Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1883-1884, 1884-08-01

found there five mounds on the west
banks Of the Sheyenne, north of Christ
Arestad, eight miles southeast of Coop
which looked as though they
might be the work of mound builders.
They are situated in a basin, surrounded
by the bluffs on one side and low hills
sklrting the river on the other. The
soil is gumbo. the surface soil having
evidently been removed and used to
make the mounds, which vary in height
from thirty to forty feet. The two far
thest north are close together; south
about twenty rods is third; south Of
this about twenty-five rods is another,
and about one-half mile south of this is
a fifth. The mounds are nearly round
at the base, and taper at an angle of
about tllirty-tive degrees to peak. On
the top Of all but the one farthest south
grow cactus plants. In the basin where
they are situated are numerous large
boulders, most of which set OH a little
pillar of earth, the dirt having been re-
moved from around them, and the rains
of time washing away the loose soil
have left them in this shape. Numer-
Gus specimens of petriied buffalo bones
were brought back as mementoes. 1t is
we'll worth anyone's time to visit the
spot and look at them.
The following conveyance of town
lots was made OH the 18th of July by
Cooper Bros. to NJ. NJ. Roberts, of
Fargo: Blocks number 9, 5, 8, IL, Il.
II, 25, g, 81, Al, 81, 65, SO and 81; lots
to l6 inclusive, and q to "a inclusive, in
block 81; lots to IA inclusive, 16 to 70
inclusive and o, in block IS; lots to 10
inclusive and q to p inclusive, in block
3S; lots1 to8 inclusive, l3, and Is to "a
inclusive, in block A; lots to IA inclu-
sive, and II to 2l inclusive, in block AZ;
lots 10. 20 and q in block 49; lots to II
inclusive, 16 to q inclusive, and @ and
"a, in block 81; lots to II inclusive. and
20 and q, in block 60; lots to II inclu-
sive, in block g.; lots to inclusive,
and Is to q inclusive, in block II; lots
20, q and % in block y; lot q in block
%; lots Is, 16 and II in block 70; lot IL
in block SO; lots 8, and l3 to q inclu-
sive, in block 81; and lots i, and 6 in
block 81.
Greensburg (Pa.) Press: We are in
formed that a party of LatrObe gentle
men are about to start on land hunt
ing expedition to the great wheat rais-
ing ct untry. on the Northern Pacific in
Dakota. The party is made up of
Messrs. William Donnelly, w. II. Ack-
erman, Alex. Baldrige and r. IL.
Smith. They will visit Jamestown,
Mandan, Millvale, Bismarck and La
Moure, with view to locating. Mr.. j.
II. Rodgers, travelling agent for these
lands, has been in this place several
who is the regular agent for this part of
give any information to persons who
want to know about the great North
west.
We recommend that these gentlemen
visit C0operstown, and witness our
magnificent harvest, the dedication of
the court house, price our farm lands,
and bag a few of our prairie chickens.
Our neighbors over the Sheyenne
seem to be in fair way to have lively
political campaign this fall. The pres
ent officials are credited with constitut-
ing ring, detrimental to the interests
Of the county and tax payers, and de-
termined movement is on foot to oust
them. The county convention to place
in nomination county ticket, and elect
delegates to the territorial and district
conventions will be held August 9th.
Each school township is made a caucus
precinct. The caucuses will be held
August 7th. We know that the term
ring is used by the ''outs" against the
''ins'' promiscuously and sometimes un-
Justly. In this case the present incum-
bents are appointees, and it is claimed
that the opposition is based upon sub
stantial grounds, which makes action
necessary.
F. d. Dibble is back from Griggs
county, where he reports the country
full of land seekers, and says that if the
crop in northern Barnes and throughout
Griggs Is safely harvested it will surely
average above twenty bushels to the
acre of wheat, and sixty bushels Of oats.
Many oat fields are estimated to go
seventy-fve SO eighty bushels, and some
wheat as high as thirty-five bushels. No
country, he says, can look finer.-Fargo
Argus.
j. E. Qualey, Mardell, was in the city
yesterday, and says wheat harvest in his
neighborhood will commence in ten
days, and that crops in general never