Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-06-29

and girls. They are sure of a good time.
Let the old boys and girls go, too.
Graders OH the Sanborn & Coopers-
town railway are within sight of Coop
erstown, and expect to move their camp
to this place inside of three or four days.
Hope people indulged in jollifica-
tion blowout over the organization of
Steele county, on Monday. Some twenty
or more couple from Hillsboro were re-
ported in attendance.
General Freight Agent w. A. Rob-
erts, of S., G. u I. NJ. Railway, paid his
initial visit to Cooperstown, Wednesday,
and then expressed the customary as
tonishment of new comers.
Joe Marshall, the quintuple genius,
desires the COURIER to tender his chal-
lenge for a go-as-you-please twelve-mile
race to any man in North Dakota, the
race to occur at Cooperstown July 4th,
for $50 per side.
In connection with the recent dona-
tior OF IL furnished cottage to Mr.. Rock
we'll the COURIER ommitted giving prop
er credit to Mrs. L. i. Kerr, attention
OF which is called by Il subscriber. Mrs.
Kerr has our apologies.
"A chap with whiskey-muddled
brain went on the war path Tuesday and
for while seemed bent OH cleaning out
the town. We are glad to say the town
escaped unharmed, and is now entirely
out OF danger from that source.
AS will be noticed by their an
nounccment elsewhere printed, Holiday
Bros, the old reliable farm machine deal
ers of Sanbom have located branch at
this place. Cooperstown promises to be
a great center for machine men.
The name of Greendale for this
school township was suggested and lob
bied through the caucus by G. \. Moore,
hence Addy assumes parentage at ten
der age. The town is we'll ch,istened,
though Paradise ought not to have Lost.
Fred Sabin was over IN southwest
ern Griggs this week, and reports every
thing gay. He says surveyors and grad
ers are at work on the Spiritwood Il
DEVILS Lake railroad, which runs north
in range 62-the eastern border of Foster
county.
Will F. Warner, the accomplished
and handsome publisher of the Hope
Pioneer, was in Cooperstown last Friday,
proving up his claim. Mr.. Warner says
everything is running smoothly in the
new county, and that Hopes happiness
is complete.
John Jorgensen says that the ballot
hats were stuffed or that the tellers at
last Saturday. S meeting were fraudulent.
Twice were more votes counted than
there were men in the room, and all for
the sake of defeating Paradise. Never
mind, John, Well get there next time if
we have to split tug.
Correctly remarks the Casselton Re
porter: ''The last glimmering ray of
daylight now disappears about half past
nine O'Clock in the evening and appears
again about half past two in the morn
ing. Men of evil deeds, who love dark
ness rather than light. will not find the
place they are looking for in this coun-
try
The site chosen for the picnic is four
miles from CooperstoWn in southeast
erly direction. The main road to Hope.
via Jack Browns residence, is the direct
route to the grounds. This point is as
near as any eligible one on the river, and
is cool place, free from mosquitoes, and
altogether pleasant site, indeed.
The Cooperstown Lumber Co. is no
more, the business of that prosperous
concern having been absorbed by the
Lehman Elevator Co., the transfer to
take place July 1st. Virtually the same
management will conduct the business,
and undoubtedly they will leave 1T in
charge of Mr.. Crane, who has popular
lied himself amazingly during his brief
career in our midst.
-Whidden Bros. having received an
invoice of fireworks, Beecher Cox
thought of no better or pleasanter way
to advertise the articles aforementioned
than by firing few rockets. He siezes
rocket and lights it with one hand
while holding with the other. Result
badly burned other hand. Beecher's
freshness from Nova Scotia and his UNI
acquaintance with Fourths account for
the little accident.
MIR. Parlin, the merchant prince of
Casselton, was in Cooperstown couple
days this week. He was astonished to
find such fine country so far away from