Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-09-07
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICS.
An address by Odegard s Thomp-
son on page eight.
e. E. Fitch says he killed 50 prairie
chickens last Saturday.
"A trifle cool around the edges last
night, but mo particular harm done.
-F.C. Holmes has been doing 'official''
business in Fargo part Of the week.
DIR. Kerr has let the contract for
residence, Messrs. Muir & Christie being
the successful bidders.
Mrs. H. G. Pickett is visiting friends
in Jamestown and Sanborn. while Harry
plays the role of widower.
III. j. Curtiss of the n. p, and Cen
eral Manager Roberts picked their teeth
at the Palace Wednesday.
Stevens & Enger are receiving the
fall stock of heating stoves, and some
of them are daisies too.
The boys and few girls s'tripped
the light, etc. at Muir Il Chrstie's
new building Tuesday evening.
Ground has been broke for energetic
Knud Thompson's new editice, and the
lumber therefor is OH the ground.
Lumber for the new depot is on
hand, and that structure, which is to be
very fine affair, will soon be under
way.
AS last nights zephyr whistled up
the trousers leg Of the average festive
idler it seemed to ask: 'What have you
been doing all summer?'
Fred Sabin is this week engaged in
taking applications for survey from the
settlers in the western part Of Griggs
and in eastern Foster county.
We learn from the Sanborn Enter
prise thata ten pound pedagogue arrived
at the home of Prof. z. A. Clough, one
week ago last Sunday.
On Tuesday morning little Lottie
Ressler, of Lake Jessie. aged 8 years,
passed into the misty beyond after hav-
ing suffered several days from diptheria.
The Lehman Elevator s. Lumber 20.
have secured the services of Mr.. B. G..
Brophy, an experienced grain man, who
will have charge of their elevator at this
point.
The Sanborn Enterprise tries to
show it's sympathies as with the farmer
by wishing wheat worth $50 per bushel.
Guess Bro. Nc Kean hasn't many little
ones to feed.
r. G. Cooper has no fears but that
his entire wheat patch of 1000 acres will
average @ bushels per acre. The pres
ent tune of the threshers that are in
operation on the farm warrant the belief.
Miss Julia Cooper departed for her
home in Chicago, yesterday, and was
accompanied as far as Sanbom by Mrs.
r. C. Cooper and Miss Caro- Smith, who
visited friends in the southern terminus
for day.
That negligent committee Of the lit
erarv society had a fine imposed upon
them at the last meeting. This estab-
fishes a precedent in such cases and
should serve as a fair warning to COM
mittee folk.
A runaway team on Thursday af-
forded excitement for a few minutes,
but as no damage was sustained by
team or buggy it didn't last long-not
oven long enough to warrant a long item
on the affair.
Miss ThilZa Gimblett announces
elsewhere her readiness to do fine or
plain sewing and dress making. Miss
Gimblett needs no introduction to this
community, SO well and favorably is she
known already.
W. p. Buell., the well known and
genial whip man, was recorded as q
guest at the Palace Monday and Tues
day. He went along down to Sanborn
with the rest of us to fatter the Willard
party by our presence.
The voice of the threshing machine
can now he heard throughout the land,
as it merrily beats out the grain. Mr..
Cooper started t,is steam threshers Tues
day, and the yield is proving grand in
both quality and quantity.
EUayesters can find the best glove
madeby calling for Lippitt. Leak & Co.'S
genuine California buckskin.