Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-03-16
Ole r. Foshoidt. Of Courtenay, WI,
in the city Monday.


Geo. Adams returned from Vern-
dale. Mimi, last Friday. Mrs.
Adams and the children arrived the
fore part of the week.
The Courtenay Gazette says: "Gus
Erickson has taken q permanent posi-
ton as salesman with Lundeen &
Magnuson." Good for Gus.
DR.. Featherston will furnish you
with good set of teeth for So. Best
set $40
Read the local ad. of the Red River
Valley Insurance Company elsewhere
in this issue. This company wants an
agent to solicit insurance.
Agents Wanted-An energetic re-
liable man to be district agent to
solicit insurance for the Red River
Valley Mutual Hail Insurance Com
pany. of Wahpeton. n. d. Address
the company at Wahpeton.
Wanted-a girl or middle aged
woman te work on farm. Enquire
of JACK N. BROWN.
Contractor McCulloch and his men
have been rushing up Olsen. Cox &
Co.'s new machinery depot the past
few days. The building is 40xS0. ad-
joins the postoffice, and is q cracker
Jack of q machine saed.
CARRIAGE PA1NT1NG-I desire to in
form the public that have plenty of
room for carriage painting and cam
do tirst-class job III this line, Bring
in your buggies before the spring
rush. PHILIP RE1MER.
H'he following officers have been
elected in Pilot, Mound township for
the ensuing year: Overseers, N c..
Rukke, chairman: Ellef Olson and
Asmond Pederson; S. j. Tande, clerk:
Assessor, A. B. Parsons; Treasurer.
H. III. Koloen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Newberry
celebrated on a small scale the twen-
ty-sixth anniversary of their wedding
day last Monday. George says it
seems only as yesterday and that life
has been one long happy dream ever
since the day he was married.
F! The Courier has just printed BOO
circulars for that energetic and wide
awake business man of Darcy. Mr.. T..
A. Hamlin. who runs ~ full
ly equipped and up to date harness
and saddlery store. where you can
buy the best of everything in his line
made bv the best workman and Of the
best material.
| lt'he following officers were elected
/ in RomneSs township for the ensuing
year: Supervisors, H. Pra,nhus, .Johm
johnson and Bernl Olson; Clerk; John
Hogenson: Treasu'e en-. NJ. H. Skram-
stad: Justices, liver Udgard. Sealer
/ Simpkins: Constables. Carl Flisseram,
John Gunderson; Assessor, Gilbert
Olson; Overseers. John Anderson, No.
l; Peter Knudson. No. :; Ole OVERLY,
No. 3: Nels Nelson, No. 4.
Co., DR.. Featherston. the pain.
MTfYf9less dentist. will be at
Cooperstown on Mon, 20. Tues. q,
We'd. %. Thurs. D. of March.
NOTICE TO THE PuBL1c!-We, the
undersigned merchants of Coopers-
| town. N. D., agree to close our re-
spective places of business at the hour
of D. ~, from March 18th to Aug.
LIST, l899 Saturday excepted.
Peter Z. Nelson. Anton Enger.
John Syverson, Gust Olson,
C. II. Whidden. Berg Bros. & Co.,
Hammer & Condy, r. A. Mayer & Co.
W., C. Jimeson.
:, IA. D. S. Johnston, of the firm of D.
8. B. johnson Land Mortgage Com
pany. was visitor 10 Cooperstown
last Thursday. He was accompanied
by Mr.. Geo. Shellenberger. of Hum.
boldt, Iowa, who came up to look
over several sections of land north
west of here. After looking over the
land Mr. Shellenberger purchased
from the D. S. B j. Co. eight sec.
tions in 147-l48-61. and expects to
place settlers on these lands and breal,
them up. Mr.. Shellenbe rger returned
to Iowa Saturday morning.
The Northern Pacific are making a
rate of one fare for the round trip tc
Fargo to those who wish to attend the
grain growers convention which meets
in that city March p. % and %. under
the auspices of the Agricultural Col
n Itge Oh NOfGl OdkOUH. asslSttu ny tlie
agricultural depal tment of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, in the interes
of pure seed and grain growing.
YOU are interested in this matter buy
a ticket to Fargo and take in the con
vention. Tickets will be sold on
March 10th and 2lst, and limited tc
March Oath
j. H. Wilson has purchased eigh
acres of land west of the track ad-
joining the Monarch elevator. III
will Immediately build house, mair
. part 2Ox30. two stories high, with /;
one story kitchen l6x20. In addition
to the house MIR. Wilson will also
build barn an0 other out buildings
CONTRACTOR Motfat and his men will dc
the work. Mr.. Wilson has become
tired of moving every two or three
months, and will build rs a matter Of
self protection. Real estate change.
hands SO fast these days that tenant
hardly knows whether he can rent q
house for thirty days at a time or not
ATTENTION FARMERs!-Do you de-
sira IN seclre hundreds of sample COP.