Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-04-20

lawyer of marked ability, and has come
here to remain. He is a graduate of
Michigan University, and is careful,
painstaking counsellor. Asanol,l friend,
and us one who knows of whom he
speaks, the publisher commellds Mr..
Bartlett to those unfortunate enough to
need legal services.
AS a sample of what may be expect
ed of Cooperstown, we cite the growth
OF Grafton, the county seat of Walsh, a
town less than two years old, and not as
favorably located as this place. 1t has
population of 500, three good newspa-
pers, one national, and one private bank.
three large elevators, capacity 100000
bushels, a Touring mill of $50 barrels
daily capacity, half dozen hotels, and
over l25 business houses.
The best arranged railroad pamphlet
that has ever come i'll range Of ollroptics
is the April number of the Northern Pa
ciiic publication. 1t is a G-page book
| filled with conservative information of
the great Northwest and how to get
here, and is profusely Illustrated with
scenes in the Yellowstone Park. q. X.
Barnes is the parent of the natty little
book, and by addressing him at st. Paul,
Minn., any of our eastern readers can
get this young and valuable encyclopae-
dia free.
The Hope Pioneer wants five Com
missioners i'm this county. which repre-
sents a characteristicd desire of the whole
Hope outfit. 1t has been their principal
aim from the start to burden the county
with as much tax as possible, even if
they have to resort to stealing to accom-
plish their purpose. While we believe
it would be highly agreeable to our
commissioners to have more company
in their thankless work, weharlly think
the exigencies of the county business
will warrant the additional expense.
1T is seldom hard luck overtakas
people entering Dakota, but such was
the case with Messrs. Haggarty and
Sutherland, two men who had just ar
rived from near Chicago. They had
pulled all their effects, consisting of
household effects, grain. utensils, etc.,
to the north bank of Bald creek. where
they intended to leave them untla shan
ty could he erected on some land west of
Cooperstown. Wednesday afternoon a
prairie fire came up in their absence and
licked up with flaming tongue the entire
outfit. The loss represents $4,000, and
the savings of ten years labor, but the
men are not dishearted and will soon re-
cover their lost wealth. Cooper Bros.
have offered them the use of 200 acres
ready for crop, so that in three months
they will have good crop to heal
their wounded purses.
T Spring, beautiful spring has sprung.
The green grass and the fragrant prairie
: wild-fower will soon sprout, and the
, lovers of greens will be supremely
happy; the young mans fancy will turn
lightly to thoughts of love and molasses
candy; the busy humble bee will humble
, his first humble; straw hats, linen dust
ers, white pants and the spring fever
will he fashionable; fresh spring poetry
will deluge the EDITORS waste basket; the
advent of the cars in the Hub will he
the occasion for grand jubilee with
music by the brass band; investment
parties will be as common as dirt in
Cooperstown; buildings in this busy burg
will continue to shoot from the face of
the earth like meteors from the sky;
everybody will be healthy, joyous and
prosperous. Glory, glory! but isn't IL
North Dakota spring just grand when it
comes this time of the year?
Captain E. B. Paxson and e. A.
Radford, of Fargo, returned OH Monday
from trip to their land, about Is miles
north of here. The gentlemen were
both delighted with C6operstown's pro-
gress, but expressed 10 great degree Of
delight when relating an incident they
had in returning from their farms. 1t
seems Red Willow creek had swollen
into such proud proportions as to pre-
clude fording, hence the gentlemen de-
vised boat by appropriating a wagon
box. About mid-stream their craft
sprung leak and sank, leaving it's
freight to founder in the current, which
sover15feet deep. Mr.. Radford wasn't
much of ''fsh" and the captain had
his hands full in saving himself and his
friend, but succeeded in fine style, and
both now live to relate the tale and re-