Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-02-23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1888.
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICS.
Coal famine at Hope.
Services as usual next Sunday even
ing.
Nightly prayer meetings continue
at the Meadow Brook Farm residence.
The attention of our readers is direct
ed to Attorney jacobson s card elsewhere
printed.
Contractor Moffat is building the new
bakery and J. NJ. Melville is putting up
the meat market.
Wood has been lively in our market
this week. Odegard & Thompson will
buy all they can get.
R. G. Cooper contemplates building
business block for rental purposes.
Twill be good one if he builds.
"A few more pleasant days and the
man who loafs around the grocery will
begin to talk about the broken back of
winter.
Isaac E. Mills, postmaster at Ottawa,
came down to the 'Hub'' for couple
days this week. He has just proved up
on his claim.
james Rankin, who possesses two
valuable claims within a mile of Coopers-
town, has had the misfortune to lose one
of his best horses Chambers did it.
We notice couple barns have been
built over near the Boulevard this week.
One belongs to Upton & johnson, and
the other to Jos. Hoggarth, we believe.
-Singly and in pairs are the best busi-
ness men and mechanics OF. the railroad
terminus" located in a certain corner of
this county, coming to Cooperstown to
live and prosper.
Many of the boys this week received
tender verses of love and gay pictures of
blissful ENHANCEMENT, calculated by the
fair senders, undoubtedly, to have
reached them about the 18th.
--Messrs. Upton 4 Johnson are cutting
fine, juicy steaks, that fairly melt in ones
mouth. AT present they are supplying
the public at the Pioneer Store, but will
be in their own building shortly.
We were shown, the other day, a
sample Of wild hops that are said to grow
profusely on the banks of the Sheyenne.
They are strong and are regarded fully
as good as can be raised by cultivation.
"A good substantial bridge has been
ordered built across the coolie just east
of Cooperstown, by the county commits
sioners. 1t is expected it will be COM
pleted before the spring dampness comes.
Our worthy probate judge, Byron
Andrus has returned from his two week S
visit and business trip to the outside
world. He thinks there's no place like
home, especially When that home is in
Cooperstown.
The first item we remember of seeing
accredited to the Hope paper for many
week was one taken from the COURIER
and by mistake given to the credit of
that paper. Hope is bound to profit by
live county paper though it be published
25 miles distant.
IS. ]. Ax,lahl, Of Hope, called OH the
COURIER. yesterday, and enlisted in its
army of paid-in-advancer readers. Mr.. \.
will soon become a prosperous resident of
the Hub, as he and his partner have
decided to open up large machine depot
here at an early.
A. n. Adams is the latest addition
to our list Of live business men. he hav-
ing decided to build two story building
on Burrell Avenue. He will engage in
the tinware and iobbing business. Mr..
Adams is a christian gentlemen, and
with his wife will be welcomed to the
social and temperance ranks OF Coopers-
town.
just as we are going to press in comes
Al. Shue with Whole stack of eulogies
for the management of the Washington
Party at Mardell, which was grand So
cial success. He says the bon ton of
Hope We're all there, and for the cour-
teousness extended to the Cooperstown
lads, who were unable to take partners,
they are deserving of much praise.