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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
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. M, for the purpose of
electing delegates to attend the Peo-
pies Party State Convention to be
held at Grand Forks on the l7th 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, 1896-06-05
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids wanted prior to June
10th, A. D. 1896, for grading the road
between sections % and 36, township
146 range So, as per surveyors esti-
mate on file in office of county auditor.
Bids must be put in at so much per
yard. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
Dated at Cooperstown, N. d., this
Goth day of May, A. D. 1896.
p. A. MELGARD,
County Auditor.
By Mic. Green, Deputy.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
An Ordinance

Requiring the Keeping and Use of
Disinfectants.
Every owner Or occupant of any lot
or lots in this town upon which are
situated out houses of any kind are
hereby required to use in and about
said out house and also at all times
keep in said out houses, ready for use
disinfectants, either copperas, cloridc
of lime or lime, and said out houses
shall be subject to inspection by the
marshal or board of health at any
time. Any person failing to comply
with the foregoing ordinance shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof be subject to fine of
not less than five dollars.
SAMUEL SANsBURN,
President.
WILL Ell CARLETON,
Town Clerk.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

A great many papers of the
state are making a great hurrah
about Col. Robinson purchasing
the Fargo Argus, and just why
they should do so we fail to see.
If Mr.. Robinson feels like put
ting his money into the Fargo
Argus or any other paper we do
not see that anybody is damaged
by the deal. just because man
has a little money and is promi-
nent in politics he seems to be
'.joshed' bys everybody. When
we purchased the Courier and
affixed our time honored sigma
ture to a healthy, growing chat
tel mortgage in which we agreed
to pay for the same, we did not
hear any great wall from the
state press. Let up on the Col,
bows.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Rier Anderson is going to make the
old Greenleese building shine SO to
speak. He has Ben Howden andsa
force of men at work rcmodeling the
building. A sixteen foot addition,
two stories high, is being built on the
rear end twenty-five feet wide and the
present building will be widened ont
to that width. Two large cisterns have
been dug and fixed up and when the
whole is done Mr.. Anderson will have
o good substantial building which will
be used as restaurant.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
This is the ratio of the ball game
at Lakota Last Sat-
urday.
The Lakota Ball Tossers Played
Faultless Game and Didn't
Do a Thing To The
Cooperstown
Fans.

The base ball game at Lalkota last
Saturday between the team of that
town and the Cooperstown team ended
in an easy victory for the Lakotas
who played a splendid game of ball
and that they are about as slick set
of ball players as can be found
around these parts nobody will deny.
Besides being good players they are
a social, gentlemanly lot of boys,
whom it is a pleasure to meet. Coop
erstown played a ragged game all
through due to a lack of practice and
owing to a fact that they are not used
to a skinned" diamond. Iverson
pitches wicked ball but needs prac-
tice to give him control of it. The
other boys did all right for the
amount of practice they have had and
we have no doubt will put up good
game later. Our boys are all right.
What they need is practice and en-
couragement. Fred Sinclair threw
his ankle out of joint in the seventh
inning which helped to swell the score
sheet for the other fellows. The La
kota boys played a winning game
from the start and their pitcher is q
cracker Jack. No set. of people could
be more social and entertaining than
those are at Lakota and they did all
in their power to make the visit of the
Cooperstown fans pleasant. They are
royal good fellows. They will play
at Cooperstown in the near future and
we bespeak for them in advance a
hearty reception from our people.
Ernie Kent is captain of the Lakota
club and is also editor of the Herald.
He is rattling good player and a
fine fellow to meet. We are endebted
to him for many kind favors. Mr..
Merritt, manager of the Lakota club
and cashier of the bank of that place,
hustled from early morn until late at
night to make things pleasant for our
boys, and not only that-when he
played first base he took care to see
that our fellows were we'll entertained
and that seat was provided for each
one on the bleachers. Merritt is a.
fine first baseman. We all enjoyed
our trip to L Lakota.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

The Umatilla Indian Medicine Com
pany draw a crowded house every
night-the big court room being
packed and standing room at a pre-
MUM. The company is in charge Of
DR.. VIM. Raycraft. After delivering
his lecture on the virtues of his Indian
medicines the doctor furnishes his
audience with program for their
amusement. In the party are expert
tumblers, comedians, etc., and you
are sure to be entertained. Eddie
Raycraft is the funny man and always
makes himself, popular with the
people. .a
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Jud LaMoure did not want to
go to st. Louis as a delegate but
the Minneapolis papers announce
the fact that Mr.. LaMoure will
be one of the assistants sergeant
alarms of the big convention.
Jud has been read out of the
party, despised by all loyal re-
publicans for voting for demo
cratic United States senator, and
vet this same man seems to stand
in with the powers and gets what
he goes after. Such is life.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

The Courier is in receipt
of the proceedings of the
North Dakota State Dairy.
mems Association held at Lisbon
last February, published by
state commissioner of agricul-
ture and labor. The proceedings
are very interesting and much
useful information in regard to
dairying is contained therein.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
An Ordinance
Prohibiting the Picketing Stock upon
the Streets or Alleys of this


the Streets or Alleys of this
Town.
Any person or persons who shall by
means of rope, line or other devise
shall tie stock or picket any stock up
on the streets or alleys of this town
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof be fined in
the sum, of not less than five dollars
or more than ten dollars.
Any person who shall picket any
stock upon any lands adjoining the
highways or alleys Of this town. in
such manner that said stock can
pass across or upon said highways or
alleys shall be deemed to have violat-
ed the above ordinance and be subject
to the same penalties.
SAMUEL SANSBURN,
f'a s' - President.
WILL H. CARLETON, Gss
Town Clerk.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Between 1000 and $500 peo-
pie yielded up their lives at Mos
COW a few days ago in a big
surging crowd who were anxious
to see the Gar crowned emperor
of the Russias. Royalty seems
to come high but it must be up
held at a big price just the same.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
Judge Rose Reversed.

The supreme court has re-
versed Judge Rose in the con-
tempt case of Herbert Root, of
Valley City, who was fined for
contempt of court and disbarred
from practice by the Judge.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Senator Quay has at last ad-
mitted that Mckinley will be
nominated on the first ballot and
that he will have a majority of
nineteen. It takes some of these
great men a long time to take a
tumble to themselves. We could
have made the above statement
thirty days ago.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

The Napoleon Homestead is
ten years old and is still growing
older. Editor Bryant has dis
played considerable pluck in
keeping the paper going and we
hope there will soon be a turn in
the tide and that the Homestead
will experience a tidal wave of
prosperity.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

The democrats met in conven-
tion yesterday at jamestown to
elect delegates to the Chicago ma
.tional convention. We go to
press too early to learn the re-
suits of the election. but from in
dications pointed out by the state.
press there does not seem to be
any doubt but what free silver
delegates will be elected which
will mean that President Cleve-
lands sound money administra-
tion has been turned down.
North Dakota delegates are very
ungrateful to say the least,
especially as they have Jared
very well at the hands of the
present administration in the
matter of appointments.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

We used to wonder why it was
that Ernie Kent, of the Lakota
Herald, was so popular. We
have ceased to wonder since we
saw him in his scarlet uniform
playing ball.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Four beautiful boy babies, every
way suitable for adoption into any
home, ranging in age from two weeks
to twelve months. need homes immedi-
ately. Who will take them, and SO le-
ceive the blessing of Him who said:
I'm as much as you have done it unto
one OF the least of these ye have done
it unto me-
B. H. BRAsrAp,
Sup. of Children's Home Society.
3os-sd ST., Fargo, N. Oak.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
St. Louis

. Is one OF our largest and most at
tractive cities. A good time to visit
it is at the republican convention in
June, or the peoples party convention
in July. The Burlington Route 4 the
best line. Your home ticket agent can
tell you all about it and sell you
ticket via the Burlington.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
Additional Local.

The Courier has recently tur led out
a batch Of graduation programs for
the graduation exercises of the era,n- ran
mar shool which will take place in the
Baptist church tonight. A class OF
six will graduate as follows: Clara
Brown, Julia Fiering, Orry Retzlaff.
Clara Greenland, Bertha sunju. and
Ethel Newberry. Turn out to the
exercises.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

One week from next Tuesday
will occur the annual school cleo
tion at which time a director is
to be elected, the term of j. E.
Johnson having expired or will
expire at the time his success
sor qualities. In addition to elect
ing director the people will
have to vote on the question Of
issuing 500 bonds to run ten
years for the purpose Of building
a new schoolhouse out where the
Honghton school now stands and
also vote to move the Houghton
schoolhouse to Section z where
the residents of that locality
have the required number of
children for a school and have
demanded from the board a.
school. Inasmuch as the present
Houghton schoolhouse is getting
too small for the number of
scholars that attend it is thought
best to remove the present build
ing to Section z and build the
new house out west. which is a
good idea and should be carried
out by the voters. Another
matter that is also to be voted
upon is the removal of the Lang
ford school from it's present site
to a site down in the valley. It
is claimed that this school is now
located all right according to the
location of the children who at
tend the school, and il this is a
fact the voters should vote
against removal: Greendale
school district is not financially
in a condition to move school,
houses at the expense of the peo-
pie to satisfy one or two patrons
of the school who have an idea in
their heads that they want the
school located on their own par
ticular farm. We are not in a
position to decide whether the
school should be removed OF not,
but would urge that the voters
look the matter up carefully be-
fore they vote. The town of
Cooperstown can decide the
election any way it chooses on
account of having the necessary
votes to do so, and therefore we
do not want any injustice done
to those who patronize the Lang
ford school Let the people vote.
in this matter intelligently and
lin justice to those interested.
The Courier would like to have
those interested send in a state
ment of the affairs in order that
sour people will have a fair.
chance to vote intelligently.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
TIL II G o U Z II r
PERCY r, TRUBsHAw.
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
John 3. Fladeland has pur-
chased the Portland Republican.
The Courier wishes the new edi-.
tor success.

We always knew that Lakota,
the former home Of the great
William Fl. Standish, was a Is to
/ town, but last Saturday the
boys up there raised the ratio to
q to without scarcely any op-
position.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
Pr0gram


OF the graduating exercises Of the
Cooperstown Grammar School at the
Baptist church tonight at 500.
Music, Ladies Trio, "Summer Fam
cies.''
Prayer.
Music, Mixed Quartette, "sweet and
Low.'
Essay, ''Alaska,''
CLARA Brown.
Essay, Influence Of Surroundings, {"
CLARA GREENLAND.
Essay, Lafayette
JULIE FEIRING.
Music. Ladies' Trio and Male Quar-
tette.'
'.When Wandering Ger the Deep.'
Essay, ''Lost Opportunities
ETHEL NEWBERRY.
Essay. Life o School,
BERTHA SUNJU.,
Recitation, ''The New South,''
ORRY RETzLAFF.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Music, Male Quartette, 'sThe Soldiers
Farewell
Graduates,
SoS.
Glass Motto: Labor Conquers.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
An Ordinance

Prohibiting the Riding OF Bicycles
upon the Sidewalks of Certain
Streets of the Town of
Cooperstown.
Any person who shall ride bicycle
upon the sidewalks on Burrell avenue
between eighth and tenth street shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall pay a fine Of
five dollars or be confined in the coun-
ty jail five days.
SAMUEL SANSBURN,
President.
WILL H CARLETON,
Town Clerk.
This ordinance covers the walks
between the Palace Hotel and Union
House on both sides of the street.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05
Sad Death of a Boy.

One of the saddest affairs happen
ing in this vicinity occurred Wednes-
day morning about eight O'Clock, at
the home of Mr.. Alex Davidson.
Two little boys, Willie and Jimmie,
aged five and seven years, were get
ting up, when the eldest took hold of
gun that had been left loaded and
stood behind the bed, and in a spirit
of play said to the younger, stand off
there and I'll shoot you. The little
fellow took his place and the brother,
evidently not realizing the deadly eff
feet of an unloaded gun, pulled the
trigger, shooting the little fellow
through the heart.
The funeral took place from the Pres
byterian church yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Lemery, of Wimbledon,
preaching the funeral sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson have the
sympathy of the community in their
sore bereavement. a fact fully attested
by the large number in attendance at
the funeral -Sanborn Enterprise.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Gilbert G. Grove, photographer of
Grand Forks, is now doing all kinds
of Photographic work in G. L. Judd's
old gallery. Cabinets $3.50. All
work guaranteed.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-06-05

Class Motto: Labor Conquers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05
WHAT THE NAILS INDICATE.
Both Temperament and Disease Can
Be Read by Finger Tips.

1t is said the moon at the base of the
nail is simply an indication of good
health and excellent circulation, while
the white spots are always the accom-
panlment OF an impaired nervous sys-
TEN.
1t is not possible to create moons at
the base OF the nails; frequently the
moon is there, but through negligence,
1t is covered by skin, which, without
attention, will grow upward over the
base OF the nail.
Long nails are said to indicate physi-
cal weakness and tendency to lung
trouble, and this tendency is aggravat-
ed where the nails are corrugated, and
yet more aggravated if they curve
from The top back to the finger and
across.
When the nails are long and blush
they indicate bad circulation. This
same type Of nail, but shorter, denotes
tendency to throat affection, bronchitis
and the like.
Short small nails indicate heart dis
ease; where they are short, and sunken
you may look for nervous disorders
London Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05
LADY SLOCOMB FOR SALE.
Fired Last Shot in the Civil Wars
Last Battle.

The sale Of the eight-inch column
bad, Lady Slocomb,'' which is ad-
verdsed to take place in Mobile this
month, arouseS the interest of the old
soldiers sons, for the reason that it is
generally supposed to be the gun
which fired the last shots of the war,
or that fired so many deadly voIleys in
the last battle that took place during
the civil war.
The last engagement, said an old SOL
der yesterday, took place at Spanish
Fort. This engagement, Of course.
was not a regular battle, and is not
perhaps recorded in history as such,
but it was nevertheless a conflict
fierce, and fire flew that day as never
before. Gen. Forrest had sent to
Spanish Fort during the last days of
the war a sufficient force of men to
guard the place, and among the num-
Der was the 5th battalion of the Wash
ington artillery, and Capt. Cuthbert
Slocomb in command. The Lady Slo-
comb was brought there and there
fred its last shots when Wilson's raid
ers stormed the place and took it.
There the Lady Slocomb, for a few
hours before the old fort was surrend-
cred, belched forth fire and scattered
death like an intelligent being, but to
no avail, as the enemy numbered sew
eral times as much as the garrison.
After the surrender of the fort some
Of the members of Capt Slocomb's
command one night rolled the Lady
SlocomO off the earthern enbankment
into a lagoon, or old slush-hole, and
buried it, giving as their reason they
/ did not want the gun to fall into the
lands of the enemy. 1t was afterward
Dug up and carried to Mobile, where
it was purchased by Henry Badger, a
prominent confederate CT that place
vino had served through the war and
/ Slocomb.
The gun was named after the wife OF
Capt. Cuthbert Slocomb, who went
out in 1862 in charge OF the 9Th bat
talon of the Washington artillery.
The gun at the battle of Shiloh spat
out it's first smoke and spread it's first
desolatiOn in the ranks CT the enemy
/ Through all the memorable struggles
of the army of the Tennessee it went
and everywhere it gained well-de-
served renown. 1t was prettily
mounted and was at that time, as it
probably is now, a handsom gum
! New Orleans Picayune
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Lord Alexander Paget died in Lon
don, aged 81 years.
Generals Maceo and Gomez plan to
march upon Havana.
Tschigorin took first prize in the
Budapest chess tournament.
A general uprising against the
Christians in Turkey is expected.
The steamship Alameda sailed from
Sydney, N. S. w, with $2,125 900 gold
for San Francisco.
The price Of bread has gone up half
a penny per loaf in London. The in
crease is acutely felt in the poorer
districts.
A grand review of troops wes held
at Rome in honor Of the marriage of
the crown prince Of Italy to Princess
Helene of Montenegro.
Captain Weyler has named
six army surgeons to take the places
of professors in the Havana univer-
sity who have been compromised in
the rebellion.
The French assembly reassembled
and listened to speeches by the presi-
dents of the chamber of deputies and
senate clarifying the recent visit of the
ear and cZarina 20 France.
An attempt was made in Constanti-
nople to assassinate Mgr. Bartolomeos,
the locum tenens of the Armenian
Patriarchate. The assassins were
seized by the prelate's escort.
Ii Hung Chang has been appointed
minister of foreign affairs Of China,
and also ordered to be punished for
presuming to enter the ruined summer
palace while visiting the Dowager
Empress.
The arming Of the Mussulmans by
the Turkish government is believed to
indicate that the present situation is
the gravest since the Russo-Turkish
war.
According to information received
in Washington, the porte has notified
the signatory powers Of its intention
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05

TO execute to the fullest extent the re-
forms embraced in the treaty of Ber-
lin.
The German government declines to
make any statement concerning the
announcement that defensive alliance
existed between Russia and Germany
during the last six years that Prince
Bismarck was in Office.
A dispatch from Halifax says that
the military authorities are laying
cables for telephone connection be-
tween the various Halifax fortifca-
tons, which have hitherto been main
tanned by overhead wires.
The marquis of Lansdowne. British
secretary of state for war, in an ad-
dress on political issues at Leeds, Eng
land, expressed the belief that the
Venezuelan question would soon be
dealt with by an arbiteI or by annie
| able compromise.
! Montreal is alarmed by the fact that
the larger of the two city reservoirs OF
the mountain has been in a dangerous
| condition. 1t holds 100000 gallons
Of water and experts say that if 6
! break should occur the whole city
would be washed away.
| The famine outlook in India is in.
creasing in gloominess. 1t is no
probable now that rain will fall. Pros
poets are serious in northwest ant
central provinces in PUnjauba. Scare
ity is expanding into Behar. A
Bombay, prices have risen heavily
Ladge imports Of foreign grain ex
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-11-05
JENNY LIND'S PRIVATE CAR.
The Famous Singer the First to Own
Such a Luxury.

1t is not generally known that a
famous singer made the first move
toward the establishing of private cars.
In 1851 when the famous Jenny Lind
got married in this country, she was
very much annoyed during her honey
moon by the intrusion of impairment
1nterviewers, and to escape from the
lnf1iction she had a passenger car
cleared of it's seats and fitted I'D as
drawing room. Into this she was able
to sop off at scheduled points or go
from place to place without molesta-
ton. The idea was quite original with
the great singer, and directed so much
attention that other people of luxurious
tastes wanted to initiate that method
Of travel. The fashion did not spread
very rapidly, but it got a start then,
and has gone on slowly into the de-
velopment of the palace car and the
dining car-Locomotive Engineer
ing.