opened up to-day.
Work on the elevator is progressing. !
DIR. Newell has a new stable and
now >sboarls'' his nag at home.
You can find a full stock of those
California Buck Gloves at Whi,ilen Bros.
MIR. Mark Sutherland left Wednes-
day last, for brief absence on business
at Chicago.
Miss Thora Odegard left for Fargo
Wednesday, where she goes to keep
books for her brother, j. T. Odegard.
Byron Andrus, Esq, Sundayed and
Mondayed in Fargo. and was glad to re-
turn to the scenes of his adopted home.
MIR. H.J. Curtiss, the affable agent
of the Northern Pacific at Sanborn, was
in the metropolis of Griggs OH Monday.
w. s. Christian, deputy register of
deeds for Steele county, is in town for the
purpose of copying deeds and mortgages.
The store windows of Nelson &
Langlie have been ''ragged out" in true
metropolitan style, and are quite at
tractive.
The boarding cars on the railroad
have moved two miles nearer town this
week, and now stand opposite Mr.. Ben
sons place, on section twenty-five.
H. IL. Windsor's official Northern
1)o.:Go rN:~ooo Co,.3 o,,sJ r o,,J
Guide for August is at hand. It's a
beauty and 10, 600 strong this month.
MIR. j. II. Van Voorhis, of 1860,
has demonstrated the success with which
turnips can be raised over his way by
marketing fine lot of that cruciferous
vegetable.
BY his card it will be noticed that
Joseph Hoggarth has established new
industry in ourplace. Farmers wanting
wagon or woodwork done should not fail
to give him call.
AS we go to press that very worthy
young man, Mr.. Christian Nelson, lies at
the point ofdeath with intlamatory rheu-
matism of the heart, and with chances for
recovery against him.
Mr.. Peter Fiero, the bonanza pro-
ducer of No. Hard of southwestern
Griggs, was in the county capital Tues
day after additional machinery to gather
in his immense crop.
N. L. Lehman, vice-president of the
S., G. 4 T. NJ. r. r. and general mama
ger of the l.. E. 4 l.. Co., was in town
yesterday and to-day, smiling quietly up
on the thrift Of our place.
Correctly remarks the Oriska Benefit:
Dakota lands will never be cheaper, but
they will be better, than they are to-day,
and those whe wait for the reaction to
set in will find that their name is mud. {"
Young ducks are getting big enough
for shooting, and prairie chickeas are
ripe enough to eat. Our disciples of the
great and mighty Nimrod have been
putting in good time since yesterday
morning.
ID. T. Wilson is getting out busi-
ness directory chart of fCooperstown, and
he reports lively display OF public
spiritedness on the part OF our citizens.
One well acquainted here couldn't ex-
pect anything else.
The jamestown Capital refers to
generons-hearted r. q. Cooper as the
''father of Cooperstown." Correctly
dubbed, Bro. Burke, but you might as
we'll incsnde Griggs county and several
adjoining townships in the term.
Notwithstanding that this is seas
on Of the year when we expect but little
trade, the sales Of one Cooperstown gen
eral dealer amounted to 81 .lOlast week.
A trihe less than 500 day is not SO bad
for the dullest month of the year.
Teller Ed Siegfried, of the Barnes
Co. Bank, left for Sanborn Wednesday,
his services as a ''sub'' cashier being
placed below par by return Of the orig
inal article. Mr.. s. made numerous
friends during his brief sojou1n here.
A card signed by numerous of our
best citizens has been handed us for pub
lication. 1t denotes good move and
reads: IAN persons interested in the
organization of a literary society in Coop
erstown, are requested to meet at the
Courier Office on Saturday evening at
half past eight.