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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
One Side Of II.

The Courier asks for information in
regard to moving the Langford school
house. For the benefit of those tax
payers who are not acquainted with
the matter would say that the school
house is located now as near the center
of the patrons attending the school as
it is possible to place it. There are
just as many scholars attending the
school now from the west and north
as there are from the south. The
patron the greatest distance from the
school is Wuaestad who is one and a
half miles from the school and if the
house is moved where they propose
it would be out at one side and but
little more than half mile from Cal
latin township and no scholars to at
tend from the south or east and the
north scholars would have to go from
q mile and three quarters to two miles
and a half. They evidently want the
schoolhouse moved. for other purposes
than the house was built for. Now if
any of the tax payers of Greendale
township will take the trouble to look
over the situation they will see at a
glance that it is selfish scheme and
pure unadulterated gall to circulate
such a petition, and if the school
board had common horse sense they
would not ask the people to vote on
such an unreasonable question.
A PATRON.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
Pilot Mound Pickings.

Il u .ii
Seeding is nearly finished in this
part of our county. The carly sown
wheat is doing we'll, the cool weather
being very favorable to the heavy
stooling and show excellent color.
There is probably is per cent more
grain sown this year than last.
The genial Co.. Snpt. of Schools,
Mr.. Sinclair, visited our school last
Friday. 1t looks though he is very
much interested in our schools, and lis
attending to his duties satisfactory.
Miss McInnes visited her home at
Dazey last Sunday.
There has been considerable kicking
on the district school clerk on the ac-
count of bringing permit teachers
from Augsburg Seminary, Minnea-
polls. The matter will come up at the
school election, and then let the peo-
pie decide. / simply believe in pat
ronizing our own county teachers first,
last, and all the time. believe in
nome pfOLectlOn.
Willie and Guy Rukke will be back
from the University the 18th. We
like to see the boys back.
One of our young men is making fre-
quent trips down to the river. What
is up?
West Prairie Congregation is going
to build a church at Postmaster Ole
Alfson's place this summer.
! Ole Ellefson, Jr., was around pick
ing up our coins for the church
purposes last week.
Rev. H. Eliason left for st. Paul,
Mimi, last Tuesday to attend the
United Church convention.
The river is going down slowly.
PHILoDAa.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

The New Whatcom (Wash
Reveille got out a fine Woman &
Edition on May Both, edited by
the ladies and well edited, too
This is the paper formerly edited
by Fred II. Adams, and who fo1
five years edited the Courier.
Ella Higginson, one of the lady
contributors to the Reveille, pays
the late f. Fl. Adams the follow
ing touching tribute:
To-day, while nation is sor
rowfully and tenderly laying
flowers of love and remembrance
upon the graves of her honoree
dead, we of Bellingham Bay
would with one accord lay a wild
weed flower and a tear" upon the
grave of Frederick Fl. Adams
the former editor of the Reveille
who died on October the twenty
first, 1895.
Mr.. Adams was one of the
most brilliant and original writ
ers, both Of prose and of verse
of the Northwest. He was finely
discerning as a critic; and as an
editor well-informed and fear.
less. He was an open scorner Of
the false and of the pretentious
of littleness and of snobbishness.
He was an earnest lover of the
best and the purest in art and
literature. Still more earnest
lover was he of the best in nature.
His is a loss that will be felt still
more deeply as the years go on.
It is because his tastes were sc
simple and . so true that we
s.weave no hot-house blossoms
for his bier" but lay upon his
grave only the widowed and a
tear which we know would have
pleased him most
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

!
The fifth volume of the Mid.
land Monthly, (Des Moines) Wig
orously closes with the forthcom.
ing June number. In this mum.
Der is begun a series Of finely il
lustrated papers by N. Tjernagel
entitled, ..On foot i'll Egypt and
Palestine. A patriotic celebra-
ton in rural Switzerland is de.
scribed by Consul General Rich
man; Twelve ''Statesmen's S
Wives are pictured by Mr.. Bah.
Eitt; Block Island is happily de.
scribed by Mr.. G. M. Hyde; Col.
Pickett, who first nominated
Lincoln for the presidency, is
sketched: Mrs. G. r. Mclean
charmingly pictures the bohemi-
an life of Robert Louis Steven,
son IN GretZ. sln IA GhOStly
Carouse" Mr.. Ed. L. Sabin ap
pears in the role Of ropancer
and Stevenson himself couldn'1
have told the story better. Franl
Calkin's boys and girls story
'''The Young Homesteaders,
grows in interest. The othel
stories are strong in human in
terest. Among the poets of tn
number are Belle E. Smith
author of eff I should die tc
night, and Mrs. Virginia j. Ber
ryhill, a vice-president of the Ma
tional Federation of Women
Clubs.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
Our Graduates.

A class of six, consisting 6f Clara
Nettie Brown, Julie Hilda Feiring.
Clara Julia Greenland. Ethel Newber-
ry, Bertha Caroline ;sunju and orry
Charles Retzlatf, graduated from the
Cooperstown Grammar School last
Friday evening, the exercises taking
place in the Baptist church. The ex-
ercises were witnessed by large
audience who were Interested in the
progress of educational matters in
this place. Beautiful house plants
artistically arranged adorned the
pulpit and platforms, while the class
motto Labor Conquers' worked in
wild flowers was suspended above tho
pulpit, the whole creating pleasing
effect. ''Summer Fancies'' was the
first selection on the program and was
trio by Mrs. E. S. Shaw, Mrs. q.
w. Blackwell and Mrs. j. N. Brown.
This was followed by a prayer by
Rev. b. A. Burns, of the M. E. church.
"Sweet and low,' was then nicely
rendered by Messrs. David Bartlett
F. B. King and Mesdames Shaw and
Brown. Clara Nettie Brown then
read her graduating essay on ''Alas-
ka," Clara Julia Greenland followed
with an essay on s'Infiuence of Sur.
roundings," and Julie Hilda Feirine
with an essay on Lafayette. A
trio and quartette s'When Wandering
Der the Deep" was then rendered by
the choir, and then Ethel Newberry
read her essay on '.Lost Opportuni
tiles" followed by an essay on ''Life
a School," by Bertha Caroline Sunju
Orry Charles Retzlaff then gave {
recitation. ''The New South" which
was very nicely delivered. The pro
gram closed by q quartette ''The Sol
dier's Farewell, ".by Mrs. Bartlett
and Messrs. Bartlett, King and Brown
j While the Courier has it's own opinion
} as to which was the best essay, the,
: were all SO we'll written and delivere,
that we do not intend to mention on
any more than the suffice tt
say that the class gave good accoun
of themselves which must be yer,
, gratifying to their teacher, DProf
Wanner. The graduates were eacl
presented with a boquet of flowers a
each one took their seat. The youn.
ladies were all dressed in white, witt
flowers for ornaments, and we will
{ venture the assertion that no bette
{ looking class of graduates ever stoo'
up before an audience.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

1000 Receiving new churches; ap.
pointing committees on enrollmen,
andnominations, reports of church.
es; election of officers for ensuing
year; appointment of committee or
resolutions and devotional com.
mittee.
l1:Oo "our Missionary Efforts in
North Dakota Rev. TO Wold
1915 Luncheon served in chnrcl
vestry.
AFTERNOON.
1870 Prayer meeting by Rev.
Z T. How.
200 ''To Contend for the Faith once
Delivered to the Saints Rev
HA Sather. Discussion.
300 Equipment of a Preacher of the
Word REV. L j Anderson,
Discussion.
400 s'The Church Prerequisites of a
Successful and Spiritual Church
Life, Rev. j. B. Sundt. Dis
cussiOn.
EVENING.
500 Preaching. @
TUESDAY MORNING.
$50 Devotional Service led by Rev.
LJ Anderson.
900 "Giving and receiving Aid in
Service Rev. G.. j. Hill.
1000 1.-THE Attitude of the Preacher
towards Political and Social Ques.
tions of the Time''- Rev. L. r.
Johnson.
HOO s"The Seminary"-Dean II.
Gunderson.
1915 Luncheon.
AFTERNOON.
1880 Prayer meeting-led by Rev. H
A Sather.
300 ''Foreign Missions District
+ Missionary Frank Peterson.
300 "Quench Not the Spirit, " Thes.
5:19.-Rev. T o Wold.
$3.50 "Institution OF Children, ,''-Dea.
OF Stoklxa.
400 "How May we beMost Successful
in Winning our People for the
Lord and Biblical Church Polity,;
Rev. L Anderon.
500 Choice of district missionary
reports of committees. Adjourn
ment.
| A cordial welcome is. extended t,
everybody to attend all or any Q
these meetings. Luncheon will b
served at noon and probably in tn
evening in the vestry of the church.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
PROGRAM

OF the Norwegian Conference and
Mission Society of North Dakota s
annual convention at Cooperstown,
N. D., June 1923, 1896.
SATURDAY.
MISSION SOCIETY.
3:l5 Devotional Exercises, followed
by discussion of Sending Unpaid
Missionaries into the Field, y
opened by Rev. L. J. Anderson,
continued by general discussion.
EVENING.
1880 Praise Service, led by Rev. E p.
Johnson.
500 Preaching, Missionary T. O.
Wold.
SUNDAY.
11:OO Preaching at Ludwig Ander-
sons. five miles west of town: at
OF Stokka's six miles southeast,
and at church.
AFTERNOON.
$3.50 Preaching and Praise Meeting
at Elling Johnson's, and at River
side schOolhouse.
EVENING.
500 Preaching at church General
Missionary w. L. Van Horn.
MONDAY.
NORWEGIAN BAPTIST CONFERENCE
$50 A. NJ. Devotional Exercises
led by Rev. G J Hill.
900 Conference called to order by
president. Address OF Welcome,
Rev. E P Johnson, response, Rev.
TO Wold.
9:3O Annual sermon-Rev. j. B.
Sundt.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

Since it is conceded that Nc
Kinley will be the nominee the
delegates might as well send
their proxies to st. Louis as their
presence there will be simply to
record the wishes of the power
that furnished the money to car
nv the convention. When a nom
ination for the Presidency is
auctioned off to the highest bid
der it is enough to cause all true
Americans to hang their heads in
shame. But there is ''many a
slip twixt the cup and the lip,
and the ''Ohio Napoleon may
yet find his .sWaterloo. IS. A.
F., in Peoples Advocate, Valley
City.
It is the same old story. Ii a
mans popularity wins for him
the nomination Of his party for an
important Office, the populist quill
driver turns the crank and
throws out the old chestnut that
he bought his nomination. Nc
wonder that our asylums are
crowded and it is funny that S.
A. r. is still at large. S. A. r.
had better eat fish. His brain
needs recruiting. According to
S. A. r. nobody is honest but a
populist, and yet last week the
people of North Dakota witnessed
the humiliating spectacle at the
late democratic state convention
of seeing the populist ex. govern
or trying to buy up the state
offices by holding out to the dem
ocrats the plum labeled sfusion, .
and the democrats swallowed the
plum while the populists will
grab all the Offices in sight in
your minds eye, Horatio! Peo-
pile who live in glass houses
should no throw stones and if
reports are true about S. A. f.
he ought to be the last man to
cast a stone.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

Immediately upon receipt of
the news that Judge Rose had
been reversed by the supreme
court on the Root case, the noto-
rious Herbert jumped onto the
pop band wagon and was elected
a delegate to the state conven-
ton. We presume that Mr..
Root went into the populist
party to head off an endorse
ment for Judge Rose-but he
has not the necessary heft to do
it.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
Notice..

A mass county convention of the
Independent party of Griggs county,
will be held in the courthouse at Coop
erstown on Saturday, June 18th, 1896,
at O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose of
electing delegates to attend the Peo-
pies Party State Convention to be
held at Grand Forks on the 18th day
of June, 1896; they to elect delegates
to attend the national convention of
the Peoples Party to be held at St.
Louis.
By order of the County Central Com
mittee. w. T.. MCCULLoCH,
Chairman.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

Since fusion is so strongly
talked of we presume the James.
town Alert will soon take another
flop into the populist camp SO
that in the event of fusion win
ming it win be in line for some
more of those fat state printing
contracts. Great head has that
man Kellogg got.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

The Grand Forks Plaindealer
has just recently completed its
third year under the manage
ment of Editor Carruth. The
Plaindealer is a good live paper,
even if it does fly the democratic
bunting from it's masthead. We
hope the Plaindealer will con-
tinue to prosper.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
Both Republicans Win.

Portland. Ore, June s.-In the first
congressional district Tongue (rep)
has a plurality of "A. Complete re-
turns have been received from all the
counties in the district, and from all
but three the official returns are in.
In the second district, with the official
returns from five counties missing,
Ellis (rep. has 452 plurality.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

The Republican national con:
vention will meet at St. Louis
next Tuesday and will set the
pace for the other parties. The
other fellows are hanging back
to see what the G. o. 2. will do,
and the agony will soon be over.
Jump on board tie band wagon,
boys.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
A Caucus

All those interested in school mat
ters arc requested to meet at the en-
CINE house at 8 p. IN. tomorrow (Sat-
urday) evening, for the purpose OF
placing in nomination ticket to be
voted on next Tuesday at the annual
school election.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

The recent democratic conven-
ton with fusion accompaniments
means Is to / ratio, that is, the
pops get sixteen offices and the
democrats get one. That seems
fair.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

The newspaper boys are boom
ing Major Britton. of The Bot
tineau Courant. for railroad COM
missioner. Mr.. Britton could no
doubt fill the bill all right and so
far as we are concerned we are
willing he should have it.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

Billy Bulge gets the forty -one
delegates from Grand Forks
county for governor. The name
is too suggestive for Billy to win.
He won t suit the .sgang.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12

Mckinley wants a single gold
standard platform adopted by
the st. Louis convention. He is
in favor of sound money and en-
phatically sets down on a strad-
die platform.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-12
Briggs Courier,
PERCY r. TRUBsHAw.
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

Winship is making his Grand
Forks Herald paper to be en-
joyed. Everybody gets a pleas
ant word in the Herald and all
the news besides.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24

Bonair is forging to the front with
several important improvements, not
ably its blacksmithshop, its elevator
and its lumber yard, and with it's three
grocery houses is prepared to serve
the people in the vicinity, satisfactor-
lily. If possible it's school district
ought to be so formed from adjoining
territory as to give it a school house.
! 1t is more Important feature to most
people than a church, and is always
an attractive feature to intelligent
people who desire 10 locate in or near
a village. In looking over the terri
tory contiguous we believe a good dis
trict could be formed making Bonair
its center an that the school build
ing which it contemplated moving
three fourths of a mile nearer the vii
lage should be moved that distance or
more away, making redistricting of
a portion of the township necessary as
the old and dilapidated school build
ipgs must be replaced with new ones.
1t is always safe to assume that a bus
mess center and a railroad town will
expand from year to year aud among
the first institutions it should have is
a good public school building, and a
good. intelligent, progressive instruct
or therein. 1t is possible, for a time,
by some doubtful expedients toprevent
its obtaining these necessary prere-
quisites, buteventually they are as snre
to come as the village is to grow in
population and Importance. To stand
in the way oil the inevitable for fear of
a tritlipg cost is poor economy and of
doubtful utility.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
Chester.

Mr.. Harvey Boland has purchased
the hotel property and is building an
addition to it. Mr.. and Mrs. Boland
are very popular as host and hostess
and Il valuable addition to our TOW n
as permanent citiZ: n.
MIR. Fred Nichols has begun his
new house.
MIR. Fred Brown has gone to
Chicago. Mrs. Brown has gone to
Cresco to visit her people there.
We are to have new Bank. Some
persons tried running billiard room
here, but it was very short lived in
fact was completely starved out, our
people have more important busi-
ness and too much self respect to
patronize such low lived places.
Mrs. Maud Garrett commenced her
school in the Turner district Monday
morning.
Born-April II, 1896, to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. L. Rutherford, daughter, q birth
day present to her father
Married-At the home of the brides
parents in Chester, Mr.. Henry Lar
son and Miss Emma Spencer were
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony, Rev. Bowder officiating, April
%. 1886. We wish them happiness
and prosperity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
Pilot Grove.

H. A. Werhan took four loads of
hogs to Cresco last Saturday.
Mrs. Mike Banning went to Ossian
last week to visit friends.
Wanted-A girl to do general house
work, apply to Mrs. Horny Myer, or
address her at Ridgeway, Iowa.
Mrs. f. G. Hill went to Calmar last
Tuesday to visit with friends and rela-
tiyes.
Oats are coming up very nicely since
our lovely April showers.
Mrs. John Cershman is very ill.
Mr.. Frank Hornberger is very sick
with lung fever.
Miss Nellie Cummings of Waukon.
began school in the Libbey district
last Monday.
M. Farrell bought fine COW from
Alex Mcintosh last Monday.
Miss Cleora Lemon began school in
Murtha distr ct Monday.
Scarcely had Pansy's burned hand
healed, when she had the accident to
cut her thumb very badly on an ak.
PANsY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Iaes us Govt Rses
R>!6z4!! .! fs1kdsSi! fsskteS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Lime Springs.

| l.. HI. Burns is having his store
building torn down this week, pre-
paratory to a new one, more fitting
ly adapted to his large trade. The
new store will be 24x6O and with a
basement as further improvement
over the present building. w. H.
Farrar and G. w. Chick Will attend
to the carpenter work.
Mrs. A. r. Nash and daughters
were shopping at the county seat last
Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. Rose is visiting relatives
in Minneapolis.
Bert Thomas went to Cresco Satur-
day on business.
Mrs. Otto Martin went to Austin
Tuesday to stay short time with
friends.
Theo. Taraldson left on Wednes-
day for Escanaba, Mich.
W. L. Searles has sold out his stock
of goods to w. H. Frost who will con
tinue business at the old stand.
The recent good weather has been
improved by street commissioner c.
NJ. Nash who has had force out
with him to better the public thor
oughfares.
w. o. Thomas of Bristol has enter
ed into partnership with w. G. Jones
at the corner grocery.
The young people of the L. S. P. C.
are contemplating another dance to
be held in the near future. SARAH
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
Highest of all in Leavening Powe
ADOPTION OF TEXT BOOKS.
Rules and Regulations.

Monday, April 10th, 1896, the Board of
Education. consisting of the board of
supervisors, county auditor and county
superintendent, met at the office of the
county superintendent to select school
text books for the county for the reriod
of five years. The following is COPY of
rules and proceedings:
RULES.
1st. The board shall take into consideration the
quality. material illustrations and educational
value OF the books in competition i'll making seec-
tions
End. The board shall contract directly with the
publishers at their lowest contract prices.
3rd. The publishers OF the books selected shall
be required to furnish an approved bond of $500,
board.
4th. sufficient number of depositorIes shall be
established for the convenience of the people of
the county taking into consideration trading
points,
5th. An agent shall be appointed to have charge
OF each depository, said agent shall give bond
prompt payment for all books placed In his hands
and shall report before the fifth day of each
calender month to the county auditor the amount
OF books on hand and received since last report
and pay over to the county treasurer all money
Received for books sold. less per. cent allowed
dealer and make other reports clllcd for by the
secretary or president of this board.
9th. All books shall be sold Tor cash.
18th. All books shall be shipped to the county
auditor anu by MN delivered to the agents of the
different repositories, said auditor taking their
receipt therefor Books to be shipped by publish.
er only on the order Of the county auditor.
Sth. All bills for books shall be sent to the coun-
ty auditor,
9Th. A full list ofthe books adopted and the
prices at which they are to be sold TO the people
shall be prepared by the county superintendent
and printed OIL a p!acard. Enough OF these pla-
card shall be prepared SO that one shall be posted
in each school room in the county authorized to
use said books.
10th. Small slips shall be prepared giving the
list OF books adopted and their prices to be kept
in the superintendents office, and said superiu-
tendent shall see that they are properly supplied
10 the teachers of the county,
nth. Arrangements shall be male to have the
books on sale at the several repositories on Mon.
day the 18th day of August. 1896. The books
adopted shall go into immediate use in all the
schools of the county (aiieced by the law) on the
18th day of August, 1896.
These rlles and regulations may be amended
at any regular or special meeting of the county
board of education.
The board gave the representatives of
the different publishing houses ten min
uses each to present their books.
After duly considering the books in
competition the board made the follow
ing adoptions, viz:
|
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
When Travelling

Whether on pleasure bent, or bust
ness, take on every trip bottle OF
Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleas
antly and etfectually on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, preventing fevers,
headaches and other forms of sick
ness. For sale in so cent and 81 bot
ties by all leading druggists. Manu-.
factured by the California Fig Syrup
Company only.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-04-24
To Dismiss Preachers who Drink.

Washington, April 21.--A sensation
was created at the session of the Balti-
more conference of the African Meth
odist church when Bishop Gaines told
his colored brethren that all who used
whisky or We're guilty of any immoral
acts would not receive any appoint
ments this Near.