Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-11-30


Joe Marshall from Cooperstown, the
young city of boom, big hotels and thrifty
citizens, was circulating in the metrop-
oils yesterday, where business and much
pleasure followed in his wake.
Yesterday was not very generally
observed as Holiday in Cooperstown,
and few seemed thankful for aught but
the beautiful weather and the use they
could make of it. We were sorry to note
that SO few found time to observe the
long honored day of Thanksgiving, but
as this is the first offense in the towns
history of course we will not moralize.
Operations on the Sheyenne river
bridge, which were mentioned a couple
weeks since as being statu quo, have re-
sumed under direction of T. c. Fernald,
who has assumed the contract awarded
to Skinner & O'Keefe. Mr.. Fernald
says that farmers can cross the congealed
and sinuous stream on the new bridge
in about ten days or two weeks.
The Courier has been informed from
high and authoritative source that the S.
C. & T. NJ. railroad will not be extended
north of this place next year, as thecom-
pany have intended heretofore. There
has been much said in regard to the
effect an early extension of the road
would have upon Cooperstown, and
those who like to discuss the matter
now have basis upon which to con-
struct their talk.
AS will be noticed by their new ad
vertisement, Odegard & Thompson, the
rustlers, have added new departure
agricultural implements-to their al
ready extensive business. Somehow
the platform" upon which this firm
conduct business appears to meet pretty
general approval, and we have no doubt
but that their new line, in which they
are we'll versed and experienced, will
figure as an important branch of their
immense traffic.
M. j. Davis, the genial superintend-
ent of the Lehman Elevator system, re-
ceived a sad telegram yesterday fore
noon, announcing the sudden death of
his wife at their home in Duluth. Mr.
Davis was greatly shocked, being man
, extremely fond of his family and taken
so Unexpectedly. He had just remarked
to the publisher while eating breakfast
that this was the first time he had been
obliged to be from home OH Thanksgiv-
ing, and he hoped 1t would never occur
again. Alas, little did he think that
happy home was SO soon to be wrecked
by the reaper death.
The following, which must have
/ given the Michigan paper that admitted
, the fact pain, is quite a straw for SO
l early in the season: 1.-THE stream Of i'm
| migration that has poured into Dakota
r the past year promises to continue fol
another season, and we may expect
| glowing accounts of the New EldoradC
, through various sources" The paper
, we clip the item from was quite certain
, six months ago that the ''Dakota ex.
citement had seen it's day and that an
adverse tide would set in" etc. Thus
5 does a poor eastern editor forfeit his
! distinction as Wise-acre.
If the maids mentioned IN the fol
D lowing paragraph from an eastern paper
should all migrate to Dakota the ICON
dition'' they propose to labor against
would readily be overcome, and there
would be pleasure for their future in
}, stead of disappointment: can OLE
K Maids Club is about to be organized il
= town, for the purpose of offering sug
8 gestions as to the best means of securing
}. a husband the coming year, and exercis
s ing the following novel experiments
Y Walking backwards up stairs, looking
into looking glass, swallowing an egt
: shell full of salt, drinking vinegar ant
!. sugar. remaining silent for 10 seconds
e and other and more difficult tests. The.
T. are determined on desperate struggle
l. and if any of our young men are left ou
>. in the cold it will be their own fault.
Z. r. C. Cooper has purchased of Pink
>. erton & Shue their store building OF
Burrell avenue at consideration of 81,
s. $50. Messrs. Pinkerton & Shue ar
70 closing out their livery business prepar
% atory to leaving the county. They ar
d energetic and generous business mel
is whom the town can poorly afford to par
e with. If they must go it is pleasant TO
II their business here has yielded them
TT handsome profit. LATER-Since tn
oho,,o ,,,oo MT in TYNE Messrs. p. g. s