Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1886-07-09
From John Smith.

Several friends have asked me. recent
ly. and number have asked me during
the past winter. why have so little to-
say about Judge Clifford The reason is
simply this: Judge Clifford can speak foi
himself, When he wants to SAY any
thing.
King Nehemiah, the First. commonly
known as Ordway, IN. G. " is making
big Doodle out of the sale of the lands
which have been selected for the New
National Library. The Old Congress-
lonal Library has become Il thing of
dust and rust and must. in the cata-
combs of the Capital. Provision had
to he made fol- a new building for the
numberless tons of lore, and King
Nehemiah was wise enough in his gen.
Grafton to find the most eligible site for
the new building. and then to influence
Congress to buy it. But first ,le bought
the land himself for song. and NOW
the Omitted States Government will
have to pay him Il royalty upon his sag
acity. lie will make not less than $50.
GOO clear. cool, hard money ont of the
little ''spec.' Such a man as that
ought not to be confined to so small IL
field of operation as the District of Col
umbia lie ought to be on the prailics
of the wierd wild west. 1t he We're only
in Dakota to day, with all of those prof
it's, how popular he would be.
One of the ''oll families" young
man of questionable morals, entered Il
saloon here few evening ago to Kill the
proprietor. The latter filled him with
lead and the young man went away to
have coroner sit on him. lie has gone
to the place where saloon keepers do not
keep ready reyolvers.
There are more live niggers and fleas
and other vermin here. in summer time,
than there are hens teeth in all Dakota.
We can use poison powder OH the i'll
sects, but we can not kill the niggers,
yet, they are a worse pest to the city
than the vermin. Fact: God may have
made good niggcrs before the war, and
some may be left over: but none of
them ever came here. lie must keep
them in band-boXes down South.
Congress is still engaged lila worldly
warfare: every day members call each
other liars. and all That sort o. thing.
and then go out afterwards. and get full
together. They are like the sailor and
the parson. The sailor was swearing
constantly and the chaplain reproyed
him.
''Well, Chaplain said the sailor
l'ou pray great deal. and ! swear a
great deal, but neither of us mean any
thing by it,
President Cleveland has married Il
handsome woman who is as brainy. and
as ambitious us Mrs. Senator Logan.
She has youth on her side, and she will
have great deal to do with his rcnom-
ination. All that slirewd woman can
do to further the interests of her lus-
band the young mistress Of the White
House will do. Cleveland is almost Ger
tain to be renominatcd. Even the pol
itiri MS and hitherto leaders OF his party
concetle that.
Republicans feel that their champion
for 1855 will be the same Plumcd
Knight who led them to defeat in 1854.
They believe that James G.. Blaine is
the only man who can pilot them back
to the promised land. If they imagine
that Blaine can lie elected by cagng
Burchard. during the campaign. they
are mistaken. Strange as it may seem
there are thousands of Just such cases,
yet alive. Caging one will not destroy
the species.