Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-05-08
ASHTABULA.

Saturday April 25ti was II very not
day with II scorching south wind, tho
prairles was never in q better condition
for a blaze, and to be sure the day had
not far advanced, when we ut the hour
between ten and eleven, saw terrible
fire sweeping over the hills ut the rate
of 8 miles an hour, going straight north
rapidly spreading east and wcstand scat
tering destruction right and left. The
trecclaim of Mr. Ladbury, Sr., was
nearly destroyed; Il severe loss to MIR.
Ladbury, who has spent many years
of hard labor and painstaken to make
it a fine grove on the prairie. Two
stacks of hay belonging to Thomas Car>
tis and Ed. Ladbury went up i'll smoke,
two horse rakes belonging to Curtis
and Frecr was destroyed. This WAS
only ut its start, no telling how much
NOR damage it done as it proceeded
north. Sander Sandcrson of Gallatin
about fifteen miles north from where
the fire started lost very heavy by the
same FIRE. Thousands of young oak
trees was burned and killed, while
large number OF his largest oak trees
burned clear to the top and many of
them fell to the ground. The fire start
ed in the vicinity OF Rnpps place.
lost a whole days work fighting fire and
undoubtedly many others did the
same.
Andrew Anderson has bought Chas.
Anderson farm and is now living ON
it.
We saw Fred Lilly going down tho
valley after hay last week, butdidntsee
him go back, maybe lie aint got loaded
up yet.
1ss,tr,c,s,1.slp Changes His
Socks.
HARDscRABLE, May 1.
MIR. EDITOR:
Dear Surf received a copy Of
your valueble paper last week, and was
glad ter hear from you. aud hasten ter
take this oportunity tel reply and let
YOU 10 what's goln on out here. have
been an honest farmer about years.
The folks out here haint got 10 money
money nor anything else scarcely; il
that amt enough ter make man honest
give it up. Some say necessity nose
no law, CESS that's so, We don't need
any out here. We have had long spell
Of weather with us, every thing is as
dry as IL barroom politician; we cuss
the Mckinley bill for this, that is to say
most of US, some call to high heaven
for relief, but begin Ter think that we
are a leetle to the northwest OF hailinR
distance.
We were informed by one of our
political organs that cotton socks had
gone up ter scots pair and would con-
tinqe ter ralse on account Of the Nc
Kinley outrage. never liked ter be
counted among unbeleivers, so when
got on to the great political fact, l
imeidately gathered up gross OF eggs
and sat out for town; got there about
noon; L hitched the briEdled steers and
gave them some hay, and was taking.
my eggs out Of the wagon when spied
little Norwegian clerk standing
longslde of gal looking out Of the store
winder on ter me. IIe seemed awful
tlckled bout something. As luck
would have it there was hole in one of
the panes where a sportive SNOWFALL
had past through, and l heard that
young sprjg say, CEristlnia, how would
YOU like ter have that ole fellers picture
ter put in yer album? l walked in with
my eggs and sot them down kinder un-
consarned: whats eggs? say l. Hen
fruit, say he, with KNOWN kinder
look. took up straw hat and looked
at it for a minute, then turning
kinder sudin on the young man asked
him if he wanted ter buy any
Observation-Disclosures; 1
had him, l wrote 1t on slip OF paper.
he said he could not read Rooshan; (
persisted, and he took the slip of paper
the to book keeper. lie soon returned
a wiser and better boy.
The boss of the store seein that some ..
thin was leetle mixed came and watt
ON ma. 9ects coming ter We said l,e.,,
what'el ye have? I'll leok 'ood at yer
cotton socks says L. Here they are sad
he. pair for 25cts., gosh says 1; what's
the matter said he, amt they cheap
enough? bent on HIM look OF pity
and comisseration, said l, my dear
friend CESS you baint got onter she
Mckinley racket yet. it seems to ma