Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-18

heartiest looking and best natured citi-
zens, smiled upon Cooperstownites Tues
day. Also Mr.. Wright of the same
burg.
Some fiend, whose soul shudders not
at thought of the furnace kept in the
lower realm for his ilk, has stolen or
shot Mrs. Myers domesticated wild
geese.
"A train of emigrants destined for
DEVILS Lake bought their supplies in
Cooperstown, Tuesday. Our merchants
will have large outtitting trade all
summer.
"A frollcsome mosquito fearlessly
wandered into the village Monday even
ing, and was quickly dispatched by Addy
Moore to that bourne where all good
mosquitoes go.
II. G. Pickett, Cashier of the Bank
of Cooperstown, is ntown getting things
in readiness to commence business Oh
arrival of the safe, which is on the way
from St. Paul.
There is no getting around the stub
born little fact that division means high
er taxation, and the arguments of the
Hope Pioneer favoring the scheme are
so transparently thin they won't wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stevens arrived
from Lanesboro Wednesday evening.
While preparing for the solution of the
mysteries that surround domestic felicity
their temporal wants will be supplied by
Mrs. Adams.
-Messrs. Read Il Hyde, lately of Ros-
ton, have established freight line be-
tween Cooperstown and the track. Peo-
pie entrusting business to them can rest
assured of the faithful and prompt exc
cution thereof.
"A gentleman i'm Duluth, Mr.. Farrell
tells, ordered Mosler safe of him to be
shipped to CooperstoWn. The man has
never seen our fair city. but has decided
to come here and embark in business
quite extensively.
The COURIER job department has
been crowded the past few weeks to its
utmost capacity, and our job hook is
still full. Good work tells OIL an office
every time, and that's the kind the
COURIER sends out.
AS Major Edwards, of the Fargo
Argus, not only prints the biggest and
''boOmiest'' newspaper i'm the territory
but also kicks the scale beam at the
highest notch, he might he termed the
Jumbo of the Dakota Press.
Commissioner N. c.. Rukke has been
in the CLUB" a day or so this week. lie
says that Boyum Il Holland. the big ma
chinery dealers, will soon he on hand
and erect a commodious warehouse fol
the accommodation of their Griggs coun-
ty trade.
The Mayville Eagle is paper of the
square-toed kinda journal that fear
lessly advocates the best interests of the
public-and fully merits the prosperity
it's columns indicate. It has just been
enlarged and improved from 10 to a Is
column paper.
j. b. Whidden has the scribe thanks
for late San Francisco papers. Califor-
MIA, though very remote from this haven
of prosperity, is sending delegations to
become permanent Dakotans. On COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific Oregon
will also contribute to the population of
North Dakota.
The postmaster of Cooperstown is
informed by the second assistant post
master general that after June 30 the
be discontinued and new route estab-
lished running from Sanborn to Marlell
via this place. A. A. Cole has been
awarded the contract.
Mondays Fargo Argus had this
item: Arlington Roberts. superinten-
dent of construction of the Sanborn,
Cooperstown and Northern railroad. was
in the city Yesterday. He reports large
force of graders at work, and tracklay-
ing begins tomorrow: Forty graders
went west yesterday with Mr.. Roberts.
The new Red River Valley sectional
map, compiled by Chas. Groenendyke,
A. NJ, is at hand. To say that it is COM
plete and accurate in every detail up to
date would be smperf1ons, as the publish
er's name is sufficient guarantee of that
fact. 1t can be obtained. in plain sheet.
for 50 cents. or in colored pocket edition
for 81, by addressing Chas. Groenendyke,
Fargo.
The genial Kent, with GA. B. still
prefixed to his copnomen. is smiling, on