Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-08-28
STATE NEWS.

NO~
this is good location, here is chance
for someone to make money.
A. A. Booth, of Odell, Barnes county.
has invented u self-feeder and hand. cut
ter to do the work of five men,. Mr..
Booth is an, old timer aud one. of tho
earlier settlers of Sanborn.-ArRus.
= Pole cats are reported numerous this
year, and the wise hunter for prairie
chickens will enlarge on his. bump Of
caution ere he finds himself surrounded
by large yello holo Of pole cats.-Far-
go Republican.
1t will be we'll for the farmers to re-
member that, according to the Mime.
apolis papers, the elevator managers
positively assert that wheat. shat is ripa
is not injured by frost. 1t will be in
teresting to note how this opinion tal-
lies with the agents decision when the
farmer brings his wheat to the elevator
in a few weeks.
Dispatches state that the Iowa, Sac
and Fox and Pottowatomi reserves arc
20 be thrown open for settlement early
in September. The lazy and indolent
Indian is Il back number and must hon
aside right lively or be crushed by tho
wheels of civilized progress in its tire
less journey across the American con,
tinent.-Fargo Republican.
During the storm Wednesday AFTER
noon lightning struck the residence of
Mrs. IL. c. Brewster, tearing the boards
off one end, splitting the studding into
pieces and knocking down the plaster
inside. Mrs. l.. G.. Brewster and baby,
and Miss Gerty Brewster were in the
house ut the time but fortunately no
one was injured.-Sanborn Enterprise.
The commissioner of agriculture states
there arc nearly 100000 acres in
wheat in North Dakota, 100000 acres
in oats and 100000 acres in barley,
while the fax crop will not fall short of
1O0, 900 acres, Il reduction of about 10
per cent. from last years acreage. The
wheat yeild ought tn be $4,000, 600, and
at II 81 90 IL bushel it is easy to calculate
the returns of this one crop.
Numerous parties could be seen on
the streets yesterday looking toward
the sun, and upo:. gazing upwards
millions of -hoppers could be seen
flying southwark. They were flying
quite high and the cloud formed by
their transit might be seen for nearly
three hours. Where they came from.
is mystery and where they will alight
is another prsblem.-Hope Pioneer.
Another destructives hail storm swept
over a wide strip of country south Of
town Tuesday afternoon doing large
amount of damage to the fast ripening
grain. Among the heavy losers are l..
X. Stillings, who loses 45O acres with
enly 100 insured, Michael Saucr, 40
acres, John Sauer, 80 acres, Jacob
Werth, 200 acres. The latter three are
insured. Many other farmers suffered
losses varying in amount from 10 to 50
acres.-Sanborn Eenterprisc.
We believe the conviction of every
unprejudiced person who heard and inn
partially weighed the testimony WAS
that Mr.. Griffith is innocent of the
cha, &c made against him. The Pioneer
after taking pains to be in position
not to wrong any one, will say unquali-
fiedly that we believe great wrong has
been done this old man. Considering
his age, his circumstances and the re-
suits it will entail, together with the
motives of his enemies, it amounts to .
little less than tragedy. He never
will; be convicted by a jury, but tho
avowed object of his prosecutors has
been accomplished and he will preach
no more at Arvilla." We believe this
community will in time realize that nm
able man and perfound scholar who
was on the eve of great usefulness has
been ruined by the breath of nine-
year-old child that has been reared in
an atmosphere laden with hostility to
Pioneer.
The gang of tramps who preceded
the army of harvest hands in this Sec
ton, have commenced to show their
true characteristic: thugs and rob-
bers. Last Monday morning a harvest
hand arrived at the Bouton farm, south
of town, covered with blood, his jaw
broken, face pound to jelly and his
body bruised and cut. The man had
stated that he had exhibited some mon
ey in the presence of the ''pot gang'
who have infested this vicinity fer the
past fortnight or so when ten or
dozen of them assaulted him on the
railroad track between here and Ever
est, and undoubtedly would have killed
him but fer the timely arrival of q
stranger who was walking in their di-
rectisn. The injured was unable to
leave the Bouton farm and Mr.. Bouton
informed the city authorities here who
sent out to the farm and had the
wounded man brought in and he was
sent to the county hospital at Fargo, aa
his injuries were very severe.-Cassel--
ten Reporter.