Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-04-13

Attorney liver jacobson has opened
his Office in the Pinkerton building, first
door west of the hotel, where he will at
all times stand in readiness to admins
ter advice or law.
The frames for six business houses
have risen from the face of the earth this
week in Cooperstown, to say nothing of
numerous dwellings. There is happiness
in life when one can see things Jump as
they do in this burg.
Clipping an item from this paper the
Casselton Reporter adds: ''By the way,
the Courier is second to no paper in the
territory for typographical neatness and
editorial sprightliness. Now don't
Stair(e). This is not tatfy.''
The report that has been gong the
rounds Of the press, in regard to the gell-
erality of the authorship bill. is erron-
eous. A letter from Representative
Benson states autlloritively that Griggs
county is not affected by the bill, which
is we'll.
Prof. Chas. F. Amidon, principal of
the Fargo high schools, spent last Sab
bath in Cooperstown. lie was so well
pleased with the general appearance of
our brisk burg that he fastened onto the
title of two good lots before leaving.
Monday.
DIR. G. L. Virgo has become an ar
dent Mardellite and is now doing pro-
fessional and apothecary business in the
sequestered village on the Sheyenne
The Doctors increasing practice among
the river settlers makes Mardell a desira-
ble location for him.
Next Thursday endeth the Traill
county struggle for the permanent loca-
tion of the seat of government. Port
land and Mayville unite their energies
on locating it at a point midway between
the two places called Taill Centre. Twill
he fierce fight and no mistake.
j. G. Yancey, tonsor. is the latest
acquisition to Cooperstown. and he is
heartily welcomed by many of our young
men upon whose phisiognomies downy
fllZZ has accumulated. .'Casl' is said
to be All expert with the razor and shears,
hence he can rest assured of liberal Ell
cOuragement.
Hope is all agog with excitement.
Some venturesome fellow, who possess
es more enterprise than discretion. is
buildinga barn i'm that hopeful town.
Tally one for the eX-county seat. That
makes grand total of one new building
erected theredurimg the past four months
A. III. Orr, the accomplished tim
smith in charge of that department of
Geo. l.. Lenham Il Co.'s business. has
been in town this week roofing the bank.
the jewellv store and Thinning the school
house. Mr.. Orr owns Cooperstown dirt.
for which lie has already refused a good
over cost.
Two fouu-horse teams now ply be-
tween Cooperstown and the track to
accommodate the incoming people. The
big Cooper mule freight train finds the
demand for transportation somewhat i'm
excess OF its extensive facilities. The
rush is fairly upon us. and the way things
hum about town is simply grand.
C. II. Merricll, of Merriell Bros. &
Luce. has arrived from Chicago and is
heels over head' at work setting up
their big stock of farm machinery.
They are having brisk trade in that
inc, and we expect soon to furnish our
readers description of the business etli
ice they intend to erect III Cooperstown.
Geo. Mccullough, foreman of the
Cooper farm stables, dropped his job a
lew weeks since and event west" to
ook up better location. After visiting
couple or three dozen towns in the
Missouri valley he is back with the dec
aratlon that ''no place in the entire
Northwest possesses one fourth the solid
Doom that CooperstoWn does"
M. Ii. Beckwith. member of the
:lmira, N. y, colony. was in town yes-
erlay and said that he was sent here
~ his friends and old neighbors to in
pect the desirability of Griggs county
s their home. They had intended on
aaving home to locate at the 10Th siding. ;
n the n. r., but Mr.. Il. is so complete !
Y captured with this section that he !
links that the colony will come hither :
nd ''squat" in town l46, range 60. The 7
olony represents q heads of family. Z
"A copy of E. V. Smalley's new i
1onthly publication, The Northwest t
as reached the COURIER office, and we !