Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-02-22
LOCALS.
No. hard $O.5:s

"Deestricll Skule'' will keep next
Wednesday night at 8 clock, at the
courthouse.
The postmaster recently received
fine routeing, dumping and mailing
table for the postotfice which equips
this office thoroughly.
Mr.. S. w. Weeks. father Of c. H.
Weeks, arrived from New York state
Tuesday, and will combine business
with pleasure for a few days.
Tickets for the series of entertain
ments to be given in Cooperstown in
the near future will be on sale at Peter
Nelson's on and after Saturday, Feb.
24th.
The fair association at meeting
held last Thursday awarded j. A.
McCulloch the contract for building
twelve horst sheds on the fair grounds,
the price being $3.50.
For SALE CHEAP-One second hand
store front in good repair. Apply to
VIM. Glass. Cooperstown, n. d.
Paul Buell. and wife will leave for
McHenry the fore part of March where
they will reside Mr.. Buell. will be
the resident manager of Crane & John
sons lummber ward at that point.
The Park church rendered Mr.. Shaw
a farewell social Wednesday evening
Feb. 18th. and the church at Ladbury
schoohousc last night. The people
at both of these places are sorry to
see Mr.. Shaw go.
B. K. Clinic contributes very
good article in this weeks issue. We
hope that Mr.. Clinic will favor us
with more articles, in fact the Courier
would be pleased to receive articles
from anyone touching on matters of
public interest.
DIR. Featherston uses the only safe
and painless method of extraction of
teeth.
C. S. Mott, immigration agent of
Northern Pacific, sends out a pam
phlet supposed to be a kind of a boom
for the different North Dakota coun-
ties. In our opinion it is a mighty
slim concern and the view of Coop
erstown is rotten.
A farewell reception was rendered
II & fn 1,ef Nui
evening at the home of Mrs. II G.
Cooper. Charades furnished amuse-
1nent the greater part of the evening.
followed by music. Mrs. Shaw and
Mrs. L. NJ. Abbott very nicely rem
dered two vocal solos each after
which the entire company devoted hall
an hour to singing popular songs.
At 1890 very nice lunch was served
after which short business meeting
of the church was held. There were
about thirty-fve members Of the
church present and all seemed tc
enjoy themselves.
If your hat looks vel yl.our owl
looks are materially improved. The
Lanpher hat, manufactured by Ian
pher, Finch & Skinner, ST. Pall looks
we'll because it always fits we'll
Lovers of music should bear in mine
that they will have an opportunity tc
hear a quartette OF musicians ant
singers seldom visiting towns the size
of Cooperstown. On March 9th Sig
nor Capricolo, the great Italian plan
list. assisted by noted soloist, violin
list and impersonator, will appear al
he courthouse under the auspices o
the high school. This company comes
with the best of recommend ations ant
will only appear ut four places in thi
state, Cooperstown being Of tn
favored four. Tickets will shortly b.
placed on sale at p f. Nelson S store
where you may secure your seats
Don't miss it il you want to hea
something good.
Lincoln's birthday was celebrated b,
the Bolkan school. Notwithstanding!
the day was windy and cold, a goo
sled crowd greeted the performers
there being three other schools repre-
scented in the audience. The room
had been pleasingly decorated with
generous display OF the red. the whit
and the blue by the busy fingers Q
happy little workers, making magi
chains that bound thei: hearts to
gether in a lasting tribute to tn
memory Of the great and good-draw
ing from stencils scenes commemora1
ing his life, andreciting some ofhis ow
words The performances closing b
the recitation OF Lincoln's famou
Gettysburg speech rendered bv tn
teachers. The little speakers SCENE
pleased that SO many came to witnas
their doings, and we believe that the
themselves will he better citizens b