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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
BINFORD.

County Judge Will Fl. Carleton
spent a few days in this vicinity last
Week.
Ole Bakken was visitor Saturday.
There is to be IL basket social here
Friday for the Rev. Boothby.
Several of our fellow townsmen were
made full citizens last Friday.
We understand that Pritz has com
menced to buy furniture. What does
it mean Otto?
T.. Nj. made another of his periodi-
cal trips north Sunday.
We understand that we have some
amateure spell-hinders in our midst.
w Davidson and family spent sun
day in town.
Bro Abbott of the Sentinel adj
dressed a meeting of the Bryan club at
Ness schoolhousc. King Billie got it
rather hard.
The wet weather has stopped thresh-
ing and will be apt to hurt the grade
of flax not taken care of.
A. B. Cox 4 Co., are making eX-
tenSve improvements to their proper
ty here.
n. \. Ness has been running an
engine for Dave Huntley. Of McHenly,
the past week.
Russell Purinton was in town Satur-
day.
Mrs. Koch. of Coopevstown. came
up on the train Saturday to visit her
brother. south of here.
Henry Panlsrud went to Minneapolis
last week to attend school this winter.
Miss Person. of Bue. made Il short
call here las. week on her way &c
Courtenay.
Mr. iverson. of St. Paul, son of l.
lverson, of Uttofy. came APP here
Saturday to visit his parents
Mr.. Markuson, of Jessie. was seen
Oh our street Sunday.
Mr.. q. Arlin was in town Saturday
kicking about the weather as he hash I
got his AK threshed yet.
Ludwig Amundsen. orr new post
master was basy posing the snokes
Monday.
The stock Of the Binford Nero Sntlle
Co.. is going fast at very reduced
sprices.
Moose EYED 10 TN.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
An Appeal to Voters.

Two weeks ago wrote n
letter in the Courier. asking our
superintendent if be had not
promised some OF our voters two
years AGO. that if elected he
would not run again for that Of
fee. this year. AS YOU have
failed to answer the question.
then yon also admit before about
s.X hundred voters of G..iggs
county that Your word could not
be depended upoH. Now Mr.
Sinclair YOU have again cheek
enough to come around and ask
these Same voters for their sup
port. aftcl having broken your
pledge of two Wears ago.
Have lot thc voters hau enough
broken PROMISES: | Row believe
! that the people. ) wish is to have
d superintendent il whom they
can pl.;@@ tI','lF contide@ce and
whose q. !''1.'+f aAd h"nor are
unlmrearAahl@. For where is a
man : ca;.+'a@t22' M; word OF
honoH Is Of na earthly worth.
We h&"~ i! Mss r'eiring a
highly {, al::::i:".3 ::,;sirant for { he
office $40 seeks. SIZE has; made
| no hiyii-DlD>vp II ,.} ,s,,. .lt aa.,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01

mount. No. took i: good naturedly
and said tt a, though appearances
were against his horse. yet for all he
wouldn't trade. His earnestness and
numerous mysterious hints aroused
the curiosity OF No. and he pressed
him Tor his reasons, but No. pos
sessed unusual powers. Shortly after
ward his horse fell to his knees and
about the same time d -er bounded
across their pathway. There eX-
claimed No. >. did You see that?
That the way he points for them.
The road was rough and deer plenti
ful and this happened several times.
his rider in the meantime relating so
many instances of his sagaclty, that a
swap was finally effected on very ad-
vantageous terms to No. , Soon they
came to a river which was badly
swollen by recent heavy rains. The
noble charger breasted the current
with powerful strokes and soon landed
his rider on the other side But the
other. worn out. unequal to his burden
and the task before him. began to sink
in mid stream and mis- rider called out
help. I'm sinlsing-heip. help. That 5
all right called back No. >. as he
gallcped away that's all right. There
are fish in that river. He points for
fish just as we'll Us he does for deer
The river OF uncertainty is ahead of
you. If you want a horse that points
for tsh-vote for Bryan. He points
for suckers just as we'll rs for anything
else. but ii you prefer the horse that
so far has carried you safely. then
cast your vote for VIM. Mckinley.
Don't let the bogie of imperialism in
| tiuence you. 1t is as Elusive as the
will-o-the- wisp. as deceptive as the
mirage CT the desert Re lember that
You are one of an army of II 900. 600
men who will march to the polls cleo
ton day. That in your hand:, the
destiny OF the nation is safe. 80 man
| however wise car ever seek to wear a
cro% in this country. No party how
ever firmly entrenched can usulp the
rights OF the people. That under amy
and all conditions as Garfield said in
the dark days following Lincoln as
sassination, God reigns and the
government at Washington sill lives
And it will ever live.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01

claus jackson took little trip into
Wisconsin before returning. The
Wisconsin campaign is a hot one but
there seems to be little doubt of the
result.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01

With this issue of the Budget Tn
campaign. as for us this paper is con-
cerncd. closes. We have no apologies
to offer to anyone. Have eudeavored
to be fair and impartial in our state
ments, and only regret that we have
not hecn able to accomplish more. On
the 9th day of November. the humblest
citizen will be the peer Of any living
American. and will have just as much
to say as anybody, as to who shall
have the reins of power for the next
four years. 1t is not only our privi-
lege but our duty to vote, and we
should step into the booth, and with
only God and our conscience. vote &C.
cording to our best reason and iudg-
ment. We can not advise our readers
under all circumstances to vote a
straight ticket from top to bottom.
The very fact that the Sentinel advo-
Gates it. is sufficient reason for us to
not follow suit. inasmuch as the demo
cratic party has always been on the
wrong side of the great economic
questions of the day, forced to that
positions by the. necessity Of having to
take the opposite side of the questions
from the republican party.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
But We did not suppose tina,

speech. But We did not suppose That
they were hit hard enough to induce
the Sentinel TO throw quite so much
mud as it did in its review OF his
speech. We read Devine's quotation
from Gen. LAYTON a good while ago
and populist teacher who is work
ing for the ticket said after the speech
that Devine would recrive her vote.
Not all see through green goggles.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
Program.

The following program was r5sa-
dersd in BARLEY district, school No.
B. 1t the close of a. six months term
Taught by Miss Bessie johnson. After
the exercises the ladies' served cake
and coffee:
Song Beautiful World. by school.
What we learn aS school, by Dorcas
Thoreson. Madeliae Kins, Henrietta
Kins. Alpha Gunderson, Norma Dob
bedal.
.Shoeing the horses with mo-
tions by school.
Red. white and blue. by Alvina
Gunderson, All la Dobbedal.
Song-Flag OF the Tree, by school.
Salt Lake Sea Calls, by Esther Thore-
son.
Guitar solo. by Ella Berg.
Jimmie's Questions, by Marcus
Thoreson.
Song-"Ever be Happy, by school.
! Little Boys Speech. by Orvin Cum
Ederson.
| Recitation. bv Lilly Barrie.
Lecture, by Justin Dobbedal.
Maids picking strawberries, by
school.
Song-Sweet and Low by school.
Recitation, by Gains Barrie.
Song (trio) by Justin, Norma an6
Aria Dobbedal.
Vacation is coming by school.
Guitar duet. by Norma Dobbeda
and Ella Berg.
Angle court, bv Ella Berg.
Babes in the Woodsduet. by Norms
and Aria Dobbedal.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
A Monster. Devil Fish

Destroying its Victim. is a type of con-
stipation. The power of this murder
Gus malady is felt on organs and
nerves and muscles and brain. There S
no health till it's overcome. But in
DR.. Kings New life Pills are a safe
and certain cure. Best i'm the world
for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
Only 25cts at Bateman * Co.'S drug
store,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
LOCAL

Claus jackson took a little trip into
Wisconsin before returning. The
Wisconsin campaign is a hot one. but
there seems to be little doubt of the
result.
A special agent Of the government
was up Wednesday looking for wit
nesses on q pension case.
f. A. hardwood received word Fri
day that Mrs. Boutwell, was sick and
took Mrs. Markwood home
w. c. Langdon boarded Saturday S
train for Fargo. He took a couple Of
dressed chickens with him and must
expect to be tied up in some criminal
case where he won t be we'll fed.
A railroad outfit came in OF Fri
day train and are engaged in hlling
up the bridge at Gunderson's.
Olof Edland is in great luck this
year. His wheat went over II bu. to
the acre. and his flax nearly 10.
If E. j. knows anything about it Ne
knows that a case which is causing as
much trouble as any was not probated
by a republican Judge Mr.. Carleton
should and will run ahead Of his
ticket.
John Berg, Gus johnson and H.
Sorenson we're among the Hannaford-
ties who took out second papers Fri
day.
y prominent populist merchant 'and
owner of considerable real estate will
vote for Mckinley. He figures that a
crisis will come sooner or later and
that Bryan conld not be Trusted
The weather. the short notice and
short pocket books an mitigated
against a large attendance at the
Lutheran Fair and supper. But the
supper was fine and the sale of articles
brought up the total receipts to $o2. 50
Emil Marquardt can get a good
trade here for his Mckinley buttons.
There is absolutely no CALI for Bryan
buttons. while our merchants are al
out IF Nc kinley photos.
The rain of Saturday night woult
have been priceless had it come il
June. AS it is. it will likely be cost
ly. as lots Of AK is still unstacked.
Bryan says. there is no need fo
him to talk Is to as the republican,
are coming it right along at tina
ratio. Snch evasion and trickery i
enough to decide any thing voter
Mr.. Bryan knows that his plar
of free coinage for the benefit of the
private owner of bullion is as far re
moved from the present plan Of coin
iAg bullion purchased by the govern
ment as light is from darkness. Bry
an ought to be able to leave such sui
, terfuge to common demagogues.
w. j. Bryan: We have all the la
breakers against us in this campaign
Wouldn't that cork you when you re
member the immense democratic vot
! that always comes up from five point
and similar localities in all the larg
cities
e We can imagine how a pugalist
: face looks when receiving solar-plexi
l blows-through watching some prom
S nent demo-pops' faces at Devinf
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01

Those who believe in the prohibition
law and are against resubmission, can
not afford to vote for a man for at
tornev-genera who is a resubmisslOn-
list, In voting for Judge, the question
of Judge should be lifted out of politics.
aud our vote cas-, for him who will
best administer justice and expedite
business. AS between Bryan and Me-
Kinley there would seem as if there
was !, little question. All other things
being equal. we do not see how any
farmer, any business man OF North
Dakota can think of rislling Il change
of administration at such Il time.
And when we compare the last four
years with the four preceding ones.
when VIC read today Bryan's predic-
tions of four years ago. and ching that
every single one of them has fallen as
fiat and today is as sour as any
bachelors pancake that was ever
baked on IL claim -hanly stoye. how
can we place any confidence IN his
promises for the future? Our exports
have nearly doubled, our imports OF
manufactured articles have decreased.
the surplus in the treasury is rapidly
increasing. we have paid all the eX-
penses of the war. and with all that
paid off some six million Of public
debt in September. If we can DO that
in troublous times. what can we not
do when peace once more spreads her
wings. and our army is reduced to Its
usual number? Our farmers have nc
crop this year They and all oul
business men are hard up, which is al
the more reason why they should want
a solid, substantial and thoroughly
tried financial policy behind them ant
not embark on an unknown sea or try
anv new policy the end of which ne
man knows. President Lincoln use(
to tell a story illustrative OF the foil.
of changing horses before crossing
stream. 1t was as follows: A travel
er mounted on q superb charger wa
travelling along an unfrequented roa
in a wild portion OF West Virginl
and overlook a fellow traveller mount
ed ON a very sorry specimen OF hors
flesh. They soon struck up CONVEX
sation and of course traveller NO.
soon heoan to barter No. on hi
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
1t Saved IIcrLife.

Miss Mamie Snith, Mseldlesboro, NJ
writes: NV little sister had the C"ouf
very bad. | gave her several doses o.
Fsley's Honey and ar aad she wasfn-
stantly relieved It saved her life
Nor sale by H. II. BA1EMAN q Co
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-01
Is MAJ se:::,t 9.,;a,. l-iis.

A dose or tsr Of f.,iry'- !lnney and
Tar will pr-vesi a. a'.aek of pnen-
nonia. grip or ~~vrr" c',ih if taken i'm
time. Cures coagil>, colds. Group. Ia
gr,ppe. hoar>en":5. difficult breathing
whooYimg con=h jnclpient CONSUME
ton. asst hna or i,r.rt.iili~ Gives posi-
tive relief in adv .are! Stages ot con.
sumption, asthma or h ",t"i!i,l>. Guar
amtee,
For sale bv il. II i;ArfMAN & Co
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
THE DALLAS FAIR UNDER WAY
GOVERNOR SAVERS DELIVERED
THE OPENING ADDRESS.
Dny Was the banquet 10 the
Press; List of the ToastH.

Dallas. Texas, September 20. The
formally opened at II today in the pres
enee of big crowd. This was Children s
day and all under twelve were admitted
free. They screamed 9. noisy welcome to
Governor Savers Upon being presented
by President w. II. CASTOR of the FAR
association. Governor Sayers said;
Mr.. President, Members of The Board
of Directors, Ladies' and Gentlemen:
thank you most heartily for he honor
you have done me in asking me TO in
augurato ths fifteenth annual entertain
ment of tie great Texas State fair. For
more than three weeks 1 have bsen en-
gagged in the performance of a duty that
has kept me confined daily for more than
sixteen hours out OF the twenty-f four. For
this reason | am unprepaFed to address
/ you in set phrases. But what | sh; II say
Will come from the heart aud will be
meant. | congratulate you-all of yCu--
| upon this suspicious opening I want
! to tender through you to the people OF
Dallas ana through them TO the people q
North Texas my grateful acknowledged
ment OF their liberal generosity, their
manity In helping us meet the needs OF
thousands of our fellow TeXa rs who were
made penniless by the great disaster that
recently visited our State. You were noble
men and noble women in that dark hour
and on behalf OF every sufferer whose
sorrow you aided TO assuage whose hun
ger you appeased, whose wants you at
tended to. wish to thank you again,
Galveston sends loving greetings to Dial.
las ali South Texas sends words OF
kindness and through me- they wish e
express the hope that this will Je tn,
greatest fair in tho history Of he ssso
citation. When think of this great state
with an area the is almost imperial
with a population surpassed by none IND
equalled by few; with a soil as fertile
as any on earth and with variety o
climate that makes living in Texas 9
delightful habit, my heart swells with
gratitude to the author of our being ant
! foel that we have much to be thankful
for
The people of North Texas have nj.
most everything that's desirable. with
~ Industrious, law abiding, cultured an
progressive citizenship, all they Iced Z
10 TO work cut wonders is to move for
ward Dallas Will keep pace with tht
stsBd march. The time viii come whel
this city will not have TO depend upo
census enumerators (chears) to prove he
FL ewing among the cities OF the world
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC,
Ia. {. huntington Reported to Have Declined
the Presidency,
BUT NE DOES NOT WANT ANY OUTSIDER
Thinks His Prescnt Duties Are sufti-
cicntly Opercus--ConHdenc In
Tcxns Manifested.

San Francisco. September 2o.--The Ex-
aminer today says: The latest gossip n
Southern Pacific circles Is thIt James
speyer. Charles H. Tweed and y. o. Mi i,
as a special committee of the directorate
have ofiered II. E. Huntington the presi-
dency of the company, but that he has de-
clined on the ground that his dt lies az
first vice president Of the read, together
with the work Of looking after the larg =
fortune left him by his uncle, Will more
than occupy his time.
Tho officials who are lndulging In talk
OF this character assert that II. Z. Hunt
ington does not want an outsider as presi =
dent His particular candidate for the
place is Third Vice President &.
Stubs and he also wants. It is said. Ed
win Hawley Of New York to sntcaed Z.
r. Huntington as president Of the Pacific
Mail
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
A DEFINITE PLAN ARRANGED
ron THE PROPOSED TuANsCoN-
TINENTAL ASSOCIATION.
II VIII re Submitted to Vote OF
the Lines Interested NJ Meet
ing Monday Morning.
fsnecinl TO The PostN


Chicago, September ga deflnite plan
OF organization for the proposed Trans
Continental Asaociation has been ar
,,., ~ "a
iNU~eu "'N0iN ~ "'''e''' 80
submitted TO vote OF the lines inter-
ested at a meeting to be held Monday.
Two ,vorl of nre,arine the articles Of
.la 10
az &c 'hen' was ''""'
passenger men ADJOURNED To give the eN-
ccutive officials time 10 consider their
y,o,l, Tho nutlipo NJ tho Man is praotic-
,, u,,.t.,r,
ally the same as th@1 Vi tHs "0s'e- u
Passenger Association.
The articles provide for a chairman and
,,,..,,,ai,a,ca of roth. IL, all the
io' '"e ~
territory west OF the river IL Is pro
Nided thal whenever any Ahe, ihctuoe'
OF lao association mas GROUND tor ueSlr
ing 10 grant a special rate II 'hat not
be done unul the proposition Is pre-
scented TO me association ana Foleu upon
In case OIL us Deihs heSdtlVed the llue
making the proposition then mas the
right TO give notice OF Independent actioh
and the other lines interested may give
notice OF meeting the competition caused
by the action OF the line presenting inc
matter. The agreement lurther provldea
that the distribution OF the proceeds Oh
military uafhc among the lines snail be
left TO Chairman Il. Mcleod OF the West
ern Passenger association, Nestbound
and TO the Santa Fc aud southern PGcihc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
Notes aud Personals.

w. G.. Palmer. travelling freight agent OF
the Katy, is back from a trip to the in
terror.
G. NJ. winstead, travelling freight agent
OF the Cotton Belt, is back at heidquar
tiers.
J. u. Bone, commercial agent OF the Cot
ton Belt is expected back from St. LOUIS
today.
r. w. Norton, chief clerk in the Santa
re general managers oihoe. was in the
city yesterday.
Ed somers general manager OF the
Kansas City Fruit Express company. spen,
yesterday in the city
r. w. Miller, commercial agent Of the
Houston East and West Texas. left las,
night for North Texas.
c. l.. Beech, general agent OF the Chi
caso. Burlington and Quincy at Dallas,
WAS in town yesterday,
Gentry Waldo, travelling freight agent
of the Houston and Texas Central, Is back
home after a trip in the interior.
| ], Paul Jones, general agent OF the
Santa Fe at Galveston, was in the eli,
yesterday greeting many OF his old, tim,
acquaintance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

In approval OF application No. 1856 OF the
St. Louis Southwestern Railway company
OF Texas. IL is hereby ordered that general
tariff OF class rates No. 2 be amended by
csncelliug the following rates, which are
included in exception 20, section 3, OF said
tariff, having been established on account
of wagon competition by circular No. SAT:
From Waco to Axtel and from Green
Vile to Clinton. 10 cents per 100 pounds;
effective July 5, 1900.
In addition to the above the following
rates included In specials Nos. AZ, 81 and
/ n of the st. Louis Southwestern Railway
company Of Texas:
/ On merchandise less than car loads,
from Fort Worth to Smithheld. Bransford
and Grapevine. 10 cents per 100 pounds
IRON sherman &c Luella and Tom Bean,
10 cents; kentuckytown, Whitewright.
Randolph ana Paiey, Is cents per 100
pounds; between Sherman and Grcenvile.
/ arst class 80 cents, second class 30 cents,
third elias q cents. fourth class 26 cents.
| fifth c.css q cents. class % cents, class
| y 20 cents, class c Is cents, class ID Is
cents and class e ~ cents per 100 pounds.
This order shall take effect October l.
| 1nO0
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
Katy. New Depot M Waco.

Waco. Texas, September 2a.--vice Presi-
dent and General Manager A. A. Allen Of
ST, Louis, Gencra Superintendent j. ".
Maxwell OF Dallas. Traffic Manager G.
Halle OF st. Louis Chief Engineer Fisher
Of the Missouri Kansas and Texts system,
ana j W. pelherman, chief engineer OF
the Missouri Kansas and Texas of Texas,
form a party OF Katy officials who came
In on a special this morning from the
south Their business here was to present
to the mayor and city council plans fol
The proposed new passenger depot at thu
place and to arrange for a cOnferc>ce on
a petition TOR privilege to lay double
track along jackson street. The new
depot will be built on the site of the ort
one and will he handsome. commodiou'
building, a credit 10 the road and an orna-
ment to the city. The party went NORTH
at noon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30
CONFIDENCE IN TEXAS.
The Southern Pacific shows II
EutI az Hama


Inc s""'hern f"e,ne SHOWS 1t Is
"'' OF h"pe'
o. r. D. MORSE passenger traffic manager
OF the Southern Pacific and Central. re.
turned Yesterday from n rrotr,c,o, ,,i,,
a., ~ No...,, CO.
- '''' 'o''"el S'"'oS' iooA'ng the very
picture OF good health.
To Post representative Mr.. Morse said
"The Galveston a,saster n.os so,,.,,i.,.
..at ... ''''''"s
49, s.aeSvls msnNiilu' We can NOT COM
p 1890 . ~ a~'1ih'ss, Even those VINO
passuu tnrougn ,he Irlghunl ordeal are
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-30

The commercial emporium. not only of
ell North Texas but Of the lpdian Ter
ritCry and oklahoma, with parts of Louis
lana and Arkansas thrown In for goOi
n easure. Dallas is TO become :. mighty
city, metropolis In all that the name
applies | shall not detain you longer.
trust that people come TO this fair
without number and seeing as they have
never seen before return TO their homes
lrounder than ever of this matchlees State
aud It's resources, This is 0 State in
stitution, and | felt 1t to be my duty to
be here on this occasion.
And. now, as governor OF Texas, form
ally declare the fifteenth annual State
fair open and ready for business.
There was no other feature save the
banquet to the men Of tho press tonight
Not many editors were in attendance.
They and the State fair management 81 G
not entirely Harmonious this yea and II
may be said neirly every Dallasite en-
dorses th--position of the editors. F1l-
lowing was the programme at the BAN
quet:
1oastmaster-F Farmer Shaw.
Welcome George ~ Aldredge.
state of Texas"-By the boys
THE Towns Of the State'-By cue-
half dozen Of tho boys.
THE Population Of the Cities Of the
State and Why They Fell Down'-By all
of the BOYS.
THE Eject Of Decent Cotton on Mould
ing Public Opinion"-By the boys from
the field.
"The Influence Of the Female Mini or
the Press Of the State During a Cam
paign"-By the boys ana girls.