Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-01-26

VIM. Springer 10 having an addition
built to the upstairs portion OF hrs
building.
DR.. Bergstrom reports haby girl
born to Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. johnson
Sunday morning.
Mrs. C. C. Piatt has been very sick
for the past two weeks, hut under DIR.
Brimi's treatment ia reported some
better.
The extension of the Cooperstown
branch to Ottofy is now going the
rounds of the state press. This is the
usual annual item.
The firemen intend to give IL ball on
February list. Valentines Day. It
is hard work these days for anyone to
get up successful dance.
The Courier is in receipt of l25 can
celle6 stamps sent by Miss Mary
Pike, of Medford, MINI. They are
very acceptable and will help swell
Miss Wright's pile.
DR.. S. B. Langford, Registered Vet
Urinary Surgeon. Office at S. Aim
klov's drug store. All calls promptly
attended to.
G j. Lucken will leave this morn
ing for Minnesota where he will join q
party of friends. The party will then
take an excursion to st. Louis. Mr..
Lucken expects to be absent about a
month.
Hon. L. c. Goplerud, formerly a
representative from this legislative
district. left last week on the steamer
Teutonic for a few months visit to
his old home in Norway. Mr.. Gople-
rud will undoubtedly enjoy the trip.
John Mulroy, who assisted Agena
Cowen at the depot last year, has
been promoted to station agent at
Steele. N. d. This is a good position
and the many friends of Mr.. Mulroy
at Cooperstown are pleased to see him
advancing.
Yes. tits true;
Foley's Honey and Tar
Is the best Cough Medicine.
H. H. BATEMAN 4 Co.
The revival MEETINGS of last week
awakened SO much interest in re-
| ]igious way that it was deemed best to
continue them for another week. and
Mr.. Billings was induced to remain
and conduct the meetings this week.
at the Congregational church.
F. j. Stone was called to Grand
Rapids, N. D.. by telegraph last
Thursday stating that his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Shuler, was at the point OF
death. Mr.. Stone left for that place
Thursday morning. Mrs. Shuler has
had charge of Mr.. Stones little girls
for year or more and her death
would be sad loss to them. ~
Senator r. c. Cooper arrived home
Saturday afternoon and was kept
quite busy shaking hands with his
constituents. The legislature wound
up the senatorial fight in hurry and
| then adjourned until Wednesday.
Mr.. Cooper was appointed one of q
committee to go to Minnesota to look
up the wheat grading business and
will make the trip before returning to
Bismarck
Butler g. Upton have for sale one
thoroughbred Shorthorn bull, eight
months old, also two grade Shorthorns.
Call and see them at the farm nine
miles east of town.
Representative Winslow has intro.
duced bill in the legislature chang.
ing the time when the county treasur.
er's term of the Office shall begin from
January LIST to February LIST. Under
our present system, Or revenue laws,
the bill has some merits. AS it is
now the term expires at time whe'
there is more taxes being paid than Al
any other time, which makes it incon
venient for the retiring and incoming
treasurers. If the term began Febru
airy lst, the retiring official would
have ample time in which to close W
his years work. The penalty of
per cent. which is added Jan. 1st te
unpaid taxes causes a rush at .ha