Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1890-02-14
81. so PER ANNU!1Ik.l' /
roe Saturday night. Mr.. Proctor is ON
government business. and Uncles
Jerry is taking !. little recreation.
CN THE WING.
Buxton, Feb. 10, 1880.

ON THE WING.
Buxton, Feb 10, 1880.
Though the mills Of Col grind sl,wly
yet they grind eNseedisl ely s,n,ll;
Though with patience He stands waiting
with exactness grinds He all"
10 this quotation. we wish somebody
would call the attention Of the ag1rega-
ton now misrepresentiEg the people Of
North Dakota at Bismarck.
Not content with rendering homeless
hundreds of poor farmers, who lE,ve
settled upon, and cultivated the school
lands in good faith, they now seek To
fasten upon them an institution tftat
every year will take from the country
IS to every one that That put in tke
treasury.
While we have nothing to say againse
u mans occasionally investing dollar
in the Louisiana lottery, while we be-
licvo that the lottery itself is no worse
than the bucket shops, or boards OF
trade, yet We do believe it crime
against the people, to bring such an oc-
topus in our midst. to set the seal of :,p-
proval of the great state of North, Da-
kota on gambllng in any form; especl-
ally in the face of the vigorous protests
being received from the state and U. S.
It has been openly said by :. ,,romia-
ent r. r. official that the farmer lecis-
lature" is the cheapest legislature they
ever have to buy. If after offering Ia.
$4,000, 900 they can buy our legislature
for $lO5,00o, plus what Senator Spen-
GERS puyate cash account shows, it will
be but Il confirmation of the statement.
Said cash account would furnish very
Interesting reading. Senator Spencer
is evidently stocking his sheep farm
with .lambs."
The annual blow caught us at tho
capital of Tr,ll county. Caledonia is
finely situated as far us level farming.
land, scenery, and proximity to timber
are concerned, but being twelve miles.
from railroad it is not growing, nor
will it, unless some of the numerous
surveys materializc. The probabilities.
are that thcle will he another vote next
fall on moving the county seat. II So.
Caledonia will lose her only plum, and,
If it be true that MayviAe will give up,
all claim to it, in consideration that.
Hillsboro helped MayAlle obtain the
the normal school, then will said plum.
fall into the open mouth of Hiisboro.
DR.. Cleveland. of Caledonia, has
started an industry, that in time, wlll
undoubtedly prove source Of profit Ia
him, namely, the breeding Of Shetland
ponies. The DR.. attended the New Or
leans exposition, and while there had
his attention called to the business, was
struck by the possibilities it, offered,
and bought few tbcroughbreds to be-
gin with. Since then he has added to
his herd until he now has nine. The
mother of the herd is totally blind,
stands AZ inches high, weighs about 400
pounds, yet can travel 10 miles an hour
W 'oPo ~ HltcS WlChOuI n UFeAk WlCu u
l5O pound man on her back. They arc
very quiet and gentle, curiously marked,
can he broken and driven at 18 months,
and bring big prices.
|! Cummings is yet in ITS infancy, In fact
has not yet dotted her swaddling clothes.
having but one store. half u doze1r
dwelling houses and three elevators.
Buxton downs its neighbor in point OF
size, IN fact has . good start in life. It
is the home of Budd Reeve, who is.
busily engaged III punching holes in
protection. Bndd is strong wrltss.
and thoroughly understands his subject.
but politics and religion seem to have
been lost sight of in the discussion of
the lottery scheme. We suggest that.
as meansof revenue the bill be amand-
ed SO that the. state itself can run q lof-
terry, then they could have revenue az
8 or 8 millions year instead of 4. pail
try $75, 900. III.