Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-05-25

GRlGGS CO., OAK, FRIDAY, Ma
-Freemen of Griggs county you have
important propositions to settle, and it
behooves every one Of you to be at your
respective polls next week, on Saturday,
June End, then and there to exercise that
sacred power Of casting ballot. Do not
neglect that duty, but vote wisely and
understandingly on the different ques-
tions. A court house is a growing nec-
essity, and to vote for bonds to build
one is simply an act of business economy.
"A postal dated from a Southern
Michigan town at noon on Monday (the
2lst) says: "It is showing and freezing
here, the snow flying thick and fast"
What desolation there must be i'll those
tornado-tossed, storm-ridden states back
east, while out here in sun-kissed Da-
kota we luxuriate among the gentlest
zephyrs of heaven and enjoy the most
| glorious weather imaginable. Stay in
the east, you of our readers who are
there, and if you don't go to heaven in
a whirlwind you stand a good chance Of
undergoing the pleasant ordeal Of freez
ing to death in July.
-Vice-Pres. N. l.. Lehman, of the s.,
c. & T. NJ. R'y, spent Sunday and Mon
day in Griggs county's trade centre. 1t
has been three months since hisprevious
yisif tn tha nlaca and thourh ha had
been partly prepared by reading the
COURIER to note the great strides our
little city has made, he could not help
expressing surprise and satisfaction at
the substantial character every enter
prise and building project presented
Mr.. Lehman says four car loads of fur
niture have already arrived for the hotel,
and that balance is on the way. Elegant
patterns in carpets have been purchased
for every foot Of floor and hall in the
''Palace" and twenty girls are busy MAX
ing them up.
MIR. j. T. Odegard, senior member
of the firm that bears his name, paid his
initial visit to Cooperstown on Wednes-
day and Thursday and is now taking a
little tour in the northern part of the
county. Mr.. Odegard is one Of those
conservative business men whose very
coolness penetrates good distance into
, the future and the result of his past few
/ years of labor is told by very handsome
, fortune. He is surprised to think that
| a reasonable man can object to the pro
posed court house bonds. and only ac-
counts for it by the lack of business per
, ception OF the indulgence of prejudice
, on the part of those who offer objections.
He correctly says that it is a matter of
simple business economy for the people
to meet the present and coming exigen-
cies of this county.
The extent of the Cooper farm was
nicely illustrated a few DAYS ago, when
"R. c." was out viewing the landscape
on the west side of his little wheat patch
1t seems Mr.. Cooper had not been ovel
that part OF the farm for several months,
and his surprise can he imagined when
it is stated that upon one of his choicest
quarter sections he found a nice little
farm, with house, stable and stock, rum
ming in fine shape under direction OF /,
German. lately from Minnesota. The
honest intending Teuton had 40 acres in
crop and was as happy with his little
bonanza as a down east girl in an ice
cream parlor. The poor fellow was
crest fallen upon learning that he had
settled and built his home upon other
than government land, but frightened
up when Mr. Cooper generously told
him that he could have all the crop and
move his goods away whenever he liked.
More Than Mere Talk.
The citizens OF Cooperstown have held
a couple meetings at the COURIER office
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