Cooperstown courier., 1883-09-21
FRIDAY, SEPT. q, 1888.
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICS.
"A new floor has been laid in the dry
goods emporium of Nelson & Langlie,
this week.
Attorney jacobson has been absent
on ''courting" business at Valley City
this week.
Wild plums are ruined commodity
this year. and all owing to that untimely
little frost.
The wheat season has opened at
Odell, and three to five car loads are
bought per day now.
The DEVILS Lake papers in imita-
ton of the Fargo dailies have each other
by the horns. Bad policy.
A life insurance fiend by the name
of Nc Cord, ''worked" the town this
week with ordinary success.
MIR. c. G. Philippe has the contract
for erecting neat residence for Mr.. R.
c. Brophy, on Rollin Avenue.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Barnard suffered three-weeks siege of
serious illness, but is now out of danger
Miss Nelson, dressmaker from
Minneapolis, was in town Wednesday
looking for room to start in business
here.
F. A. Sabin and Supt. T. C. Fernald,
of the s., c. & 7. NJ. railway, went up
to Red Willow for a big hunt last We'd
needay.
Sheriff johnson is all smiles now-az
days, having taken into his custody a
tiny prisoner that will insist ON wearing
curls and dresses.
1t is reported that E. G. Dean. WASH
ington capitalist, will plat town about
nine miles south of Cooperstown, and
on Bald Hill creek.
Maynard Crane, the bustling local
manager of the Lehman Elevator 4
Lumber Co., spent last Sunday in the
frisky city of St. Paul.
Campbell, Sabin s. Co. have new
triple column address i'm this issue. OF
course every reader will peruse 1t, be-
cause it's right IN their way.
Peter Fiero, the bonanza farmer of
Southwestern Griggs, is shipping a car
load of wheat per day, taking it direct
from the thresher to the track.
A party of four couple excursioned
to the Park Avenue Hotel, Mardell,
Monday evening, and partook ola repast
such as has made that place so popular.
-Messrs. Husel s. Bathey started
their new Minnesota Chief threshing
machine Tuesday, ON Mr.. Barnard's
place. The yield and the machine both
panned out well.
-Odegard & Thompson have new
spring double dray and delivery wagon.
''Knud' cuts fine figure on the high
seat and almost wishes he could drive
the thing all the while.
Last Monday when Valley City and
Hope were Offering 50 and 81 ::cents for
No. Hard it was being unloaded in
Cooperstown at S6 cents per bushel.
Freight rates does it.
-Messrs. Sifton s. Co. opened up their
threshing campaign at the place of Mr..
Rankin on Monday. They will now
pound out grain for the farmers without
cessation until the seasons crop is ex-
hausted.
j. c. Parker, expert for the North
western Manufacturing Company, left
for Winnepeg, Wednesday. He is said
to be all wool and yard wide when it
comes to handling refractory threshing
machines.
Mr.. A. NJ. Pease, the harness dealer.
don't believe in paying money out for
rent, and will therefore proceed to build,
within few weeks, suitable store and
shop on the corner of Burrell avenue
and Ninth street.
Mr.. Rockwell had threshers at his
place on section twelve Wednesday. and
some of the generous toilers would not
accept pay from the worthy gentleman,
whose efforts in the moral work yard
seem appreciated.
-Messrs. Lehman, Eddy, Kiser, Rick
etts and Enger went out cunning yester-
day afternoon, and notwithstanding the
severe storm brought in twenty-four
chickens, all of which were bagged be-
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