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

llolll Ills tIlp WlJn the presidential party
he will visit the great terminal town of
Griggs and take views of our principal
buildings, wheat fields, etc.
MIR. j b. Cooper, brother to Griggs
county's r. G. Cooper, and an extensive
fruit grower Of California is i'm this place.
the guest of the latter. Miss Caro-
Smith, of Delevan, Wis, a niece of Mr..
Cooper, is also enjoying the bracing
atmosphere of this county. Mr.. Cooper
IS man of extended experience and
observation, therefore his opinion that
Dakota must from virtue of her un-
paralleled resources and advantages be-
come at an early period one of the great
est empires of the American Union, is
OF more than ordinary weight.
The big elevator to be erected at this
place by the Lehman E. & l.. Co. is being
framed at Sanborn ready for speedy erec-
ton upon arrival of the cars. The Com
pany are making arrangements which
they believe will enable them to paw at
least five cents per busllel more for grain
than can any buyer chained to the Mil
lers' Association. Evidently the people
OF Cooperstown, and all other points
where they may erect elevators, are in
great luck, for What counts more for
town or vicinity than an unequalled
wheat market?
Crops all over North Dakota have
braced mp wonderfully since the damp
weather commenced, but nowhere have
they approached anything like a COM
parison with the excellent condition of
the grain in Griggs county. Strong,
deep loam with heavy clay subsoil has
done wonders for crops hereaway this
season, and close observers will more
than ever appreciate the merits of good
soil. Light soil does we'll enough in Z.
favorable season, but when it comes to
droutlls-or freshets either-the soil of
Grigggs county captures the full crop.
No candid man can enter jamestown
and take good view OF the city without
thinking or exclaimimg: ''lovely, thrifty,
substantial At leastso thought Pres
ideMt X. G. Cooper, of the S., G. & T. NJ.
railroad and the COURIER apostle after
they had been piloted about that city by
genial Editor Burke. A very fine court
house, just approaching completion at
tractet Mr.. Cooper's especial attention
and after he had looked the ediiice
through and learned tl,atit cost but $685.
GOO he at once gave out standing offer
OF S35, 600 to any man who would erect Il
like building in Cooperstown. With
two steam printing offices that each pub
lish a daily, with her flour mill, planning
mill, her railroad facilities, her grand
location and her excellent class of intel
ligent, drive-ahead people, Jamestown
prospers not beyond her merit.
On Friday night of last week while
d. L. Wilson and Dan. Nc Donald were
making a survey Of the railroad they dis
covered Il horse thief running at a break
neck speed on the thousand-dollar PAGER
OF our able physician, I. F. Kerr. The
news was promptly spread and in less
time than it takes to tell it Sheriff john
son and posse of less than thirty blood
thirsty men was soon securing the coun-
try for the thief and horse. But the ex-
citement was so intense that this party
of would-be lyncllers were sure to take
the opposite direction from that which
the bold rascal was madly pursuing.
Therefore, it has to he chronicled that
after riding hard for nearly two days the
vigilanters returned without their thief,
but with the privilege of looking upon
the gentle stolen pony as he peacefully
stood eating in his STALL The horse had
returned of his own accord, having been
turned loose by the thief. Thus endetll
the first horse-stealing lesson.
-Wehave spoken time and again with
exultant pride of Cooperstown's mag
nifcent hotel as it has reached it's var
ious stages of completion, and now that
it is ON the brink of being formally
opened to an anxious public we must
refer to it again. Mine host Fitch and
his force have put in solid work since
they arrived, one week ago, and the house
now presents the appearance of a wealthy
home, so elaborately carpeted and fur
nished is each room. The halls and
every room in the house is covered with
rich, heavy carpets, while none but the
best of furniture is used. The parlors
are especially fine, and it can be truth
fully stated that no town in Dakota can
boast of as handsomely and completely
equipped hotel as we havein our place.
Mr.. Fitch is evidently tile right man in
the correct place, and Cooperstown has