Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-03-02
Official Paper of Griggs County
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1883.
LOCAL LAcoN1cs.

LOCAL LACONICS.
-Trot out your spring overcoat.
The big hotel will be finished white.
Register Smart is over at his home,
near Hope.
March came in little blustery; how
will it leave?
A little white-feathered tleeciness
this morning.
-R. C. Cooper is down to Sanborn for
few days. Business.
Painter Myers took flying business
trip to Sanborn this week.
Ice is being packed by that firm of
firms, Odegard & Thompson.
-"Home laid'' eggs have been on sale
at Odegard & Thompson's s pioneer empo-
rum.
The new bakery and restaurant is
up and inclosed. Contractor Moffat is a
rustler.
w. NJ. Wellman, of Sanborn. has
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the week.
The pleasant weather this week has
been improved by builders having shing
ling to do.
DIR. Virgo can be found at any hour
of the day or night in H. p. Smart's Office
Burrell avenue.
1t does seem good to see the local
army of carpenters all at work in their
shirt sleeves and with gloveless hands.
-Cooperstown is as full of boom and
hustle as a nest of riled up yellow jackets
is of ''sting.' Come, see, and believe.
"A note from Attorney liver jacobson
brings the intelligence that he will soon
land in Cooperstown, and 'sfor keeps. y
too.
The money market is easing up
handsomely, and our land attorneys
smile blandlyat the prospects of a good
final proof business.
An exchange says it makes a woman
sick to keep a secret. He must have
guessed at it, as it has never yet been
put to practical test.
Work on the new school house in
district three was commenced Oh Monday
by Contractor Muirand force. The frame
is now up and inclosed.
Mrs. G.. w. Barnard has placed the
COURIER gang under lasting obligations,
by atfording them an opportunity and
the material for a winter picnic.
Judge Byron Andrus, who recently
returned From Fargo, reports the money
market easier. Hesaysh he now has album
dant funds for all desirous of proving up.
-Ourcounty superintendent of schools,
DR.. 7. T. Kerr. reports several applica-
tions for the organization Of new school
districts. Prima facie evidence of the
county's progress.
j. L. Angel, of Fargo, gazed with
enraptured soul upon our lovely city
Thursday. He owns property here, but
forgot to subscribe for the Cooperstown
COURIER.
The 'sWest End bachelor club are
immense on the eat act. Should they
fail to pay thei1 grocery bill we fear a
smash-upof the institution trusting them.
They do live high down there.
Fargo Argus: ED. Stair, of the
Cooperstown Courier, is making very
neat paper and deserves success. The
Cooperstown Courier and North Dakota
Clipper are two original boomers;
The King of Portugal has no need
of coming to Dakota, as his salary of
$40. 900 about equals the income of a
bonanza farmer. and then he can live
little cheaper OH the other side of the
big pond.
Another carload consignment of flour
from the famous Fargo Roller Mills at
Odegard s. Thompson's. 1t is expected
that Mir. Roberts will ship in several
more carloads of his celebrated flour ere
the snow goes off.
-Messrs. E. j. Fitch, of Mardell. and
Matthew Davidson, of Gallatin, called
this morning and paid tribute as well as
subscription to the COURIER. The feel
inguver in theirneighborhood is that they
ought to have vote on the division ques-
tiOn.