Griggs courier., 1898-07-15

The Rrasshopper scare seems to have
died down. What has become of the
h0ppers anyhow.
Ole Lee returned from Minnewaukan
last Sunday where he had been hold
ing down his claim for a few weeks.
The Cooperstown base ball team
left Saturday for Wimbledon where
they played match game of ball for
$50 on that day.
When you purchase your next sack
of -four try a sack of "Phipps Best. 90
A shadow social for the benefit of
the minister, will be held at the How.
den schoolhouse FRIDAY night, July
q, 1898. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Girl wanted-at once at the Palace
Hotel. ~
DR.. Kerr reports fine baby boy
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Wilson
Wednesday morning. Clint is happy
and all he wants now is nice rain to
fill out his crop.
Miss Lena Zimmerman, who has
been making UP fashionable headgear
for Mrs. Downe the past season, left
for st. Paul last Saturday morning.
She will probably return in the fall.
DR.. ]. A. H. Winsloe. Veterinary
Surgeon, graduate of the Ontario Vet
erinary College. Office at II. H. Bate
man & Co.'s drug store. All calls
promptly attended to.
Prof. G.. W. Hodge has gone to
Puyallup, Wash, to spend his vaca-
tion and proposes to wash his feet in
the Pacific oce,n. The Courier fol-
lows him to the land of fruit and driz-
zle-drozzle.
Otto Anderson dropped in to see
the Courier last Thursday and left us
sl.5O for years subscription. Mr..
Anderson had been over to Mardell to
spend the Fourth and also attended
some mission meetings held at that
place this week.
Laces cheaper than ever at-Jime-
sons.
Friends of Knud Furaas have sug-
gested his name for the Office of sheriff
on the republican ticket. G. T.. Skarie
has also received favorable mention.
The south end of the county is entitled
to q place on the ticket and both
gentlemen are good men for the place.
p. p. Idsvo"g recently brought in
to the Courier a sample of coal mined
from !. E. Mills famous Pony
Gluch Mine in Wells county. The
coal is of superior quality of
Ignite and if Ike has lots of it he
ought to become abloated capitalist
in few years.
Chas. G.. Stewards little boy broke
his leg last Monday in two places.
The little fellow tried to climb onto a
sulky pillow that was hitched to a wag-
on, his foot slipped through the wheel
and his leg snapped quick as light
ming. DR.. Bergstrom was called in
and set the broken bones and the
little fellow is doing as we'll as could
be expected.
DR.. Featherston, the painless
dentist, will be at Cooperstown on
Mon., l8, Tues, l9, Wed, 20, Thurs,
2l of July.
A series of special meetings are be-
ing held among the Scandinavians in
this neighborhood by Rev. Peterson,
of Fargo and Rev. Paulson, of Min
neapolis. Closing services will be
held in the Congregational church in
Cooperstown next Sunday at 1890 a.
M. 3p. NJ, and 7:3O p. m. On Saturday
the meetings are to be held in Louis
Johnson's grove at Gallatin at 10 a.
M, and 3 p. m.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor H. U. Thomas, of Bismarck,
was in the city last Thursday. He
went out to tie Skramstad farm in
company with w. G. Jimeson, to look
over the grasshopper situation. Mr..
Thomas says that the hoppers are not
thick enough to do any great damage
this year, but there are enough OF
them to make it serious next year If
they do not leave. He thinks that
they should be attended to at once.
The large red house, situated on lots
% and "a of block 81, is for sale al
the extremely low price of 81, 900. Who
wants bargain?
VIM. GLASS,
Agent.
The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Press Association will be hel6
at Wahpeton next Monday and very
profitable time is anticipated. "A pub