Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-02-16
A REPLETE RECORD !
Augmented by Still More Enter
prises Developed During the
Past Seven Days and
Nights.

Operations on Two Big Hardwares, Bakery
and Restaurant and Meat Market
Commenced or the Jobs
Under Contract.
Wild, romantic and uncongenial ia
civilization was the spot where Coopers.
town now blooms but three or four wears
ago. The bison or buffalo, the antelope
and the wolf roamed DER these fertile
broad acres at will, disturbed only by the
willy red man. But now how different,
Comfortable farm residences and nicely
painted school houses dot the prairies
like so many ships at anchor in grand
sea Of fertility. Considering this rapid
development of the county's agricultural
resources-the blood of all prosperous
commercial places-tloes it seem at all
strange that a little city should almost
phenominally spring into active existence
right i'll the very midst of these great
transformations of the virgin soil?
Cooperstown is not having mushroom,
growth, but is being substantially built
up by people who come to stay and grow
wealthy on the resources of the land. Of
those who have arrived to the new me-
tropolis of Griggs since our last issue,
and enlisted in ourbusiness ranks, prom
inently stands the firm of
MERRILL BROS. & LUCE,
general hardware, stoves, and agricul-
tural implement dealers, of Chicago.
Several carloads of their stock is already
enroute for the capitol city, and will be
here ERE they can get their building
ready. They are preparing for, and will
build at once large store about 25x7O,
two stories high. Mr.. Cooper's granary
has been secured for temporary store
house and shop, hence the firm will COM
mence the manufacture of tinware ut
once and will also open, for public ac-
commodation, the most staple articles
in their tine. Merrill Bros. & Luce arean-
energetic, broatl-guaged firm and will he
welcome to slice Of Cooperstown pros
perity.
Is the title of a firm of practical tin
smiths and business men who have shown
wisdom in selecting their field for opera
tion, having decided and let the contract
for commodious store and shop in
Cooperstown. They will make spec
iality of tinware, stoves and jobbing, and
come to the ''Hub' highly recommended
as gentlemen of unimpeachable honor
and as square dealers. Mr.. Orr we hear
spoken of as tinsmith of unsurpassed
ability in the Northwest, and we predict
that his mallet and soldering iron will he
kept in constant use by our progressive
people. Contractor Moffat has the Job
of putting up their store, which ensures
expetlitiOusness.
UPTON & JOHNSON
are two gentlemen we'll known in Griggs
county, the former a successful farmer
and the latter our efficient sheriff. They
are having erected on Roberts street a
store building which they expect to occ,l-
py as early as next week in the capacity
of meat dealers. They will butcher only
first-class stock and expect to keep con-
stantly Oh hand nice stock of fresh and
salt meats. fresh sugar-cured hams,
spiced rolls, canned meats, etc. In fact
they infoIm us their aim shall be to sat
isfy the varied tastes of the people, and
bring their business to that standard of
perfection which always meets with pub
lie approval and insllres substantial sue
cess.
II. p. MERRILL,
our pioneer landlord, is another of those
whose foresight prompts early action in
he building line, and he expects to have
in very shost time his bakery
md restaurant which will be erected on
4enham avenue, just opposite his board
ng house and hotel. Mr.. Merrill pos
esses the correct qualifications for a good
and he no doubt will cater
o the innerInan to the eminent satisfac-
ion of all who may have the pleasure of
seat at his table or lunch counters.
II. GILLEPsIE
rived from Wheatland, Thursday, and
took him about fifteen minutes to
make up his mind to anchor permanently
4 Cooperstown. His resolution was no !
ooner formed than it's execution begun.
or he at once found Mr.. Cooper and
ought good lot ON Roberts avenue. =
lis next move was to contract with his
Id friend, Jas. Muir, for the erection of
good store building 22x4O feet in dimen- =,
ons. He then ratified couple of dol S