Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-10-12
Bismarck Herald: The Cooperstown

Bismarck Herald: The Cooperstown
Courier, Griggs county, says that a soap
mine has been discovered there. Broth
er Stair, for heavens sake send the editor
of the Grand Forks Herald couple of
barrels. He needs 1t bad.
The Pioneer claims that the Hope
buyers now pay as much for wheat as do
the buyers at this place. That's good
for the farmers over that way, and will
save them the trouble of drawing their
grain Is miles to market.
Comments on the new two-cent
stamp, pro and con, have been numer-
GUS. and the joke comes in when the
critics find they have been buying the
old stamps, Of which the Cooperstown
Office had a large supply to work off on
an unsuspecting public.
Mrs. A. n. Adams and family lac
cepting "a. MY will depart in COM
pany with Mrs. Nc Cullough for Boston,
next Tuesday, to spend the winter among
the scenes of yore. Mr.. Adams will 90
down there and shiver for week or SO
just as soonas he can get away.
Landlord Retzlaff, of the Union Ho-
tel has been doing an anincreasing business
from the start and is now compelled to
enlarge his house in order to accommo-
date his patrons. Messrs. Muir 4 Chris
tie have contracted for erecting the ad-
dition, which will be two-story one.
-Supt. Fernald will spend the Sab
bath with his family in st. Paul, as US
ual. In some parts of the country peo-
pie would make great fuss about living
400 miles from their daily duty, but ct.
c." don't, aud nearly every Sunday finds
him toasting his shins at his own crate.
-Elef Olson, who suffered the misfor-
tune of having his left arm chewed off
by thresher last week is doing finely.
being up and about. The doctors feel
that the operation was an extraordinary
successful one, considering the condi-
tion of the arm and patient at the time
of the accident.
The second story of the bank is being
finished into apartments, which Mr.. and
Mrs. Cashier Picket will occupy. It is
trusted that their efforts to solve the
mystery of domestic felicity will prove
highly satisfactory. A market basket
on Harry's arm will be becoming to his
style Of beauty.
An observant reporter of the Hope
Pioneer owns up the corn in this way:
IL have observed that our town has pre-
sented considerable of goneness during
a month past, and some who are not in
terested in farming, whose avocations
are wholly in town, even intimate that
it is 'frightfully dull in Hope.'"
Geo. Clark, by advice of his physi-
clan, DIR. Kerr, started for his home at
Marine City, Mich, Monday. The pros
poets for his immediate recovery were
not flattering and it was therefore advis-
able for him to 60 home. He will re-
turn in the spring, if not before, as he is
thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
Dakota.
j. w. Pence and s. P. Snyder, of
Minneapolis. members of a syndicate
that once owned 100000 acres of dirt
west and south of here. are looking over
the remnants of their vast possessions
with headquarters at the Palace. Their
land lies some distance from Coopers-
town, and the principal portion of the
tract was purchased by the Darlington
4 Casey Company.
Wheat is coming in at a lively rate
and the elevator folks smile blandly.
The humble newspaper man has occa-
sion to feel a trifle radiant, for many of
the good grangers don't forget to dropi in
and order the Courier for year. We
don't blame EN-, for next to Dakota dirt
there is no investment that will yield as
big and sure returns as membership
in the Courier family.
MIR. p. L. Holland, of the extensive
machinery firm of Boyum & Holland,
was in town this week making prepara-
tions to build an office and warehouse
here at an early date. He reports busl-
ness good, and says that after another
month Cooperstown will he his home and
headquarters for the firm. They con-
ceive the fact that this is the natural trade
centre and propose to act accordingly.
EBrown Bros. & Co.. San Francisco.
the Monitor" For sale
only at Whidden Bros''
Information reaches us that our ex-
emplary brother, Will. F. Warner, of the
Hope Pioneer, quietly transacted the