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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06
Official DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICERS

STATE OFFICERS.
Go.ernor-John Miller
Lieut.. Governor-Alfred Dickey.
Secretary-John Fhttie.
Audltnr-John P. Gray.
Treasurer l.. E Booker.
VperinIendeni of Public Instruction-Wm
Mitch II.
Attorney Gene.al-Geo. F. Goodwin.
supreme Court Juiges-Gny C. H. Corliss.
Alfred Wa!lin j NJ. Bartholomew.
Ea road ComnlSS o.:crs--Dayiu Bartlett, Geo
$. Montgomery. L. :. Underhii.
O. m!ni>s on "f Lahor-iI.r II. Hegesen.
Commissioner oi lusutunce-A. l. Carey.
Congressman--N c. Hansbroush
Juuse u s.ric, Gourt. Fiftn U,sinct-Roderck
Rese. of jamestown.
COUNTY oErIcEKs.
Commissioners z. C. Cooper, chairman. e.
u. Mossley, ii. V. Stafford, Nels Nemmingsol
Andrew Tcrdn.
Resis,e. o, Deeds-Rolef Berg.
49,. vi i;'s.,.yt touri-O. ID. Erinton.
Sheru-M. L Michuels
District A,torney-ivcr jacobson
i:e&s.ze1-hnud Thompson.
Anuii"r-P. y. Megurd.
Surveyo.-MartIn A. Uelalld
>npi. OF Srhcuisiir. u +. Kerr.
Judge of l'rotate-l'e1er E. Nelson.
Coron, r-1r. Kerr.
Commissioners of inSanitv-Pelcr e, Nelson
L. f. neri an;i iNer jacobson.
justices ol pe,.ce--i. Il. Mar1l;. Couperssow1
T. j. Ne.s' IL. Romness; Aionzo Ellis, Willow
W. Baher. tlann@tord; NJ n Ueand, Galla.i.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06

The fiftyirst congress assembled
at noon Monday at Washington.
Both branches Of congress are repub-
ican for the first time in many years.
Reed. of Maine, was elected speaker.
The senator's from North and South
Dakota and Washington were present
and drew for their seats. Congress
man Hansbrough is hard at work and
is trying to get an appropriation from
congress for three fine public build
ings for North Dakota.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06
ALDeN'S MANIFOLD cYcLOPEDl1.

The seventeenth volume of .Alden's
Manifold Cyclopedia extends from
Gogo, town and seaport of British
India, to Haliography, description
of the sea, and compares favorably
with its predecessors in its skillful ed
iting, handy form, excellent typo
graphy and binding, and its remark
able economy in cost. The publish
er formerly announced the work to
be published in"3o or more volumes
now it is definitely to be completed
in 40 volumes, and they are prom
ised hereafter at the speed of at least
one volume a month, which is very
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06


The Minneapolis Tribune building
with all its printing outfit was burned
to the ground last Saturday night
Several lives were lost. The build
ing has always been considered as a
death trap and the prediction has
turned out correct. The sufferings
of the people trying to get out of the
burning furnace is reported as being
horrible. The Tribune will lno doubt
90 to work and build structure that
will eclipse the institution of the
Pioneer Press.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06

Ex-Gov. Ordway has retired to his
ranch to look into the eyes of his
steers-something that never betray-
ed man in his own language. Mr..
Ordway says that he is going to de-
vote his whole time to the good OF
North Dakota and is willing to do all
he can to help our new senator's to Sc
cure appropriations for irrigation pur-
poses and public buildings. The
people sat down on him because he
was a carpet-bagger. If he stays
right in Dakota and helps build up
the new state, when the next senator
is to be elected, with him in the field,
the people may feel more kindly to-
ward him.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06

Senator ]. o. Smith sends the
COURIER 4 copy of senate bill No. l.,
headed GA bill for an act to pre-
scribe penalties for the unlawful
manufacture. sale, and keeping for
sale intoxicating liquors, and to regu-
late the sale, barter and giving away
of such liquors for medical, scientific
and mechanical purposes" The bill
is too long for publication but can be
seen at this Office. 1t was introduced
by Senator Rowe, of Cass county.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06

Speaker Wellman has announced
his list of committees. From the re-
port furnished by the Argus, Griggs
county seems to have got the cold
shoulder on chairmanships.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06
$500 PER ANNUH
Town of Sycrdrup.

Town of Svcrdrup.
John Forsberg, Judge of election. SO %
ohfls' Austad 90
Mathew Davidson IS N
Arne F. Thompson, clerk of cleo
''e4i ...-. ............ ..... %
NJ. 4. Iceland, clerk of election
ana return OF poll oll........... 90
Town of Wheatland.
of" skattebo, Judge of election and
return OF poll 81 e0
Edwin Olsen, Judge OF election. on
ASlaS Gunderson > m
M. II. Hagen em
N. Hem mingson. clerk of election %
Precinct o.
j. M. Freer, judge of election and
return of poll IN
w. A. Baker Judge OF election. , 90
m Saar . , 90
+. X. Lilly, clerk OF election. , co
| VIM. Cronk . on
! GA melton bill of SUM stnsburn for
fence iron was allowed, whenever said
bill should have been certified to-.
Amount, So a5.
on motion the road poll and school
poll tax for the year 1886. assessed
against j. a. Lawrence, was abated, the
same having been paid in the state of
Minnesota, us per receipt filed with the
auditor.
On motion the bill of A. \. Coleman
for road work and making out report of
same, was laid over until next meeting
for further consideration.
On motion bills OF G. w. y. Barnard
4 Co., was laid over until next meeting
for further consideration.
The report OF road committee for the
vacation OF the road running diagonally
across the nw1 OF see. s, tip. 147, range
5s, TO be opened along the bluffs on the
north and east sides Of said quarter was
presented and on motion accepted
The application for u refunding order
by Hiram Reed for 1887 and 1888 taxes
raid by said Hiram Reed on the nw4 Of
sec 2l, tip. l4s and range 60, was upon
motion laid over for further consldcra-
ton.
On motion The road running dagon-
ally across the ltwl OF sec. s, tp. HI and
range %, WAS declared vacated and that
the new road as surveyed and plated
by the county surveyor be and the
same is hereby declared as public high
way, said road commencing ut a point
in the section liue between sections s
and ., in township HI, II of range SO W.
which point is 9-as5 chains due south of
section corner between sections I, 5. s
and in said township, thence running
along the foot of the bluff as follows:
N. 5s deg W, a distance of 10 chains.
N.G2 '' /" 1900
s. G9l ' s 500
to middle OF creek.
5. So! deg W, adstance a OF 800
to old survey of highway
N. 42 deg w, Il distance of 6-43 ("
along same highway to quarter stake
on the north side of sec $, to. 147, r.
SO.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Nov. 23d, 1899, ut o'clock p. m.
=. A. MELGARD,
Auditor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06
7 H b G 0 u r | E R
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING
TRUBSHAW & THOMPSON,
Publishers.
PERCY R. TRUBSHAW, Editor

Senators Pierce and Casey are in
Washington. Now watch Nortl,
Dakota's smoke.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06
Hope, Nov. 81, 1899.

ED. COURIER:
Having been consigned to the
depths of oblivion by the COURIER, it is
undoubtedly bad form for us to agal,I
'bob up scrcnely." 1t must be that. like
Hanlct's ghost, we will not down.
The farmers and merchants of Steele
county are not as jubilant as they arc
wont to be- Crops We're poor and the
wheat market still more so, conscauent-
ly much of the crop was marketed else
where. The farmers bought their sup.
plies where they sold their wheat, thus
seriously iniurlng the home trade, al
though Hope is probably as cheap Il
place to trade rs their is in North Da-
kota.
Sunday night we had The pleasure of
attending services at the Methodist
church, which is presided over by the
young and popular divine S Il. Maho-
ney. He contemplates delivering Il
series of lectures in Cooperstown in the
near future. Should he do so, we be-
speak him q warm welcome from our
people.
We very unexpectedly ran across
Charley Fairbanks. Chas. is now Local
ted at Paige, where he is very wei:
liked.
Caleb Dawdy is still in business here,
but, with Il number of others, contem-
plates moving to Washington Territory.
Westward Ho! seems TO be the watch-
word.
The elevation Of Casey to seat in the
.. S. senate was considerable OF sur
prise to the local politicians and some-
what of shock to those whs were lay
ing long odds on Ordway, but all grace
fully submit to the inevitable.
Begging your pardon tor resurrecting
and assuring you that in all probability
it is but dying three. We remain, as
usual, w. S. H.
Wanted.
Competent housekeepcr.
ot c. ii. MosELEr.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1889-12-06

Competent housekeeper.
81 c. IL. MosELEr.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
FARMERS FEEL PROTECTED" !"

CARMI, ILL.,, April 6.-The prospect
of an early and abundant wheat bar-
vest has caused our farmers to hasten
their preparations for that Important
event, and to the astonishment of many
they were confronted at the outset
with the increased cost of binding
twine. The sweeping advance in the
price Of this important item in agricui-
tural economy has led to meetings and
consultations in the different neighbor-
hoods here, and at meeting compos-
ed largely of republicans held in this
county the other day, they passed res
olutions denouncing trusts. and pledg-
ed their united efforts to hereafter re-
sist the protective system that fostered
them. In a trip over the country the
other dav your correspondent met and
conversed with several intelligent far
mers who have heretofore advocated a
high protective policy, but now can
didly admit that they had never
realized, until this last straw had been
placed upon the camels back, who
were really the "beasts of burden"
The discussion of the Mills bill in the
last Congress is now daily yielding
fruit, particularly in the agricultural
districts, where the people are feeling
and seeing the tendency of "protec-
tiOn," and the organization of tariff re-
form leagues is becoming popular.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
INDICTMENTS THROWN OUT.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 3l.-Fif-
teen indictments for crimes against
election laws were thrown out of the
federal court to-day by Judge Woods,
all against republicans. Judge Clay
pool says the indictments were proper
ly and legally drawn.
Commenting on Judge Woods ac-
tion, the Sentinel says the indictments
were carefully drawn by able lawyers
i'm accordance with the requirements Of
the statute and in the precise forms
heretofore followed in similar cases in
Judge Woods court, and adds:
$50 far as Indiana is concerned the
laws against bribery, illegal voting and
other offences against the suffrage are
dead letter unless perchance demo-
crat violates them. They will remain
II dead letter while our judicial ma
chinery continues in its present hands" "
If the errors are, as it is said, techni
cal. the grand jury that found the in
dictments can be re- called, the flaws
corrected, and new indictments found
without delay or expense. There is
precedent for this.
But il is not the intention OF the
present United States district attorney,
republican, to call back the old grand
jury. lie says that any grand jury can
return the indictments, and that some
of the cases may be brought up in the
state courts.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
Senator Vance's Poem.

Washington Cor. of the Chicago Herald.
Senator Vance set colleagues and specia-
tors in roar by reading IN splendid style the
following pastoral, which he said was enti-
tied. 1.-THE girl with one stocking; u protec-
tive pastoral composed and arranged for the
spinning wheel, respectfully dedicated TO
that devoted friend of protected machinery
and high taxes, the senator from Rhode
Island. Mr.. Aldrich:'
Our Mary had little lamb,
And her heart was most intent
To make its wool beyond its worth.
Bring 56 per cent.
But q pauper girl across the sea
Had one small lamb also.
Whose wool for less than half that sum
She'd willingly let go.
Another girl. who had no sheep
Nor stOcking-wOOl nor flax
But money just enough to buy
A pair without the tax,
Went to the pauper girl to get
Some wool to shield her feet.
And make her stockings not of flax,
But both of wool complete.
When Mary saw the girls design
She straight began to swear
She'd make her buy both wool and tax
Or let one leg go bare.
So she cried out: "ProteGt reform!
Let pauper sheep wool free!
If il will keep both her legs warm
What will encourage mer"
So IL was done, and people said
Where e'er that poor girl went,
One leg was warmed with wool and one
With 56 per cent.
Now, praise to Marv and her lamb,
Who did this scheme invent,
TO clOthe one half IA gIrI IN wool
And one half in per crnt.
All honor, too, TO Mary friend,
Aud all protective acts,
That cheapiy ClOthe the rich in wool
And wrap the poor in tax.
The reading of this piece of doggt rel was
received with shouts OF laughter, even repub
lican senators leaning back in their seats and
giving unrestrained way to their mlrth. A,
for the people in the galleries, they screamed
aud yelled frantically, and when Senate,
nee sat down kept up their uproarIou.
..uuu,r unit the North Carolina man grave
" inclined his head IN Acknowledgement.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
YELLOW FEVER.

Iu Rio Janeiro at present there is but
one top.c-epidemic which is. making
such great ravages among all classes.
The official returns of the deaths from
yellow fever since the commencement
OF the year sum up 1,500 victims from
that form of lever alone, and the NOR
tality from other types unusually great.
The inhabitants of Rio Janeiro are in
fact dying at the rate of two thousand
month in a city of three hundred
thousand, largely depleted by the flight
of everyone able to take refuge i'm the
highland sanitaria. Children from ten
years down are the special prey, even
infants few days old snccumbing TO
yellow fever. and no medical skill
avaiIs to save the families OF the most
eminent physicians from decimation.
No doubt the great severity of the
epidemic arises from the complete fail
ure of the rainy season to make it's ap-
pearance this summer, resulting in a
great scarcity OF water and in the dry
ing up of the swamps inside and out
side the city so effectually that not a
crosk of frog is to be heard where in
other years the ears were deafened with
THAR nnisa
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
A Project on Foot 10 Add IL 10 the
Country by Parchase.
youths CompaniOn.l

L
Many people in the southern. part OF
the state of California are interested in
project to add to this republic by
friendly purchase from Mexico the ter
ritory of Lower California Mr.. Van
dever, one of the representatives OF
California in congress, has suggested
plan for snch all annexation. He is OF
the opinion that, Tor the sum of, say
twenty million OF dollars, Mexico would
be quite willing to part with Lower
California, as il puts the region TO very
little use, and has already granted
large portion of it to an American com
mercial and coloniziDg company.
Lower California has not, indeed, re-
ceived any development worth mention
under the rule of either the Spauiards
or the Mexicans. 1t has always been
regarded by them as almost valueless.
A great part OF this peninsula, which
extends for more than seven hundred
miles along the western coast of Next
co, is mountainous, and other parts are
arid and sterile. There is, however.
OH the other had, much land that might
be rendered productive under enter
prising development, and unquestiona-
oily a certain wealth in minerals exists.
The climate of the greater part of
Lower California Is said to be quite as
delightful and salubrious as that of
Southern California, aud the Occupa-
ton of SO much of the land in the lat
ter section by settlement has attracted
attention to the great peninsula TO the
southwark.
But Americans do not like TO settle
in foreign land. They are excellent
colonists, but only under their own
flag. II is not at all likely that citizens
of the United States would settle in
any large numbers In Lower California
unless that territory were made part
of this republic. Our people have no
disposition to possess themselves of
this region, or of any other, for that
matter, except with the friendly con-
sent of the power TO which it is now
subject. Having this fact in view, 1t is
| stated that the representative from
California named above MIR. Vandever,
will, at the next session of congress,
present a resolution looking 10 pur-
chase
1t appears strange, beyond donbt,
that 30 vast country as Lower Cali
fornIa should have remained for CELL
turies undeveloped and almost unset
tied, il it is indeed region capable of
profitable development but it is to be
remembered that nearly all the terrific
ry we have acquired from Mexico, in
Guiding California itself, was practical
ly an undeveloped wilderness until it
came under the influence Of American
enterprise. 1t is not at all probable
that Lower California would ever be a
second California or TEXAS IL dOea
not appear to possess more than frac-
ton of the natural resources Of either
OF those great states. 1t might, possi-
bly,, make a promising new territory if
it could be acquired under advantage
Gus circumstances but the project will
be far more interesting to the people of
California than to those OF any other
part of the country.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
CURRENT COMMENTS.

The Buffalo Courier is responsible
for the following Tin religion Wana-
maker is Presbyterian, but in politics
he is a Quayker."
Blaine to Harrison:-'sI accept this
trust, with the understanding, you
know, that trusts are largely private
affairs. .''-[Buffalo Courier.
whenever there exists q struggle
for freer government and tor mans en-
reimbursement there will be found the
United States '"-Grover Cleveland to
the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick.
When Abraham Lincoln was strug-
CLING with the Offices seekers Artemus
Ward offered to take bis "Great Moral
Show" to the White House and turn
the anaconda loose. General Harrison
would give any thing just now for the
presence of the genial Artemus.-[ At.
lante Constitution.
A new trust has been formed. The
The manufacturers of "Binder Twine"
have combined, and propose to tax
farmers all that the traffic will bear
Well, the farmers voted at the recent
election that taxation was a blessing,
and they have no right TO complain al
the increase of their blessings - Chi.
cago Leader.
We do not believe in protection as it
is practiced by the republican party of
to-day, but it is an infinitely less mis-
chievous thing at it's worst than the
narrow, greedy, hypocritical southern
policy which Chandler aud men OF his
stamp would wish to make the chief
end of republicanisn.-CN. Y. Times.
Mrs. Platt, who is skiIlful amateur
photographer, has several pictures of
her husband, the ex- senator, taken by
the instantaneous process One of
them shows him throwing stones from
his garden walk into a wheelbarrow.
1t is apprehended in some quarters that
a picture to be taken about three years
hence may show him throwing stones
into President Harrison's back yard,
[Chicago Tribune.
Ex-President Cleveland may be sure
that he carries with him into private
life an earnest assurance of public re.
spect for the honesty of his purposes,
for the patriotism of his impulses aud
for the cleanliness of his administra-
ton. 1t would be unjust in this hour
to deny that his record as president has
been courageous, self-respecting and
possessed Of dignity beyond the level
OF his party. Hail and farewell to you,
MIR. Observation-Disclosures rress,
Rep.
Mr.. Albert e Porter, ex-governor
OF Indiana, has been appointed minis
ter of the United States to Italy. The
job is rather "soft thing" for a per-
son who desires season of leisure
with fair salary; but it is one of the
second rate missions, and Mr. Porter,
who thought himself all available can
didate for the presidency year ago,
might be justified in hesitating about
its acceptance. He Is thorough re-
publican, however, and of that variety
OF the species few decline any thing
that is offered. Chicago Globe.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
THE PIG AND THE cow.


A Pig having fallen into Pit set up
loud squealing for Help, and the Cow
came Running to see what was the
matter. In her Anxiety to he of SER
vice she caved the bank in on the Pig
and SmOthered him.
"Alasl" he gasped with his Dying
breath, chad l called in the Bear, who
is my Enemy, 1 should have been no
worse off!
Moral: It's about an Even thing
whether you call the Doctor or the
Lawyer.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
EX-MAYOR HEWITT'S BIG PUR
CHASE.

FLORENCE, Ala, March 25. 1882
1t is reported that controlling inter-
est in the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railway Company has been sold to
Abram S. Hewitt, Edgar Cooper, Mr..
Murphy and others, of New York city.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road Company is the largest and
wealthiest corporation doing business
in the south. being consolidation OF
the Pratt Coal and Coke Company
Coaiburg Coal and Railroad Company
and one or two other important COM
panles. They own millions of acres
OF coal and iron lands, besides the fa
nous Pratt and Coslburg mines near
birmingham; also several important
branches and mineral railroads in Ala
balna and Tennessee, besides large
blocks OF stock of several of the princi
pal furnaces in the two states.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
WANAMAKER's PHILANTHROPY.
ISt. Louis Post.


Wanamaker is patriotic protector
of American labor, and as liberal
contributor to republican campaign
funds gets first class advertisement
in the New York Worlds Berlin letter
describing the foreign cloak manuiac-
tory in which our new postmaster
general has TOR several years past en-
ployed about one hundred and twenty
of the pauper girls of Berlin at starva-
ton wages. He pays 60 cents apiece
for making cloaks that sell tor 800 in
Philadelphia, and between him and
the girls there are contractors who
"sweat" the wages down so low that
the girls can not exc out even the most
miserable existence without assistance
from their families, or from what they
call bridegroom" This is the kind
of protection to labor which many
American millionaires are practicing
when they preach high wages, just as
they preach pure elections while they
raise enormous campaign funds for bri-
bers to spend, and then go TO church
and pray without inquiring what is
done with the money.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
THEY ARE SENSITIVE.
From the Detroit Free Press.


"You'v We lost him for good this time"
said the boss barber to one of his shaw
ers as customer went out and slam
med the door behind him.
Eyes, but forgot"
"That's no excuse. If you can't at
tend to business you must 60"
"What is the tronble?" quericd re-
porter of the boss.
"He didn't brush the mans head"
"But his head was as bald as bone"
"Certainly, and that's why he should
have brushed it. Bald headed men are
very sensitive, you must use the brush
the same as if they had plenty of hair.
To do 30 gives them an idea that YOU
don't take particular notice of their
badness"
"And won't that man return?'
"Never. He'll try some other shop
next time, and will even advise his
friends to keep away from here"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-13
CHRISTIANITY AND CHURCHES.
detroit free Press,

1t is an historic fact that Christianity
got on and thriVed for over 200 years
without synagogues or temples. IL
was not until the end of the third CEN
tury that Christians reared edilices SET
apart for public worship. Our Lord
prayed and preached in private houses,
in the open air, by the wayside. from
the deck OF a chance fishing smack
anywhere. everywhere. So did the
apostles; so did their SUCCESSORS. There
is no sanctity in brick and mortar
Nothing makes place sacred but
Gods realized presence; and that
makes any spot holy ground, from the
aisle OF the forest to the aisle of the ca
tbedral