Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-05-25

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little rain and warm weather for me,
my garden needs it.
DR.. Kerr 10 helping out suffering
humanity by building . nice sidewalk
10 front Of his property.
Miss Fitch has twenty little kinder
garten scholars, and the little tots
seem to be doing very rioely.
II. p. Hammer left for St. Paul
Monday morning 10 help pack up his
household goods and move his family
back to Cooperstown.
There will be a three days meeting
in the West Prairie Lutheran chucch
at Cottonwood, beginning with May
Both. All are cordially invited.
The railroad contractors are getting
in their work in good shape grading
the extension. 1t is expected that the
road is to be graded, ironed and
buildings completed by August LIST.
Rev. E. s. Shaw, who has been very
low for severa! days past with
typhoid-pneumonia. is q great deal
better and on the way to recovery.
The many friends of the reverend
gentleman rejoice in his GONZALES
cence.
i Mr.. John Patrick, accompanied by
his family, are recent arrivals from
Canada and will make their home in
.Cooperstown. Mr.. Patrick has pur-
chased lots on Lehman avenue, east
of the Congregational church, and is
erecting very neat dwelling house.
Mr.. Patrick is a frst-class carpenter
by trade and will be q valuable adj
dition to the town.
Ask your grocer for a sack of
iohipps' Best, it Is the standard of
purity.
i The G. A. Il. encampment will be
held for Is days this season ut the G..
A. r. grounds at Spiritwood lake
from June Is till July 10. The usual
camping facilities will be provided
with several additional accommodate
tiOns for ta'ansients and teams. July
4th will be celebrated in due STYLE,
Base ball. foot ball and other games
will occur daily besides camp fires
and good speaking.
i In his recent trip t" Melby and vi
cinity Veterinarian Moore destroyed
Aine animals infected with ylanders.
Some of the STOCK was found in Griggs
/ and some in Foster county. Upon his
return from about an $50 mile drive
he received word from another place
in the same district that a supposed
case of CHAMBERS existed and he will
have to return soon. The cases are
evidently of long standing.-Capital.
| Wells e. Ditmer is having consid-
cradle trouble in Fargo and the prob.
abilities are that he will not issue
checks on banks in which he has no
funds-for some time to come. For
the fourth time he was arrested and
! the proceedings of a preliminary
hearing gone through with when he
}, changed his plea to guilty. Tho end
is not in sight for there are said to be
many business men waiting for an OPP
portunity to get in their work on the
i notorious Ditmer as. soon as released.
i Fred Stone is one of Ditmer's vic
Itims.
! Rev. Fairbanks, of New Rrockford,
has brought suit against the trustees
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
that place for salary which he alleges
is due him. He was for two years
pastor of thechurch and during that
4 time, he alleges that the trustees fail
ell to pay him the amount of salary
which he,elaims they promised him.
i The trustees in their answer claim
that according 10 the rules of the M.
d E. church they are not compelled to
] pay any stated sum-that the prom
Use extended only SO far as the con-
g'regation felt it WAS possible for them
to contribute for the support of their
pastor. The case is the first of the
lcipd i'll North Dakota, it is said. Mr..
Fairbanks has quit preaching and is
now farming near New Rockford.
The ease is being heard at New Rock
ford. Mr.. Fairbanks used to be citi-
zen Of Cooperstown.
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