Griggs courier., 1898-09-29

LOCALS.
No. 1ha,.d BO.55
f. A. Markwood and wife have
moved in the Virgo house on Vinegar
Hill.
A. J. Holland brought in some can
celled stamps for Mary Wright last
Saturday evening.
If the people vote as they talk it will
be Sheriff AL. Shue after January lst.
4 AL. will run like steer in a corn
field.
A fine baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Cunning last Friday.
DR.. Kerr reports mother and child
progressing nicely.
Wanted-two good girls. at once.
Wages 81 per week.
E. MARQUARDr.
Ben Thorsgard drove in from Ken
sol, N. D., last SATURDAY., to transact
some business. Ben has been quite
sick with erysipelas for about three
weeks, but is getting better.
Lawyer Baldwin jumped astride his
Rambler racer Monday and started
for, the Queen City of the upper
Sheyenne- We hope he
steercd clear of the rocks in the road.
The best of coal of all kinds, cheap
er than ever at-Blackwell.'
G. E. Skarie was a caller at the
Courier Office Saturday. He ordered
the Courier sent to j. II. Skarie at
Lanesboro, MINI. Mr.. Skarie thought
that about half the threshing was done
around his neighborhopd.
Speaking of James Clement Am
brose, who is to lecture here on Oct.
11th, the Chicago Tribune says of the
lecture, ''clean, clear, caustic, charm
ing :" The ST Louis Republic says:
'sCharmingly humorous, yet intensely
thou ghtful."
DIR. j. A. H. Winsloe. Veterinary
Surgeon, graduate of the Ontario Vet.
erinary College. Office at H. H. Bate.
man & Co.'s drug store. All calls
promptly attended to.
The case State of North Dakota VS.
Charley Mcdonald was called in
Justice Warmers court last Saturday
afternoon. After hearing the evidence
States Attorney Bartlett moved tc
dismiss, theevidence not being sufficien,
to warrant binding the defendant over
to the district court.
Now is the time to buy bran and
shorts. I have quite a quantity or
hand at reduced prices.
w. H. PHpPs.
Miss Clara Fiering, republican
nominee for superintendent of schools
has returned to the University to take
another course of study. Miss Fier'
ing will be on hand, if elected, to as
sumo the duties of the Office, and he,
many friends are requested to remem
ber her whea they come to vote.
j. N. Brown met with loss las
Sunday morning that will cost hin
several hundred dollars. Last Satur
day night he set fire to his straw piles
so as to clear the ground ready fol
plowing. When he went to bed tha
night he thought the fire was out
Sunday morning he came into town te
attend church and during that periot
the wind freshened up and famed
some sparks into flame and away
the fire went crossing over onto DAME
Erickson's farm and burning ul
several hundred shocks of wheat.
OF course you must have coal ant
wood in North Dakota in the winter
and of course Blackwell wants to sci
it to you.
I. odUcludu 1uV4ICu NtAoS oAesA
to take a drive last Sunday afternoon
The day was lovely and the hearts o
the young people were full of joyou
anticipation of pleasant time. The
started out with double team at
twelve mile an hour clip-more o
less. AS they were bowling along VI
north few miles the neckyoke brok
and in less time than it takes to tel
about it the team had increased it
speed to it's utmost capacity and 500
the genial Bateman and his lady wer
unceremoniously dumped from th
chariot with more force than elegance
Luckily they escaped injury. Th
front Of the buggy was broken an
the team was finally caught and lei