Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-09-14

born Hotel tomorrow. At rental of
500 per month Mr.. Dam will hardly be
enabled to set a fiIst-class table, UNI
less he does so at a loss.
Roberts avenue property holders re-
joice in the location of the depot on that
U.s. Lehman avenue
chaps also exult-but it's from the lower
corner of our mouth. We had dotted on
seeing that ON the leading avenue.
-Messrs. G. C. Main, representing
the Marsh Whitney, and H. F. Milliken,
representing the bennett harvesters, de-
parted for their homes Tuesday. They
were very genial experts and left nu-
merous friends acquired during their
brief stay in the Hub.
-''Hurrah for the Great Northwest
is the title of a very striking song and
chorus composed by E. NJ. Whitman, of
Grand Rapids, Dakota, of whom the
words and music can he had by mail for
80 cents. The song is written especially
to ''fit'' the glorious Northwest.
MIR. E. c. Dean and wife, of Wash
ington, ID. c., have been guests of Mrs.
R.C. Cooper this week. MIR. Dean is
quite Griggs county land owner, hav-
ing the titleto some twenty sections of
our best soil. He will contribute over
81 600 to the general fund in Wheatland
school township, his land being in that
town.
The county commissioners. were in
session Wednesday, and among other
business transacted, they concluded to
build or rent temporary Offices for the
officials Of our county. They are of the
opinion that money can he saved by put
ting the officers all in one building, and
they are undoubtedly right in the mat
ter.
The total county and territorial tax
as levied by the commissioners Wed
nesday amounts to thirteen and
four-tenths mills OH the dollar of
valuation. Let us congratulate our
selves on SO light a burden, for this in
cludes bridge tax, county tax, territorial.
tax, the court house fund tax, and in
fact everything except township school
tax.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Christian Temperance Union of Coopers-
town will be held next Sunday evening
at the institute building. The following
program will be the order of exercises:
Recitationsby Mrs. w. II. Whidden, Miss
Maria Rankin, James Walker, Miss
Haskell. Short address by F. NJ Rock
well. Special selections of music will
enliven the occasion. Mrs. j. N. Brown,
President.
We think we know good thing in
the newspaper line when we see it, and
we discover in Michigan's new evening
paper, the Detroit JdArnal. the embryo
Of a future great power in that state.
Its columns fairly sparkle with concise
paragraphs and news notes. Ex-Wol-
verines of Dakota should try the new
Journal, as it will be sent daily three
months for lbs, and will tell them all
that is worth knowing of the goings-on
in that state.
An enterprising granger comes to
the front with the singular complaint
that ''that blasted Courier and the Coop
ers have been the means OF raising real
estate values in Griggs county, Of
course the aforesaid granger don't take
the paper, and therefore has a perfect
right to grlmble. He now wants to
buy an additional piece of land and
doesn't fancy the firm market. Won
der if he'll curse when he gets ready to
sell.
"A level-headed editor takes occasion
to remark: 'When local editor tries
TO keep three or four scores OF topics in
view during single week, besides car
ing for wide range of outside duty,
how easy it is to allow an occasional one
to slip. After nearly every issue of the
paper these omissions become conspic-
nous, and the writer feels worse, we
dare say, than anybody else. And how
natural it is for frail humanity to lose
sight of whole page full of news in
discussing the occasional omission or
mistake that will creep in.''
Spring wheat don't seem to thrive
in these parts. NJ. S. Moss threshed
last week twenty-six bushels which was
the total produce from ten nacres.-Maple
Rapids lMich.) Dispatch. This report
comes from the most favored region of
Michigan S crack wheat belt. The land
referred to is in Clinton county and the
owner would sneer at an offer OF 500