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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

TIMBER .uLruRE, FINAL pRooF.-u.s g.
! Land Once. cargo. y. D.. Dec. 9Oth. leo6.-No.
nce e hereby given that James A. McCulloch
before Oscar d. Purinton, clerk Of district court
o ais once IN Coopefetowa, Griggs Co.. N. D.,
on Saturday the 9Th day Of February, laeo, o.
mex OF Sec. No. ~, in twp. No. ~ n, n. No.
COW. - - 49,
Hc MAJ es ~ wttesses: Fred A. uelair.
George Pratt. Of C0operstown. GrigRs Co.. II.
D.; Ole z Thorn, Frank j. Pfeifef. Of j.s1e:
tHAsaN. VALENTINE.
Register.
lot pub. Dec. q.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
he Never Complicated.

II never complained, - once said
Sa 'di. the poet, "of my condition but
on a single occasion, when my feet
were bare and / had not money to buy
shoes, but I saw q man without feet and
became instantly contented with my
lot"
Being asked from whom he learned
his philosophy. Sa'di replied, From
the blind. because they never advance q
step until they have tried the ground. 81
''They asked me. !" Sa'di writes In
the Gulistan. '''Of whom didst thou
learn manners?' I replied: From the
unmannerly. Whatever saw them de-
which disapproved Of, that I abstain.
Cd from doing.'"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
4 MISTAKE m THE ono 0aARsgT.

4 Persian . H. market plnce
Longed Tor and % took home WSs1.
yea. his was bat common case:
Such always are the ways Of men
Once his, the brown bird please him nee:
Almost b wished u would take wing
He looeed the cage door and forgot
The dark. unsinging. lonsl9 thing.
Might came and touched with Wind and dsv
(Alono there In thu dim moonshineD
4 rose that at the window grew
And. oh. that sudden song divine
His children started from their slesp
Their orient eyes with rapture III.
Their pale young mother hid to weep:
Their father did not care whit
He only heard the imprisoned wan
From that small prison overhead.
NY wren 10 but nightingale
I'll wiring tts noisy throati" hs soid.
Sarah Piatt IN Century
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
HANSON Cabs ON the stage.

Ransom Cabs ON the stage.
Clement Scott used to think the first
hanson cab driven on the stage was in
Andrew Halliday's 'Great City," ct
Drury Lane, in April, 1867. But an old
playgoer writes to him: 1.-THE first han
som cab that was eyer driven on the
stage in my recollection was at the
Olympic, under the management Of
George Wild, in the early part Of l64l.
It was in Q drama BY Lamar Blanchard,
called "The Road Of Lite; o.. a Cab
mans Career. -
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
LUTHERAN.

Preaching service In Norwegian
every Sunday morning q = 10. o'cloek:
in E sed sha ana spnds the other rne snnss
school every Sunday morning 81 40
o'clock. The Ladies' Aid Society
meet every other Thursday afternooH.3
All are cordially invited. s:a
r. Z. SlLNEss, Pastor
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
Notice to Creditors
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
l.nnnfY 0f T. eisens ~.

: : Comfy 81 Gripes AoN' Sc.
IN COUNTY COURT
Powers. deccased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is HEREBY given by the undersigned
execulrix of The estate of George W. Powers
deceived. to ihe creditors of and all p.rsone hav.
ing claims against the said George w Powers
deceased, to exhibit them with tue necessary
publication of this notice to the raid executris
at he office Of William Glass. the agent fai
service of raid executrix in the town Of Coop.
erstown, IN the county of Grggs, North Dakota
Dated December 18th. 1898.
NARY H. POWERS.
Executrtx of the estate of George w. Powers
deceased.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
where early Plantins !. Desirable.

II tell we'll meaning but perhaps
not yet perfectly persistent young friend.
who asks me about it. SAID Mr. Stay
bolt. THAT there IL no such thing az an
incubator that will hatch ont eagles
from dollars while you wait. that the
only way indeed in which a money crop
can be raised is BY the most careful and
constant cultivation, and venture to
remind him, being young and with the
world yet before him. that this IL a
crop in which it Is desirable to begin
planting early in order to produce the
best results. New York Sun
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
Notice to Creditors
state Of Peter Magnnson. deceased.

EstAte Of Peter Magnnson, deceased.
Notice ie hereby given by the undersigned
Carl H.. .Skarie. administrator Of the estate Of
Peter Magnuson, deceased, 10 the creditors Of
and all pereors having claims agains: the ssid
deceased. 10 exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers. within months after the first pub.
Iicai0n Of this notice, to the said Administrator
Ut his farm ut Cooperstown, in the county Of
Grlggr.
Dated at Cooperstown, Jan. 10th. 1899.
CARL e. SKARIE,
49,. Administrator.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

Two Well Known States
men liz
talked for months, from q front porch
and rear end # a car. Perhaps the use
Of oley's Honey and Tar will explain
why they could do his without injury
70 their yoca organs; i g largely
used ~ spsak srs and singers.
4. n. I3A1tlIElllAM 81 Co. III
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

CoNaREGA1IoNx n !,

Preaching service every Sabbaa d ~ y
at 1880, followed by Sunday
Union Y. r s. C. Il. il 4 is. d I: eneII
service ut 8; Ladies' AUxil tisfy
Wednesday afternoon. Md Week ca
ing every Thursday evening ~
Junior s. C.. E 8 p. M, Hundal ssss!
Els. SHAW. Pastor
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
Took the Hint.

II dearly love birds. he gently
sighed, and then she didn't do thing
but hasten to the open piano and softly
began singing II wish were bird. .
They are looking for nest now.
Yonkers Statesman
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

Preaching every Sabbath norning at
II O'Clock, and every Sabbath evening
at 730 O'Clock. Sabbath school
day evening 1t zee O'Clock Ill ~ als s
cordially invited.
B. A. BURNS. Pastor III a
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
A cur,ou. Case Of somn.m bul,sm.

A Curious Case Of 0mnambultsm.
The modern novelist ls very prone to
found his plots on the doings Of sleep.
walkers and hypnotists. but. as usual.
truth is stranger than fiction. and
his efforts are outdone by actual occur.
Fences Here. for example. is a true
story from France Of gentleman miss-
ing from his bedroom packet contain.
ing more than $4,000 worth of bonds
The thief could not be traced. but short.
" afterward the mistress of the house.
who had taken the robbery to heart even
more than her husband, was taken to a
doctor. for she was suffering from nerv-
GUS prostration
The doctor. firm believer IN hyp.
notisln. was told of the robbery aud.
putting two and two together. hypnotic
ed his patient and extorted confession
from her that she had taken the bonds
aud buried them III the garden There
upon search being made. they were
found, but the lady Is as yet quite lgno
rant Of the fact that she herself was
the person who hid them Chambers
journal
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

The quorum which ratified the Unitsd
States constitution for Pennsylvania
was secured by abduction ana held be-
hind locked doors.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
Length and Breadth.

Mrs Billus-W Well. I'm glad We
went. Foreign travel does broaden ones
mind so!
Mr. Billus-And shortens his bank
account. Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
Hooe Of . Disturbanee.


He had been tossed about uncomfort.
ably for 80 years He had gentle, CON-
templative book reading disposition.
was fond Of pretty things, good man
ners and repose. But he had had to
work bard ut things which ruffled his
spirit. "Intolerabie" was the word most
frequently on bis lips. But now be has
an easy. salar;ed position, congenial
work, and for the time is comfortable.
The other evening he sat in his cheer
ful apartment, with warm dressing
gown about him, and talked to friend
about how the troubles of life had fallen
away from him, how at last he had ar.
rived in the haven. His friend told him
that he was just in the condition to ex-
perience new disturbance. deeper than
all the others; that this rest was only q
lull in the storm.
"What do you meant" he asked.
The reply was counter question.
Are you az much resolved as ever
to live alone?'' this friend asked
There was a pause. Then the contem-
plative man said slowly, As an alb
stract proposition marriage doesn't seem
as disagreeable to me as it did,
His friend smiled. "Yon will find
that you will be deeply disturbed again
before very long," he said.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
s.sAlPr,1sri..

Sunday morning service preaching 40
IL, followed by Bible school at 1919;
evening service at 8. Prayer and
inquiry meeting Thursday evening nv
8 o CLOCK. 81
JOHN SMTHRRa. PasfOr. s:s
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19
METHODIST

JOHN SluTHRRs. Pastor
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

Vim. Glass, Agent.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

1-19-'99.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-19

!; III
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

A wreck at sea is not the only place
where a life line is of importance.
There is life line for the sick as we'll as
for the drowning man 1t is DR. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is not
cure-all, but it is a scientific medicine that
goes to the fountain head of a number of
serious and fatal diseases. When a man
gets seriously sick, he can generally be
cured by the right course of treatment.
The treatment that cures many obstinate
chronic diseases consists of pure air, good
food, rational exercise, and the use of
remedy that will strengthen the weak
stomach, correct the impaired digestion,
invigorate the liver and promote the as
the food. The Golden Medical Discov-
cry" accomplishes all these things.
"A young man lay pale and motioniess upon
OF the lungs, liver complaint, kidney trouble and
pleurisy were fast fastening him to the grave,
The doctors had given him up to die The
ne1ghbors said, he cannot live oh, would
my dear wife and little child, but know that /
must die brother had presented him with
three bottles of medicine, but he had no faith in
patent medicines but after the doctors had
gwen him up to die and he had banished every
hope of recovery he said to his wife, dear wife,
am going to die, there can be no harm now in
taking that medicine. / will begin its use at
once He did begin to use it and at first he
grew worse, but soon there came a change.
Slowly but surely he got better. To-day that
to that medicine. What was the medicine1 1t
was DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery and
l., Luther Martin, am the cured man. DIR.
Pierce, thank you from the very depth of my
foregoing is from Luther Martin, ESQ., promi-
nent citizen CT Lubec, Wood Co., w. Va.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of l<N4ZzzM

Miss Fannie Scott is getting the U. ID.
C. throughout the state interested in an
effort to get the present legislature to
pass an act appropriating money for the
proper taking care of the Confederate
cemeteries throughout the state. The
number of such cemeteries is small and
it would not require large appropria-
ton to keep them in presentable shape
and we hope to see the legislators take
favorable view of the appeal.
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Parker. of
Dodson avenue, are the proud parents
of the finest baby boy that ever claimed
citizenship in Fort Smith by birth. He
weighed eight pounds and arrived yes
terday morning at half past s clock.
The casting of horoscope would un-
doubtedly show that he was born under
| a lucky star and destined to a brilliant
future in the profession of his father
and grandfather Fort Smith Times
Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Scott reports that the
Missouri members of the Confederate
Veterans Association are responding
very slowly to the request recently sem
out by her for so cent donation to as
sist in completing the fund necessary
for the monument. Considering that 8
great many of those in whose honor the
monument is to be erected were Missou-
rians it does not speak well for the
members of that state. There are,
however, as in every other case, except
tions in this and some are responding
cheerfully and literally.
President Sengel of the Fort Smith
Commercial League in an interview
with Washington Post reporter, while
in that city recently, doomed Fort Smith
in great manner. but, like the recent
edition of Fort Smith Flashlights
indirectly claimed the strawberry in
dustry for Fort Smith. Now this kind
of booming Is poor business, for wher
intending investors find that this I'm.
mense business is in no way tributary
to Fort Smith they at once set dowr
the other claims as also being imposi.
tions.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
CAsT0RIA.
Bears tho n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf &MAzzzx

Through an error the dates on which
Sheriff Branson would meet the tax
payers of the eastern portion of the
county became mixed and Dyer was
left of the list. A correct list of ap-
pointments appear today.
Miss Fanny Scott reports encouraging
returns from the cards she has beer
sending out asking for subscriptions to
complete the monument fund. From
Missouri she reports, however, having
received only one return so far,
Miss Fannie Scott recently received
from the sculptors fine photograph Of
the life size figure which is to surmoun'
the Confederate monument. The con
tractors expect to have the monument
ready for unveiling some time in the
early part of May.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

Luther Buell. is carrying his hand in a
sling as the result of getting it caught
while making coupling The accident
occurred Saturday at Jenny Lind. His
hand was not seriously injured.
The remains of Bob Flanagan, for
mer section boss on this section of the
Mo Pacific, arrived Monday from Kan
sas, where he died Saturday, and were
inferred in Gill cemetery, east of town.
Another race between Tramp and
Trouble, for $500 side has been ar
ranged. The winner is not alone to get
the purse, but the losing horse as we'll.
The race is to take place the 26th of
January.
E. q. Trull, Eldorado, Ark. writes
Have used DIR. NJ. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine for Biliousness. 1t proved
very satisfactory. found that one
package contained more medicine,
which was much stronger than the
Black Draught used
The weather of the past week has had
a depressing effect on the sick as well
as those enjoying health. AS the old
negro said: First we prays TO rain,
and when de rain comes, we prays 70
it to clear up.
According to l. B. East, who edits the
Huntington Herald, the temperance
people of Huntington are making strong
efforts to petition whiskey out of that
town. Huntington went "wet at the
last election.
To enumerate all the cases of grippe
and colds would take up nearly all
our reading space. 1t appears to be
epidemic not alone in this country but
also in Mexico, where it is reported even
more than here.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

There being no quorum of the Com
mercial League present at the Mayor s
office Monday night no business session
of that body could be held The officers
and directors were there. but the rain
prevented the members generally from
attending.
Ed. B. Peirce spent Wednesday at
Muldrow on legal business in connec-
ton with the recent failure there of
Jenkins & Blaylock, by whom he has
been retained as counsel. There is a
probability that they may be able to
resume business.
The Alma Herald is now presided over
by our young friend w. A. Bushmaier
]. s. Renfroe having disposed of the
plant and good will to him. May his
form grow more rotund and his pocket
fill with shekels while occupying the
editorial nail keg is our wish.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

According to late estimates in the
neighborhood of 1000 men are employed
in different kinds of work on thd first
100 miles of the new Choctaw extension
east from Howe, l. T. This portion of
the contract was let to Messrs. Johnston
Bros. & Vaught, of st. Elmo, ILL.,. one
Of the members of which firm is the
father of Mr.. R. M. Johnston of this
city.
At the annual meeting of the Van
Buren, fire department Il. G. Pernot
was for the fourth time elected chief
there being but one other candidate
G. A. Michel. Harry Pernot has made
an Efficient chief and his continued re-
election shows the esteem in which he
has been and is held. The other officers
chosen we're G. R. Cordell, assistant
chief; Othnel Miller, secretary, and
Jas. Morell. treasurer.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
CA STO III Z a.
Bears the a The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf IzXAZzZm

Capt. Jno. Stewart and Geo. Johnson
representing Lancaster horticulture
Society, closed deal Monday with &
Fort Smith firm for Is, 900 berry crates
for that society.
W. S. O'Kelley, secretary of tht
Lancaster Horticultural Society was ir
the city Monday and reports the berry
outlook barring accidents, the best evel
seen in that section.
Tom Gipson returned Monday from
the neighborhood of Braggs 1. T, where
he had spent several days hunting
While there he succeeded in wounding
and capturing large eagle.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

The claim agent of the Mo. Pacific
was in the city this week and settled
with those injured in the railroad acct
dent at Muldrow last Thursday night.
Or. Roberts had sufficiently recover
ed FROM the effects of the railway aeei-
dent Thursday night to be able to ap-
pear on the streets for short time
tuesday.
Adds Bryan has been made one of the
deputy internal revenue collectors for
Arkansas by Collector Remmell and left
Tuesday for Little Rock to report for
assignment.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
CA9 TO h Z a.
Bears tn. I7h' %@ Kind You Va. A!.as Bought
''s'a'''' st &NAZlM

Report comes from st. Louis that our
young friend Chas. Arkebauer passed
the preliminary examinations in thera-
peutics and physiology at the Missouri
Medical college at the head of his class.
His numerous friends here are elated at
the fine showing he is making.
Horse play is the nearest We can
come to designating the performance
Monday night of the Nashville Students.
That the company has deteriorated in
the past two years would be putting il
mildly. With one or two exceptions
the company is strictly bum. and one
portion of the program was deserving
of a dose of backnumber eggs.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14

S. F. Kistler came up from DeQueen
Saturday, called here by the fatal ill
ness of his daughter. Mrs D. A Pierce.
Ernest Kistler was called here from
Shawnee, Okla. Monday by the fatal
illness of his sister, Mrs. d. A. Pierce.
Col. Sam R. Chew returned Monday
from Paris, Ark. where he had been
looking after legal business for week
WANTED-Man with Small family
| to work on farm. See JESS WooD or ad :
dress Box 81, Van Buren,, Ark.
dad Rose arrived Tuesday from
Galesburg, ILL.,. on visit to his son.
He found many friends to welcome him
back
Mrs. B. j. Brown has returned from
Brooklyn, N. Y, where she spent the
summer and autumn. Little Rock
Gazette.
A few doses of DIR. NJ. A. Simmons
Liver Medicine will do more for Weak
Stomach than a prolonged course of any
other medicine.
A creamery has been established at
Charleston, Ark. What is the matter
with Van Buren as point for such an
institution
Alex Neal was able to appear down
town Monday after being laid up for
several days with the grippe and catarr
hal fever
Mrs. E. M. Bacherach and daughter
left Saturday for their home at ST Louis
after an extended visit here as guests of
Mrs. J. l.. Rea.
II Gloomy and Nervous, and looking
on the dark side of things, take few
doses of DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine, and the gloom will disappear.
P. D. Scott returned from Little Rock
Wednesday, where he had been to
watch the opening of the Thirty second
General Assembly.
The people of Dyer township need
lose no sleep that they will be slighted
by the tax collector. He says he will
pay them visit also.
Women's s Compilations depend for
beauty upon Digestion. DR.. NJ. A.
Simmon Liver Medicine Regulates the
Stomach, Liver and Kidneys and Sc
cures the blessings of good Digestion.
Hon. E. E Bryant, of Fort Smith,
has formed law partnership with Fl,
L. Mechem, Of the late firm of Glen
dening & Mechem.
G, H. Craig and Miss Myrtle Bybee,
both of Fort Smith were married at the
Collins Hotel Wednesday evening by
Justice j. II. Miller.
We have made arrangement by which
we can offer the Texas Farm and Ranch
and THE PRESS at 81. so per year for
CASH IN ADVANCE. Call and get sam
pie copy of each.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Minor, which was reported dan
gerously ill the latter part of last week,
is rapidly recovering.
We acknowledge short call Wednes
day from Mr.. Theo. W. Smith, repre-
senting the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper
Co., of Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-14
A Fine Piece of Color Work.

An experienced art critic gives it as
his opinion that there will be no hand
somer piece of color work issued this
year than Hood Sarsaparilla Calendar
for 1899. 1t is not only useful, but ar
tistic and beautiful. and up to date.
The charming American Girl whose
beau tiful face appears with delicately
painted flag in the background, makes
a pleasing feature which anyone will be
pleased to have before him the whole OF
1899 We suppose druggists will have
this Calender, or copy may be OBJ,
tained by sending cents to G. l. Hood
81 Co. Lowell, Mass.