Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1885-09-04
Miss Grace Van Voorhis has been
quite sick since the entertainment.


quite sick since the entertainment.
\. Il. Cox has accepted situation
with the Gull River Lumber company
NJ. l.. Wasser, brother of Harry, came
up last week from Michigan, and will
tarry in the county.
John Aaberg, late with the Gull River
Lumber company, has accepted situa-
tion with Bowden Il Back.
w. S. NIcCleary, the Plano man, Wis
tied Cooperstown this week, and re-
turned to Republic, Missouri.
Mr. Geo. n. Stork has got new ma
chine for saving smut. He will have
smut to throw at the birds, next spring
John jacobson, father of Attorney
jacobson, died in Vernon county, Wis
consln, Aug. II, 1885, of cancer, aged IS
years.
S. II. Brown. of Kansas. brother of
Messrs. Jack. Frank, and Ben, has ar
rived, and will remain during the fall.
Mrs. Voeltz, west of Willow, was@
making hay the other day, when little
incident occurred. 1t was boy, weight
n ne pounds. Mrs. V. continued to-
make hay.
DR.. Newell visited Dazey, Monday,
and removed a tumor from baby's
head, which was actually larger than
the head. The child may, however. live,
although it is desperate case.
Andrew johnson, our popular ex-
sheriff, late with Bowden & Buck, now
starts in the grocery business ON his
own hook. He will occupy the Nelson
store. Mr.. johnson is All experienced
salesman, and will undoubtedly do his
share of the business.
James Howden was threshing for j.
Van Voorhis, Monday. The wheat is
not turning out as we'll as expected. 1t
is doubtfulif Mr.. Van Voorlis' field will
average above 40 bushels per acres. Thus
far, on II acres he has 2.l374 bushels of
wheat, he thinks will go No. hard.
Miss Hannah Thomson, F. A. Thom-
son, and Geo w. Greenleese, accompa-
MED Mrs. Thomson and Miss Hodggins
as far az Farg', TUESDAY. The latter
ladies were OH their way to canada to
the funeral OF the mother Of Mrs. Thom-
son and Mr. Greenleese.
Mrs. Geo. W. Barnard's cook took fire
while she was preparing breakfast last
Friday morning. She became very
much frightened, and f: ling to subdue
the flames by screaming, commenced to
weep bitterly, when Mrs. B. appeared
on the scene and proved that little ac-
tive exertion is worth number of weeps
in such an emergency. In putting the
fire out, Mrs. BIS. hands were badly
burned.
Our old friend, J.C. Evans, came up
from Valley City, Saturday, and re-
manned over Sunday. Saturday after
noon, late, Mr.. Evans. Messrs. Black
we'll, Stevens, Enger and Adams, sue
cetded in capturing ninety-three chick
ems, and it wasn't much of day for
chickens, either. Mr. E. returned Mon
day with fine string of birds,
This week our advertising columns
chronicle a change in the hardware bus
iness. A. n. Adams joins forces with
j. n. Glass, young man of considera-
bic mercantile experience. and the firm
will be known as Adams Il Glass. They
have moved INTO the Glass building, and
have store and stock second to none.
From the long experience and business
sagacity of MIR. Adams, and the energet-
ic style OF the younger partner. nothing
but success can be prophesied to the
new firm.
Mr.. Geo. n. Lamphere, editor of the
Moorhead Neus, on his return from Coo
perstown, speaks very f1atteringiy o. the
banker, the conductor, land agent Glass,
and the editor of the COURIER; and says
of the late entertainment: 'The Coop
erstown Literary society gave an enter
tainment in the hall of the court house
on Thursday night, and on Wednesday
evening we were present at their rehear-
sal. They gave The Obstinate Family.
and lei on Parle Francais, in both of
which Mr.. Bryant took principal part,
and he acquitted himself we'll. His
good wife was not far behind him.
Fred Adams, as Victor Dubois, a young
Frenchman, was almost perfect, Mr..
H. G.. Pickett, Mr.. Ben cCormlck, Mr..
Whidden, and Mrs. Whidden, Mrs.
Chas. Cooper, Miss Cowen and Miss
VanV Voorhis, all exhibited considerable
talent in the theatrical or musical line,
and unnn the Nhnle the neanlA Of Cnon