Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-06-06


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After paying all bills Prof. Abbott
Informs Nc that 80 we're Melted from
the entertainment last Friday night,
which will give the library big lift.
r. c. Cooper has 200 acres of corn
coming along nicely, but the young
grasshoppers are getting In their work
and are eating it off on the outside
edges of the field.
There are lots of people who do not
believe In Prof. Hicks, but there are
lots of them who will swear by him
harder than ever since his storm of
Monday and Tuesday.
IL. H. Bateman & Go. use Fair
Haven mineral water in their soda
fountain all the time for the benefit of
their customers.
A rural telephone system has been
inaugurated and connections made
with E. S. Hamilton and j. N. Browns
farm. This is a great scheme aud we
have no doubt but what other farmers
will soon put in 'phones.
The ball Courtney il the
whitest town we have ever played
ball in. The boys could not do
enough for US and our visit was a
pleasant one. We appreciate the
many fayors of the courtney people.
They say that all signs fail in dry
weather and the saving appears to be
founded on truth. Last Saturday we
never had such show for rain and
not get it as we did at that time
Showers all around US, but it never
touched us.
The Fargo Call and Argus have the
thanks of the Cooperstown ball fans
for kind notices and good wishes ex-
tended to the Cooperstown club. The
Call and it's large hearted editors is
all right. Long may it have a call on
this earth is our wish.
We are in receipt of a neat program
of the commenceme exercises to ne
held in the North Dakota Agricultural
College chapel at Fargo commencing
June 8, with al invitation to be pres
ent. We shall have to send our re-
grets, because we have so many press
ing invitations that it is utterly i'm
possible to attend all.
u Nlessrs A. NJ. Baldwin, j. w
Murphy, Joe Fields and Mr.. Nc
, Daniels, of Courtney, went over II
Spiritwood Lake after the ball gam
last Saturday and Baldwin is authori
ty for the statement that they caugh
253 fish outside Of those that escapes
by jumping out of the boat, etc. ]
took one man time to halt the hool
and keep the other fellows going an
: then q large number Of elegant fis
got away. It was great time TO
}. fishing.
VI Smallpox patients quarantined i
I. Dover township are doing as we'll a
b can be expected. There was for
}. time serious anxiety as to child {
e Tom Nicholson, but she ts now In
0 proved. In one other family the dit
ease is specially unfortunate on *
: count of the condition of the mother
Some infractions of quarantine ar
believed to have taken place that ma
have rendered the disease more liabl
n to spread. The board of health ar
not DESTROYS of Furnishing slight II
reeularities, but the more serious il
:. fractions, il repeated will certainl
& demand prosecution. The overseer
n Of Dover township would do we'll t
]. look after those quarantined, and &c
n that their needs of provision, etc., AZ
Y supplied. There would then be lee
O excuse for these families wanderin
a eff their own premises.
II Auditor Walker of Bismarck pickle
d about two quarts of beautiful, brow
ei worms off his cottonwood trees, say
the Tribune. There were many quar-
more that he was unable to get, the
:, escaping into the tall grass. Ent'
:. mologists and worm fanciers will |
delighted to learn that the COTTONWOOD
worm is of an entirely different so
1t than the common green worm tn
6 infests the box elder and make
3 spinach of the efforts of HORSEPOWER
e toward green trees and cooling shad'
d The cottonwood worm is little sma
!. Ter than the adult boa constructor an
y few of him fill an ordinary tin wate
q pail. He is beautifully striped, til
r stripes running on the bias. and b
a has fur like seal. The capacity {
it tho oottonwnod wnrm ia ahn,1t nm