Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-03-20
Around Town.


Graham Lockwood and family {
came in from Michigan Friday.
A. ID. NIaris drove up from Sanborn
Friday, returned the same day. {
-Knud Thompson sold yoke of oxen
Tuesday. Business has commenced.
An ''ideal saloon' is what the Devils
LakeNews man calls favorite resort.
james Gimblets' house is complet-
ed. and -well-its only rumor as yet.
Spring has come. Billy Mexican of
the Enterprise advertises for garden
sass"
Hon. Julius Stevens is visiting his
wife at Lanesboro. He will return next
week.
Miss Lima Barnard has thoroughly
recovered her health, and is now in
Boston.
Rev. f. NJ. Rockwell preached his
farewell sermon Sunday evening. He
goes to Darlington.
MFR. n. C. Rukke was in town
Saturday and Sunday, returning home
Sunday afternoon.
1t is reported that Hon. I. W. Bar
mum has sold his farm at Sanborn. Con-
sideration, $4,000.
Elmer f. Fitch formerly of Coopers-
town has gone East. He will probably
return in the Spring.
Register Evans says of the sunny
south: They ought to dry the climate
and buy some land.
Mrs. Montgomery gave pleasant
tea party Tuesday evening. About ten
invited guests were present
~ Mr.. Freeland, at Lee, on the
Sneyenne, caught two offers of enor-
nous size, last week.
ID. B. Newell has returned from H.
linois, and is delighted to again breathe
the pure air of the prairie.
Mrs. Geo. w. Barnard, and daugh-
ter Miss Belle Rice. Master George. and
the baby, arrived from Chicago Friday.
The Essex Index bears unmistak-
able evidence of the fine italian hand of
the accomplished ex-editor of the COuR-
RIER.
Thor Serumgard was presented by
his wife with a bouncing boy last week.
Thor is the biggest man on the Shey-
enne now.
VIM. Browntield, ii. b. Sorter, and
AL Turner, returned from FraZee City,
Mimi. last week. They drove through
in seven days.
Judge Melgard enjoyed his usual
smoke, Sunday, which necessitated his
cleaning out his chimney instead of list.
ening to the preacher.
The Courier acknowledges pres
ent from AlessrS. Enger and Jacob
son of fac simile of Sara Bernhardt il
imported terra Gotta dog.
The eclipse of the sun was plainly
, visible from the Courier Office Monday
withou. glass smoked or otherwise
1t was about like the new moon.
, Mrs. Lamira Porter, widow of thu
late Hon. John Porter, a soldier of 1912
died at Hebron, Wis, March 18th. She
was a grandmother of our townsman
Mr.. Harry &. Pickett.
The church troubles at Valley Cit,
have eliminated in the departure fo
the east of Woodford. The new recto
J. will operate without vestrv, and it i
supposed will be agreeable to Root
> Thus endeth the nmety-ninth round.
Banker Pickett and NJ. j. Davis ar,
no tenderfoot. Having little business
: at Valley City, and the train not run
ming to suit them. they drove to tha
point Saturday evening, returning Sun
i. day, after hundred and ten mile drive
The boom edition of the Devil
Lake News is fine piece of work, o
: which the young metropolis may vel
!, be proud. 1t is reported that the New
. consolidates with the Democrat, tn
>. product being the News Democrat. Tn,
: Inter Ocean is an alleged daily, although
:, we have no proof Of the fact.
= -Enger & Jacobson's puppies ar
d ''pretty slick" but there has been T:
ii mistake somewhere. Anton, on tn,
5 testimony of the girl, said there wer'
= seven of one kind and one of the other
it is now discovered that there are sew
l. en- of the other kind and ore of the one
v and applicants for blooded CANNES ar,
8 correspondlngly disappointed.
S "A long Norwegian farmer, from
i Lee. slept on the ground, near Mont
r gome1y's stable Tuesday night, rather
than nav IN cents for LODGING He hal