Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-01

The Nictory-at Hammer & Condy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Purinton de-
parted for home last Sat .rday after
noon. after spending the greater part
of the week in the metropolis.
Jack w Murphy and Attorney \
Nj. Baldwin went to Valley City last
week to take i'm Company g. annual
ball. They report a most enjoyable
time.
You will find full and complete
line of farm implements for the spring
season at Hammer n Condy's ma
chinery emporium. Sample machines
set up and ready for inspection.
Ben Howden secured the contract
for building the new schoolhouse in
Mabel township ut the contract price
OF S395. He Il so was awarded the
Job of moving the cid building at $50
He will go to work at once. The
Courier congratulatcs Ben on his
success.
DR.. Platou. of VallevCity. will be in
Cooperstown Monday and Tuesday
the Goth and 9th of February. for
the purpose of practicing his profess
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Stone gave an
impromptu hop in the dining room OF
the Palace hotel last Friday night
and those who were present report a
very nice time. The feature of the
aft air was a cake walk which is said
to lay oat anything OF the
kind that ever happened in the town.
several couples becoming quite expert.
after which dancing was resumed and
continued until about , a. IN.
FOR SALE-Nw4. Sec. s-l4s-,9. 81
acres under cultivation. half mile
| from schoolhouse. mile to Norwegian
minister II mile from Norwegian
church. about I miles to Jessie. near
est town. Will sell on It asonable
terms
L. +. GRIN AGER.
Lisbon. n. d.
Rev +. Shaw preached his farewell
sermon to the church members and
congregation of the Congregational
church last Sunday morning from
Thess. 3-S. For now We live if We
stand st in the Lord" In bidding
farewell to his church he wanted to
leave one last message and that mes
sage was to stand fast in the Lord
and press on. carrying forward with
renewed vigor the work that he has
so we'll developed and leaves in such
good shape. His sermon was more OF
a review in general. In the evening
the other churches. out of respect for
Mr.. Shaw. closed their doors and
came over to the Congregational
church to listen to his last sermon as
pastor, the church being literally
crowded to the doors. Before preach.
ing his sermon he made n few very
appropriate remarks thanking the
people of Cooperstown for the MANY
kindnesses rendered himself and family
and thanked the other churches for the
good fellowship that had been main
tanned during his five years pastoral t
He also took occasion to express him
self to the effect that Cooperstowr
was one of the cleanest morally ant
otherwise us we'll as progressive
towns from a business standpoint thai
he had ever lived in and that he hal
thoroughly enjoyed his residence with
US. He then preached from the tex
I'd Cor. go. Nov then we are alb
. bassadors from Christ as though Coo
did beseech you by us: we pray you
} in Christ's stead, be We reconciled tt
Cod Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. T.. NJ
Abbott favored the congregation Will
. solo each. Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw lef
on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Shaw
; COR visit to her home in Michigan
and Mr.. Shaw to Wahpeton where h,
will enter upon his duties as pastor o
, the Congregational church at tina,
, place. They are followed by the hes
, wishes of their many friends fol-
, abundant success in their new field O
labor.