Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-02-22

"Slc Sd,tSuI OuC Oil tle pT;llTle III NlOll-
days blizzard. but they all succeeded i'm
finding comfortable shelter and thus de-
frauding this paper of a possible start
ling item.
Those who would secure govern
! ment land in Griggs county or town lots
III Cooperstown will have to be on hand
early this spring. Both commodities
promise to go off like hot gingerbread
at Fourth-of-July blowout.
Somebody says that 1.-THE devil only
came into the world after woman was
placed there If there had been only
men in the world. the devil would not
have come into the crowd. He would
have found better company at home.
--Traveling men say that Cooperstown
is the best trading point along the n. r.
line i'll Dakota, and that they usually
see more farmers Oh our streets in an
hour than at ;my OF the other places in
aday. This is straw and a pretty
good one. too.
And now comes the report that
Hannah Thnne, very popular whilom
dining room girl at the Palace, has hon
ored a Minnesota man by the name of
olson with her heart and hand in we'd
lock. The aforesaid Mr.. Olson has
captured prize.
The Hillsboro Banner is on the
threshold of its fifth year. and promises
to make things lively over that way
Editor Barker knows his business to a
dot, sings fearless quill, talks direct
from the shoulder and furnishes his
patrons a neat, newsy journal.
The people of Cooperstown having
tired of depending on Uncle sam and
the railroad for carrying the mail reg
ularly have made special contract with
Messrs. Davis & Pickett, who will make
two trips week between this place and
Sanborn or split tug in the effort.
The sweet serenity that has pos
sessed our worthy Judge Melgard the
past few weeks ls accounted for by the
fact that Mrs. Melgard has arrived from
Lanesboro, Minnesota, and will soon
he distilling home bliss for ''his honor"
Housekeeping is a happy pastime in
this coumtry-we guess.
A special correspondence brings in.
telligence of sensation at Valley City.
James Allen, Alf. Morris, Sam Fletcher
and James Orr were arrested for body
snatching, but it appears evidence sutfic-
lent to commit them was not obtainable
and the ghouls. it such they are, will
not languish behind bars.
The series Of revival meetings that
has been in progress in Cooperstown the
past six weeks is making marked
change on the moral atmosphere of the
place. Mr.. Rockwell is an earnest work.
er and through 'mtiring zeal in present.
ing the gospel accomplishes much for
his Master The meetings are held
every evening at various places.
And now floats a pleasant rumor
from st. Clair, Michigan, to the effect
that Andrew Husel, prosperous young
Griggs county farmer. has up and COM
mitted the great transaction of life called !
We hope it's so, for that
house in 1859 needs mistress as well
as MASTER and then besides, Andrew
was not made to live alone.
The Courier foreman has received
information to the effect that some
cars have been chartered /
oy parties at Portland (Mich) to trans
bort large colony and their household
goods to Dakota. Seven of the cars
Mill he coaches loaded with humanity
md the remaining twenty with freight.
DAILY the evidence of a big spring rush
or Dakota accumulates.
If the Northern Pacific railroad
company intend to run train to Coop
rstown only semi-occasionally they can
onfer favor upon the people by mak-
ng the fact public. for then means for
egular communication with the main
inc can and will be provided. No train
It all would be far more preferable than
he present observation-disclosures to
me, for then we would all know what to
xpect and could provide against the al
most intolerable inconvenience of going
week without mail.
To the mechanic, to the manufac.
urer, to the tradesman, to the investor.
r the person in search Of healthy, con- I
enial place to reside, Cooperstown
tters better inducements than any town
n North Dakota. The terninue of a
allway, the centre ola marvelously rich
gricultural region, the seat of Justice !