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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
A Tornado at Crookston.

CROOKsTUN, June IA severe wind
and rain storm struck the city last even
ing at $3.50. Much damage resulted, but
no loss of life. The Germanla Hotel,
owned by Charles Nitzer. was completely
demolished, injuring Mr.. Nitzer. There
were25 people in the hotel at the time.
The new Catholic church, partially COM
pleted, was razed to the ground The
west front of the Crookston house was
completely severed from the rest of the
building. and all the windows ON the
south side Of the Commercial Hotel
blown in. The city hose tower, 100 feet
high. was tirpe over. The Valley roller
mill was damaged. The electric light
poles are nearly all down. Trees, signs
and outbuildings sutferd most.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

For flour and feed don't fail to call on
Geo. w. Greenleese. Where you can
have all your wants supplied from the
large stock which he always keeps on
hand. Flour of all grades; Bran, Shorts,
Middlings, Chopped-feed, Barley, and
Oats. Allof which he will sell at lowest
living prices.
Note change in price of flour: Dia-
mond 3rand 1928, Straight $3.50, \
Pat. s2.75, Occident $500
Don't fail to call before purcllashing
elsewhere.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
Official Paper of Griggs County
A Victory For Right.

During the session of the last legisla-
ture bill was smuggled through per-
mitting school districts in Barnes and
Griggs counties to fund their warranted
indebtedness. The passage of such a
bill was the elimination of one of the
most outrageous frauds ever perpetrate 4
IN any county OF state. 1t was simply
the attempt to legalize steal of 5000
from, the citizens Of Barnes county. At
that time thele were in school warrants
atloat in the whole Territory sum
amounting to 100000. Of this vast
sum Barnes county alone had 100000
-one-third. This sum. or about two
thirds OF it was steal perpetrated 10y a
ring of jobbers and contractors, located
III Barnes county. whose plan was to
build school houses throughout the
county for merely a nominal sum aud
then bribe district officers to issue war
rants in many cases three to ten times
their value. The provisions of the bill
exempted those districts which were i'm
litigation over the frauds. School dis
trlct No 53 was one of those exempted
districts. 1t had its case already In
court. The title to the case was THE
Farmers Il Merchants National Bank.
OF Valley City, against School district
No 81" Messrs White, of Jamestown,
and ) w. Scott, of Valley City, attor-
ueys forplalntitf, and F. II. Remington.
attorney for defendant. The case in
wolves the sum of $4,000, the amount of
warrants issned by the district for the
building of a school house worth 81 GOO:
$500 OF the amount was sued for by
the Farmers Il Merchants Natioual
Bank; the other $500 in warrants were
held by the Capital Bank of st. Paul.
and only awaited the outcome of the
Farmers Il Mer chants suit.
Yesterday Attorney Remington re-
ceived notice from Judge Francis that
he had rendered decision in favor of
the defendants, on the grounds that the
district officers had no authority to issue
the warrants, and that they were fraud
ulent. 1t is understood that the plain
tlffs will appeal the case.-Democrat.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
een received from Fredericksburg

been received from Fredericksburg.
The victims were w. E. s. Waller. G5
years old, and his sister, Miss Jane
Waller. Mary and Jennie Green, sis
ters,were the assailants. MIR. and Miss
Waller resided in a stately old mansion
twenty-five miles from Fredericksburg.
near New Market. Here the couple
lived and managed their farm. The
Green girls had been reared in the Wal
Ter family, and were considered honest.
Last Friday Mr.. Waller received quite a
sum of money, which he kept III his
his room, and the girls were aware of
this fact. They waited until about 10
O'Clock that night, when feeling sure
that Mr.. and Miss Waller We're asleep.
they quietly armed themselves with
stout clubs, and ascended to the gentle
mans room. AS they entered the room
Waller awoke, and seeing who it was
angrily demanded what they wanted.
Without waiting to reply the girls rush.
ed at him. Though aged, Mr. Waller
was still quite an active man, and
he seized the elder, and would have dis
armed her, had not the other hit him
over the head with club, and knocked
him senseless to the floor. They bella
bored his senseless form with blows,
until believing him extinct, they left
HIM, to search for Miss Waller. Rush
ing into the old lady's room, they drag
ged her from bed, and dubbed her until
her features were, LITERALLY. beaten out
OF recognition. Finally satisfied that
both victims were dead, the girls secur-
ed about $3.50 in money. and fled. Sew
eral hours later colored boy. while
passing the mansion, observed the door
open and stopped to investigate. On
entering the house he discovered the
senseless and bleeding forms of the vic
tins, and rushed to give the alarm.
With the arrival of physician Mr..
Waller was restored to consciousness
and though in very precarious condi-
ton. was able to describe briefly the oc-
currence OF the night. Parties imme-
diately organized, and started in search
Of the two girls.
Miss Waller cannot recover. The
Waller family is one of the most promi-
nent in the state.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
Preparing for War.

Washington, June 12.-,rhe secretary
of the navy has written to the president
OF the board of inspection of vessels, at
New York, saying that the department
is anxious to secure a list and descrlp-
tion CT those steamers of mercantile
marine which in time of need might be
called at once for service as auxiliary
cruisers for transports, or for special
purposes.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
To Succeed MIR. Manning.

NEW YORK, June ll.-Stephen b.
E!kins, who has not returned from Deer
Park, said this afternoon:
II the secretaryslip Of the treasury
was offered to ex-senator Davis he
would refuse TO accept il. Congressman
w. L. Scott Of Pennsylvania will prob
ably be the lucky man. 1 only speak.
though, fer Mr.. Davis. l am not poste,i
as to the future appointments OF the
chief eypcutivp
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
How: How! How! How!

All ye anti-license people, temper
ance people, and hard drinkers, come
into the Burrell avenue place of f. G..
Ward, and get Il drink which eXhiler-
ates. yet does not intoxicate. Children.
when accombanied by their parents,
full price. Soda lce-cool) five cents per
glass: and free to hard drinkers, early i'm
the morning. Let us see what kind of
temperance town this is, any how!
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
REPAIRING

,Of all kinds promptly done. None bu
first class workmen are employed, and
nothing but the best material used. Sat
asfaction guaranteed.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18

tB-We have opened the Bank of
Cooperstown. in the old bank building,
which we will occupy until our new
building is completed. We will do a
UkInQrn1 ho,,Einfr
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18

secessionlst party in Novia Scotia. He
is personally aware of the fact that one
Boston firm has contributed $4,000.
The secession movement is looked upon
as preliminary step towards annexa-
ton, which would give America control
OF the whole Canadian fishing grounds.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
Notice..
To whom it may concern:

The hank of Cooperstown, Coopers-
town, ID. H.. Stevens u Pickett. propri-
ettors having made an assignment to me.
all parties holding valid claims against
above bank, are requested to file such
claims in writing with tie undersigned,
within SIN months from date. Claims
not filed within given limit, will not he
conSidered
:. TmEo. DEAz, Assignee.
st. Paul, May 10. 1856.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
American Money to Nova Scotia.

Ottawa. June 12.-An American gen.
tleman now here says that large sums
Of money are being sent from Boston
and other American cities to a d the
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
A Double Tragedy.

New York. June IA Washington
special says the details of an almost un-
precedented attempt at double murder
by two young girls. the older only IS,
and Tie second hardly in her teens, has
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
For Sale.

One-half section of land, five miles
from Cooperstown, on Sheyenne river.
Nlll sell the whole. or part. Sixty
acres in crop.
SIMINGTON & MILLER.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18

0-We have opened the Bank of
Cooperstown. in the old bank building,
which we will occupy until our new
building is completed. We will do a
general banking business.
LAWRENCE Bros.
Round trip tourist tickets to Detroit
Lake are on sale at Cooperstown station
ut following rates; Good for thirty days,
$40; good for Saturdays and return on
following Monday, $3.50.
II. Nj. COwEN, Agent.
cB George w. Greenleese has Just
received a car load of Flour and feed,
from Uncle John, which he will give
away. Call early.
e75"l5O pairs mems lace and button
shoes. in single hoxes, from S1.75 to
S4.5O per palr, just opened, at
Whidden Bros.
ca Flax seed and timothy seed at
John Syverson u Co.'s.
e5-G. W. Van Duscn & Co.'S wheat
tickets casheda Whidden Bros.
Fy"I'rimmed and untrimmed hats
Tor ladies. misses and children at John
Syverson & Cos.
k7s"We have 5000 bushels Of oats to
sell, for cash, or on time till fall
John Syverson Il Co.
Whidden Bros. pay $50 a ton for
dry Buffalo bones, in trade.
@y"One thousand rolls of wall paper,
elegant patterns, for sale low, at Whid-
dens.
HJohn Svyerson & Co. are receiving
new goods by every train.
~ We have just received an elegant
stock of mems, youths boys childrens
clothing. John Syverson g. Co,
cB- We will pay 80 cents for Griggs
county orders, III merchandise.
John Syverson & Co.
e=S"We have bought the Davis &
Pickett stock of Hour and feed, an,i
would respectfully ask everybody to
call and learn our prices.
John Svverson & Co.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
A King Suicides.

Munich. June e14.-Ludwig, yesterday.
took his departure for Berg Castle, on
Lake Starnberg. The scenes along the
route We're affecting. The peasants
knelt in the roadways, weeping. The
king responded to their greetings.
mournfully, but kindly. He looked
pale and weary. The utmost precau-
tons have been taken to prevent him
from committing suicide.
Munich, June 14.-Ludwig. recently
deposed from the Bavarian throne. COM
mitted suicide yesterday evening. He
had gone out for promenade in the
park of Berg Castle, accompanied bv
DR.. Gudden, his physician. The king
suddenly threw himself into Starnberg
lake and drowned. The physician
jumped iEto the water to rescue the
king, and was also drowned This morn
ing the generals OF the Bavaran army
took the oath of allegiance to King
Ludwig's brother, Otto, who at once
assumes the title of king, under the
name of Otto the First. He is three
years younger than Ludwig. Otto,
however, will be simply nominaIly king.
as he is mentally incapable OF the gov
ernment, and Prince Luitpold, his UNI
Gle, will remain regent. The Bavarian
troops took oaths similar to those sworn
to by the generals.
Ludwig will be remembered as the
merry monarch that had grand opera at
Munich, with himself as sole spectator,
and real rain as par: of the business.
When it commenced to sprinkle he .'en-
cored' so enthusiastically that in ten
minutes lie had all the singers as wet us
drowned rats. and the stage foot I'M
der water. 1t is a pity to lose king
like that.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-06-18
Feed Mill.

Cooper Bros. ale prepared to
grind feed OF all kinds at their elevator,
in any amount. at reasonable rates.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
A Quarter of Mutton.

Extract from letter to the Cover
nor of Arkansas:
Il send you by John Cobbletree, one
of my neighbors, q quarter of mutton
and mess of young squirrels. / do
this just because l like the course you
have always took. killed the squir-
rels yistidy, an know they air fresh.
Thar amt nothin' nicer than young
squirrels. eat 'em sometimes till /
am fl to pop. Now let me say some
thing about the mutton. 1t is fresh
an fat, an hope you will enjoy it.
One OF my neighbors lost sheep the
other day, an he has accused me OF
stealin' it. He has had me arrested,
an am now in iai. He came to my
house, an grabbed holt of sheep that
1 had jest killed, but / managed to
keep enough to send to You. l am
mighty fond OF sheep meat, an when |
am right hongry ken eat it till l am
fit to pop. My trial will come on in a
day or two, an the way things are
shapin' 1 am afeerd they will put it to
me jes fur Joke. These folks out
here air the prankinist set OF people L
ever seen. They air allus happy when
they kin git a joke on prominent man
like me. 1 wouldn't be surprised If
they carry the joke so far as to want to
send me to the penitentiary. This
would hurt my chances for the Legs
lature. / don't want to be beat, but if
they keep me shut up very long the
other feller will git ahead OF me. Af-
ter you eat your mutton / wisht you
would write note to the Sheriff, an
tell him to let me out. Say, forgot
to tell you that the gran jury has been
let into the joke, an that they have
brought in joke of an indictment
ag'in' me. They may try me, an pass
the joke of q senten, on me before
your note gifts here, so / wish you
would write out q pardon after you eat
your mutton, an tell the Judge that /
am free. i know the joke will tickle
you, and you may make the pardon
Just as arusin' as you please.
SdlU TTdUeler.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
Lips.

Lips were made for smiles and kisses.
Birds cannot smile, flowers cannot kiss,
nothing on the earth can smile and kiss but
man. A smile is the color love wears, a
kiss is q demonstrative expression of affec-
ton. A smile is the light in the window of
the face, kiss is the swapping of loves
fire in the heart.
A smile has come to be in these degen-
crate days often a meaningless thing; q
kiss, through the custom of its indiscrim-
mate use, is frequently but little more.
This vulgarization of the kiss is prof
anation. 1t should be one of the holiest
demonstrations of the soul, butamong some
people-not all-and especially between
bubbling over, demonstrative femininity, a
kiss pops good-morning whizZes good
evening, sputters here and tiZzles there, un-
| til a sensitive refinement causes us to set
our teeth, brace our lips, and abide the
shock as Lest we can.
Indeed, it has come to such pass that
even Miss Prim is obliged TO look sharply
10 the dew on her lips, or ten to one it is
spirited away on some graceless mustache.
All Of which is high-h handed sacrilege,
and we herewith enter our protest and leave
J the further discussion of its propriety to
| the sages.
In seeking more light upon this tantaliz-
| Ing buDltCJ, VIC uIc NOilNlnCtu VIC ChllnON uO
better than consult the poets. 1t would
seem from the exuberant fashion in which
they gush over Intoxicating kisses, "dewy
] lips, aud heaven born smiles" that they
! have doomed the market and made a coruer
| in the commodity.
The bards, so far as we have been able
to find, have neglected TO sing of masculine
smiles and kisses. What, however, is more
soul-inspiring than mans smile, not TO
mention q mans kiss?
The faint futter of the mustached corners
of his mouth, the gentle parting of the full
lips, and then the round, hearty laugh. ac-
companied by the sly twinkle of the bright
eye.
That is one kind of masculine smile.
There is yet another, q description of
which We will have TO omit-he generally
goes out between acts to indulge in it.
When you come 10 investigate mascu-
line kiss you will find that, strictly speak
ing, there is no such thing in nature-it is
always n mixed matter.
But to return to the poets. II was Shak-
speare who told us whnt woman's lip was
for. He says:
@Teach not thy lip such scorn for IL was made
| For kissing, lady, not for such contempt"
Commenting upon this quotation, not
long since, gentleman presumably well
up in the science remarked that, Judging
from these words, Shakespeare wos in the
habit of kissing only one lip of his sweet
| heart, and il that were SO he had lost
half the delights of the operation. When
any kissing was done it should be spread
all over the mouth. Perhaps some mex
perienced youth may profit by this hint.
Ifold Shakespeare was priggish in his ideas
of kissing, it would seem Byron was pos
scssed of the opposite qualities, expressed
by the same word, with the letter II omitted
-piggish. In speaking of lovely woman,
he says:
Il love tho sox, and sometimes would reverse
Tho tyrant's wish that all mankind but had
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
One neck, which 6o with one fell stroke might


pierce.
NV wish IL quite ns wide, bvt not as bad;
That womankind had but one rosy mouth,
To kiss them all at once from north 70 SOUTH"
Byron certainly lived before his time-he
would have made such a dear, delightful
Latter Day Saint"
We do not recall any exact quotation, but
there has been great deal of nonsense
written about lips SO bedaubed with nectar
that bees would leave the dewy rose TO sip
their sweets. If there ever was such an
idiotic bee it must have been long time
ago-none are ever discovered at that
business nowadays. Men differ from bees
in that respect.
A kiss is an unfailing barometer. The
initiated can tell "the signs of the times"
invariably. 1t is sure indication of cold
wave il the young lady's best beau tells her
her kisses are ever so much sweeter than
the girls across the way.
There is sure to be q storm IL the young
woman's father catches him in the act.
There will be heavy clouds in the sky if,
when he is Just about to kiss her, he stops
short and asks her shows her motherY"
The rule is Just as sure when the girl has
been eating onions.
If he puts his arms afound her like q
bear and almost smothers her when he
kisses her, they are not married. If he
comes up with his hands in his pockets and
gives her tasteless smack, the probabili-
ties are that they are.
After all, what would girl be without
lips? She might be blind, and yet be beau
full. She might be bald, and yet wear some
other woman's hair. But il she had no lips
life would be desert drear.
All, it is woman's lips that try mems
souls!-ARnie T.. Nyers, IN Chicago
Ledger
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-22
UNSAFE SAVINGS.
A Cashier OF a st. LOais Bank AbscOnds
with $40, 1000 OF DepOsltors'
Money.
The Customary Promise that All Debts
Will Be Paid in Full
Speedily.
Tot. Louis dispatch. |

lbI Louis dlspatcn
The Provident Savings Bank OF this city
has closed its doors and made an assign
ment, Almond b. Thompson, the Cashier,
having absconded. Carlos s. Greeley, a
heavy deposition, fled petition for the ap-
pointment of receiver over the bank,
alleging that Cashier Thompson had not
been at the bank since the 18th; that q
partial examination of his books show a
deficit of over SAC, 900, and that it is be-
heved fuller examination will swell the
amount to much larger sum. The court
appointed w. III. Thompson, OF the COM
mercial Bank, receiver of the institution.
Until to-day no outsider imagined for q
moment that the bank was embarrassed,
and no run was made upon it. The inves-
tigation of the books had been under way
since Tuesday morning. At noon to-day
the Directors decided to close the doors. AS
soon as this action became known through
out the city, large crowds of depositors
congregated around the bank, anxious to
know the nature of the embarrassment,
and calling upon some one to inform them.
No one answered the call, and the excite
ment increased until it became necessary 10
call the police, who are now upon the scene
TO quell any possible disturbance. The
largest number of depositors are clerks
and poor men and women, so that the fail
ure will not affect 10 any great extent the
commercial interests of the city.
The President. of the bank, j. s. Gar
land, has been absent from the city for
about six months and the cashier has as
sumed his duties as well as his own. The
bank statement of yesterday shows total
80 n1 tOko liabilities -
$685. The amount of the deposits is
$426,649. The directors of the bank say
that they will not be able to realize ON their
apparent assets to their full extent.
Thompson, the absconding cashier, is q
graduate of Harvard College, and since he
has held his responsible position in this
city has been regarded as a man of sterling
integrity. He is President of the Harvard
Club of this city and of the Light
Cavalry, and q prominent Knight Tenn
plar. He announced his intention the
latter part of last week of accom-
panying the Light Cavalry to the State
Encampment at Sweet Springs; and il
was generally supposed that he was there.
Advices from that point, however, state
that he has never been near the camp, and
it is supposed that he has joined the army
of defaulters in Canada. No cause for his
defalcation can be assigned other than fast
living, for he has never been known to
speculate.
Lpl.o sruvunt OF cashier TnoInpson Donu
was $4,000. The bond was signed by Car
los S. Greeley and the cashiefs father, who
is wealthy retired liquor dealer. w. III.
HfsDeen- CAREFULLY managed, ana that few,
if any. bad loans exist. 1t is his opinion
that the depositors will be paid in full.
Many of the stockholders say they are will
ing to turn their stock into fund with
which to pay the depositors dollar for dol
lar
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Dead Souls.

An old physician remarked lately
"There is no study in human nature SO
difficult to me as certain class OF
young girls. L spent part of this
summer with two specimens of this
class. They had the usual amount of
capacity for observing, and understand
ing, and feeling. They had been edu-
Gated at much cost to their parents
both were constant attendants at
church.
Il saw nothing in their faces, man
ners, or bearing to argue that they
were imbecile. Their mother was an
invalid, nearing the grave. Nothing
could be more touching than the pa
tient, appealing gaze with which her
eyes followed them, watching for some
signal of affection. But they hal eyes
and thought for nothing but a gown
they were making. They were used to
her love, her illness, even to the thought
of her death.
IL walked out with them through
great forest, under the solemn stars
They saw no beauty, no sublimity in
them. They chartered necessarily of
the new trimming of their bonnets.
They were used to the meaning of the
trees and stars. The only thing ap-
parently to which they were not used
were the changes in ribbons, pufls, and
fognces, -, .,,.,,..,,,4....;.,, H., -,
listened to the great 'Te Deum' which
has como down to rs through many
worshipers Of God. They nudged
each other while they sang it to look at
q beaded cloak in the next pew.
"We physicians now test the temper
ature of patients body, and if we find
it below certain degree, know that
death is alrea ly in the heart. When i
find so low a degree of temperature in
the words, actions, and thoughts of q
human body, begin TO fear that the
soul within is cold and dead beyond re-
call"
Old John Bunyan taught us the same
lesson in his picture of the man with
the muck-rake, who incessantly scraped
together the foul, perishable stuff, and
kept his eye bent on it, while the great
world opened around him, and the
wind blew, and the sun shone, and God
waited for him behind them all.
Do we, too, use this rake, and what
is it that we gather p Youths Compdia-
ION.