Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-07-27

& Cooperstown railroad will be driven
upon completion of the road to this place.
Miss Julia Cooper will pound the prec-
ious spike into it's wooden bed.
&C. G. Philippe, after long round
of continuous duty in experimenting
the construction of the hotel and insti-
tute building, took a clay OFF, last Fri
day, and departed for Fargo and inter-
mediate points.
Two of the horses stolen at Sanboln
last week were captured at Larimore by
the officers, and also one of the thieves.
These rascals should be severely dealt
with. for they are getting most too nu-
merous and bold.
A half mile race course has been
laid out on section nineteen, just east of
town. The track will be put in good
shape under charge of our local sports, :"
and then we may look for a little excite
ment on the turf.
While in Sanborn Tuesday we no.
ticed that Mrs. III. j. Curtiss had moved
her millinery establishment to very spa,
cious quarters on Third street, where
she now displays as finely assorted stock
as one could desire to see in her line.
The Steele County Bank. Il new and
important institution of Hope, is repre-
sented in these columns by card. A
bank at Hope had become Il pressing
necessity to the public OF that vicinity.
and it will no olbtprosper abunlantly.
Two new towns are to be plated
between Sanbom and Cooperstown on
the Turtle Mountain road 10y the COM
pany, one at Daisy $ and the other OH
Bald Creek. Grain warehouses, sidngs,
etc, will be supplied to each town at
once.
Miss Julia Cooper. of Chicago, is
spending her second summer in Griggs
county at the residence of her whole
souled uncle, "R. c. Miss Cooper can
hardly realize the transformations that
have taken place since she left here in
September last.
L. Ed. Davidson, editor of the Val
ley City Record, passed a few pleasant
moments with the Courier scribe yester-
day. In company with L. o. Scattebo
and II. Il. Horn, of the same place, he
was enroute for DEVILS Lake, whittier
they go for few days recreation.
We have seen the wheat fields of sew
eral counties since the last issue. and
while crops are generally looking good,
the yield in the vicinity of Cooperstown
promises to fairly eclipse anything in
North Dakota. Candid men must admit
that Griggs county possesses some of
the very best soil known.
Hon. S. b. butcher, of Brooklyn, and
a prominent figure in New York state
politics, attended divine services in
Cooperstown last Sunday. MIR. butcher
is viewing for the first time this great
Dakota wonderland and expresses espec-
cial satisfaction with a section of virgin
soil he OWNS in Griggs county.
The Darlington News man has been
to DEVILS Lake and tells long tale in
these few words: ''There seems to be
SO little breaking done this season adja-
cent to the towns on the DEVILS Lake,
that there is very poor prospect ahead
OF Grand Harbor, DEVILS Lake City,
etc, for a good business next year.''
The tracklayers OH the S.. G. s. 7.
NJ. railway struck last Friday for better
''hash.' Supt. Fernald thought their
action mot iustitiable'' and therefore
gave each striker his time and now has
a new force which he secured at Fargo.
The strike interrupted business for a
few days but the goose again hangs high.
r. 7. Caughey, prominent grain
dealer of Union City, Mich, and e. w.
Shumway OF the same town. were in
town to see the sights and their old
friend, D. I. Wilson, who steered them
about both town and county. Mr..
Caughey has great faith in the ultimate
greatness of Dakota and invests his odd
dollars accordingly.
Persons patronizing papers, please
pay promptly: the pecuniary prospects of
the press possess peculiar power in push
ing public prosperity. PAY the printer
promptly; if promptly paying patrons
his pocketbook plenish, printer puts pen
to paper in peace, paints pictures of pas
sing phases pleasantly, and people peruse
his paper pleasantly.
The many words of praise that have
been piled upon the name of Cooperstown
by visitors induces theassertion that you