Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-11
LOCAL LAcoN1cS.

Magnificent weather.
The hard finish is being put on the
new hotel.
Wheat and oats all in on the big
Cooper farm.
-Sanborn has population of an even
500, and wants corporation.
July Fourth comes on Wednesday
this year. Cooperstown won't forget the
fact. either.
Geo. B. Clark has taken the oath of
office and is now first assistant postmas-
ter of Cooperstown.
-.Axtell & Serumgard, the pioneer
land and law attorneys of Griggs county
appear with card in another column.
Stevens 4 Enger will conduct tin
shop in connection with their hardware,
the tools for which have already arrived.
Chris. Gilbrandson, formerly of Val
ley City. has erected blacksmith shop
near CLas. Nelson's place, at the end of
the track.
-Whidden Bros. our new and enter
prising general dealers, have had their
establishment painted and trimmed in
tasty style.
M. Hunter, the new harness dealer,
has opened up in good shape at the Hann
building. Take note of his card in an
other column.
General Manager Roberts is just
back from New York, and says the rail-
road will be in Cooperstown in June,
without doubt.
III. P. Merrill expects to have his
Lehman avenue restaurant and bakery
running full blast next week. Take
warning We hungry.
A new contracting firm in town. As
they do not advertise we will not give
them away, but help to keep their light
under a bushel basket.
DIR. Kerr on Wednesday performed
another operation on MIR. Sullivan. who
froze his feet last winter. the removal of
Il few small bones becoming necessary.
"A new bridge has this week been
erected overthe coolie one-half mile south
of r. G. Cooper's residence. to the pro-
found satisfaction of offreighters and farm
erS.
MIR. John A. Todd. of the North
western Bottling Works at Fargo, spent
last Sunday in the Griggs seat ofgovern-
ment. the guest of Rob't Pinkerton. He
was well pleased with our city and it's
thrift.
MIR. i. l.. ANtell. of AIardell, was in
Cooperstown for the first time last We'd
nesday. and seemed quite astonislled at
the vast change that had come to the
spot he witnessed as q waving wheat
field last summer
MIR. NJ. F. Carleton. wife and (augh-
ter, Miss Cora. arrived at the city from
Port Huron, Mich. Friday evening. and
are the guests of w. III. Carleton. The
probabilities are that. like everyone else
who visits this fair domain. they will re-
main
THE families of NJ. Sutherland and
E. W. Haggnty have arrived from
Illinois. It's hard to tell which the la
dies are the most pleased with. the fact
of being with their husbands again. or of
having homes on these grand old sun
kissed prairies.
One Of the leaders of the Hope claim
jumping gang got left on ''dicker'' a
few days since to the tune of 500. not
withstanding the dire threats he heaped
upon the settler who would not ''paw
over'' for a claim he had a right to take
without paying therefor.
-Ex-Sheriff Geo. A. Luce came in
from the sequestere'l village of Chicago
last evening, and expresses satisfaction
OH being in the land of activity again.
Mr.. Luce will remain in Cooperstown
few weeks in the interest of his firm.
-Messrs. Gray. Kennedy, Hughes and
Francis organized go-as-you-pleas
party Monday. and the following morn
ing We're enroute for Devils Lake for
weeks tour. They left orders for large
supply of arnica and liniment to be in
readiness upon their return.
Kent. Gray s. Mcdonald are putting
the finishing strokes on the Stevens &
Enger block. and are doing it in fine
fashion, too. Their good taste and abil-
ity as Workmen is attested by the ex-
qlisitely patterned front of the store. !
Nelson & Langlie's store is made to