Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-03-09
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1888.
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICS.
"A thing of beauty and a joy forever
-Cooperstown.
Farmers are beginning to get their
seeders in trim.
The building boom continues in it's
almost deafening racket.
Are you prepared for Virgins great
storm. of to-day and tomorrow
The man who ever settled in Griggs
county and regretted it is yet to be found.
AS procrastination is the thief of
time, so is delay i'll purchasing Coopers-
town property the thief of profit.
Upton 4 johnson have opened their
new market on Roberts avenue, and bid
the public give them call.
Let every person who can, be at the
temperance meeting in the Merrill House
next Sunday evening at 7:3O
AS we go to press Wiggins' long an
ticipated storm is parading in full-dress
uniform about the Office. Three cheers
for Virgins
The COURIER was mistaken. says
Mr.. Jas. Rankin, regarding the disease
that carried away his best horse. Twas
not the glanders.
Hope was favored with a train last
Sunday. 1t seemed tolerable easy for
the company to get a train there when
they once resolved so to do
A subscriber presents some very
reasonable opinions on the ever live tenn
perance topic, in a communication print
ed on the fifth page Of this paper.
Mrs. j. NJ. Melville's health contin-
uing poor, MIR. Melville took her to San
born Wednesday, hoping that a rest from
all household care may restore her.
The hens of this vicinity that recent
ly began laying. have suspended business
or organized corner ON hen fruit.
Half dollar per dozen seems no tempt;,-
tion to them.
The latest edition of Webster's die
tionary defines lls.OO0 words-just about
tifty-tive more than is absolutely needed
To portray the grandeur of this great Da-
kota land as a home.
Mr.. Jas. Muir, the skilled contractor
and builder, has a card elsewhere. He
has the agency for the celebrated Crown
Chief and Union school desks. and invites
all to give him a call.
Mr.. Ole Serumgaru one OF the early
land attorneys of this county, will prob
ably change his residence from Mal1lell
to Cooperstown in few weeks. in order
to facilitate his growing business.
Geo. l.. Lehman Il Co. are probably
the largest retail mercantile shippers ON
the n. p. road. Last month their freight
bills amounted to S12.224l .32. and nearly
all the bill was for material destined for
C)operstown.
A grand opportunity is here present.
ed to the capitalist who will erect tene-
ment houses OF stores for rental The
demand is already great. and will con-
stantly increase, which will ensure Il rich
return Oh any investment of that descrip-
ton.
Work was delayed on the new edu-
cational institute the first few days of
the week owing to onon-arrival of required
material. However. Messrs. Philippe
Il Kent now have their forces at work.
and we may expect the edifice of learning
obe towering heayenwalu in short order.
Our genial young hardware dealer,
Mr.. Anton Enger, returned yesterday
from his purchasing and visiting tour.
and glad enough he is. to get back to the
town of genuine. unadulterated Dakota
vim. His big stock is on the way and
soon will be placed before the buying
public.
The temperance cause in Coopers-
town and Griggs county is marching
steadily on. The conflict is upon us as
people. and the armor must be girded
and tire battle won. The war is in
evitable. ard let it Gomez our people
present q bold, almost unbroken front to
the deadly enemy.