Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-04-18
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES.
items Of Interest Picked Up
All Over the State.

Speaking about neat papers.
There is not neater looking paper
IN the state than the Finley Beacon.
The township of Glover, Dickey |
county, will let its road grading by
contract instead OF having it done by
the poll tax. The plan is good
one.
The Settler says that those people
who think Bismarck is to be run
wide open as a result of the recent
election are liable to be mistaken.
We hope 50.
Judge Winchester has refused to
grant writ ordering the opening Of
the McSorley hotel i'll Mandan,
closed by order ofthe health authori-
ties because smallpox appeared
Senator Hansbrough is said to
have made alb out 100000 in the rise
of mining stock recently, and Mrs.
Gov. Briggs is credited with making
$4,000. Just nice little pick up.
Several horse thieves were around
ed up in Morton county recently by
posse of deputy sheriffs and ciu,
zens. One thief was shot and killed
during the melee. He got his just de
serts.
The legislature passed a law re-
quiring the Great Northern people to
have their train ssthe flyer" stop at
that station. The Lakota people
object to having their town treated
as a side track.
P. c. Crenshaw, ofFargo, who has
been state agent in North Dakota for
the past twelve years for the Stand
ard Oil CO.. has been promoted and
will have charge Of the company's
interests at Kansas City.
An Iowa land company has pur-
chased of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company over seventy five thou
sand acres of land in Kidder, Bur
leigh and Mclean counties and will
locate Iowa farmers on the lands.
Up in Nelson county a county
commissioner moved out of the dis
trict for which he was elected and
moved into another district. It i:
now claimed that there is vacancy
on the board but the commissions
says not. The court will be callet
on to decide The matter.
The Churches Ferry Sun is to star
matrimonial bureau. A we'll to de
young farmer OF that neighborhoot
wants wife. He asks the editor tt
get list of names of girls who arr
willing to wed. They must be be
tween II and so The names vii
be written on cards, shuf1ed up aut
the farmer will marry the one h.
draws from the pack. Red headet
girls are preferred, and the edito
promises secrecy.
A solid block OF Ignite coal from
the Washbura mines at Wilton, fou
by FIVE feet square and weighing :
ton and half will be the exhibit o
the Wasnburn company in the Goa
line at the Buffalo exposition. I
will be portion Of the North Da
kota exhibit and will go to shoy
visitors at the fair what resource
North Dakota has in the line Of coal
AS result of the great rush of i'm
. {. ! . Z + f.
migrants to the western part of thi
state the land Office at Devils LAX
is doing an immense business
For the first week in April the film
for this year is record breaker, ther
being over 2 so entries made the pas
week, embracing about 10000 acre
of land in Bottineau, Pierce and Nc
Henry counties. The cash receipt
fo1 the same time were upwards {
$500. In connection with thi
business, hundreds of letters. are II
ceived daily from persons seeking in
formation, some of which are anus
ing. The officers and clerks in tn
Office are working overtime in conse
quence Of the rush.