Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-11-16

1RlGGS CO., OAK, FRIDAY, NOV
Lisbon Clipper: :The Cooperstown
Courier styles The Clipper great relig-
ious luminary. Well, for a couple of
years we were pretty gol darned relig-
ious, but the stretch has left our sus-
penders and they begin to hurt our
shoulders when we kneel to pray. 1t
looks as though we shall have to part with
our religious practices and convictions.
We are grateful this week for pack
of extraordinarily well written visiting
cards, aud we shall hereafter pass our
self off as an accomplished quill driver.
We know not where they came from,
but among the cards is one reading, ''by
w. P. Cooper, almost blind" The per-
son who can spread ink on cards as finely
as upon the ones in our receipt without
perfect eyesight is indeed a genius.
Mr.. C. z. Philippe, our veteran
architect and contractor contemplates an
all-winter trip to Illinois and Indiana,
to visit among relatives whom he has
not seen Tor twenty years. None will
miss Mr.. p. more than the Courier, and
we expect to hear frequently OF his
booming" operations down in the land
Of corn, for he is an enthuiastic Dako-
tian. He will depart next week.
When the wheat crop in Canada was
good the nillers rejoiced in the protect
i've tariff which prevented the importa-
tion of cheap breadstutfs from the
United States. But this year there is a
short crop; there is not enough wheat to
keep the mills running, and the indig-
nant millers are protesting against the
tax of Is cents bushel on grain from
the United States.
The north half of Maine has snow
nearly foot deep, and as good sleighing
as Illinois ever gets in January. In
Florida the pine-apples are all gathered
and the oranges are ripening Here in
glorious Dakota land the air is balmy,
the sun shines brightly, the season of
labor is over and the happy resident is
preparing for long spell to be devoted
chiefly to enjoyment. What joyous
lot is that Of the true Dakotan.
Our brother, Grin Stair, publishes
the Saline (Mich.l Observer, and upon
turning his fourth mile post last week
lie treated his readers to doubles sized
paper, thus giving 81 columns, or about
eight rods of reading matter. 1t was
the largest paper ever printed in Wash
tenaw county. For Michigan paper
that was quite an innovation, but just
wait until about the Holidays and then
gaze upon the average Dakota newspa-
per production.
-Cooperstown has occasion to feel a
tritle uneasy, as reported rich gold finds
have been made near here, at the mouth
OF Bald Hill creek. This place desires
to build up solidly on agricultural, COM
mercal and industrial resources. hence
it is trusted the gold mines discovered
hereabouts may be limited. Unhealthy
excitement that is quite sure to some
day prove retroactive is not desired by
onr steady going citizens, and to be can
did we must admit they are in some
danger of being disturbed.
While at Fargo this week the writer
was pleased to meet and listen to Fargo's
favorite boomer, Mr.. Dickinson, the
Broadway druggist, for the first time
''Dick,' as he is familiarly known, is as
earnest as he is grandiose in his advo
cacy of Dakota gospel, and it seems a
pleasure for him to annihilate any croak-
er who may mwitjngly drop into his
store, with sledge-hammer arguments
of which he carries a big stock. Pat
Donan has rival and it is pleasant tC
know that, next to Fargo, said riva
considers Cooperstown the most prom.
ising place in North Dakota
Wood cut from good live trees can
be bought cheapo Of T.. d. Stair, at Courier
office.