Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-08-24
THE COMING CITY
OF the Northwest, as Seen by
Other Eyes.

VI Vue NOfInWeSC, as seen Oy
Other Eyes.
ID. T. Wilson's Business Chart gives
Cooperstown Il Well Deserved
Puff.
Mr.. d. T. Wilson'S business chart of
Cooperstown has been delivered this
week, and is very tasty affair. The
article OF the directory alluding to the
growth Of Coopcrstown is to the point
and reads thusly:
lis but short 10 months ago since
the foundation of what is NOW the charm
ing city OF Cooperstown was laid. \
substantial. abiding foundation; some
thing able to cope with, and defy the
storms of winter. something able to
clear the path of all obstacles, of what
ever nature, the pluck of one man. He
could look over the plains as far as his
eye would carry him: over the present
site OF our city, and see nothing ngartiticial.
How it appeared to him we never can
know. The old prairie, covered with
the same abundant growth Of grass and
flowers. as we now see in our rides
through the country. One vast sea. in-
terminable and unlimited, famed by the
breezes from the plmest depths of air.
kissed and bathed by the light of the
same old sun, which shines for the emf
grant as well as the king. Such was the
prairie, grand and great as it appeared
to the first settler. His settlement was
OF course soon followed by others. The
spirit of the first settlers of Cooperstown
and in fact of all of the northern part
OF Dakota was such that the greatest
benefits that could be brought to any
city are now being reaped by the inl,all-
itants OF our city. 1t is not proposed in
this article to give full and complete
list OF the pioneers, in fact we might
almost say "charter members" There
were SO many obstacles to commllnica-
tion that it was Il difficult matter to de-
eide who was the actual pioneer of this
part of the county, and it is a source of
some good natnred rivalry who was the
first. 1t is no wonder that it is so.
Take a look at the result of the indomit-
able perseverance which was manifest
ed 10y men, who, coming it may Ike from
comfortable and pleasant homes in our
thickly populated cities, 'drove their
stakes and stayed, knowing full We'll
that with a year OF two of hard work and
a continued long strong pull together, a
town and settlement of some Importance
could be reared.
COOpeIStOwn, the subject of this arti-
Gle. is the county seat of Griggs county,
and the geographical centre of the same.
The soil of Griggs county is truly
wonderful--a heavy black loan with
clay smbsoil. 1t is Of the same nature as
the wheat fields of Russia, from which
for the last tSeventy-fiVe years heavy crops
of wheat have been taken. How can
the prospects of any town be brighter
than that of CooperstowD? Take the
class of men that are here, the spirit
they infuse into everything they put
their hands to. and right here it is in
order to mention the magnificent quail
ity of an unusually large crop of wheat
waiting in the fields to be cut and an
abundant crop of all other grain, and
everything that could tend in any way
to push forward the city of Cooperstown
has been forced upon it.
There are now in Cooperstown three
general merchandise stores. a hardware
store, fine drug store, three restau-
rants. a meat market three saloons, etc.
There is fine bank, in a beautiful edi-
lumber yard, a I,alatlal hotel, besides
large number of residences. The pro-
prietOrs of the stores are men of thrift
and enterprise, and keep a fine and well
selected stock of goods. They have the
true spirit, building up a trade not just
for the present hut for the future. by
giving honest weight and measure. and
in fact being honest with their custom
erS.
For :'necessary evils Cooperstown
has three lawyers, and two doctors. The
climate of the surrounding country is
not. however, very favorable to doctors.
There are large number of land
agents, who are doing a thriving busi-
ness A stranger would be safe i'm the
hand of any one of them. They are an
honest and intelligent class of men
and surely are Il great benefit to this
growing town. Parties desiring informa-
ton of them can he sure of receiving
truth i'm answer to all inquiries.
The newspaper OF the county-that is
the leading one--is edited and published
by E. d. Stair. Esq. a gentleman thor
ing. and Withal most enterprising
young man-trnly a man for the North
west. He occupies very neat and
tasty building on one of the principal
and call upon him will it is safe
to say. he very agreeable and pleasant to
the traveller: The Cooperstown Courier
is the title of his paper. which finds ITS
way to the farthest of foreign shores. 1t
gives the news of the county in general.
full information as regards Dakota and
the great Northwest.
On the main street there stands a
building known all over the country as
the palace" 1t is the leading hotel of
Cooperstown and surely you cannot find
anywhere the equal of it in North Da-
kota. The cost of the building was SOL
10000. 1t is a model of architecture
and is both within and without, a '.study