Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-06-16


ain storm.
Rev. o. z. Champlin, of Garden
Prairie, Ill.,, will preach in the Congre-
,ational church Sunday morning.
Will. II. Butler returned home from
Valley City, Monday, where he had
been attending tho State Normal
school.
Attorney Bartlett went to Sherbreoke
Tuesday, where he had case in the
district court, Banker Buck accom-.
panied hlm.
The purest patent medicines. includ-
ing the famous Kickapoo Indian reme-
dies are kept for sale at the City Phar-
macy of Theo. +. Kerr Il Co.
The quarterly financial statement Of
the county will be published in next
weeks COURIER. Read it and fad out
how the county is financially.
The city fat|srs have passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the use OF fireworks
within the fire limits. Read it, it
appears in this issue OF the paper
X. Hegge handed in his resignation as
city marshal last Saturday which was
accepted by the board. No other ap-
pointmont has been made nj present.
We notice in II Leroy, N. y, paper
that Harry Clarke, formerly of Willow,
has purchased the Alvin Clarke farmL Y
of 80 acres, 1 I! miles south of Leroy for
So 900.
DR.. Carl Rasmussen, veterinary
surgeon and dentist. Office At
Almklov's drug store. A graduate Of
the State Veterinary College OF
Denmark.
Owing to the expiration of his lease
in a few weeks, G. L. Whidden is clos
ing cut his goods ut the Cash Store at
cost If you want bargains in groceries.
ETC., now is your opportunity.
J. w. Ficro received !, telegram Mem
day, announcing the death of his
mother in New York state Saturday,
June 10th. She was about seventy
years old and died feom apoplectie
stroke.
Our Fourth Of July meeting at the
Palace hotel last Saturday evening did
not pan out very we'll from a patriotic
standpoint. The citizens did not turn
cut so it looks as though no celebration
will be held at Cooperstown.
WM. Glass fine mare got tangled ur-
with ~ barbed wire fence last week and
the mare got the worst of the deal. Sho
was badly cut, one limb being cut to the
bone. Veterinary Kirk, of Wheatland,
sewcd up the cuts and thu mare will
probably be Ill right in few weeks.
Colsen & Hazard made an assign.
ment for the benefit of their creditors
last Monday, VIM. Glass being the
assignee. The cause Of the assignment
is that the firm were unable to pay
their bills AS they became due and they
had to close up. After the Inventory
tho assignee's sale will commence.
The Coopers.own ball club received
a challenge from the Sanborn club to
play for the cup. The game will be
played on .he Cooperstown grounda
Saturday afternoon. The Cooperstown
boys will have to get down to business
as we do not see how they expect to hold
the cup without practice.
Rev. II. C. Simmons, superintendent
of the Congregational society, preached
an excellent sermon in the Congrega-
tional church Last Sunday morning. At
the close of the service the church ex-
tended an invitation to a minister down
cast to preach for them one month
with view to giving him call if ne
proves satisfactory.
We were sorry to learn last Sunday
morning that the western part OF our
neighboring town-Hope, burned down
that morning between two and three
o'clock. Hills livery barn, Mcrriell's
hardware store, Attorney Paul's office,
Hench's building and the Northwestern
h.tel. all went up in smoke. The
citizens feel confident that the fire was
started by a firebug and are Justly in
dignant at such dastardly act. Prompt
action was taken in regard to hunting
up the parties who started the fire and
we hope the citizens Of Hope will ba
successful in their search. Hanging 10
Too coed for the wretch that will delib-
srately burn up property endangering
life. Hope is \ hastling little burg and
we expect to hear of all the sufferers.
rebuilding.