Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-03-07

Maynard Crane went TO Bismarck
Monday afternoon and will remain un-
Til the close Of the legislative session.
Theo. Thompson drove over from
Finley last Sunday to look ever his
business interests At this place. He|
returned Monday afternoon.
Sheriff Thinglestad is closing out
his farm machinery and stock at a
public auction. His ad. appears else
where In this issue and If you are are
interested read it.
Z WANTED a first-class housekeeper
at once. Apply to Mr.. Geo. New
berry.
Dick Howden returned from Mime
sofa lat Friday and spent the day In
town. He is again at his post In Nc
Henry ready and willing to sseiisSoods
as low as the lowest.
George Washington's little Ratchet
pales Into insigniRcance compared
with the weapon owned by Mrs. Ma
tiOn, but her Ratchet seems to have ac-
complished the most good up to date.
FOR RENT six room house on
the Boulevard. Inquire of
E. MAaQUARDT.
Maynard Crane has boon appointed
by Gov. White, one of the trustees of
the Agricultural C"lleee at Fargo.
The senate has confirmed the appoint-
meat, which is an epecially good one
on the part of the governor.
Gull River yard has on hand nut
coal in any quantity.
The telephone directory for March
is tout and rev4 ais the fact that
Mr.. Golf has eighty-four phones in
operation. which shows a steady
growth for the exchange. Nextmonth
will show a further increase in num-
her.
The Bismarck small pox scare seems
ITO have died out along with the talk
sf the capital removal. To tell the
truth we doubt if those fellows at Bis
znarck have had Anything worse than
q heavy attack of chicken pox. The
scare, however, has made business
good for tn. doctors.
You will please remember that Ham
rsner & Condy are still doing business
in the machinery, feed, cattle, horses
and land line, aud will he right on
deck from now nn with q complete line
of farm implements for the spring
business.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will builo home for the benefit ol
members of the ORDER on their lots Il,
the Chautauqua grounds at Devils
Lake. The home will be a model
structure with wster works, electric
flights, etc.. and veil be solely for the
members of that order.
"A subscriber to a.esrtain paper died
and left IA years of subscriptions un.
paid. The editor appeared at the
grave as the lid was being screwed
down for the last time and put in q
linen buster, Thermometer, a palm
lesf.fan and receipt for making ice.
Editors. as a rule, are, not prosperous,
but they are lind hearted and con.
81 |. rate.
Buy your nut coal from the Gull
r vel, yard.
]. C.,Flynn recently received as a
gift through the mail q paid up certif.
cate Of stock for $3.50 shares in a Mon.
tana gold mine. The friend sendi, 6
the gift,to Jack was 90 grateful fol
many courtesies received :at.his han is
that he thought he woaald divide up
with him on mining stock that he
owned. Everybody hopes that Jack
will reaEae handsomely from this
stock. Anyone desiring to invest in
mining stock can do SO by applying
to Mr.. Flynn, who is philatthropist,
and telieves in helping out otht rs.
He is selling this stock cheap to close
out.
DIR. L. S. FLAToU, of Valley City,
graduate of Christiania University,
Norway, will be in Cooperstown
March 10Th and both for the purpose of
practising his profession. Regular
Visits last Friday and Saturday OF
each month.
It is getting to be common prae-
tice for some people around t0Tn to
ring up the Courier 'phone 20 find out
if they have any mail in the postodiee.
etc. We just wish to say that the
Courier and the postof6ce are two dis
tinct institutions and that the Courier