Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-01-04


for Sparta, Wis. he will probably
bring car load Of horses when he re-
turns.
/ The Red River VALLEY Mutual Hail
Insurance Co., has gone on the bum
aud is now in the hands OF a receiver.
The unpaid losses are S5O, 900 while
the assets OF the company are only
Ee8, 600.
Tom 'l'rueman figured that he would
Hike to ride the Woodman goat last
Thursday and the boys agreed on it
and let him ride. He knows how to
,eplit wood now aud says he got all
the goat riding he wanted.
Ole Lee left last Thursday after
noon for Fish Lake. Benson county,
North Dakota, where he has a claim.
Ole will enjoy bachelors life TO, a.
brief period, but has a very serious
action of trying the matrimonial life.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Davis and
children left last Wednesday alter
noon for their home at Butte. Mont.
D. e. Davis also left on the same
train for Minneapolis where he will
visit for few days before he leaves
for New York en- route for Manila.
GR1. WANTED. Will pay $500 a
week to a competent girl. to do general
housework. Call on T. r. Warner.
There are a few around town who
ought to start the new year by maxi
ing resolution to take the Kelley
cure aud then tor them to straightway
nut the resolution into effect. If this
suggestion catches ,he eye of any party
interested we hope they will earnestly
consider the matter.
The New Years d.."cs. ut Fireman's
fSall Monday night. WAS one OF the
most successful affairs Of the winter,
over thirty couples attending. Cater
er Skeoch, as usual. furnished the
supper for the occasion, which in it,
self is q guarantee that it was first
class. All report q fine time.
Smoke Bugle Call &c cigar.
A new time card went into effect on
the Dakota division and branches
Monday. We have 81 change so often
on the branch that it keeps one man
busy correcting the time card. The
train is scheduled to leave Coopers-
town ut 1880 which is also the arriv-
ing time. Going south the train
leaves at $3.50 instead Of 4:l5 as here
to fore. making connections at San
born going east rs usual.
Dir. Rose. dentist, will remain in
Cooperssown until Ian. Is.
The prisoners in the Wells county.
Jail at Fessenden escaped the other
night making the third Jail delivery
this fall. Court is called for Jan. S
and now there will be no criminal
calendar. The newspapers report that
some of the officials had Il high old
time the night previous to the escape.
The fellows who got away were boot
leggers, of course, which brings to
mind the fact that other kinds OF
prisoners never escape. Why is it?
Smoke Board of Trade 1Oc cigar
Carl Haase. a brakeman on the
branch, was killed at jamestown Sat
I.urday evening. He started for that
city to spend Christmas with friends.
and it is supposed that when he
| Jumped from the train the strong wind
which prevailed at the time carried
him under the wheels. which passed
over his body. severing it in twain
Carl had many friends and was we'll
liked. and one Of the saddest features
OF his untimelv death was that he WAS
to have been married to u young lady
of Jamestown in a few days Enter
prise.
DR.. Featherston will make very low
prices on fine dental work. See him
and get an estimate on your work. a
splendid set Of teeth--beautiful and
Natural as life for $40.
5. A. McCuliocl. has decided to re-
move from cooperstown to the new
4 town of Portal on the 500. He will
20 there in March where he has the
contract for building two large build
Iings-one OF them for F. A. Sinclair
and Herbert Church. d large livery
barn. Other Griggs county residents
! have taken ny l.:,d in the vicinity o!
Portal and - large influx of new
settlers is looked fpr in that section
| the coming summer Joe is y rattliu.
good mechanic and we shall miss him
at Cooperstown. bnt he thinks he sees
4 a chance tn make money :.,,a he is go.
I ing to take it in.