Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885, 1885-04-03

''Point? DO YOU suppose William .
were threshed to death for the sake of
my making point on it? {
"Well. let's take cigar"
Whidden Bros. s spring ad. next
week.
The receipts of the school entertain
ment were $ll.30; expenses, 1915.
Work will be resumed on the James
town branch Of Minnewaukan next
week.
The pay car came up last Friday, and
tie rallroaders are correspondingly
happy.
A Vermont individual claims to have
a hen thirty-nine years old.-Chicago
Herald.
If he will bring it up here, it will pass
for spring chicken.
An Indiana farmer is said to have ap-
piled for divorce two hours after he
he was married. His wife probably
wanted him to take her to the skating
rink. .
Miss M. Buhre, very talented young
lady from Chicago, is expected soon, as
governess in the family Of G.. w. Bar
nard.
Cape Cod is about to become an island
by cutting canal between Buzzard's
Bay and Massachusetts Bay. 1t will
cost 81, 100000. One fourteenth Of the
job Is done.
Ben Mccormick has returned from
Cincinnati and paralyzed the COURIER
office by his metropolitan, and slightly
dudish get up. Ben has been in Cincin-
natl most of the time since his depart
IRE, and about week in New Orleans.
Rev. F. NJ. Rockwell, late of Coopers-
town, will preach in the school house at
this place OH Tuesday evening next. The
meetings will be continued through the
week. Mr.. Rockwell has been laboring
in Darlington, with great acceptance for
some time past.-New Rockford Trans
script.
Sylvester Flick left Valley City on
Monday of last week for his claim near
Red Willow Lake in Grlggs county. He
has fifty acres ready tor crop this spring.
Seth Wyland, Emmett Wilson, Dick Da-
Wis, and b. G. Bound, all former Valley
City boys, have good claims in that vi
cinity.-North Dakota Democrat.
On Wednesday night about two hun
dred friends of Merit D. Hills, feeling
in jocose and playful mood, rendered
that popular young attorney and his
new made bride calithumpian sere.
made. The next morning, Merit is said
to have gathered up enough tin ware in
the front yard to set up Housekeeping
with, and enough tin-horns to keep the
children supplied for many years.
: North Dakota Democrat.
Mr.. G. 7. Dazey sends US a compli
mentary to s'Und er Which Flag" to be
produced in Fargo April T. and 8
Mr.. Dazey thinks his drama will score
success. Having read portion of his
manuscript, we have no doubt of it
There is no American dramatist whose
, works evidence greater ability than Mr.
: Dazey's, and it is to be hoped he will
vet strike my Partner" deal. an(
, meet with the success of BARLEY Camp
! bell.
8 A large audience was present OF
Tuesday evening. at the first service
conducted by Rev: Mr.. Rockwell. Hi
: address was very Impressive and hi
, manner of conducting the service yer!
Q pleasing. Upon the subjectof 'the new
BIRTH - he discussed what it is not,
q '.What it is ''What results flow from
! the new birth,'' ''1Yhat are the results
: of a failure to be born again." Service
r will be continued every night this week
A number have lisen for prayer, signi
fying their desire to commence tn
christian lfe.-Carrington News.
Nine car loads of lumber
:. : received last meek at May
+ nnrd Crane @ Co.'s.
l. -Dr. A. F. Groves. Of sanborn, is 60
9 ing to Brainerd to live. The field il
7 larger for a physician, and the docto
+ has a good thing offered him. The peo
: ple of Sanborn and Griggs county gen.
3 orally, will hate to see him depart.