Griggs courier., 1898-09-15

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pumpkin show q IL twin citaes Tass.|
day. ~
The hrst killing frost Of the ssasoa]
struck 10 last Wednesday night and itl
struck us had. too.
Mrs. ]. Il. Mullett and daughter,
Miss Katherine, arrived from Michi-
gan last Thursday and are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Zimmerman.
Featherston, dentist, Sep. 20. q, q
and %
Miss Daisy Smithers, who has been
laid up with very bad eye, was able
to again leach school last Monday.
The week previous, Rev. John Smith
ers, her father, taught for her.
Miss Randy Gunderson- and Mrs.
p. n. German hand in packages OF
cancelled stamps for Mary Wright
this week. Miss Wright is getting 4
pile Of stamps. Who says advertts-
ing does not pay.
We publish an article in another
column about West Lynne. North
Dakota, taken from the New York
Journal. It is Il hot write-up and
shows how reliable some of the yell
low journals are.
Prof. Irving G. Page, the new
principal Of our schools, arrived in
Cooperstown last Thursday. Mr..
Page is q gentleman of high educa-
tional attainments and will undoubted-
ly keep the school up to high stand
ard.
The residents on the south side of
the Boulevard from John Syverson's
corner to p. r. Trubshaw's corner,
have ordered some large Ash trees to
i've delivered next month, which are to,
hr planted outside the sidewalk. Next
spring these treee will leaf out and
the looks of the street will be greatly
improved.
Two Of the best wheat yields we
have heard yet is reported by Mr..
Kingsley. He saws that on l4O acres
he threshed 1902 bushels blue stem
wheat, an average Of 80 bushels per
acre. A. Rhodes threshed from 10
acres 5000 bushels of wheat or an
average of 20 bushels per acre:
The people of Grand Forks have
taken hold OF the street fair project
this year with increased vigor and
from present Indications It'll. to be the
most pr-tentious exposition in the
northwest. The merchants there have
subscribed more literally than ever
before and the line of attractions will
be larger and better even than q year
ago when DR.. Carver's wonderful div
ing horses we're there.
Cold weather coming on and you
will soon need your fuel for winter.
Call on-Blackwell
The Grand Forks Street Fair as
sociation decided on Oct. S, 8 and as
the dates for holding this yearly fair.
In addition to the large crowds that
will be present from North Dakota
and northern Minnesota special excur-
sion trains will be run over the new
Fosston branch on the Great Northern
road from Duluth and Superior.
There is also to be q Canadian day
and large crowd is expected down
from Winnipeg. In consideration of
these excursions elaborate attractions
are being procured. For information
regarding exhibits write Secretary j..
d. Scanlan.
i Buy your coal and wood of Black
WE'LL
1, School opened up again last Mon
day with one hundred and forty-two
scholars in attendance, which is good
for tie first day. Prof. Page only
had 6 pupils in his department on &C.
count Of SO many being out working.
He will have enough later. Miss
Gillis, in the seventh and eight grades
had % ;Mrs. Coapman, fifth and sixth
grades had "a; Miss Clark, third and
fourth grades, 80; Mrs. Pitner. prim.
ary department 48. Extra seats were
necessary in the primary anu first
intermediate departments and more to
come yet. At the rate children are
multiplying in this town we shall soon
need larger schoolhouse.
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 a bargain?
VIM. GLASS.
Agent.
A meeting for the purpose of organ
! izing Shakespearean club was hele
, at the home of Mr.. j. G.. Hazard, u
, the invitation of Mrs. E. J. Coap
I man. last Monday evening. 1t wal