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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11
uvuS He ybo1 By a
Cork?

Enderlin narrowly escaped losing it's
editor, postmaster and city auditor on
Wednesday. Hon. G. III. Potter, who
has sort of merger Of triple alliance
of those offices, ventured out in the
hunting field on that day in company
with Herman Shirley. Shirley is an
expert druggist and willy politician,
but his craftsmanship leaves much to
be desired. He was turned loose
among a covey Of chickens, blazed one
charge at the birds without effect,
and then fired the other charge at
Potter. The stricken man was at.
tended by two doctors and another
druggist who were in the party and
was found to have sustained no fatal
injuries, though his nerves were
naturally badly wrecked. It is very
fortunate outcome for Shirley, as the
slaughter of federal official and a
member of the State Press association
would be grave offence. The author.
tiles have deprived him of his hunt.
ing permit.-SheldOn Progress.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

The editor Of the Sherbrookc Trib-
une seems to be suffering with a bad
case Of post traderphobia, from the
way he hops onto the Courier editor
and Senator Hansbrough. He is an
ardent admirer of Congressman John
son and so is the Courier editor SO
that we can shake hands over that
anyway. The Courier was a warm
supporter of Senator Hansbrough
long before he was in the senate when
he represented the state in congress
and before Trubshaw ever thought of
a postmaster's commissioner we
can't very we'll be accused of turning
over on that account. The senator
has well represented the state and we
see no good reason for his undoing to
satisfy a pack of bowling ours who
failed to land what they went after.
Had the editor Of the Tribune landed
that post trader job he could not
have piled on the taffy too thick, now
he piles In on just the opposite. 1t is
not many moons since Boise thought
the senator was all right, too. Be
consistent old man and go away back
and-keep still.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

Prohibition is becoming more popu-
lar each year, in the eastern part Of
the state, for the reason that the law
is being more strictly enforced and
that its good results became more and
more apparent. Traill county, for
instance, has been alomst entirely rid
Of the blind-piggers and boot-leggers
that formerly flourished here. Public
sentiment is against lawlessness in
this section of the state, and this
sentiment will grow stronger in the
western counties wherever an honest
effort is made to enforce the pro-
hibftOry law. Those who are clamor-
ing for resubmission will be convinced
by the vote in November that exist
ing conditions are satisfactory to an
overwhelming majority of North Da-
kota people. ple.-Hnlsboro Banner.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

The Maine election which took
place last Monday was . big endorse
ment for the republican party, the
state giving that party 5000 majori-
ty. The democrats had hoped to cut
the majority down to at least 10000
and possibly lower than that. Had
they done SO it would have given them
chance to do some extra ''hollering''
and a new grip on life. The cam
paign was fought about as hard as it
was possible to fight and all the isms
that the democrats could scare up
was brought into the campaign and
worked to a standstill but they
couldn't work the voters of old Maine.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

The legislative convention for the
18th legislative district will be held at
Finley on Monday, Sept. 18th, to
place in nomination one state senat0r
and three representatives. Steele
county will be entitled to fifteen dee
gates and Griggs county twelve 70
that under the circumstances GFi9ga
will have to be content with what
ever Steele is inclined to hand cut
and no questions asked.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

The republican county convention
is close at hand at which time set Of
candidates for the various offices is to
be nominated to be voted for by the
people Of the county November 4th.
Griggs county has been exceedingly
well ofIicered of late years by men who
have seen to it that our laws are en-
forced, and they have been enforced
better than most anywhere else in the
state, as result of this, C0operstown,
the county seat Of the county, has won
for itself the name Of being q clean
town and one particularly free from
blind piggism, etc. This state Of af-
fairs has been arrived at also from the
fact that our citizens, or majority Of
them at least believe in keeping the
town free from rowdyism, drunken
ness, ETC.. so far as it is possible, until
today no better town is to be found in
North Dakota and none more prosper
Gus. To properly enforce the law the
sheriff and states attorney are the Of
ficers who have the power and au-
thority to do so, and when the repub-
lican convention meets on the 9th of
this month we want to see men nom-
mated for these positions who win
come out boldly without equivocation
and say that they will enforce the law
in regard to prohibition just as yig0r-
ously as they will any other and we
don't want any fellow nominateh who
has a faculty Of being as blind as
bat when it comes down to this bust-
ness either. Public sentiment de-
mands that fearless men be elected,
men who are not afraid to go ahead
and do their duty. If we cannot
nominate these kind Of men let's leave
the ticket blank. Now would be a
good time for some of these candi-
dates to come out and state where
they are at.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11
n Pipe Dream.

Al Klein: Lands in Griggs county
ase rapidly advancing in prices. R.
c. Cooper sold section without i'm
pro~ements, miles from town at s3a
an acre and his half section farm OF
homestead with Improvements at S3e
an acne. No good land is offered fol
less than S25 an acre. Cooperstown
has the honor of having the richest
man in the state as resident, VIM.
Glass, Who is reported to have made a
million dollars in the rise In Northern
Pacific stock. He is said to be worth
two millions.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11
Not Doomed For Life.

81 was treated for three years by
good doctors" writes w. A. Greer,
McConnellsville, o., ''for piles, and
fistula, but, when all failed, Bucken's
Arnicp Salve cured me in two weeks. -
Cures burns. bruises, cuts, corns sores,
eruptions, sal rheum, piles or no pay.
Csc at Batemans drug store.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11
A Boys Wild Ride For Life.

A BOYS Wild Ride For Life.
With family around expecting him
to die and son riding for life, 1a
miles, to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, coughs and
colds, w. H. Brown, of Leesville, Ind,
endured Deaths agonies from asthma,
but this wonderful medicine gave in
slant relief and soon cured him. He
writes: II now sleep soundly every
night" Like marvellous cures for con-
sumption, pneumonia, bronchitis,
coughs, colds and grip prove it's match
less merit for all throat and lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles SOC and
81. Trial bottles free at Bateman's
drug store.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

After reading about the cyclone
Knocking q train from the track ut
Owatonna, Minn., few days ago,
Editor Stickley of the Wells County
News, wants railroads to compel
engineers to whistle and come to a
full stop 200 feet off the cyclone The
idea is a good one.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-09-11

The Good Roads Di vision of the U.
is. Department of Agriculture, has de-
cided to send their good roads train
through the northwest, and will be in
Fargo during the week of September
Is, 16, II, 18, 10 and 20. This train is
composed of ten cars loaded with the
most and best modern road building
machinery, which are operated by ex-
perts, under the supervision of the
government engineers. The object Of
this visit is to build sections of roads
both of stone and the material near
est at hand and show the best method
of crowning and draining the same.
Part of the time will be devoted to
convention work where all matters
pertaining to road building will be
discussed. 1t will be rather in the
nature of a school, where one may
learn everything about the building
Of roads from men who have made it a
life study. It's an important ques-
tion; especially is this true in the Red
River Valley and prairie states gener-
ally, where good roads mean the saw
ing of time, horse flesh and money to
the farmer, increased trade for the
business man, and it adds facilities in
numberable to community, aside
from it's commercial worth. This
good roads movement is no advertis-
ing dodge worked by road machinery
men, but is sent out over the country
by the government and under govern
ment supervision to develop our COM
monwealth. The Great Northern
Railway furnishes the train while the
machinery is furnished by the manu-
faturers and Uncle Sam sees that good
use is made of both. The train move
ments will be under the direction Of
the Road Division of the Department
of Agriculture, Hon. Martin Dodge,
Director. The railways are interested
for the reason that they realize what
helps the country helps them.
Speeches by prominent men will
be one of the pleasing features of the
convention portion Of the program.
Governor White, our senators and
other will be present, but the COM
mittee assures you that the speakers
ortheir speeches will not bore you in
the least. President Hill will be
among the speakers.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

iawmaking. Here Gov. Bond used to
hold levees and here the hunter and
aatboat men Of the early days came
TO study the prevailing fashions in
the capital city after a season in the
woods or the trip to New Orleans and
return. On the east bank of the river
still stands Riley's mill, the first erect
ed in Illinois, and about half a mile
west, in a lonely, tangled wildwood
sleeps Elias Kent Kane, the first Sec
rotary Of Illinois, who served under
Gov. Bond.
The encroachment Of the river a few
years ago became so serious that the
graves of tho pioneer dead in Kaskas-
kia were in danger OF being washed
into the waters. A removal was made
and a fine cemetery was located on the
bluff near by the ruins Of Fort Gage
and a beautiful monument erected
which bears the following inscription:
"Those who sleep here were first bur-
led at Kaskaskia and afterward re-
moved to this cemetery. They were
the early pioneers Of the great Missis-
sippi valley. They planted free insti-
tutions in the wilderness, and we're the
founders Of a great commonwealth.
In memory Of their sacrifices Illinois
gratefully erects this monument in
1892"
Across the river a few ancient
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

wanted to kill the Indian instantly,
but Bernard would not allow it, for, he
said, they should leave him to deal
with his daughters lover.
When the party reached Kaskaskia
the girl was placed in the convent
there. Then Bernard took the Indian
to the bank Of the Mississippi and
binding him tightly to a log turned
him adrift in the river. AS the help
less Indian drifted away to his death
he raised his eyes to heaven and
cursed Bernard, who, he declared. would
die a violent death. The Indians last
words were a prophecy that within 200
years the waters which were then
bearing him away would sweep from
the earth every vestige Of the town,
so that only the name would be left.
The unhappy girl died in the con
vent. Bernard was killed In 1712 in a
duel. The last trace of Kaskasia has
been obliterated. On dark and stormy
nights the ghost Of the Indian is said
to appear. The specter, with strong
arms bound and face upturned, floats
slowly by on the river where the
stream sweeps by the site Of the van
ished city in which Marie Bernard once
lived and IN which she died mourning
the red man to whom her affections
had been given.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

four miles on the run. and arrived at
Bracken all but exhausted. Yet back
he would 90 with the doctor. and. on
the whole. Il was well that he did.
There was a fighting chance for
Beu's recovery, so said the doctor,
presently, but Ben didn't think go,
upon recovering Consciousness, and he
wanted his father and brothers. The
doctor would telegraph the elder Hark-
ness from the next village, but the Nc
Inness camp lay sixty miles out Of the
course he must follow.
There's a very sick woman I must
see, right in the opposite direction. " he
told Mrs. Hardness. Il came here FIRST
because she's probably got some other
wOman who can do almost as much as
I can with her, and ] never delay over
calls like this. But / must get on to
her without delay"
an 90 for the boys" spoke up the
young minister. 1T will be oon
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28
/: Once Proud City
Now a Memory /:


The ancient capital Of illinois is
now practically wiped from existence.
The waters OF the Mississippi have
Tor years been making steady inroads
upon the town and today dow over
the spot where once the sages Of the
great prairie state Of the west conven-
ed to enact laws for the government
Of It's people. The postmaster general
has driven the last nail IN the coffin,
so to speak, Of Kaskaslia. and no long
er are mails delivered at the old
town site, and officially the place IS
merely a memory Of the past. Since
the FIRST Of the present year che post
ONCE department has had no knowl-
edge Of Kaskaskia. once the pride Of
minoisans and thought TO be a future
metropolis Of trade and commerce and
a center Of political activity.
When first laid out by the surveyors
the town Of Kaskaskia was situated
on the Okaw river, and in early days it
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28


Gifts and Boqoaat. Of Rich Members 81
enc Fair SEX.
Women were. AS usual. %conspicu-
ously generous with gifts and requests
during 19O1-the FIRST year Of the new
century. The tccord for charitable.
educational and like purposes reaches
approximately the sum Of $4,000. 600.
or about 81. 500. 900 every month. OF
the sl5.do0.o00 given to colleges alone
during the nrst ak months of the
year women contributed $4,000, 900. IL
has been noted that, while men give
more literally to education, women
contributed chiefly Go charity and re-
hgion. Her beautiful home In Virginia.
$500 acres Of land and an endowment
Of 100000 Is a recent gift, by will,
Of Mrs. Indiana Williams for a girls
school. Mrs. Mccormick. OF Chicago.
continues her liberal gifts to educa-
ton, and Miss Helen Gould contrib
uted TO the same cause most gener-
ously. Vassar 1allege has been pre-
scented with scholarships as well as
the New York University. the latter
receiving a fund for perpetual endow-
ments. Miss Golnd is also interested
in Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions, having erected buildings for
several. Yale College has prohted by
the generosity Of several women. A
valuable library, 100000 to establish
a Y. M. @. A. for the scientific school,
and money to fod1d a memorial fell
lowship being among the important
gifts. Libraries have prodted to the
extent Of $1,000. 900 by women's gifts.
In the realm Of charity, gifts and be-
quests are recorded aggregating the
splendid sum of $4,000, 900. Rarely,
II ever, has SO much money been con-
tributed for charitable purposes as
this year. Upon Easter day alone in
New York churches, nearly half a mill
lion was placed on the aims basins at
the different services, Grace church
giving S167,50 Of this amount. It is
safe to say that women gave over half
of this near half million dollars. At
the triennial convention Of the Epis-
copal church, held at San Francisco,
In October, women gave 100000 for
missions, and pledged the further sum
of $4,000 for a giF school in China.
One Of the most notable gifts for hos
pitfalls is that of Mrs. Coils p. Hunt
ington, who has presented her beauti-
full home in San Francisco to the city,
to be converted into a hospital for
women. The house cost a quarter Of a
million dollars and was used only
about two months in the year by the
Huntingtons.-Indianapolis News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28
PRINoELY CADETS

Young Indian Chiefs and Mobiles who
Have Joined the New Corps.
Thus far seventeen young chiefs and
mobiles have Joined the imperial cadet
corps, which was established in India
a short while ago. OF these, thirteen
come from Rajputana and the central
states, two from the Bombay presi-
dency, one from the Punjab, and one
from Hyderabad. Four are ruling
chiefs. The others are scions Of
princely or a~ristocratic families, most
Of whom have been educated at the
various chiefs colleges. 1t is the pur-
pose of the viceroy to modify, in some
degree, the curriculum at these insti-
tuions, in order that the pupils may be
better qualified for the duties which
they will have to peform hereafter
as. cadets aud lateE ah-positions
in the Anglo-Indian army. A winter
camp for the corps has been arranged
at Meerut, and the first course of in
struction will be given there. The
government will provide each cadet
with a charger. The number of horses
and ponies and personal attendants Tor
each cadet has been narrowly limited.
Living in camp will be simple and the
discipline strict. The closest attention
will be paid to caste rules. The en-
tire course of instruction, which will
combine drill, riding and military ex-
e%rcises, with suitable indoor iDstruc-
ton, will be so designed as to enable
the pick Of the cadets IN time to take
their places as British officers, while
never losing the character and bearing
of Indian gentlemen. When on duty
and during instruction the cadets will
wear a simple uniform. On ceremonial
or state occasions they will wear a
state uniform, for which special de-
signs are to be made. Probably the
cadets will soon be Inspected by the
viceroy, and they will form a conspic-
uous feature in his escort at the proc
lamation durbar at Delhi on January
/, 1903. The result Of this attempt to
bring the British and native divisions
Of the Anglo-Indian army into close
relationship will be watched with in
terest.-New York Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

Boston was at one time considered
the most distinctively American Of the
cities Of the United States, but that
distinction exists no longer. The last
published report of the Boston Board
Of Health, a good guide to the division
Of population, shows that the number
Of deaths for the week was 23I as
against 2O2 forthe corresponding week
last e OF the number 23S were
white and four colored; 146 we're born
in the United States. e~ighty-hye In for
.eign countries and six OF unknown ma
tionality; forty-seyen were Of Ameri-
can parentage. The Increase in the
foreign-born population Of Boston is
mostly from Ireland Canada and Rus
STA. The German population Of Bos-
ton continues small New York Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

houses and heaps Of rubbish are en-
that now remain Of the former me-
tropolis. Most of the principal busi-
ness streets and many buildings Of
historic interest have been swallowed
up by the relentless waters. The
old Pape house. the nrst brick house
built west Of the Allegheny noun
tains, Is still standing. The bricks
to build this house we're brought from
Pittsburg on a netboat in 1892. The
house has been used for various pur-
poses In It's time. The first state con-
stitution was drafted in its rooms. or
late years It has been used as a store
and postonice building. The river has
now almost reached Il.
In the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception still swings the old church
bell, a memento Of the past. This bell
was presented by the king Of France,
Louis XIV, to one Of the citizens Of
Kaskaskla, Louis Buyatte, to be given
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

light after ten o'clock, and If the trails
decent Wen have them here by dawn
at the latest. A saddle horse will
make the best time"
And a saddle horse It had to be, any
way, because the only Hardness team
not up at the McInness camp for the
winter was in Bracken, waiting to
bring Mr.. Hardness home when he re-
turned from Toronto, and all the
neighbors were in similar case-both
for horses and men. So the young
minister saddled the "coltie" while
Nell made him a cup Of strong cof-
fee; he swallowed it, cheered her and
was oh-just as the clock struck four.
Four and a half hours later the camp
trail being fair, and the highway lead
ing to it hard packed and in good con-
dition, the men at the McInness camp
heard a sound Of wild shouting. They
turned out of their hunks, out into the
night and the frozen darkness, to find
the young minister dropping over his
horse outside.
Lift me down carefully, please,
men," he said-and there was a new
ring to his voice which stirred their
blood strangely. "The horse fell with
me. a while back. and I'm afraid my
right legs broken. 1 had a lot of rou-
BILE getting back to the saddle again"
Then he tainted, and the broken leg
was set and splinted in rough but ef-
fective camp fashion before he came
to. A circle of admiring faces sur
rounded his %improvised couch when
his eyes opened, and Big Elder, the
camp talker, was performing a sort of
ecstatic war dance in the corner.
Broke his leg and got on again! Rid
with the broken leg hangingl Jim
mikins, but he's grit!"
So chanted Big Elder, over and over,
until the young minister sobered him
with the announcement he had come
to make. And then Big Elders great,
tender arms around him, young Arch
er was borne to the rude sled which
McInness himself had made ready, and
driven, in fur-encircled luxury, back
to the Hardness farm.
Hell go home with us" the Hark-
ness boys had decided, summarily.
when somebody limited that his own
lodgings at Bracken were nearer; the
extra eight miles won't hurt him, see
ing how far he's got to go anyway, an
we can look after him better'n the ho-
tel people,"
"He-he rid up here with a broken
leg to tell US bout Ben" finished Bill
Hardness, who had always despised
the young minister. 81 reckon we "
him something for that"
And they paid him. paid him In full
and with splendid interest, long be-
fore Ben was about again, or before
the new logging camp hero had recov-
cred from the fever and weakness
which followed that awful ride In the
bitter cold and with but a cup of hot
coffee to stay the days hunger and ex-
haustion. For they, with every man
in the whole countryside, gave him
their fullest respect and admiration
from that moment. and the Hardness
boys and their father. to heap up the
good measure OF their bargain. con-
scented to give him-Nell.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-28

bark lot" He had dragged himself
home. only to faint on the threshold.
His father was In Toronto for a day or
two, the older boys up at the McIn-
ness camp; Mrs. Hardness had erawled
out Of a sick bed at Nell's summons.
and there was only the pretty object
Of the young ministers alteration 10
care for her mother and brother and
10 summon the doctor, somehow.
'Tu get the doctor" said young
Archer, naturally.
The grateful look which Nell gave
made his heart beat ioyously but It
didn't strengthen the tired horse,
which wa presently speeding back TO-
ward B~rachen. as q did the tired driy-
er. Half way 10 the village the young
miniltar was compelled 10 ask shelter
ior hia horse and SO on without him.
90 covered most o. the interYenina