Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-04-11
PIONEER BEAUTIES OF DAKOTA.
Driving the Sulky Plow, Perusing Lit.
erary Studies and Making Claims.

lOluefS Ill the territory summoned To-
yether OH dress parade. they would make
4 cleditable, if not a fascinating, show.
In travelling over the prairies one now
and then comes across lonely shack,
which. with its surroundings, wears an
aspect of neatness that distinguishes it
from the average carelessly thrown to-
gether shanty that suffices to prove the
right to the title of proprietor
of the 100 acres surrounding. If of !
boards. the cracks are carefully battened
with lath; if of logs, the crevices are
closely plastered with mud; hardy morn
ing glores cling arouud the doorway
and creep along the humble caves. white
small plats, smiling with violets, lark
spur, lovebell and honeysuckle, trans
planted from the prairie, hover around
the modest docimile, true indeces to the
female spirit that rules within.
The aesthetic belle, nurtured in the lap
Of eastern society may look down upon
the representatives of her sex i'll the
Northwest with scorn, but, among the
women who are suffering the vicissitudes
and Drawing the dangers of prairie life,
there are many who possess accomplish
ments and a stock of common sense that
would raise all eastern belle to the emf
nence OF queen amoug her social assoc
ciates did she possess them.
The novelty of their situation seems
to charm them; their face and rorm are
the embodiments OF happiness and
health; they as heartily enjoy tramp
over the prairie, in search of the bound
less prairie, in search OF the boundary
lines of their claim, us the society girl
enjoys trip i'm dog cart or sail OIL the
lake; they become adopts in the use OF
rifle and shotgun; they learn to handle
the harvester us deftly us their mascu-
line neighbors, and ride the sulky plow
with as much grace as her refined sister
would ornament a tricycle.. The major
ity of the pioneers are sclloolmistresses,
who pursue their Greek, Latin, astrOn-
omy, botany or chemistry during their
leisure moments in their prairie home
during the summer and pursue their vo-
cation in village or city sch0ol-roOm dur
ing the winter months. Thus they pre-
serve their health, keep up their studies,
and slowly but surely build up for them
selves home that they can point to
with just pride as the fruit of their own
labor.
The harlships and trials which these
brave little pioneers undergo are enough
to shake the courage of the sterner sex.
Mrs. Ball. a young widow, came to the
territory two years ago, built her claim
shack, which was twice blown away by
wind and once burned to the ground,
but through her indomitable will she is
still here, and she is bound to stay. Miss
Nellie Uhne, daughter of Colonel Uline,
of Chicago, has her homestead near
Devils Lake. is a tireless pedcstrienne,
a crack rifle shot. and possesses accom-
plishments that fit her for the leadership
of any refined society in which she may
move. Miss Hoover, the Misses Prin-
gle, Miss Flynn, Miss Bruce, Miss Marks,
Miss Olson, Mis- Shottwell and the
Misses Phelps, who, through their pluck,
and perseverance, have gained tine
homestead, and built up a little fortune
of $4,000, are but few OF the great
army of women who deserve the highest
praise for their fOrtitude and determlna-
tion.-Correspondent to Chicago Herald.
No possible show for an inundation
Of the Shcyenne flats this year.
Owing to the late freeze-up seeding
has been somewhat delayed. though
some farmers are we'll started with their
spring work.
The Traill county seat contest is on the
boards before Judge Hudson, at Fargo.
County Treasurer A. NJ. Pease, OF
Barnes county, and G. 7. Dazey, OF
Dazeytown. are at the Palace.
THE Courier is doubly pleased to note
w. A. Yerxa's triumphant reelection
as rnayor of Fargo, last Monday. Every
measure-fair and foul-was resorted to
by the opposition to him, but he walked
in with colors flying.
Call for Convention.
| A mass convention of the Republicans of Griggt
county s called to meet ut the county
clerks Office in Cooperstown. d. T., at p m
Wednt sday. April 16. for the purpose of rclcctne
| Iour delegates to the Territorial Convention a,
| Huron, y pr q.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE
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