Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-06-22

Banker NJ. W. Buck went to Fargo
Tuesday morning on business.
Contractor Moffat has started car
penter work on Syverson's new
block.
II you want an emblem pin or but
ton 60 to O. NJ. varnson the jeweler.
He has q complete line of all orders.
Oswald Melgard is enjoying himself
during vacation clerking for Berg
Bros. & Co,
William Glass has moved once
more. This time he is located in the
building next to the First Bank qt
Cooperstown.
We understand that Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Retzlaff have gone up to Nc
Hen.y TO start restaurant. The
Courier hopes that they will succeed.
County Surveyor Ueland surveyed
out the race track Monday. The tract
will run east and west now instead of
north and south rs originally planned
it being much easier and less expense
to build the track the other way.
Rev John Smithers will preach his
farewell sermon next Sunday evening,
and on Monday morning will leave
with his family for Tekoa. Wash,
where he has received call to the
pastorate of the Baptist church.
The daily papers are devoting lots
of space these days in advocating the
building OF cyclone cellars-and the
idea is practical one, too. A person
does not stand much show in a cyclone
unless he has an underground burrow
to run into.
Railroad Commissioners l.. L. WAL
ton, John Simonsen and Henry Erick-
son, accompanied by Secretary of
State Falley, Secretary w. A. Stick
ley, Ex-Commissioner Rasmussen,
Supt. G. j. Wilson and Marshal Nc
Clure of the Minot Optic. visited
Cooperstown Wednesday.
The election held last Tuesday for
the purpose Of electing two members of
the board of education, brought out
the enormous number of 16 voters, to
testify their interest in school work.
A. 81. Berg and F. j. Stone, whose
term expired, were complimented by a
reelection. Both are good members.
Children'spDay will be observed at
the Congregational chucch next Sun
day morning at 1880. There will be
recitations and music by the school,
a short address by Mr.. Wiley and the
baptism of infants by the pastor.
This also is the time for taking COL
lection for the Sunday school mission
ary work. All are invited.
The Lee postoff1ce was robbed last
Monday. Thirty dollars in money
was taken from the cash drawer and
also two registered letters. The par
ty or parties unlocked the door Of the
building and went in, took what they
wanted and locked the door after them
after they went out. No clue to the
robbers has been gained at present.
The railroad commissioner made
their annual sneak into town and out
again last Wednesday; and seeing
that no one knew what time they
would put in an appearance, there
was not move than several hundred
people at the depot. However, no.
body has any kick coming against the
old pioneer line so that it was all
right anyway.
If any of our farmers wish to take
shares in the Griggs County Fair As
seciation they should do SO at once.
The committee needs two thousand
dollars more to put it on paying
basis and have got to have
that amount. There are whole lot
of we'll to do farmers in the county
who have not taken any shares yet
who are deeply interested in q fair.
These should get to the front and help
the enterprise along.
Major Hendershot enlisted in the U.
S. Army as drummer boy in the 9th
Michigan Infantry, at Detroit, Mich,
in 1861, before he was twelve years Of
age. He and his son have world.
wide reputation as being the most
wonderful drummer and ffer in
America, and those who have heard
the majors imitation and ex'
planation OF engine aud his imita.
ition of a battle, say that those two
pieces alone are worth more than the
admission to the entertainment. The
major brings with him and uses the
original silver drum presented to hin
by Horace Greeley, through the haodt
of General Winfield Scott, for gallant
ry displayed at the battle of FRED