Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-08-22
A Ghastly Recital.


Chicago special: A Tribune's New
York special says: One of the Junior
officers Of the Grceiy relief said to-day.
"You may think the shooting of Henry
was sad enough, but infinitely more pa
thetic was the death If DR.. Pavy. 10
lie there on his couch and see the hum
gry eyes Of his stronger comrades gloat-
ing over his wasted form and praying
for his death was enough to drive we'll
man mad, and so it drove this poor doc
tor to his death. He died by his own
hand, that the starving devils about
might have one more meal. The very
day that Henry was condemned to die,
Surgeon P.vy took his own life. The
desparing little company had divided up
into two factions, both clamoring for the
death of some one that the others might
1--we. With all his strength of character,
Lieut.. Greedy was forced to yield to the
demands of these mad wretches, and
with heavy heart issued the order that
took Henry from his living comrades,
and placed his flesh at the mercy of the
men who but few minutes before had
called him brother. This faction took
the body of the dead man and kept
guard over it in the graveyard Oh the
hill. They had
SEVERAL DOGS,
and they meant to guard with jealous
watchfulness their graveyard dining
room. The other faction down by the
sea were without even a handful Of
shrimps. They knew the graveyard on
the hill contained a corpse, and with
loud murmors of discomfort, declared
that one of their party must suffer for
the rest. DR.. Payy was the weakest Of
-. s..i >... Asa. MS diving couch they
clustered, and sat for hours unmoved
catching each breath and hoping that
, his death might not long be delayed.
The mute appeal Of those wild, hungry
) eyes for an early death was too much
flor him, and with last desparing effort
he rushed down to the sea, and was
picked up dead. Almost before the
+ heart ceased to beat. before the corpse
s was cold, those madmen rushed upon
the body, and with their knives dug
f into the warm flesh. They stripped
long shreds of flesh and skin from of
o the bones while yet the muscles quiv
o cred with the life that had just gone
= out. These ghastly dripping morsal:
o they carried to the little fire, and hardly
o waiting till the chunks of meat turned
. brown, tore them with their teoth.''
o The Barnes County Record, in regard
= to the Ninth Legislative district says:
= First comes Barnes county, Which
two years ago cast l,24l votes.
), Next is Stutsnan county, which Al
, that time cast 09l votes.
y Third comes Burleigh, whose vote
ls was 9l3.
Fourth, Griggs with a vote of $50.
- Fifth, Morton, with vote of 592.
Each of the above counties will be in
II disputably allowed one member OF leg
islature, but there is some liability of
dispute as to what shall be done abou
lilC SlXLIl
is BE that as it may, Barnes county be
ing the strongest county in thu district
. in votes. three-fourth of which will b.
cast for the nominees Of the Republican
j. ticket, if a worthy candidate is chosen
will be entitled to q member OF the up
G. per house, and that she will probabl.
lg ask at the hands of the convention, AM
~ what she asks for she will prObab!
of have. for it is very certain that Barne
ne county will not permit herself to b
~ placed in back seat, or to have he
wishes contemptuously ignored, as wa
the case two years ago. Not only d
le we want representative, but we mea
y. to have one of our own choosing on tlli
N occasion. or we will know the reasol
IL why not.
W Burleigh county may choose her owl
o1 representative, and we will see that h
is elected; and the same with othe
lg counties. But Barnes will exercise tn
IN same right, and takes this occasion t
ia say to our friends in other counties O
ly the district, that we are abundantl
i'll able to settle the matter definitely 70
ourselves, whom we want, and fo
s. whom our votes will be cast. The tim
T. is past, when we will allow a candidat
to be forced down our unwilling throats
o because he happens to suit outsiders.
~ ~ One of the candidates here, who say
he is. prominent among those who al
mentioned for the place, is known to b
= making his boasts that he stands tn
= best chance for the nomination, becaus