Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-10-31
Around Town.
Vote the STRAIGHT ticket,

IN Steele county on Pickert duty.
Probate Judge Andrus returned
Wednesday night from a trip to Fargo.
Hank Gillespie is about to erect a pal
atial residence in the Twenty-third
ward.
John Melville. contractor of Sanborn.
was in town Thursday looking after
business interests.
The dray team Of Davis & Pickett had
a playful run off last Friday. No par
ticmlar damage.
Wilbur F. Story. proprietor of the
Chicago Times, died at his residence in
in Chicago on Monday.
The Cooperstown Bank will he closed
on election day. Please don't forget it.
Paw your notes on the Sd.
F. A. Williams and Cl,as. Richardson,
republican legislative candidates, were
in town Wednesday night.
SherhroOke is the name given to a
section Of prairie in Steele county, de-
signed for the new county seat.
/ Uncle John Russell came up on Tues
day night from VALLEY City, and was
very agreeaply entertained by our boys.
Mr.. Frost, who disputes the palm with
Major Rovey. Of Mandan, in being the
father Of the Republican party, was in
town Friday.
Mike Collins, with Bathey's machine.
last week, threshel and cleaned 12l
bushels in thirty minutes. Who has
beaten this record?
The opposition to Messrs. Richardson
and Steele for the legislature has lecome
so pronounced that there is great
danger of their defeat. AS neither gen.
tlemen were the choice of their respect
i've count es. and were foisted upon an
unwilling convention by tho Nepo'eu 8
OF the district it would rearly he in
the interests of good government that
they should he defeated. However, like
the heavy editor Of the Argus. the CouK-
lER is out Of politics. and is a cheerful
sDectator of other mems trouble.
The ice cream social and sale of fancy
articles bv the ladies' of the Baptist
church last Friday night was quite an
enjoyable affairan netted the handsome
sum Of $50. paying in full for their Or
gan. We understand they intend hav-
ing literary entertainment the latter
part of November.
~ wish this elect(hic)ion was over, -
said a young man Thursday evening as
he tried to put on his overcoat by SHOW
ing his feet through the armholes. "My
clothes don't seem to fit me no more.''
Duncan Mcdonald was appointed to
the treasurership of Barnes county blythe
county commissioners to till the unex-
pired term. Mr.. Mcdonald has proved
to he an exceptionally honest and eff
cient officer whom the people who inadver
tantly appointed him, cannot coerce into
betraying his trust. and hence they have
opened their mud batteries. The fight
now seems To narrowed down to McDon-
aid and Weiser. and unless man is
anxious to throw away his vote he will
have to cast 1t for one or the other. Wei
ser, if he was not engaged in mercantile
business. would make fair treasurer;
Mcdonald is an expert accountant. very
methOdical. and is particularly adapted
to that business, and it would seem rank
folly to trade Mcdonald for Weiscr at
this time.
The Century for November contains
an article on The Song of Omar Khay-
yam. lPersian). with exquisite illustra-
tions by VeddOr; graceful poem by
Austin Dobson; some more of Howell's
Modern Instance Under New Name;
an unsatisfactory story about a lost
mine by Janvier; Beauregard on Bull
Run; one Of Harris negro sketches; and
fair product of the erratic imagination
of Frank r. Stockton, Fiction and Social
Science, in Open Letters, by II. \. b.. is
a breezy critique on late American
novels. A marked feature of this num-
Der is 1.-The Recollection Of a Private.''
which brings back the brave days of 81
SO wildly that it might well he set tothe
music of the fife and drum. Century
Co., 80 East 18th St., New York.
The northern and western portion of
Rarnes county seem to be practically
solid for John c. Evans for register of
deeds. Mr.. Evans has made a first-class
officer, thoroughly competent. obliging
and attentive to his business. Mr.. Ir-
gems seems about the only voter enthu-
siastic tor change. The latter gent le |
man would no doubt prove an aecepta-