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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23

from between the bloOd-stained lips.
She's alive!"
'No--she's dying!"
"Stand aside there, for the doctor!"
called out the conductor; and the
group instantly made way for the new
conner, who appeared in response to
the brakeman's hasty summons.
After a short silence, broken only
by the hot, tiresome painting of the
engine and the low whispers of the
loolers-on, the physician arose from
his llneeling position.
Nothing can be done," he said, in a
low voice. 1.-THE child is dead"
During the succeeding hour, the
coroner arrived, and rendered his YER
diet Permission was given for the re-
moval of the body, the track was
speedily cleared, and the train went
on it's way.
A wagon was then driven up to the
end of the platform, and backed up to
receive it's light burden, which lay-a
pitiful little heap-upon the station
floor, screened from the bright glare
of daylight and the sympathetic, but
inquisitive, eyes of the bystanders by
only maleshift covering, two
large newspapers, widespread as pos
sible. The crowd, now much increased
in size, gathered about the open door
to witness the removal. A woman
came forward as the driver stopped to
raise the body AS he quickly jerked
aside the newspaper, although with
no intentional roughness, she said, alb
ruptly:
Jim! who's a-goin' to tell her
grandma ?"
"S'pose I has got ter do the job" he
muttered; "leastwise, no ones a-layin'
out ter go long, [ reckon
''I'll go, Jim,' she said firmly.
''Thanky, Jen,' he whispered, giving
her grateful glance. "You'sa pow'ful
good woman. It'll help heap sight.
You's lost young un while sence,
and kin fell"
ooh, Jim, don't!"
The man again stooped-this time
more gentle in his movements-and
the woman whispered few words to
him. He stopped, looked half-doubt-
fully at her, then nodded, and left the
room. Several of the crowd followed,
curious to know what he intended to
do.
Leaping from the platform, he
walked to the hammock close by, and,
teaching up, pulled down great arm
fuls of the long, ever-swaying Spanish
moss, which he brought to the wagon.
This he carefully spread upon the I'M
even floor, heaping it little higher at
one end, to form a kind of pillow or
cushion. The bystanders silently as
sisted, and, when all was ready, Jim
again returned to the waiting-room.
This time he reappeared carrying,
with the assistance of another man.
the dead body of the little "cracker"
girl.
They laid her gently down upon the
soft, yielding moss, and the woman
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-23

The few stragglers about the sta
tion-only too glad of some excite
lnent in their quiet, monotonous lives
-sprang forward, and showed the
activity lying dormant beneath the
lazy exteriors, plunging eagerly into
the work of removing the debris.
Close to the edge of the platform
lay basket partly crushed and it's
contents-roses, such as the warmth
and glow of semi-tropical climate
only can productivity scattered upon
the sand beside the track, and were at
first trampled, unnoticed, beneath the
coarse shoes of the men.
"That's Wilder Waycross' gals
truck" said one of the men suddenly.
'Where is she? l see her standin'
longside jes' moment sence Mr..
Andrews, where's the gal? Look here!
Amt this her stuff"
The agent started for a sudden fear
entered his mind.
Didn't she go off? Quick, men!
Who saw her last?"
81 see her standing here
"Ya-as, jes' along here bouts"
"Off with those top ones Never
mind the track Quick! Run 'em off
anyway only get down to the bot
ton of the pile!'
All hands worked with will, and
even the fat gentleman forgot his
size, and was nimble as a boy. The
heap was soon lowered, for the boxes
were tossed here and there-any-
where; on to the track, into the sand
along the platform anywhere to get
them out of the way.
''Look OUT What's that! Heavens
It's her hand! Careful, careful now!
Off with those, that side! Gently,
gently! My God! See! The poor,
poor child!'
| All, poor child indeed! Pressed
against the hard unyielding ties and
rail LAY the limp and unconscious form
VI .'I1O HuulC ICCOlC-ulI1IIlCt Cracker
girl-a most piteous sight Blood
oozed from between the half-opened
lips and ran slowly down the livid face.
One lega Onefoot lay crushed intoa
shapeless semblance of what they
once had been, and the slender body
was strangely bent as though the spine
were broken. The grimy hands still
clasped a bunch Of magnificent Mare
chal Mel roses, unframed, each petal
as perfect as though freshly picked.
A shrill whistle, then a series of
them, and the men who were standing
upon the track stepped out of the
way of the incoming train. The engi-
neer saw the pile of boxes and the
small group, and stopped the train be-
fore it reached the platform.
''Hello! he shouted, as he and the
smoke blackened fireman leaned out
of the cab window. Run over a cow
with your bicycle, hey? What's all
that rubbish doing-See here! What's
the matter? Somebody killed? Who?
Child? and a little of the color left the
ruddy face, as, after leaping from the
engine he stood beside the body, and
thought of his own little girl safe
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
RESOLUTIONS.

4 -
Whereas, Our Heavenly Father in
his infinite wisdom has seen fit to re-
move from eartly toll Michel Retzlatf
the beloved father of Brother Julius
Retzlaff. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we as members OF
Griggs Lodge No. 13, A. o. U. w., to
our bereaved brother and family ex-
tend our united sympathies inthis, their
deep affection. Be it further
Resolved that copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon our minutes
and copy sent to our brother.
G.. N. SToRK,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
VIM STEWART,
Committee.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

q Common experience and the scienti-
fic study of the relation of these things
to disease, prove to be very often the
carriers of the specific cause; hence,
their proper disposal is always inn
portant. They are themselves easily
accessible and may be prevented or
regulated by the enforcement of exist
ing laws.
In making an inspection of the city,
town or village, it is not safe to con-
clude that because, the streets and
alleys may be clean while the adjacent
houses and lots are filthy and un-
healthy by reason of the discomposing
organic matter in the common recep-
tacle. The privy, the cesspool. the
manure heap, and in the kitchen slop
and garbage pile.
One of the first duties of a Health
Officer is to know the Whereabouts,
and keep record OF every privy. cess
pool, manure heap and garbage pile
in the community: because foreknow-
ledge of these conditions. gives the
most important of the local factors OF
disease, and suggests the first steps
for prevention and control. 8.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

The Fessenden Advertiser
makes a roar because the auditor
of Wells county does not furnish
a county quarterly statement for
publication and says that the
auditors of most of the other
counties are furnishing state
ments to be published. If Edi-
tor Hunt can point out the num-
ber of the section in the new code
that provides for the publication
of the quarterly statement he
will confer great favor. We
can find no authority for publish
ing this statement, and in our
opinion the different boards of
county commissioners who allow
bills for SO publishing these
statements, are simply squander-
ing the peoples money. If the
law provides for this statement
we would like to know it, but we
don't want to do work illegally.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

The following resolution was passed
at The regular meeting of Griggs
Lodge No. 13, A. O. U. W., April Is,
1896.
Whereas, It has pleased the Creator
and Preserver of the universe in His
infinite wisdom to remove from our
midst the beloved daughter of our
worthy Brother J. E. Johnson, and
in her death he has lost a loving child
and the community one of it's esteemed
members.
Resolved, That Griggs Lodge ex-
tends its sincere sympathy to Brother
johnson in his present affliction.
Resolved further, That these resolu-
tions be entered in the records of the
lodge, and that a copy be sent to
Brother Johnson and printed in Da-
kota Visitor.
GEO. N. SToRK,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
WIN. STEWART,
Committee.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
LOCKED UP BY wooDpeckeRs.
- e 8 0round owl That Tad T,alran
Roasession Of Their Home.

4Ae 1AAo e . 0rs1nd Owl That Had Taaen
Poassssion Of Their Home.
Although the woodpecker is industrt-
GUS, provident and peaceful, he is NOS
to be trifled with or tyrannized over
with impunity. as the following inci-
dent will show:
A companion and I ON an. August day
pitched our camp at q spring on the So.
BILE lands Of the ridge dividing DIAL.
Santa Clara valley. About tho si,--
stands large grove of live oaks. 81
one of these not far from the tent door
pair of woodpeckers had for years no
doubt made their dwelling place. sonle-
what shy of us at first, the birds in q
few days paid little attention to our
presence. 1t frequently amused ~
Of sultry afternoon as we lounged up
on the buffalo robes laid OH the shaded
grass to observe the birds with whose
labors the warmth appeared to have lit
tie to do.
We had camped there week or ten
days when before daybrcak ono morning
we heard a commotion about the home
Of our staid neighbors. Our attention
was attracted by their shrill outcries
and the whir Of their wings among the
branches overhead 1t had no sooner
grown light enough to see than we
pushed back the flap Of the tent door
and peered out to ascertain the cause Of
disturbance.
It soon became apparent that little
tecolote. or ground owl. at the approach
Of day had taken lodging in the hollow
occupied by the woodpeckers, to their
conformation. But the return of day
brought courage to the righttul owners.
and they resolutely set about finding
means to eject the invader. They tried
blufing awhile about the only aperture
to the hollow tree, but to little purpose,
other than to cause the tecoloto to peck
at them when they appeared to be about
to thrust themselves in.
At Last, finding that neither threats
nor entreaties were likely to be effect
i've, and resolved that IL they were to
be deprived Of their home 1t would be
the last Of that tyrannical owl, the
woodpeokers brought presently from
another part Of the grove an oak ball Of
the size Of the aperture, and. driving it
tightly into the hole, withdrew to an
other hollow tree, leaving the bird Of
prey hermetically sealed up.
After several days, when we started
to return to San Buenavcnture, the ball
was still in the hole, and the woodpeck-
ers, settled in their new home, were GO
ing about their business as IL there had
never been o tecolote.-Portland Press.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

in the republican party that could
fill the executive chair with abil.
ity, and yet we cannot at this
time center on any man that
would or could do more for the
state at large than our present
governor, Hon. Roger Allin.
Under his administration the
state has been lifted from it's
embarrassment caused by past
administrations, until today the
state is in fine financial condition.
The governor is entitled to an
endorsement by way of a renom-
mination. We have in the past
taken the opportunity to criticize
the governors action. but we
have done it sincerely and not
with any desire to condemn his
administration but to honestly
and fearlessly criticize this or
that particular act, believing that
as public official he is open to
criticism and that as a public
newspaper we have a right to
criticize. But on the whole we
commend the governors admin
istration. Like all men in public
positions he is not infallible and
has made some mistakes. but
they are trivial compared with
the other good works he has
done. On the whole North Dako-
ia has had a businesslike admin
istration and it is entitled to an
endorsement in the next conven-
ton.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
heathenish than a heather.
Politically the waters are n

Politically the waters are not
stirred much as yet. The geese
are but just getting into the stub
BILE, and there is too much frost
in the ground. Wait a bit, and
the summer time will come.
What political sentiment there
has already formed centers upon
the Ohio man. May be he is to
be the triumphant hero in the
presidential race; but sometimes
it is true in politics, as in religion,
that '.the first shall be the last. =
This weather, one can keep cool;
and in the heat of summer a
chunk of ice in the hat will serve
a good purpose if the blood is
likely to boil over much.
Farmers are busy preparing
for seeding. Trade in machinery
is good. A hopeful spirit is in
the air.
OF G.
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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
RoMNEss.

We learn that L. r. was in Coop
erstown the other day looking over
some easy chairs. He also went over
to the courthouse to look them over
and found them very easy and wished
to himself that he was big enough to
occupy one of them for two years.
Wouldn't he get fat? But am
afraid that L. r. is too small for that
SO he finally succeeded in obtaining
an order for strychnine and went to
Almklov's drug store to present the
order, but the druggist was suspicious
and asked him what he wanted it for,
SO he stammered little and finally
told the druggist it was to kill gophers
with-there are lots of them in Griggs
county. L. r. is an excellent hand
for that business and he ought to be
paid a bonus for getting rid of such
pest.
It is also reported that we are living
in glass age and we are told that we
can live in glass houses, but that in
junction has lost it's force as we can
now build houses of glass bricks,
which are non-conductors, and SO the
house would be cool in summer and
warm in winter. The glass bricks can be
of any color desired, so there shall be
no inference from neighbors. We can
not ''live in glass houses" but to car
ry out the idea we can wear glass
clothing. Glass can be spun. woven
and made into clothing as easily as
silk, wool, or cotton. 1t will be quite
scintillant time.
ROMNEsS REPORTER.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
State Board of Health of North
Dakota.
SANITARY 1NsPECT1oN.


SANITARY INSPECTION.
The Spring Sanitory Inspection of
Cities, Towns and Villages.
The City Health Officer in incorpo-
rated cities and the County Superin-
tendent of Public Health in towns and
villages within his county, shall make
once year, between the 18th of April
and the 25th of May, and oftener if
necessary, a thorough inspection of
each city, town and village.
The constant production and pres
ence of decomposing oyganic matter
in any center of population, whether
in township, village. town or city: is a
perpetual menace to the purity of all
water and food supplies to men, women
and children. The danger from this
organic matter is centered in the COM
mon receptacle OF such matters, the
privy, the cesspool, the manure heap
and in the kitchen slop and garbage
pile. 4 @
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
\ Political Weather Forecast
BY A NEW pRoGNosr1cAroR.

1SSA i
The stars in the political horizon
are arranging themselves in such a
manner as to portend general storm
throughout the United States that will
culminate November Sd. Although its
rise will be in the Rocky Mountains,
the storm center will advance steadily
eastward and locate probably in New
York. The trade winds from Samoa
will cut no figure, but a breeze from
Venezuela will mingle with the general
blast and be finally lost in the raging
of the tempest.
A cyclone of ballots is coming again
Der mountain and city and hamlet
and glen,
When the right mans opportunity
will cry out in woe,
Being buried alive in "Australian
snow.''
Free trade or free silver at sixteen to
The question at issue who should
we run.
A man with q heart for his country
agiow,
Or one thinking only the "spoil" to
bestow
On friends who are busy the tempest to
gauge,
And writing his name on partisan e
page.
The on coming storm sweeping faster
and faster,
Will bring the old party the doom OF
disaster
If the life-boat of right lies high on
!. the strand
And only the ''wreckers" are safe on
the land.
Then welcome the man that the storm
cloud will bring,
With a heart for the people, head
like a king.
Yes, welcome! thrice welcome! where
ever he's at,
To sit in the chair where Washington
sat.
The meteors, common just before
this periodical storm, will turn away
many eyes to gaze on their fleeting
light, and comets with blazing gold
and silver tails will be admired by
many; but the steady brilliance Of a
fixed star shining in the political sky,
a star able to light the mariner
through the breakers of dangerous
money sea and give light to the honest
laborers, is attracting the gaze Of
many republicans-and that star is
Mckinley.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
THE COLONEL WAS MEAN.
For Big Man He Played q Small Game
with His Car Tickets,

1o1 Big Man 6o Played Small Game
with His Car Tickets.
Colonel Blank was q big, pompous
man, as 1t behooves one to be who as.
pires to q military title without the
drawbacks Of military life. He was
always calling peoples attention to his
marked facial resemblance to James q.
Blaine, "the greatest man, sir, this GEN.
tury and this country have produced. .
And people-ill natured people, that
is-thought the colonel had vivid inn
agination. There was q prodigality
about his physique that one somehow
expected to see repeated in the colonel's
character. And to hear the colonel hold
forth from the end of the boarding
house table over which he presided the
unsophisticated boarder would never
have doubted that such reasonable ex-
pectation would be realized ON closer
acquaintance.
What, then, was this unsophisticated
one's surprise to hear the doughty colo
mel, evidently in high good humor
with himself, say one day:
"Well, earned my fare down town
today
That the colonel would stoop to earn
nickel was remarkable; that he should
boast Of it was incredible.
"You see," proceeded the man Of
military aspirations, II went down in
the carette. Getting in at Schiller street.
the carette was empty, and went up
to the front and bought six tickets for
a quarter. One I dropped in the box.
Then as the car filled up was exceed
ingly useful to those who sat farther
down, passing their fares up and depos-
iting them. An exceedingly polite man
they all thought me. And SO I am, so I
am. But instead Of dropping their nick
OILS in the box dropped my tickets in
until had used up my five tickets and
conlscated five nickels. I had regained
my quarter and paid my fare. After
that was not so polite. let people
drop their nickels into the chute which
the company provides for that purpose.
Awful nuisance, that chute. But it's
not my business to play conductor if the
company's too mean to hire any,
And the colonel called for another
cup Of tea, and the unsophisticated one
gasped to think Of the smallness Of
which such greatness was capable
Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

The Oberon Reporter is the
latest addition to the journalistic
field that comes to the Courier's
exchange table. 1t is a seven
column folio and well edited.
Oberon is over stocked with
newspapers and it is but a mat
ter of short time when one of
the boys will have to quit. How
ever, here's to the Reporter.
Long may it's banner wave.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

Ralph Simpkins, in the Vim
bledon News, booms Hon. Rollin
g. Cooper for governor. This is
a laudable undertaking on the
part of Ralph, but the Courier
has worn this movement thread
bare in it's endeavors to get Mr..
Cooper to run for governor.
However, if the boys keep agitat-
ing the matter he may be induced
to run yet. He would make an
ideal governor.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

The North Dakota supreme
court has decided that it will not
be necessary to call an extra ses-
sion of the legislature, and that
unorganized township property
will be assessed under the old
law. The decision of the su-
preme court saves the state the
heavy expense of an extra ses-
sion.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

The democratic state conven-
tion for the purpose of electing
delegates to Chicago will be held
at Jamestown, June 4th. Griggs
county is entitled to two dele
gates in the Jamestown conven-
tion. The convention would do a
good act by sending Hon. Julius
Stevens as a delegate to the ma
tional convention at Chicago.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
Don't Keep Track Of Dates.

''It's peculiar matter, but neverthe-
less true, that not one-haH Of the color
ed people who come before me have any
idea as to the time when they were
born or, in fact, the date Of any par
ticular event, " said Magistrate Jermon
to q Philadelphia Callreporter. II fre-.
Quently have occasion to ask colored
women how old they are, and almost
invariably the answer comes, DON'T
know Frequently ask them how long
they have been married, to which Iget
tho same reply"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01
Eleven.

The Republican National Conven-
tion to be held in st. Louis June 10Th
will be the eleventh held by the party.
The Burlinton Route trains run to the
principal points in eleven states-a
coincidence. Another fact is that
from St. Paul, Minneapolis and all
points in the Mississippi Valley, the
Burlington is the best and the direct
line to St. Louis.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-05-01

0OuIOOS VI w buGI supply
Within the State of
North Dakota.
Many outbreaks of Typhoid Fever"
and other epidemic diseases, have been
traced to the use of water for drinking
purposes taken from rivers, streams,
or ponds, which have become polluted
by the bodies of dead animals, stable
manure, excrement and Sewage"
deposited in or upon their banks.
In order to remove as far as pos
sible, this source of danger to the
s'Public Health" the following regu-
lation has been adopted by the State
Board of Health, and it's enforcement
is now urged upon all county and
city health officers throughout the
state of North Dakota:
No sewage, drainage, human or
animal excrement, bodies of dead AMI
mails, or other polluting matter Of any
kind which, by itself, or in connection
with other matter, will contaminate or
impair the quality of the water of any
pond, lake, stream, or river, for do
mestic use, or render it injurious to
health: shall be placed in or dis
charged into, or placed or deposited
upon the ice, of any pond, lake,
stream, or river used as a source of
water supply, by the citizens of any
village, town, or city, or by persons
living along the banks of such streams,
rivers, ponds or lakes.
Nor shall any such sewage, drain
age, human or animal excrement or
any other polluting matter, be placed
upon the banks of any such pond,
lake, stream or river, or into any of
it's feeders or banks thereof.
Section 1898 of the Revised Code
prescribes the penalty for violation of
Health Laws:
S7298-Every person who willfully
violates any provision of the health
laws, the punishment for violating
which is not otherwise prescribed by
those laws or by this code, and every
person who willfully violates or re-
fuses or omits to comply with any law
full order, direction, prohibition Or
regulation prescribed by any board of
health or health officer, or any regula-
tion lawfully made or established by
any public officer under authority of
the health laws, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in a county Jail not ex-
ceeding one year, or by fine not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars or both.
Issued by order of the State Board
of Health this 4th day of March, 1896.
JOHN F. CowAN, (Attorney General, J
President.
JOHN MONTGOMERY, M. D.,
Superintendent.
CHARLES MAcLACHLAN, NJ. D.,
Vice President.