Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-01
LOCALS.
No. 1 hard 5000

Crops have made great head
way the past week, and prospects are
exceedingly bright.
Next FRIDAY is the last day of the
school term and the scholars will
then have three mouths vacation
during the hot weather.
Decoration Day opened up with q
big rain storm in this section. Rather
hard for those towns who had exer-
cises prepared for the occasion.
John T. Moran arrived from Mapas,
N. D., last Saturday night. He will
move his family this week to Nelson
county, where he has rented farm.
GIRL WANTED-apply to Mrs. T. E.
Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Nicholson. of
Valley City, were the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. S. Olson tn. fore part of
this week They drove across couu-
try.
The rumor is gaining ground that
Jim Hill will extend the Aneta branch
this season. No official statement has
been noticed in any of the papers,
however.
Now that the Agricultural fair and
track is a sure go what are we going
to do about celebrating the Fourth of
July? The track can be got ready by
that time.
There will be services in the Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
at the usual time. Rev. Fl. S. Wiley
will preach. Sunday school will fol-
low the service.
o. NJ. Varnson is now ready to do
all kinds of fine watch, clock and
jewelrv repairing al the postofice.
The ball club will go over to
Wimbledon Saturday to play q game
with the fans of that town il the
weather permits: We hope the News
will n0ss call the boys towards after
tile game
Tonsorlal Artist John Fl. Morris
wears Il very broad smile these DAYS,
all on account of that new baby boy
who arrived at his home last Wednes.
day night. John is helping out the
new census.
Mr.. A. Skeoch, who is putting in q
new bakery, arrived last Saturday
and is putting his place of business in
shape for the public. His family will
arrive just as soon as he can get a
house to live in.
DR.. Platou, of Valley City, will be
in Cooperstown Monday and Tuesday
the Goth and 9th of June, for the
purpose of practicing his profession
warning.--The city marshal wants
those people who are in the habit Of
picketing their cattle in the alleys an6
streets to quit or the owners will be
fined as required by the ordinance
regulating this matter.
Ell. A. Hogue, of Darlington, former
~ editor of the Independent. was 3
visitor to Cooperstown last Friday
Mr.. Hogue is now in the land depart
ment of the Northern Paciic-whicf
is somewhat surer paying job thar
running newspaper.
The agricultural lair association is
meeting with lots of encouragement
about one thousand dollars, being al
ready subscribed in town. If the lists
now out in the country meet with the
same degree of encouragement from
the farmers. Cooperstown and Griggs
county will have a permanent fair anG
agricultural association with grounds
second to none in the state. Put your
shoulder to the wheel and push goot
thing along.
Now you see it, now you don't
That's the way with some paints; little
exposure to the weather, washes it of
like chalk, but it is not the way witt
Minnesota Linseed Oil Co.'s paints
sold by Berg Bros. & Co. That i.
because they are made of pure white
lead and pure linseed oil. Bear thii
in mind when preparing to re-coa
that residence or that barn. Ths
quality guaranteed.
The following officers of Coopers
town Camp No. 2274, Modern Wood
men of America were duly installed
last Thursday night by Pas: Vener
able Consul W. d. Marsh: Veneer
able Consul. p. r. Trubshaw; Worth!
Advisor, J. G. Flynn; Clerk, Will II
Carleton; Banker, M. w. Buck; Els
cort, P. A. Melgard; Waterman
Sam Sansburn; Sentinel, F. ]. Stone
DR.. C.. L. Brimi was elected loca
medical examiner. The lodge viii
meet hereafter the second and fourtl
Thursday evenings in each month