Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-06-19
Around Town.

Wheat. Is cents.
II. G.. Pickett is moving into the new
house.
One fare to July Fourth. anywhere,
we are informed by Robt. CoWen.
D.L. Wilbur, of Jamestown, was III
the city, Wednesday.
The mills of Spain grind slowly, and
are turned by mules.-Ex.
Julius Retzlatf and wife went to
Jamestown and returned. Tuesday.
J.C. Yancey has sold his Stradvarius.
1t is more business and less music with
him now.
There was dance at Sheldon's, at
Red Willow, Monday night Fordc's
string band.
F. NJ. Thompson, of Greenfield, was
in town Wednesday night-locating
preferred stock.
James Christie is building residence
for j. II. Van Voorhis, on that gentle-
man farm west of town.
The late cyclones have been confined
to Northern Iowa and Southern Mime
sota-passing from west to east about
100 miles.
M. l.. Michaels reports having taken
the census in township l44-5S. and l44-
50. Population about 800. Wheat look
ing we'll, and all incre ase in stock rails
ing.
II. W. Shuttle, father of Mrs. y. B.
Brown, and grandfather of BENZ. Nc
Cormick, arrived in Cooperstown, Mon
day night, from Baltimore, Md. He is
eighty-tive years old, and as hale and
hearty as all ordinary man at sixty.
| S. X. Nester, the bonanza Valley City
farmer, was in town Tuesday, on his
way to pay visit to II. G. Cooper, and
get a few pointers on practical farming.
No Dakotaian understands the business
better than Mr.. Cooper. Geo. Fish
back accompanied Mr.. Nester.
Mr.. $. Steepson, Of Ransom county
with his family, is visiting his daughter
Mrs. Andrew Torfin. Mr.. Steenson is
SO we'll pleased with Griggs county III
general, and Looking Glass prairie in
particular. that he will sell out his pos.
sessions in Ransom, and move within
our borders.
w. r. Whidden and Rev. E. F. Jor.
den went past tine ''bad lands" and ovel
the river Tuesday. They narrowly es
capped an immersion at bad ford on thu
Sheyenne. Mr.. Jorden will preach al
Chalmer school house Sunday morning;
at the Freer school house Sunday after.
noon. A bridge is needed near Chal
mers, to retain the trade of that section
for Cooperstown.
Some Sanborn conspirators were get
ting up petition last week to affect thu
time table on the s. c. & L. NJ. r. r..
/. e.. that is to have the train remain
over night in Sanborn, instead of Coop
erstown. A few travelling men slgnet
it, although the majority of those visit
ing both towns prefer the longer stop al
Cooperstown. They are powerful in pc
tition at Sanborn.
The Sanbo1n Enterprise says: 1T il
is hard to tell just what did happen. bu
one thing is sure, the officer returned
without Mr.. Woodford. 1t is said TIN
latter's monied friend left enough be
hind to pay the forfeited bail and all 9th
} er expenses besides. We do not wish t
meddle with Valley City concerns. bu
we sincerely believe Mr.. Woodford t
be a honest man. Non est is good
Dazey will celebrate the Fourth b.
: picnlcing on the banks Ensign lake, on
and one-half miles from town. Bas
ball game, horse speeding, foot race
boat contest, and other games are on tn
, programme. A platform, with bower
canopy, and good music for dancing
Boats for boat riding and boat racing
3 Arrangements are being made for
Y band. and an orator. Dancing a
evening in town. Committee of al
rangements, w. L. Pattison, S. j. Rus
sell, A. Clendening, Otto Holman, \
! Nelson, l.. NJ. Scilryver, j. Little, {
Lyons. Col. Baker, Stee & Alsted.
8 Last June a gold watch was stole
:. from J. n. Brown. The watch COS
i $500. Frank Smith was then workin
for Mr.. Brown. The watch was aftel
ward deposited at different times,