Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1883-10-05

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sought to vindicate his reputation and
heal his wounded feelings by $1l7, 600
judgement salve against the Times, for
libel. He spent several hundred dollars
and got vindication along with six cents
as damages.
"A very commodious section house
will be erected by the railroad company
at the foot of Rollin street. The main
part is to be 3OxS6, and the wing 2Oxl6,
two stories high. The Improvements
being made here by the company are
substantial, indeed.
While working on steam thresher
just north of town, Wednesday, Knute
Haaland received stroke on the back
of the hand from the hatchet of a labor
er who was cutting bundles for him to
feed. 1t made severe cash and the in
jured man will be laid up for some time.
The annual election this year occurs
on November 18th. Griggs county will
elect one commissioner, a treasurer, and
probably justice Of the peace. It isnot
expected much interest will be manifest
ed in the campaign, as the offices tn be
filed are SO decidedly limited in number
and remuneration. The convention has
been called for Oct. Goth.
-"The tide of emigration is to Dako-
ia" is an attractive headline to the adj
vertisement of an Edgerton, Ohio, hard
ware dealer. This truthful assertion.
undoubtedly aversely made, indicates
unusual honesty and candor ON the part
of the aforesaid merchant, and we'll bet
he enjoys good trade.
The great advantage of complete
set Of surgical instruments to place
was illustrated Wednesday. Had the
unfortunate man been obliged to wait
until instruments could have been pro-
cured from abroad to amputate his arm
with, the chances for recovery would
have been greatly lessened.
az All who have tried it saw that But
ter Scotch at Whidden Bros can't he
beat.
There is now very little wheat in the
country not threshed or stacked. For
three weeks the weather has been clear
and perfect for successful threshing and
machines have averaged ten to twelve
hundred bushels per day. The great
crop has virtually been secured without
being damaged cents worth by the
elements.
%Fresh Groceries received this week
at Whidden Bros.
The entire party Of Wizards emf
nents are now at home or in the east,
the last section having passed through
Dakota several days since. If anybody
expected to hear that the west tipped up
as these ''heavy'' men of several nations
moved eastward they are doomed to dis
appointment, for everything is just as
level as it was before the visit.
According to our exchanges the mail
service of North Dakota is in a deplora-
ble condition, which ought not to be. If
Chief Head Clerk Bean would pay less
attention to the ''hy" women Of St. Paul
and be more attentive to the duties of
his Office, matters would be entirely
different. There isn't a route in this
part Of the territory where the mail is
any more certain than the actions of a
sixteen n-year-old female.
This is about the time of the year
that the average country publisher back
in the states feels constrained to remind
his patrons with pathetic eloquence that
an editor can't live on air or get fat by
chewing daylight and devouring ex-
changes. Then comes the plaintiye
wall for promised wood, potatoes, pump
kins, squashes, butter, eggs, hay-in
fact anything to apply on subscription.
Verify, country journalism in the east
has many charms.
Hiram Williams, the pioneer gran
ger of town l46, range 60, brought to
town: yesterday, a basket of mammoth
Snowflake and Strawberry potatoes.
They were as perfect as tubers can be,
and were raised on sod, the ground not
being worked a particle from the time
the seed was dropped last spring until
the potatoes were dug this week. What
other country can produce prolific crop
the first year with so little labor? Echo
answers, None!
If YOU want Dry Goods, just see the
stock at Whidden Bros
General Freight and Passenger Man
ager, w. S. Alexander, of the Manitoba
railway, was in town last Saturday and
made the Courier a call. He seemed
greatly pleased with this fine apartment