Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-08

corn, then he comes nearer being on
the same level. If he is in the dairy
business he can get IS cents per
pound tor good butter, or 10 to 12
cents a gallon for milk at wholesale,
which is paying business, but con-
fning.
l heard Marshall's military band.
in concert last week, which was a
treat. 1t is considered the finest
amature band in the United States,
and halls from Topeka. Stuart
Robson and John Philip Sousa come
this week. In fact the principa
companies in the country make To
peka and are we'll patronized. A
few weeks ago l heard Nine Sisser
relta Jones called "Black Patti" and
said to be the finest colored singer in
the world. She was fine and the
quartette and quintette singing was
about the best we ever heard. The
dressing and acting were immense
and revealed high degree of artistic
cultivation for colored folks. The
undressing was likewise immense and
revealed-(now my dear, just quit
kicking me, haven't said nothing. ,"
Well to change the subject, | viii
talk while on Kansas fences. Nov
fence according to Webster is
just look at the dictionary and see
what he does say, left mine behint
me. Fences in Kansas include three
principal kin.ls: The barb wire, the
srone and the Usage. .orange hedge
fence. Sometime when have
plenty of time, l will try and
so describe a barb wire fence so tha,
you can conjure up picture OF it be
fore your minds eye, but just now
will confine myself to the stone anc
Usage.
AS told you last winter the coun
try along the streams is underlaid
with ledges of stone something like
our limestone only softer and darker
in color. The ledges are generally
3 to E inches in thickness and when
farmer wants good fence and has
the time, he proceeds to lay a fence
3 or 4 feet high, laying the stones
fatwise until he comes to the last
layer and for that he selects three
cornered stones, and puts them up
edgewise, so that when the hired
maa, who puts in good long day
for 18 to 20 dollars month, hoes to
to the end OF the row, he hasn't any
inclination to sit down on the fence
and rest. Such fence if we'll laid
is neat and exceedingly durable
There is one fence along the Auburn
road which was put up 40 years ago
and today is as straight and trim as
if put up yesterday. Counting
time they are expensive, costing
about $1,000 to fence quarter.
In some sections the Usage hedge
is principal fence. 1t is made by
sowing the seed in boxes, and setting
out the plants or sowing when want
ed. They grow very rapidly, have
a long sharp thorn and if properly
trimmed and trained make a very
pretty fence that is hog tight, is calcu
lated turn anything. If untrimme'
they soon degenerate into nuisance
branching nearly to the middle of th'
road. Itis very hardy and see nc
reason why it wouldn't be a gooc
fence for North Dakota. When :;
inches through it makes good fence
post and eveners that 1t is almost i'm
possible to break, piece 6 inches
through will almost bend double be
fore breaking. Try it. Won't COS
much.
The weather is getting col Id anc
nasty and roads worse than glue, Sc
l will HE myself to the Sunny North
in some ; weeks or SO and by the
way, if horses are as much higher il
Griggs county over last year, as they
are here, then those of you who wan
horses better get them now. The,
are going out Of Kansas city foI
Africa at the rate of a 1000 a weel
and buyer came to Topeka Thurs
day who wants 500 head for th'
British government w. S. II.