Griggs courier., 1898-08-12
LOCALS.
No. lhard 5000

No. har.d 5000
John o. Ole has had the interior of
his Office repapered and made more
attractive.
County Judge and Mrs. johnson
are rejoicing over new girl baby
born to them last Friday.
The farmers are harvesting wheat
lively these days. Grain is ripening
very rapidly and the binders will be
kept hustliag right along.
Notice-We carry a full line of
extras for the 'sMinnie'' or Minnea-
polls tinders and for the Walter A
Wood mowers. HAMMER & CoNDY
Herman Hammer, E. NJ. Ayrea, NJ.
Simonson. NJ. F. Washburn and S. o.
Homme are the delegates from Wash
burn township in the county republic
can convention.
Leland Rhodes was passenger
south Monday morning-bound for
Fargo. the gateway city of the north
west. He went to purchase blower
for his threshing rig.
Mrs. Russell Purinton has so far
recovered that she was able to drive
up to the Purinton ranch at Cotton
wood last Monday. She is still un-
able to put her foot to the grouno.
For sale-a new inch rubber belt,
150 feet. also wagon loader or eleva
tor.
DAVID BARTLETT,
Administrator.
Fred Stone has a nice flower garden
next door to the Courier Office, the
aroma from said flowers being very
nice and in strict contrast to what it
has been in years gone by. We hope
he will plant flowers next year.
Druggist Bateman went down to
Fargo Monday morning to shake
hands with old friends and attend to
business matters. During his absence
AL. Widlund is compounding pre-
scriptions in his usual first cl ass
manner.
DR.. Featherston will furnish you
with q good set of teeth for S8. Best
set $40
S. M. Gaylord and N. B. Fitch, of
Casselton, were visitors to Coopers-
town Tuesday, riding in from Aneta
on Cleveland tandem. The boys are
fast cyclists, Mr.. Gaylord winning at
Hope on July Fourth. They left for
home in the afternoon.
The republican county convention
will be held at the courthouse next
Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock to
nominate a county ticket. There are
several candidates for sheriff and
register of deeds, but very few candi-
oates for the other offices.
Miss Nellie Dakin, accomanied by
her brother, Bert, drove over from
Page last Saturday and were the
guests of Rev. o. D. and Mrs. Purin-
ton. Bert returned to his home Mon
day morning on his wheel. Miss Nell
!. lie will remain here for two weeks.
Iyhave number of good second
hand, lS horse power threshing rigs
for sale cheap. A. A. FLUTO.
Mrs Drinkwater, daughter of Mr..
: and Mrs. Phipps, arrived from New
Paynesville, MINI, last Saturday,
and will make Cooperstown her home
for the summer at least. We under
stand she will commence a term OF
school in the Sinclair neighbo' hood
next week.
Prof. A. H. Beaven, of Virginia,
Mimi, has been engaged and has ac-
cepted the principalship of our public
schools. Mr.. Beaven comes to Coop
erstown highly recommended from the
places where he has previously taught.
He is now in Minneapolis and will be
/. here shortly. School commences
about September 9Th.
t. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Buchheit were
visitors to the city Monday. Joe came
down to take in the populist conven-
tion and had on a nice new hat. After
, he had been in town a few hours ne
complained of either his head swelling
or else contraction of the hat. l,
must have been the hat because joe
is one of those fellows who are never
troubled with swelled head.
An entertainment and ice cream
social will be given next Friday even
ing by pupils and friends OF the How
den school. The proceeds are to be
used for sheds for the protection o.
horses. Mr.. Cooper's :ent has beer
secured and there will be plenty O.
room for everybody. Remember 1t II