Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-20
HANNAFoRjD.

HANNAFORD.
Just shiver awhile for change.
Real estate was unsettled Monday,
but was principally high
Mr.. w. Kerr and wife are now pos
sessed of "a new cottage organ. AT
present we are not prepared to say
whether he intends to furnish such
good music that his patrons will for
get TO, eat or not
Miss Cull,y's building is about
ready for occupancy. and Patterson
has commenced work on Miss Fjel-
stad's. Spring bonnets will soon be in
evidence.
The war contingent broke loose
again Monday.
P. Craig drove to Dazey Tuesday
for Il new. harness. He expects Mrs.
Craig the last of the week.
w. G. LangdOn has purchased the
Merryman place from r. Martin Wnd
also Groven's farm. giving him Que
of the best half sections in the county,
/ John Armstrong sowed IL few acres
|,of fodder corn last year where he
wanted to summer fallow. 1t furn-
ished his cattle with green feed from
harvest until December while the
grouna is in fine shape for wheat.
Ensilage corn often Yields 25 tons to
the acre in southern states and may
solve one of the feed questions in this
country Why notary q piece of it.
Martin Wallum shipped some more
of his hard wheat Monday. Martin
always manages to strike a high
market.
We have received our commission
from the governor, and in order to
make our Office profitable and bene-
fetal. have decided to offer LIST, I'd and
Sd prizes for the best essays on the
following subjects:
l'ir>t--The best line ofmachinerywith
which to ''raise" Il crop of mortgages.
Second-The most practicable and
successful way to graft the peach on
to our potato plant, with side hints as
to cultivation, marketing, etc.
Third-Fhe best method of prevent.
ing young man from sewing his crop
of wild oats, and what solution of
formalip to use that will not only kill
the smut in said crop. but also the
seed itself. LIST prize $500; I'd prize
1880, and Sd prize $1,000. Contest
ants will be required to deposit $1,000
with their essays as q guarantee of
good faith and not less than 10 pa
pers will be accepted.
Soren Berg's brother drove up from
minnesota with a team. He reports
Egood horses exceedingly scarce. They
Ehave been picked up cleaner than for
years.
! Hiram Guest has rented his farm to
I Mr.. Jones. He now has some GOOD
work horses to sell.
i Came to my place on Monday. 764
bushels 10 ounces real estate. Owner
Ecan have same by proving propert,
land paying charges.-W. Richardson
Frank Paulson is,now holding dowl
Ibis homestead on the Ball Hill.
| It is reported that 7. Fluke is i'm
{proving. His health has been ver.
Epoor since his retnrn from Canada.
( Wall Sinclair caught his toes il
Jour new sidewalk and fell forward 81
Violently that ha.seraped every bit o
hair off his head SO we hear.
Parties leaving strange house
should do SO before day light, nc
just after.
\ Hannaford has enjoyed big sprin
: trade in machinery and there is bu
little left. Buggies and bicycles al
next on the list.
He says he didn't get lost goin
home from Hogarth's, but that he ha
a new cart that persisted in wander
ing around the prairie. It's apt
happen when driving with one hand.
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His Life Was Saved
MIR. ). E. Lilly, prominent citize
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had q wonde
full deliverance from frightful deaf
In telling of it he says: ~ was take
with typhoid fever, that ran into pne
monia. My lungs became hardened.
was SO weak couldn't even sit up
bed. Nothing helped me. I expect'
to soon die of Consumption, when
heard of DR.. Kings New Discover
One bottle gave great relief. l co
tinued to use it, and now am we'll an
strong. I can't say too much in
nr.isen This marvell0ns medicine