Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-06-22

er than the celebration fund, as several
have doubled their subscriptions, and
one gentleman has raised his contribu-
tion from $25 to 800.
Lehman Bros, of Sanborn, are ar
matters to at once commence
the erection Of elevators along the line
of the Sanborn 4 Cooperstown railway.
They expect to build at least four and
probably six this season.-Argus.
There is considerable expressed by
the following from the Saline (NIich.)
Observer: Having packed the te rnado
away for the season we are now prepared
to hear from the peregrinating potato
bug and the gyrating grasshopper."
The school township offers to he
elected on June 30 will occupy positions
of responsibility, and it behooves the cit
liens of every township to take the mat
ter in hand and see that none but repre-
sentative men of good business ability
be chosen.
Never in the history of North Da-
kota, says the ''oldest inhabitant," has
wheat looked more promising fora forty
bushel-p -per-acre yield. The grain has
stooled in the best possible manner,
stands thick, and plainly evidences an
immense crop.
A representative of Culver. Page,
Hoyne l. Co., the extensive blank book
makers, of Chicago, was in town Tues
day. lie was genial old gentleman,
and we'll warrant could talk the legs off
from an iron kettle in less than Is min
utes by the sun.
Instead of being invited to eat GIN
gerbread at Cooperstown OH the Fourth,
numerous individuals comprising the
public will be very politely requested to
come and stow their tanks full ofchicken-
pie and strawberry short-cake, about
the middle of July.
The horse j. G. Myers purchased of
II. p. Smart is said to have the glanders,
and it is said the poor beast will have to
be shot and the barn burned in order to
protect other animals from the dread
disease. 1t is hoped Mr.. Myers will not
be asked to suffer tue loss alone.
"A telegram from Col. Ingersoll brings
the intelligence that it will he impossible
for him to speak in Cooperstown on the
Fourth, the very liberal offer of the COM
mittee, notwithstanding. Some other
fluent tallker will be secured, though the
one to be chosen is not definite as vet.
john Melville, the contractor, has
returned from Washington Territory.
and is now content to live in Barnes
county. He says Dakota is good enough
for him. He has bought alot on Capital
Hill from Messrs. Adams 4 Barnum,
and is building handsome residence
thereon.-Barnes Co. Record, Sanborn
Department.
Commissioner Breed passes in his
resignation of Griggs county, and play
fully tells us to go to toba with our old
domain, that he is resident of newer
county. Mr.. Breed has been an able,
conservative and economical servant of
the public, and retires with naught but
a clean record and the good wishes of
his constituency.
Mr.. William Kelley, a hotel man of
Walcott, ID. T., was in town two days
this week admiring our town and its
palace hostelry. When we were one of
Uncle Sans faithful railway postottice
slaves we used to breakfast with Mr..
Kelley. and had he ever trusted us we
might not have been as pleased to see
him in our midst. LATER-We under
stand Mr.. Kelley has leased the Palace"
and that he will open the same just as
soon as possible. The house has fell in
to good hands.
p. S. Mackay, Thos. Ward and r.
w. Berry received commissions from
the secretary of the territory as commits
sioners for the supposed county of Steele,
and they appointed the balance of the
officers as follows: f. J. Mcmahon, reg
lister of deeds; G. j. Paul, treasurer;
Charles Ward, sheriff; c. A. Renwick,
Judge of probate; r. II. Simpson, coun-
ty superintendent of schools.
j. E. Kern and j. J. Rogers, with
complete farming outfit embracing 81
working mules and IA men, passed
through Cooperstown Sunday enroute for
Foster county, where they will open
big farm. These men are portion of
the great Kentucky colony that is coming
this way, and if they are fair represen-
tatives the colony is not to be sneezed at.
The saddest thing in a young mans
life is when his girl writes to him that
she wants her old letters, and that he