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Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
The Senatorial Campaign.

The campaign against Senator
Hansbrough in North Dakota would
seem to be badly in need of a manager.
1t is proposed to attack the senator's S
republicanism and to make it appear
that he has not been consistent
partisan. This kind of a campaign
will fail. Hansbrough is an old-time
republican and stood for all the set
tied principles of the party when some
of his detractors were hostile to the
leading republican issues. He has
never bolted his party conventions Or
shirked his portion of party work.
In the house Of representatives he was
regarded as one of the republican
leaders from the west. He was active
in all the party councils and advocat-
ed the Mckinley and Sherman bills
which were republican measures. He
also opposed the repeal of these mea-
sures because they bore the brand of
his party. In the senate he has been
honored at the hands of the republic
an caucus with important places on
prominent committees, and for four
years past he has held the responsible
position of party ;'whip'' on the re-
publican side. SO that it is quite
evident the senator's republicanism is
not doubted in the least by his col
leagues.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
N. P. Extension.

lEere Will be increased railroad
mileage in North Dakota within the
hcNu year and it is announced author-
ltahVeiy that the Northern Pacific will
take the lead in the work. The com
pany has decided to extend the James
town 4 Northern branch from Leeds
up through the Long Lake basin to
nunseitll.s.lli'h will be practically
no grading and the extension will
strike the best part of the Turtle
Mountain country. running about half
way between the Great Northern
branches to st. Johns and Bottineau.
1t will furnish convenient shippinp
facilities to the farmers who have
been compelled to haul their grain by
teams IRON twenty to forty miles to
the Great Northern branches.
The longest extension will be on the
Fargo and Southwestern branch from
i!dgelcy. This line will be extended
about 100 miles to the Missouri river
in a southwesterly direction. 1t will
go into South Dakota ard the main
points along the line will be Kuhn.
Ashley and Eureka. Kuhn is the
terminus of the 500. Ashley the
county seat OF Mcintosh and 40 miles
from a road and Eureka is the terlni-
nus of the Milwaukee and said to be
one of the greatest primary wheat
spipping points in the world.
The line will open up magnificent
section Of the country between and be-
yond the points mentioned. Two
lines have already been surveyed over
that section but neither was exactly
satisfactory and the company will
send force of men to make certain
alterations in the surveys just as soon
as the snow is off the ground. The
work will be pushed from Edgeley and
it will make that lively town this
summer. Landlord Scholts or the
Grand Pacific hotel has been given
the tip that his place will be head
quarters and he is now building an
addition to the hotel.
Ii is said that the company was in
duced to extend the line on the show.
ing made by State Senator Wishek of
Mcintosh, who has worked indefatig.
ably to that end for some time. The
people of his county will be benefited
beyond measure.-Forum.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

He said that in his opinion the pas
sage of the bill would mean not only
an abandonment of the settlement of
the debt for an indefinite period, but
that it would also entail the donation
of a free gift of 800, 600, 900. He said
the object of the bill is to extend the
time of settlement eighty-six years,
$3.50, 900 a year to be paid the first ten
years, $3.50, 900 year the second ten
years and S75O,OOO a year for the re-
naming sixty-tive years. He declares
this to be outrageous, and adds that
these combined sums would not ag-
gregate the interest of 3 per cent on
the original debt.
1t is Mr.. Johnson's purpose to de-
liver a speech in opposition to this
bill when it comes up for a hearing in
the house early in January, and he
has strong hopes tnat it will lie de-
feated.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
POISONOUS POTATOES.
An Allsaloid Called SoIanine Docs Great
Damage Sometimes.


Damage Sometimes.
It is rot very rare to see serious &C.
oidents happen by poisoning from the
use Of potatoes iii places where food is
supplied by contract, as III schools, pris-
ons and barracks, and astonishment is
expressed that this precious and highly
estimated food stuff should bo capable
of doing SO much damage. It is we'll to
know that the potato, even when abso-
lutely sound. contains certain amount
Of q vegetable alkaloid called solanine.
Tho remarkable point is that this SOL
anime is much more abundant i'll sum-
mer than in winter; whereas it amounts
to .O44 per kilogram from November
to February, it reaches the figure of .23G
in July and August. This evil would
not be very great if the production of
the alkaloid were not still further In
creased by the process of termination
and putrefaction Of the potato. The use
Of potatoes deteriorated in this way may
give rise to cases of poisoning character
lied by vomiting, diarrhea, fever, di-
lated pupils, commissions and profuso
sweating.
1t is usually in the months Of juno
and July that these accidents occur, at
the moment when the potatoes Of tho
preceding year have begun to germinato
and rot. The contractors Of the above
mentioned establishments send these po.
tatoes there, since they have no longer
any marketable value, because the new
potatoes are already large and reduced
in price
It is therefore necessary to watch
these supplies in a most careful manner
and to refuse potatoes that show any
black or softened spots or that have be-
gun to germinate. As a general thing
potatoes used in eating should be as
fresh as possible. le.-Paris Herald. -.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
Commissioner Proceedings.

Board met pursuant to adjournment
this 1st day Of December, A. d. 1896.
Present: Buchheit, Cooper, Hem.
mingson and Olson,
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved:
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Theo E Kerr, quarter salary
as county physician. .......$ SO 90
Anton Christianson, cleaning
hall after election ........... 90
Z A Hetager, repairing judges
desk :. ...... .... 3 %
J r Tiller, for saving wood... SO
Hans o Lien. for postage, etc.. 5 %
On motion it was ordered that the
board purchase the south half of the
Potter's field, SO known in the Griggs
County Cemetery Association plat,
for the sum of $2O, and that warrant
be drawn for that amount to he turned
over to the proper officer upon vhe
delivery of the deed, said deed to be
executed to Griggs county.
On motion board adjourned sine
die.
p. A. MELGARD,
County Auditor.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

Some of our contemporaries
say that the newspapers have no
business taking a hand in the
senatorial election. We respect
fully wish to disagree with these
editors in this respect. We be-
lieve it is the duty of the press to
take a hand in the matter and to
discuss the merits of the diff
ferent candidates for that high
Office in order that our repre-
sentatives in the legislature may
go into the senatorial fight ac-
quainted in a measure with the
records of the different candi-
dates for the position. The
press is really the only avenue
through which mans public re-
cord can be brought out and if it
is discussed pro. and con. by the
papers an intelligent idea of that
persons fitness for the position
can be formed. Most of the
state papers are favoring the re-
election of Senator Hansbrough,
realizing that he has always
stood for his party and
abided by the wishes of
a majority of that party. He
ranks among the foremost in the
national senate and is a hard
worker for his people. What
more do you want? The people
want Hansbrough, the politicians
and wire pullers want to do him
up. That's the whole thing in a
nutshell.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

We have started in on another
year. Cooperstown has great
reason to be proud of it's growth
and Improvement during the
year just closed. Let our citi-
zens all work in harmony for even
q greater growth during the
year 1897. We have decided on a
flour mill and tits safe to say that
the mill be one of the first enter
prises to start building in the
spring. 1t is no mere conjecture
now, it is a sure thing. A bonus
has been raised and if Mr..
Phipps should back out-which
is hardly probable, someone else
would come in. This mill will
help the town. With other towns
opening up all around us on all
sides It'll inorder for the business
men of Cooperstown to work for
the establishment of such enter
prises as will draw the farming
trade to this city. Our business
men have the reputation of being
the most wide-awake of any set
of business men in this state
and they will keep that reputa-
tion good, COO.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
His Experience.

d. =. Seigfried. Of Sanborn, at
tended the annual meeting of druggists
at Grand Forks last week. and the
Plaindealer tells how in his own ini-
mitable style he related his experience
with a North Dakota legislature, as
follows:
~ have had q little experience with
this Legislative committee also. -Four
years ago the legislature met and 1
went up there to do q little work in
the interests of the druggists. found
that someone had been there before
me. had previously arranged with
q man up there to take sounding of
the situation, as it were. and see how
the Legislators stood on the question,
learn the sentiment and. prepare the
way for me to commence active work
when l got there. When I arrived
there l found that my man did not
know anybody, in fact, he was drunk
when / got there. stayed two weeks
and got acquainted with the legisla-
tors, saw how they did business and
went around and spent lots OF money
with them. Did not get to bed some-
times before O'Clock in the morning.
81 wrote up q bill and took it up to
the legislature. and it was referred
back to me with the information that
l would have to get some legal talent
to fix it up. paid an attorney s15 to
write it up in a different shape, and a
stenographer So more. l then went up
and got the bill through the second
reading. Everything looked favor
able. and the third reading came up.
1t was then referred to q committee
and they called on us to go before
them and push our bill a little. The
next morning went up. My associ-
ates were not able to be there owing
to sickness. SO l went up alone. |
had a hard fight on my hand but held
my point and succeeded in getting a
minority report on the bill by paying
$50. When [ got the bill into the
house the liquor men from the outside
had tackled a great long thing to the
tail of it and it got lost in the shuttle.
You will find some trouble when you
go up there to make any amendments
to the prohibition law. as the commit
tee have no doubt found out. There
are lot of other people up there
fighting at the same time. When l
went up there we had ten Or fifteen on
the same train that was on. One of
them said to me: 1t is no use for
you to go up there, there are more of
us than there are of you. -
''Mr. seigfried appears to have
crowded considerable experience into
a short space. and he exposes it for
the good of the uninitiated-who may
be tempted in the future to tack tail
on the legislative kite.-Valley City
Patriot.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
At the Fargo convention last April
Senator Hansbrough accepted the

At the Fargo convention last April
Senator Hansbrough accepted the
platform adopted by that body and
announced that he stood solidly upon
it. When asked why he did not bring
in a minority report he replied: ''The
majority of the convention is in favor
OF an International bimetalic agree
ment. If this can be brought about it
will give us the most logical kind of
bimetallism. Besides, this is the will
of the majority of my party as ex-
pressed in convention. l have never
assumed to be greater than my party"
In an interview Immediately after
the adjournment of the convention the
senator said he accepted the platform
as all good republicans should do.
When the st. Louis convention made
it's platform and nominated q ticket,
the senator again accepted the situa-
tion and made another declaration OF
party fealty. En- route to his home
itom st. Louis he declared, in an in
terview in St. Paul, that he stood
upon the st. Louis platform, and
would make his fight for reelection
to the senate strictly within party
lines. When the campaign opened,
he took the stump for ike platform
and the straight ticket, and during
the canvass, he made thirty speeches
in his state. In all these speeches lie
declared himself in favor of sound
money, as laid down by the republican
platform. Party leaders say that the
splendid majority in North. dakota is
largely due to the senator's good
work in the campaign.
This, in brief, is the history of the
case. 1t is but fair and just that Sem
ator Hansbrough should have the
benefit of the facts as herein stated,
and his opponents should stand
warned and be warned in time, that if
they propose to accomplish his defeat
they will be obliged to adopt some
other plan of campaign than that of
attacking his republicanism Or his
party record. Furthermore, the kind
of fight they are making upon him is
not intended to benefit the republican
cause in North Dakota. Special from
Bismarck to the Northwest News.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
A FAMOUS RECIPE.
How tho Hoboken Turtle Club Concoces
Its Time Honored Turtle Soup.
Good livers will be interested in this

now en0 a0D0k00 T0fel0 Clu0 C0n000e8
lts Time Honored Turtle Soup.
Good livers will be interested in this
recipe.
By it $50 pounds Of turtle will pro-
duce 30 gallons Of soup. It is the recipe
used by the Hoboken Turtle club for
many generations, and the original
recipe is now in the hands Of TIE stew
ard Of the club:
Take kettle Of 80 gallons capacity
and fill nearly full of water. Put in 8
sets Of calves feet (s2), we'll cleaned,
and 80 necks of beef. To this add Q
dozen parsley, dozen leeks, half peck
Of small onions and sat and pepper to
suit. Boil the whole to rags, about 20
hours.
Kill tho turtle, scald off the thin out
side glazed portion and take off fms. Put
the shell. cut up into small pieces. into
boiling water until the citron comes off.
Then add the turtle meat, also cut III
small pieces. To this add the meat Of 8
calves heads which have been suffi-
oiently boiled to remoye the skin.
Strain off the stock through fine
sieve. Strain twice out Of pot and back
again. Now add citron and boil three
hours. Then add turtle meat and calves
heads and bell the whole until tho cit
ron is wholly done.
Add these spices: Quarter pound each
Of ground allspice, ground cloves, ground
mace and ground nutmegs, u pound of
sweet marjoram and the same of thyme
and summer savory, with black and
cayenne pepper to taste.
Put the spices into two small salt
bags and drop into the pot until salts
factorily seasoned, taking out and put
ting in again from timo to time aud
occasionally squeezing the bags into tho
pot
After adding the turtle meat and
calves head, boil five hours until all
the sour taste is gone. Boil over slow
fire and bo sure to keep we'll stirred to
avoid burning.
When cooked and poured into vessels,
let it get perfectly cool before covering
up or touching with q spoon. 1t should
assume gelatinous consistency. Keep
at same temperature. Use gallons each
Of olaret, sherry and brandy.
Original rccipo in possession of NJ. P.
Phillips, steward Hoboken Turtle club
New York Herald.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
MARDELL.

Rev. Eliason preached in the Mar
dell schoolhouse New Years day.
Snow-shoe sliding is great sport
at Mardell these days. Nearly every
body has a pair and even the rag
mullins could not do without them.
Mr.. Nels Nelson, of Minnesota, a
cousin of the Arneson's, is welcome
visitor at Mardell these days.
Mr.. Byron Hazard and family were
visitors at the riverside last week.
The last seen of the ragmuffins they
were making a trip towards the SOUTH
pole.
Messrs. Munson and Hegge and
families, of Cooperstown. visited at
Mardell last week.
Mr.. Paul Seim intends to start at
tending school at Cooperstown after
New Year.
The ragmufiins didn't do a thing the
other night. They just had jolly
time, so they say.
The party last Monday was q fail
urc all through and some of the boys
kind of got hot but the rest of the
boys did not care and would have
given satisfaction had any been asked
for.
Mr.. J. A. Carlson returned from
Mayville to Mardell last week to
spend Xmas at home.
Miss Emma Hansen came over from
Sherbrooke last week to spend Xmas.
A few of the Mardell people attend-
ed the Christmas tree i'll the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at Coopers-
town.
Miss Josie Arneson and Katie OPP
helm came down to Mardell last week
20 spend Christmas atholne.
MARDELL ECHO.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

The Northwest Magazine has
now entered upon it's 18th vol
ume. For fourteen years it has
been a consistent advocate Of
northwestern interests. Its
monthly editions, epitomizing
western life western settlement,
western enterprise and western
progress generally as reflected
by its special contributors and
numerous exchanges, together
with its beautiful Illustrations
and practical portray yalof western
needs; have done much to adver-
] sttise the mort Invest, hasten its
development and promote it's
settlement. No other magazine
d devoted exclusively to north
western interests. No other
publ lication so persistently re-
fleets northwestern sentiment.
No other periodical has done SO
much 10 encourage western
walkers in the field Of literature.
al q word, the Northwest Mag
anne rs pre- enline lily a magazine
sof Sc goo reading for northwestern
Is people The Courier and the
Northwest agazine can be
secured for one year for $3.50
cash ia il, advance.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
p. A. MELGARD,
County Auditor.
The Girls and the Prince.

When the Prince of Wales was in
America, in 1860, he was a young
man of nineteen and unmarried.
Naturally, the American girls were
deeply interested in him, and a period
of the most romantic excitement en-
sued in all the cities. Every subter-
fuge to dance with the young Prince
was resorted to-, and members of his
party were bribed to arrange a waltz
with the Heir Apparent; the most un-
usual expedients were resorted to by
girls. His baggage was kissed as it
was put aboard the cars, and when he
left hotel room women would rush
in and carry away in bottles the
water in which he had washed his face.
Church people forgot themselves and
stood on the cushions of the pews in
order to see the royal visitor. On
every hand it was a season of excite
rnent. and balls, dinners, fetes and re-
ceptions ruled. One of the Princes s
party was Stephen Fiske, the journal
ist, who was delegated by the elder
James Gordon Bennett, of the New
York Herald: to remain with the
Prince while he was in America.
Naturally, Mr.. Fiske saw all the in
cidents of His Royal Highness' tour.
Taking a liking TO the American
journalist the young Prince saw that
he was present upon all occasions.
Now Mr.. Fiske has written out the
whole story, and it will form the
January installment OF The Ladies'
Home Journals series of "Great
Personal Eyents.'' Illustrations Of
some OF the great scenes have been
made. and these will be given with the
article in the January Journal.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

The Grand Forks Herald saws
that every paper supporting
Senator Hansbrough today was
advocating a 16 to 1 policy sever
al months ago-in other words
that they populists. The Trail
county papers-this is where
Col. Robinson lives-reiterates
the statements of the Herald and
says we are all populists. These
papers are talking through their
hats and they know it. There is
not one republican paper sup
porting Mr.. Hansbrough today
but what has been putting in
hard work for sound money and
the republican ticket all through
the late campaign. We would
say to some of Boss Robinson's S
organs that it is only a few years
ago that Mr.. Robinson was such
a good republican that he put up
an opposition ticket in this legis-
lative district to defeat the regu-
lar nominee, Mr.. Bartlett, in
order to carry out a pet county
seat scheme, and the Courier was
advised to desert the regular
ticket for that of the opposition.
Now his organs are bowling
about republicanism. He is a
sweet speciman to talk that to us
or any other person.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
Johnson Opposed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-Represent-
alive Martin N. Johnson, of North
Dakota, expressed himself today in
strong terms against the bill pending
in the house to extend the settlement
of the Pacific railroad Indebtedness.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
Resolved, That the Republican

Resolved, That the Republican
party Of North Dakota is all
rightif I can dictate its policy.
Be itfurther resolved that l am
the only straight out and out re-
publican in the state and that 1
am the republican party of the
state. All other fellows are
populists. Resolved. that I
saved the state and nation dur
ing the late campaign. Respect
fully submitted, Geo. B. Winship.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

With this issue the Courier
completes the fourteenth year Of
It's publication. Next week we
start out on our fifteenth round.
Notwithstanding that the Courier
is an old landmark, it feels good
and is enjoying good health all
around, thank you!
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

Gov. Briggs should give Col.
Tuller a crack where the chicken
got it with the ak. Mr.. Tuller
deserted his colors before cleo
tion and one of the rankest
free silver howlers in the state.
Mr.. Briggs should fiji his place
with an old soldier who is for
sound money and who stuck to his
guns all through the campaign.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

We would suggest that some
OF the editors who are going
crazy because some of us are say
ing a good word for ansbrough,
purchase themselves bicycle
each wheels to cure wheels
in the language Of the Argus.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01
G5ri ollrier. !,


The Grand Forks Plaind dealer
with thcommendab able rprise, got
soutIa splendid edition Christmas
day eprod ducing in its pages
the paper as printed twenty lone
years ago that day Il was quite
interesting reading.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

The Fargo Argus says that it
will give its readers the best
legislative matter from Bis
marck all through the coming
session Of any paper in the state.
The Argus usually gives it's
patrons it's moneys worth, and
Editor J Jordan S pithy paragraphs
Certainly make good reading.
Jud is all right even if he does
steal some.
Griggs courier., 1897-01-01

While we don't agree with
Ernie Kent on the senatorship,
we are free to confess that
that cover for his Christmas edi-
tion is a fine one and a credit to
his Office. Ernie knows how to
get out attractive special num-
bers atany rate We are afraid,
though, that he will be a back
number on the senatorial deal if
he is not careful.
Little Falls weekly transcript., 1897-09-10
the PRESIDENTS CHURCH.
Rev, Frank NJ. Bristol May He Called to
the METROPOLITAN Pulpit.

Rev. Frank M br1etOl Moy ASe OssAA0W ~
the Metropolitan Pulpit.
It was recently reported that Rev. Frank
Milton Bristol Of Evanston, Ills, had been
oalled to the pulpit Of the Metropolitan
Methodist church at Washington. Tho re-
port was premature, but it is generally be-
lieved that u call will be extended to Mr..
Bristol when the term Of the present pas
tor Of the Metropolitan shall expire next
March. President Mckinley Is regular
attendant at the Metropolitan, which Is
one of the most famous Methodist church
es In the country and IN invitation to oc'
oupy its pulpit has long been regarded as
one Of tie highest honors to which Meth.
odist Clergyman can attain. President
Grant attended the Metropolitan, and 1t
was there that Bishop Newman won his
fame a. a pulpit orator.
DIR. Bristol was born in Orleans county.
N. Y, in 1851, but most Of his boyhood
was passed in Illinois, where his parents
removed about 1860. When Frank was -
years Of age, his father died and the boy
had to 90 to work to help support the fam
lily, 80 that he had little time to attend
school. He managed, however, to obtain a
good common school education and at ~.
when he found himself freed from family
responsibilities, he entered the Northwest
ern university Of Evanston and began
working his way through. In the rear of
the brick church at Evanston, where 90