Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-27

In the shade.
All bicycle riders are requested to
meet at A. o. u. w. hall at 10 o'clock
q. m.,-Friday.
A. B. Stewart came in on Wednes-
days train and is busy shaking hands
with old friends. A. B. looks we'll.
feels we'll, and is we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Retzlaff drove
down from McHenry last Thursday
morning to consult the doctor about
little Katherine. who was taken sick.
The grand stand and track is ready
for business, and we have the finest
outfit for fair purposes in the state.
Come in and enjoy yourself tomorrow.
Some of the people at Hope have a
wrong idea of our picnic to be held to-
morrow. It is not a race meeting but
simply a picnic given by the Work.
man lodge.
The race track is about completed
and Contractor Moffat will have the
grand stand finished in time for the
picnic Friday. Come in and blow
yourself for once.
The base ball boys drove to Car
rington last Friday to play q couple
of games with the team at that place
Saturday Too long drive for the
rooters to go along.
The Courier publishes another
interesting letter from Ben Kuhns from
the Hawaiian Islands. Mr.. Kuhns
writes entectainingly and from his let
ter we should Judge that he was right
in clover.
The county commissioners went
down to the Fluto bridge last Friday
on tour of inspection. The board
decided to repair the bridge in good
shape-soinething that has been need
ed for some time.
Everybody put out your bunting to-
morrow and help make the Workman
picnic a success. Throw off dull
care and join in the merry making.
Life is too short to bury yourself at
home on a picnic day.
D. B. Mcdonald, who used to make
such fine bread and cakes, or any old
thing in the bakery line for N. A..
Ness last summer, returned to coop
erstown last Thursday and is again
at work in Ness establishment.
Everybody is pleased to see Mac.
desire to extend my sincere thanks
to all those extending helping hand
at the fire Saturday night, and
especially to those plucky fire boys
who faced the awful heat time and
again to save my engines and engine
house. Words fail to express my
gratitude for work like this.
Very respectfully,
r. G.. COOPER.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Education the resignation of M. w.
Buck, as clerk, was accepted, and
Oscar D. Purinton was appointed to
the vacancy. Mr.. Buck has made a
model clerk as we'll as hard worker,
and retires with the unanimous vote
of thanks and good wishes of the
board. The new clerks abilities for
competency are we'll know and the af-
fairs of the board will be kept straight
so long as Mr.. Purinton is clerk.
The chief of the fire department was
at Duluth, the assistant chief was
away from town ana there was abso-
lutely no order or respect paid to
orders by the fremen last Saturday
night during the fire. The sooner the
boys learn to obey those in command
the better it will be for all concerned.
There was no head to the operations
last Saturday night and never will be
until orders are implicitly obeyed.
The boys made gallant fight on the
engine room, however, when they got
steadied down, and deserve credit for
it. We have plucky lot of boys
all they need is more thorough
organization.
Discovered by n Woman.
Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by lady in this
country. "Disease fastened it clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood itssseverest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed incessantly, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered way to
recovery, by purchasing of US bottle
bottle of DIR. Kings Nsw Discovery for
Consumption, end was SO much re-.
lieved on taking first dose. that she
slept all night, and with two bottles,
has been absolutely cured. Her name
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