Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

County Auditor Melgard is getting
around again after few days of
sickness.
4 papers gloss starch for 25c at
Jimeson's.
Mrs. Trubshaw has been wrestling
with the grippe this week and came
out second best.
Copies Of the Fargo Record contain
ing write-ups of Griggs county, can he
had at the Courier office.
just received a large stock of wall
paper at F. A. MAYER & Co.
George Wellington ard family left
yesterday for Vancouver, B. c., where
they will make their home.
Miss Daisy Smithers commenced
term of school in the Houghton school,
house last Monday morning. This is
Miss Smithers second term out there.
Buy your wall paper at F. A.
MAYER & Co.
The Courier was in error in stating
that Tom Davis had gone into partner
ship with I. r. Jones in renting the
Newell farm. Mr.. Jones has rented
the farm alone.
E. A. Allison of Tower City, has
been assigned to the Cooperstown
branch to weigh mail for the govern
ment for the next thirty days, COM
mencing his duties on Tuesday morn
ing.
After April lst, we will open in con-
nection to our furniture repair shop
and will be prepared TO do all kinds
of repairing. F. a. MAYER & Co.
The Griggs county number of the
Fargo Record has put in its appear
ance. The cuts are good but the
proof reader must have been blind,
and the different write-ups are fdll Of
errors These out of town boom write.
ups are no good.
/ DR.. S. B. Langford, Registered Vet.
Urinary Surgeon. Office at S. Aim.
/, klov's drug store. All calls promptly
attended to.
DR.. Winsloe is breaking in span
of colts that promise more speed thar
Joe Patchen, the horse recently pur
chased from Emil Marquardt-ano
he is no back number, either. Doc pro
poses to be in line with the rest of the
fellows when it comes down to driving
have another barrel of that fancy
Tenness ee sorghum.
Rev. E. S. Shaw preached at tn,
Ladbury School house last Sunday
He found that the recent wind storm
had upset the new horse sheds and
has blown out one side and end
Sunday school has been kept up al
winter and good audien ce was pres
ant Sunday.
DR.. Fe atherston, the painle.
dentist, will be at Cooperstown or
Tues, Wed, Thur, Friday, Mar.22
q, "a and 25.
Valley City people have been hav'
ing grand success in producing a pla.
.tFanchon, the Cricket and have
I played to large houses two nights, stand
ing room in the hall being at premi-
um. W. H. Mcpherson writes to tn,
Courier editor asking if the people o.
lCooperstown would like to have the
troupe come and present the play
at the courthouse. The Courier be
lieves that our Valley City neighbors
would be greeted with a crowded house
If they would come up.
Editor C. G. Manning, of the Shey-
enne Star, was a pleasant caller at
the Courier sanctum Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Manning had business to trans.
act with Grand Master Workman
Stork. He was very much surprised
at the size of Cooper stown and thinks
that we have one of the finest towns in
the state. The Courier is pleased to
see by the columns of the Star that
Editor Manning is appreciated by the
people of Sheyenne. He gets out a
live paper and is a genuine all around
hustler. Here's continued success to
the Sheyenne Star and its geni al
editor.
For sale-one Van Brunt p shoe
drill, nearly new, will sell cheap.
Enquire at r. G.. COOPER.
This prom iscous running at large of
female dogs has got to be such a big
nuisance and a disgrace that the
majority of the tux payers OF Coopers-
town are indignant and demand that
all dogs be licensed. We dislike
to agitate these questions in the
Courier, but common decency compels