Griggs courier., 1890-01-03
ter d few wee ks visit.

floor by the sharp shod heels Of cold
jack, who's broncho spirit was moved
by little medicine put on his neck.
Dad has been too busy Of late taking
lessons in cooking. He is at present
studying the art Of bachingi the princi
pie bill of fare will be pancakes, and 70.
a change he will go visiting. Neigh
bors will please take warning and be
prepared. He will give few select
''bill of fares" to all of our bachelors,
with some well prepared household
hints that will perhaps astonish any
queen of the tairest home. Manners
and table etiquette will be specially.
When December brings rain North
Dakota is surely a state; and further
more, it gives all down hearted topers
to understand that our new state will
have enough wet to quench their dry
throats eycn though it be Il prohibition
state.
How they still skip. Old settlers who
have, Of late, put on an abundance of
style, have picked up their grip sack
and mysteriously slipped out of sight.
Men who have handled dollars aud
bushels Of No. hard by the thousands
are mostly elected with the '.skip."
Dad says, blessed be nothing.
Ono by one the Courier scribes drop
off and remain silent, and we begin to
feel lonesome. Perhaps we had better
all drop our chalk and join the silent
multitude. Our items, written by
horny listed farmers, may never be
read-it is to be hoped some of them
are not-and no one knows what the
opinion of the Courier waste basket Is,
of our startling news, but nevertheless.
as long as the two warriors" Chris \
Of Willow, and j. r. of Gallatin, hold
the fort. Dad will also continue patient
ly behind the fence and sling mud
I'VE hope some wise delegate at Bis
I marck will amend our herd law, so that
we should not be crowded out of our
own neighbortood by herders from
other counties, with from 800 to 500
head of cattle. We understand that j,
herd from Cass county will be here next
summer, again to cat up what little hay
we do have.
And again jacob Rapp is in luck. His
wife presented him with a nice Christ
mas present i'll the shade OF bouncing
girl, all is well with Mrs. and Miss
Rapp.
We understand Mr.. Chas Andersoni is
going into the livery business. He is to
to take charge of Mr.. Chns. Hollins.
heads barn at Valley City. Charley
will do well ut that kind of business, be-
cause it suits him better than farming.
y O. N. S. washed two calves with ker.
osine oil, to rid them of lice, but II
proved to be n kill and not !. cure; the
calves died. He thinks now he has
learned something.
I hope Dad don't crowd out any ads
this week, but two weeks silence has
gathered SO much gas that some must
be let off, if half of it has be curtalied
and continued next week.
Our school board in our new district
is figuring on building 1stone school
house. Some of the board thinks home
made wooden benches are good enough
$50 to save expenses. One of our tax
payers ut school meeting said, there
was no use for dictionary, maps and al
these new tangled things, 1--WE never
used them in our school," Another
said, "yes, maps are good enough. L
we had had geography in our school W.
would never have been in this coun
) try
Miss Dora Anderson silently passed
away into rest after long suffering
sickness Sunday Dec. Goth, at 4 p. III
The entire community join to mourn
the loss. The funeral took place at tn,
school house. DAD.