Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1894-02-16
ASEIT ABULA.

Il few hints Of what have only heard,
which is not very little, because all
have heard in all my whereabouts and
in all conversations in groups of Il few
or many, indoor or out, early or late,
by old and young. male or female, rich
and poor, at work or in leisare hours
has been u question of calico pants to
wear to calico dance to be held 1T the
residence of Mr.. Stewart, at Riverside,
Steele county. Now mind you. Dad
with his dull mind. trembling hand and
II stubbed pencil will make Il feeble eff
fort (Which is presumably desperate
one to poor Dads mlndD to describe
what may happen at MIR Stewards
place Friday night. Feb. 9 We under.
stand it to be calico dance where
everything and everybody must be IN
calico. all the men and boys must wear
calico pants. calico trousers, and calico
kneebreechcs, calico socks, calico bibs,
calico neckties, and calico gloves, and
| if it wasn't too late in the season for
masquerade they would wear Il calico
mask, but for substitute they will
perhaps put on calico countenance
with calico scow!s or calico smiles, as
best to suit II calico occasion, and
should judge according to rumors
there is certainly very little calico left
in any of the towns in the surrounding
country, it will be all at Riverside
shaped into all sorts of wearing appar
ell | have now made feeble effort to
describe what has only been Il rumor
and according to prepai ations made
for the calico event, what will it be
When Wild West, and Keno, of Gala
tin, the two associated scribcs of that
place gives us the full account as it ap.
peared on the scene after the arrival of
the calico caravan. While am writ
ing this calico item on the evening of
the calico festiyity, blizzard is sweep.
ing through this whole calico district.
which surely will cause calico disap-
pointment, but we have among us Il
number who will wear calico pants,
who will defy any calico blizzard in Or
der to not lose the calico opportunity.
In the Courier of Jan. Goth Aunt
Betty gives Il fine comparison between
preachers compensation and religious
income, and salary and income for
worldly doings. Now that was just Il
good hit Aunt Betty. and as am sure
the hallelujahs will take the place of
the hurrahs before long, felt like
shouting Hallelujah Amen, when l read
it, aud many one who read it got hit
hard, I'll bet. Hit 'em again Aunt
Betty.
Dad challenged every blind pig in
Griggs county a few weeks ago to meet
him in Cooperstown any day or even
ing they may chose, to discuss or de.
bate the question of high license and
prohibition. but seeing no one has
taken up the challenge, take it for
granted that there either Is no more
blind pigs in Griggs county or that they
are such cowardly iniquity doers behind
dark blinds and closed doors that they
dare not even meet such poor, humble
insignificant little being as Dad is 10 lie.
fend themselves and their low life traf
nc. Oh ye men of sin and treason why
don't you cast away your Internal
bread making, if that is all you make
out of 1t, and brace up and earn your
living by honest labor. and if you can't
find honest labor it would be more
honor to you and your family to 60
begging or 60 to the poorheuse than to
be disloyal to your own home laws and
country by destroying your own soul
and body and character by whiskey
selling against the law, say nothing
about the dangerous traps you set out
to catch and destroy the soul and body
Of your fellow men. l would rather
steal my living than be blind pigger.
Ed. Ladhury has added wood saw
to his windmill and will now snatch
the eordwood into without breaking his
| DdCh Will tAC OAu buChSdW.
Thos. Curtis Is threshing his oats and
barley, but the calico dance and biz
zard put IL stop to it for Il few days.
w. Curtis is getting quite anxious to
get through threshing because he says
he is not haying yet and he says Thos.
has kept him iu the strawstack all fall !,
yes ever since after new year.
Henry Curtis would like to get
through threshing before winter sets in
and stormy weather begins.
Mark Curtis. Just as leave thresh as
not this fall.
Walt. Martin will get his stock out of
tie herd as soon as he is through
threshing. He thinks he has a few
horses somewhere in the herd, 1 am not
sure whether he has seen them since he
put them in or not, but he says they
are right sm1 fat as if they had been