Griggs courier., 1898-08-05
LOCALS.
No. L hard &O.54

No. hard SO.54
w. G.. Jimeson harvests wheat this
week. Several farmers will go to cut
ting next week.
A. b Stewart has been busy nurs-
ing boil on his hand the past week.
He says it does not give him a chance
to get lonesome.
The Courier congratulates it's friend,
Will III. Butler, on his denomination
for second term as superintendent of
schools for Steele county.
Ed. Guest and wife. and the Misses
Fiero, OF Hannaford, we're visitors to
Cooperstown Tuesday. Mr.. Guest
was proving up on his tree claim.
I have a number of good second
hand, 18 horse power .threshing rigs
4 for sale cheap. A. A. FLUTo.
The Cooperstown ball club is play
ing ball of the best kind this season.
If you don't believe it write to Hank
Palmer, of the Darlington Independ-
ent.
Mrs. r. L. Howell and children and
Mrs. Ed. Sansburn returned to their
home at Tower City Saturday MORN
ing, after visiting friends in town the
latter part of last week.
j. V. Hamilton, father of Mrs. w.
D. Marsh, dropped off the train ut
Oooperstown Wednesday on one of
his periodical visits. The old man
looks as healthy and vigorous as ever.
DR.. Featherston will furnish you
with a good set of teeth for So. Best
I set $40
} d. r. Swartout has been nominated
for county anditor of Barnes county
on the populist ticket. 1t is an empty
honor for D. r., although he is an old
soldier and deserving of a better late.
Wheat maggots are getting in their
work in Dickey county wheatfields. The
maggot gets in the upper part of the
wheat head and sucks the life out of
It, causing that part of the \head to
J turn white.
The Cooperstown ball team is the
most widely advertised team in the
state. It was billed to play at Lakota
Dazey and Cooperstown last Satur-
day. The boys working up great
reputation.
For sale-a new inch rubber belt,
$50 feet. also wagon loader or eleva-
tor.
DAVID BARTLETT,
Administrator.
Miss Lucie P. Farnum, of Brockton,
Mass, cousin of Mr.. e. G. Butler, is
the guest of that gentleman at present.
She is very much pleased with North
Dakota so far and we hope she will re-
tain these good impressions of our
state.
=. The New York Life Insurance Com
pany, through its agent, NJ. w. Buck,
I is sending out neat little folder for
holding revenue stamps. 1t is fixed
30 that the stamps do not stick to-
sgether and in addition gives list OF
articles upon which you have to place
d revenue stamp.
Mat Skanse came up from Minnea-
polls Tuesday to see his parents and
put in a few weeks harvesting and
threshing. Mat and his brother Peter
have candy store in Minneapolis and
are doing nice little business. Olaf
is still ':sticking type' ana will soon
3 be an accomplished mechanic in that
line.
Notice-We carry full line OF
extras for the 'sMinnie" or Minnea.
polls tinders and for the Walter A
Wood mowers. HAMMER & CoNDY
VIM. Sandy once owned black
sheep-it was fine specimen of its
kind, and was used as a mascot fol
the Wimbledon base ball team. l,
lived contented happy life until il
heard of the write-up of the Coopers'
town-W imbledon ball game in the
News of last week, when it became
disgusted at The utter disregard OF ths
truth by Editor Vallandigham and
went and hanged itself by rope
Too bad.
A@,.l ~. l.. nt oc:lrr,l a. Finley
II last Friday that may result in death
While Tommy Hogan, lad of !;
years, was riding bsoncho the hors'
ran away and dashed into the barn
The boys head struck against tn
building with sufficient force to crust
the skull in q horrible manner, spill
ling his brains upon the ground. DR.
Philip was sent for and with the as
sistance of Drs. Wagar and Cum
mings, exertea all medical skill Il