Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-29

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sppahin We'll of the town. Il he didn't.
hc',! set the folks down AS vicious and
desperate AMI drive on to TarryloWn
or lDchhs Ferry. The s&iua,' wanted
that bali as big as Il pulil,.lin, and he
wanted real gol,! leaf fur $,i.din. and
he closed his speech With an appeal to
the people to continue To H." innocent
and happy. Deacon Spuuncr was chair
man of the meetin. as usual. ana when
the suUar' sot down the deacon said
he'd made Il pint. EnoS Williams was
then called upon. lie headed the fac
ton who wanted Il rooster Enos diGn't
so as fur back as the sQ"ar' He has
asthma and is short Of breath. and SO
he started out With Columbus TO dis
llivcr America He had bin readin up
on roosters. He couldn't find that roos-
terS was an emblem of innocence. but
he didn't want 10 Innocence Oh a court
house tower The stranger would find
innocence when he come to play check
ers or trade loSSes With Il .Jerichoian
The rooster was an emblem OF grit and
independence. lie was a bird who
went to bed ut sundown. got up before
sunrise and was hustlin around all day.
\ rooster OH top of that tower would
(, signify that Jericho could take care Of
herself and didn't bow down to any
other town in the state. lie was out
OF breath and had busted Il suspender
when he sot down. and Deacon Spoon
! err raped with Il cane and said:
"Enos has not only made speech
equal to anything Henry Clay ever got
off. but he's made Il thunderin big
pint in favor of the roosterites. WAS
as'n the rooster when come here, but
I've almost changed my mind. Let Us
hear from Silas Rebee.'
Silas was one who wanted the p'lnts
of the compass PIT up. He was born
in Jericho whru the town had but three
houses and had been 1;linr,l around fu,
30 Years The "i4.y way h" could tell
north from sp,.th or east from west
WAS to- make Il black Spnt on Uncle Jim
Green's barn door. and he never Went
without gittin lost and hcv!l to whistle
to his wife. His speech was up t,
date He didn't 20 back over sis
months He said that what had allus
allied Jericho and what would allus
keep her down was the want of kEpWil
the compass pintS. He wasn't t.l'
only one who was turned around. Hal
the folks in town couldn't so buckle
berryin without "itt in lost and wander
in around all night Hogs and dog:
walked around in Il circle because the.
WAS confused and every time ther'
was Il lawsuit most of the witnesses
, said west fur east. I'm emblem OF in
noce.icc would We all right. and q loost
: er would be !, tlling Of beauty. but boil
, would be IL, lt"i, l,y cpiliaSS p'ints
a, ''Slas has i,;s'ln q purify good speed
and a purity :rp..;! n'ilil : says the dea
J con. 'ani In, snrtrr lettii, so of til
t rooster and ir"I.;io u his side. Thoug'
I've livel in Jericho fur % years.
can't make ont yit whether my pigpc,
| is OH the north or west side OF tn
F.. house I'm una"rStandin that Elish
Taylor has sunthin To spring on thi
rneetin. AMI we are ready to hear it.
e. Elisha was ready. Ie had bin watch
:, in the growth @, the town hall fur 81
long wears. ard he hal i.id his eye o
= the tower day ;ind night. He had lool
t &c! at ii from the street and from tn
;. roof of his barn. lie had locked 1T
!, ut monday and s,i,;ihtsHi 81 it 1T mic
;, night ana lad cs:':,' IL ,;:" ,".A,trl"li'i
u .nn,.lH SION Ne wanted liz !:"-.',' of
n gilt an"cI IT, finish of ;h:,t tower; al
- he wanted LA; angel T. !"' p'irlin =.
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