Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-03-14
CHRls K.
HELENA.
Tho mid pleasures aud palaces
We've been on tho rnane

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We've been on the roam
You can bet yous sweet life.
There's no place like home,
While sojourning with tha pleasant
people of Hope we were very much sur.
prised to read in the great family paper
that we were in Grand Forks, selling
books for living. Seeilgsthat "Flap','
IS just beginning to climb the ladder Of
fame, we will forbear criticisinq h,m.
when he has attained our present proud
eminence in the profesh, he will know
that. first and last, accuracy. is tho ono
deslderatums'in pencil pushing. You
were wrong on two counts friend f.
Wchave not been in Grand, Forks for.
some time ner do we sell books for 4.
living. Occasionally we raise enough.
golden grain for that and; sell, cyclopc-
dias:for profit and from. a spirit Of
philanthrophy. Our work. carries u.s.
among the best class of people. On.
every hand we hear expressions of dis
gust at the work of our legislature aneRs
that they will soon adjourn. w. N.
Roach, who has just returned from an.
extended eastern trip, says that man,
is inclined to disown his state, when ON.
every hand he hear his representatives,
neeringly spoken Of. s. j. Johnson, Of
Mayvi:le, who has been on. southern
trip. finds that the gensral impression
is, that we must be fine lot il our legis-
lature Is fair sample Of tho people. So
it is out OF compassion for our national
reputation and in hopes Of raising; tho
standard of education (and the amount
of cur cash account) that we distr,buts
the great educator.
We had the pleasure of spending n
few.days in Grand Forks, and very
thriving city it is. The buildings that
are going up will greatly improve its
looks and be credit to all concerned.
The Hotel Dacotall, five story brack.
building with elevator, thing, steam
heat and electrio.lights, is undoubtedly
the finest hotel west of st: Paul. Bho
Security Trust Go. are finishing q fyo
story brick, that, will be handsome. antk
substantial The Odd Fellows are. erect
ing ~ very unique building: of siinilar
height, while The Herald has the. first
story up of a granite and brick building
that when finished. will compare. favor
ably with plants in Chicago and St.
Paul. This,is no doubt but that they
have better farming country than We
have. Farms in the valleys of the Goose
Red and Elk river will stand more
drouth than ours. Between Buxton an /
Grand Forks the yield this year was
from Is to 80 bushels per acre.
| The Rev. s. b. Ma.haney with some Of
his brethren from PARK River, is con-
ducting some very successful revival
meetings. Had we not seen it with eur
own eyes we would never have believed
that S. B. would be q backslider, but he
certainly did "slide ON his back" in at
tempting to jump small r,ver flowing
across the sidewalk. He is very cir
cumspect in conversation, but the man.
ner IN which he 'dam'-ed the stream
for second was hard-on good clothes.
The Rev. is talking of going to Wash
ington territory in the fall but his many
friends hope he will change his mind.
G. Dawdy's trip to the coast confirmed
him in the belief that Dakota was goo1
enough for him. He has put up large
and handsome sign, and is putting ent
heaps Of hand made harness at s25 per
set.
| Tho G. A. r of Hope is on the war
path in full paint. With many good
citizens they are tired of feeding on
promises that never materalizs, and
they are sending an appeal to tho four
quarters If the U. s., calling on their
, comrades TO stand by them in electing
good honest men to Office. men who
. will stand by their pledges irrespeetiva,
of party, or party issues. Lat tia goe1
work 20 on.