Griggs courier., 1898-08-12

VIM. Glass was up bright and early
Monday morning and boarded the
limited going south.
N. p. Agent j. E. Squirting, Of
jamestown, was in the city last Thurs
day. looking up railroad business.
President Carhart, of the Mayville
Normal School, accompanied by his
wife, were Cooperstown visitors Mon
day.
Bicycles for rent-by the hour, day
or week at-Pcter E. Nelson.
Attorney E. j. Mcmahon, formerly
of Hope, is lieutenant in the
Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers, now
at Manila.
The base ball season at Coopers-
town has closed and the boys, or a
majority of them, have taken to the
harvest fields.
Rev. and Mrs. ). M. Taylor are en-
joying a visit from the latter's niece,
Miss Minnie Newberry, of Coopers-
town.-Tower City Topics.
/ have two houses to rent.
E. MARQuARDT.
F. r. Crumpton, the wheat man of
Duluth, was in our city last week,
looking over the crop situation. He
left for Hope last Thursday.
There promises to be a warm contest
for sheriff on the republican ticket be-
fore the convention next Saturday.
There are at least six or seven candi-
dates.
DR.. S. B. Langford, Registered Vet
Urinary Surgeon. Office at S. Aim
klov's drug store. All calls promptly
attended to.
DR.. Juell was up from Dazey last
Thursday and had the necessary pa
pers made out for filing on a quarter
section of land four miles northeast of
Dazey.
| Cooperstown township republican
elected: Olaf Johnson, M. L. Ruggles,
Will Davidson and Jonas Skanse
delegates to the republican county
convention.
DR.. Bergstroln was called to Hanna
ford Sunday to attend Section Fore
man August Olson, who is suffering
from inflammation of the stomach. The
doctor was given nice swift ride on
the hand car.
Miss Lillian Haskell came up from
Happy Hollow last Friday to spend
Sunday at home. She has two more
weeks of school to teach to complete
her term III the Gunderson school
house and seems to be pleasing both
scholars and parents.
Janitor wanted-bids will be re-
ceived by the undersigned for doing
the janitor work in the schools of the
| city of Cooperstown for the coming
year. Information concerning work
can be obtained from the president or
clerk.
NJ. w. BUCK, clerk
Mr.. Stephen Olson, surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Strandness by arriving here
Tuesday from La Roy, MINI. Mr..
Olson is a cousin of Mrs. Strandness
and Chris Olson. Mr.. Olson will make
Cooperstown his headquarters for the
balance of the summer and probably
longer.
I hereby notify all persons caught
killing game before the season opens
that that they will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law. Also all
persons found hunting without a prop
er license.
j. L. HOUGHTON,
Deputy Game Warden.
4 Prof. Ira L. Shroyer returned from
his vacation at Brownsville, Mimi,
last Friday, wheeling it most of the
way. He was just in time to hold
down first base in the last game at
Hope and put up a cracking good
game, connecting with Mr.. Roberts
twirls every time he went to bat.
John o. Ole returned last Friday
from Devils Lake where he had been
to attend U. S. court. John got ex-
cused from duty very slick. A bank
case was called. The bank had gone
broke. John was asked if he ever
lost anything in bank. He replied
he had and he was excused. See!
The town board would make pref
i ty good move by fixing up a sprink-
ling cart so that the streets could be
sprinkled these dusty days. A sprink.
ling attachment affixed to the rear end
of a water tank would not cost very
much and the town, especially Burrell
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