Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-02-13
Around Town.


-Retzlaff Bros. have erected an ice
house in the rear of their meatmarket.
Rev. E. T. Jorden occupied the Bap-
list pulpit on last Sunday, morning and
evening.
The ladies of the Baptist society
will give an entertainment the evening
of the 9th inst,
Maynard Crane is in Florida.
Charles Harrington has taken his place
in the lumber yard.
j. NJ. Cooper, of Moorhead, conduc-
tor on the Manitoba, is visiting his Sis
ter, Mrs. Joseph Allen.
v Rev. Jensen, presiding elder of the
Norwegian NJ. E. church, preached to a
very large congregation Sunday.
"A. b Cox went to Sanborn on
collecting tour Monday, spending day
or two with Elmer Fitch, at James
town.
Banker Pickett is in Sanborn, await
ing the lifting of the snow blockade on
the Darlington branch, before returning
home.
Uncle John Russell, who used to
make some very nice flour, was in the
city Friday. Uncle John is now study
ing headwork and politics.
Representative Stevens and Attorney
Jacobson came in from Bismarck on
the noon train Monday, the former gen.
tleman returning in the afternoon.
Register Evans. of Val ey City, and
Mr.. Adams. of the COURIER, left OH
Wednesday, for short trip to New Or
leans. via the Fargo & Southern and
Short Line.
. IS. b. Langford is receiving congrat-
ulations. He wears the blue ribbon,
having distanced all competitors by sew
eral notches in the scale. Its of the
female variety, and weighs III lbs.
AT San Francisco expert skaters
don armor and amuse the spectators by
fitting at each other with spears. In
Valley City they don skates, and amuse
the ladies with silly twaddle.-Record.
Charlie, the bartender at Jackson
Bros, started up the fire, the other day
with kerosine. Cash SAID it was ''pret.
ty slick explosion" and reminded him
of the blowing up of the tower of Lon
don.
The first accident, attended with
serious consequences, that has occurred
at the roller rink since its opening, was
occasioned by Miss Fronia Vallandig-
ham falling upon, and breaking both
bones in her right forearm.
City Democrat.
There seems to be some very pointed
evidence that the elevators at Lacota
Northwood, Mayville and Portland have
graded wheat higher than the elevators
at Cooperstown, and that in conse-
queDce much wheat from the north has
been drawn to those points. Messrs
Holland and kukke are our authority.
The case of Tom Trulson and Lewis
Nelson, under arrest for assault and bat
terry upon Osmund Gulbranson, was
called in Judge Melgard's court We'd
nesday. Upon application of the dis
trict attorney the case was continued
till Saturday, the 9TH inst, when it was
dismissed upon application of the de-
PENDANTS, they paying the costs,-the
parties parting good friends. Moral:
When you come to town don't drink toe
much conversation water"
Charles Harrington, with the Len.
ham Elevator & Lumber company, has
received back pension of 81 900. Mr.
Harrington was in Andersonville near
ly twenty months, and no pension was
ever better deserved than his. His rem.
iniscences of the horrors of Anderson.
vile bring back the war in It's most hor-
rible aspect. Wirtz, the infamous com.
mander of that prison pen, it will be re-
membered, was afterward hung. Star
vation, scurvy, vermin, were the bullets
the wretch used to assasslnate with.
-'Barkeep, gimme little sherry and
aigg,'' said he coming into the Palace in
the morning, with his head bulging out
from excessive conviviality the night
before. Jack Flynn poured the amber
wine, and deftly broke an egg over the
goblet's brink, and the drinker gulped
it down;-then. gradually look of hor-
ror came over his grey, ashen counte-
nance! "By the beard of the prophet,
that was very bad aigg!'
ssWas it?'' said Jack, pleasantly;
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