Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-04-18

e should b remembered that II II
against the law IA allow stock TO run
q large after April let.
Mrs. W. Z. Cave and Mrs. II. d.
Robinson, Of Hannaford, we're In the
city last Thursday, and favored the
Courier with = pleasant call.
:. Il. Morris IL turning out q better
than ever BOARD Of Tra1e" cigar
these days. He also has another new.
smoke king Bird, y which is said to
be crackerjacls.
Almklov's Gall ointment cures gals.
Hon. David Bartlett left on Monday
afternoon for Buffalo, N. Y, where
he expects to remain until next Mo-.
vember to look after North Dakota's
exhibit at the exposition. Mrs. Bart
lett accompanied him to Minneapolis,
Postmaster Ludwig Amundson. Of
Binford, WAS Il substantial caller at
the Courier sanctum last Saturday,
and left US several orders for job
work. Mr.. Amundson Is making o.
good postmaster for the Binford peo-
pie.
The State Mutual Insurance Co., Of
Hankinson. of N. D., invite all to In
vestigate their methods of business;
their record of meeting losses, es-
pecially those by hail in 1900, giving
prompt, fnll payment Of all claims
with a low assessment. The secretary
and treasurer give bonds for the faith
full performance of their duties, and
all agents give bonds which have to
be approved by the secretary of the
company.
Whenever you find man finding
fault with the local paper, open it up
and ten to one he hasn't an ADVERTISE
ment in it five, to one he never gave it
u job of work; three to one he does
not take tho paper, two to one that If
he is a subscriber he is q delinquent;
even up he never does anything that
will assist the publisher to run q good
paper, and forty to one If the paper is
good one aud full of life, he is the
most eager to see the paper when it
comes out.
The North Dakota American Base
Ball Association was organized at
Grand Forks last week, with the fol
lowing officers: President, r. H.
Kent; vice-president, F. F. Luger,
Fargo; Secretary and Treasurer, D.
j. Laxdal, of Cavalier. A consti-
tuition and bylaws was adopted and
the following towns went in as charter
members: Grand Forks, Milton,
Cavalier, Devils Lake. Hillsboro, La
kota. Fargo and Langdon. A pen
nant will be put up to be contested for.
Cooperstown was not represented at
the meeting but will probably join the
association and you can bet she will
be close after that pennant at the
finish.
One week from next Sunday all Odd
Fellows and Rebeccas are requested
to meet at their h..ll at 10 o'clock q.
m. sharp. From theuce the two bodies
of the order will proceed to the Con.
gregational church to listen to q
special sermon by Rev. V. 81. Ruring.
Especial music will be provided for
the occasion and the services will be
worth attending. All members Of the
order are requested TO be on hand.
On April 18th will be the SD anniver-
sary of the institution Of the order in
this country, and all lodges are re-
quested Il. observe the day in a fitting
manner. On account of the lateness
of the season Cooperstown lodge de-
cided to give up the proposed enter.
tainment, and decided that If all the
boys went to church once it would do
them more good.
| Mr.. Watson Lengficld, of Darcy,
formerly of this place, had the mis-.
fortune to meet with q very serious,
and what may prove fatal, accident,
last Monday. He was jacking up q
cook shanty preparatory to putting the
truck under. He had aleady placed
the hind wheels and without taking
the precaution to block them, began
to jack up the front OF the shanty
when it swung and fell upon him, pin.
ming him to the ground, and his back
is believed to be broken. 1t is moi
known how long he remained with the
crushing weight of the building resting
upon him before he was discovered by
some children.
Mr.. Lengfeld was brought down te
Sanborn Monday evening on the
branch train and taken to Valley
City.
His recovery is extremely doubtful