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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26

Grain is looking exceptionally good
and with plenty of hot weather will
come along fast. Rye is headed out.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J.
@, Flynn last Saturday night. Jack
says 1t tipped the beam at III pounds
without Il strap on him and that he
holds his hands just like as If he was
driving Wyandotte. Jack is proud of
the boy and ice-water was freely dis
tributed to the boys.
ESTRA YED-came to my place on
May rs, one iron gray Western horse,
weight about 1900, about years old,
with brand on left something
like Q-very unplain, is very shy and
has on leather halter. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying charges.
F.. PFE1FER,
Jessie, n. D..
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, National
Supt. of Legislation and Petitions of
the w. G. T. U. will give an address
in Cooperstown on Friday tomorrow
evening, June p, in the Congregations
al church. Mrs. Ellis has won repu-
tation as a gifted speaker. She has
been upon the lecture platform for
the past 20 years in the interest of the
Temperance cause. Those who know
her best are loudest in her praise.
The public is cordially invited.
The base ball boys got home at a.
m. Saturday morning, having played
a series of games during the week,
winning every one Of them. At Val
ley City the score was q to 20: at
Courtney IL to 5: Jamestown to &;
and at Page, where there was 800
purse hung up the score was u for
CooperstoWn and for Hope. The
boys are playing great ball all right
but they will have to get "skinned"
pretty soon or else nobody will play
in their back yard.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26

Come to Cooperstown and celebrate
the Sd, 4th and 9Th.
The Greys defeated Binford 8 to 8
Thursday and Romness q to Fri
day. The Greys are going some them
selves.
McDermott's PAGER, Archie, and
Flynn & Warmers Wyandotte, are at
Hope this week trying to get some OF
that good money. They are a pair OF
fast ones and will make some of the
other horses 90 some.
Republican voters should bear in
mind the caucus to be held in the fire
hall tomorrow (Friday) evening, said
caucus to elect IL delegates to sit in
the county convention to be held
Saturday. Let everybody turn out.
The latest railroad rumor is that
the Cooperstown branch Of the N. P.
is to be extended to Darlington from
McHenry, and this city made a. divi.
sion headquarters. Hope it is so-be
a good thing for the town. Caring.
ton Independent.
The Courier will go to press one day
earlier nextwe so that those having
anything for the paper must get it in
by Monday. Fourth of July only
comes once a year and the editor along
with the office force want to have an
opportunity to shoot of fire crackers
and have a good time generally.
1t is said that Cooperstown now
acknowledges that they have got to
play ball when they play with u.s.
Hope Pioneer.
Oh go way back and sit down, Joe.
Cooperstown acknowledges nothing
only that Hope is dead easy this year.
You have been blowing all summer
about what you would do to Coopers-
town and as a result you have got
"skinned" five out of five. Yon ought
to quit after that Page game.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26
Happy Time in Old Tow n.

"We felt very happy" writes r. N.
Bevill, Old Town, Va, ''when
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured
our daughter of bad case of scald
head" 1t delights al who use it fol
Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Boils,
Ulcers, Eruptions. Infallible fol
Piles. Only 25c at Bateman's Drug
Store.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26
Farmers Picnic.

The farmers annual picnic will be
held at Jessie on Friday, Sune q.
Everybody turn out and have a good
time in this beautiful grove. Bring
your baskets with you. Free tea and
coffee for everybody. Watch for pos
tiers giving program later.
WV. HOwDRN.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-26
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Attend the Jessie picnic tomorrow.

-" A0CC1..
Attend the Jessie picnic tomorrow.
Whidden & koyl are giving away
boys suits. Read their ad. in this
issue.
Anyone Interested in sheep will do
we'll to read the nd. o. q. G. Kitchener,
which appears in another column in
this issue.
Mrs. Ed. Anderson, of Minneapolis,
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. Melby, of Dalton,
Mimi, are the guests of O. P. Feiring
and family. Mrs. Melby is sister of
Mrs. Feiring.
Those who come to Cooperstown
July 3, and 5, will hear one of the
best colored quartets in the north
west. Free entertainment on the
street and at the grounds.
Take look at the new wash goods
at Thompson Bros.
We have improved farms for sale.
- FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Prof. w. d. Hartman is spending
his vacation at home, arriving at
Cooperstown last week. Manager A.
NJ. Baldwin has signed him to run
the lawn mower for the season.
WANTED-girlf for general house.
work. Will pay go per month to a
competent girl. ]. N. BROWN
Banker Jones Is again at this desk
having recovered from his accident
much quicker than it was at first ex
pected he would. Weare pleased that
he escaped from serious consequences
80 easily.
FOR SALE CHEAP set Osgoot
wagon scales, nearly new. Inquire o
Gull River Co., Binford, N. ID.
The Courier enjoyed a pleasant cal
from cur old friend Rollef Berg, o
Courtney last Saturday. Mr.. Berl
remained over until Monday renew
ing old acquaintance wiuh friends
and he has lots of them around here
The State Bank makes loans on i'm
proved farms. Money paid over a
once if title is o. X.
H. P. Hammer received fine pace
this week. His name is King Hal
and he about as pretty horse as yo
would wish to look at, and in addition
to that he can 60 some, and will prob
ably get into the game during tn
celebration.
In order to make room for our ne,
stock of furniture, I will offer at bal
gains, my entire old stock. Call an
see us.
S. ALNKLOv.
A. T. Rutledge, principal of tn
schools at New Hampton, La, wa
here last week and purchased a hal
section of land through the lowe
North Dakota Land Co. He pul
chased the S. Davis quarter and
quarter belonging VIM. Glass a
Lowell, He returned home Thursda
we'll pleased with North Dakota an
he will buy more land.
Biennial Meeting knights of Pythi;
San Francisco, Aug. 1922, 1902, Nortl
ern Pacific Railway will sell roun
trip tickets Aug. I'd to 9Th inclusi,
for $50. Final return limit Sept. 3Otl
1902. w. J. PAYNE, Agen
Through the acceptance of the Q
fer made by the American Short Hol
Breeders Association to give $500 t
ward a $1,000 purse as premiums +,
Shorthorn cattle the Griggs Count
Fair Association are enabled to off
the largest premiums ever offered fl
Shorthorn cattle alone in the stat
This generous offer is recognized
the fair association as good busine
tactics, and they have raised the IS
required as their share. With SUI
premiums offered for Short Hol
Cattle farmers will readily see tt
wisdom in raising a breed of Gait
that will demand such premiums.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
A Potato Duel.

Youths COMPANION
duellst, like many another man who
takes himself too seriously. can sometimes
he more powerfully Influenced by ridicule
than by anything else. A story current In
Kentucky tells how Bit Bowman, who
was noted circuit preacher and a mus
cular Christian. sixty wears ago, once used
this effective weapon with good results.
At one Of his meetings a local desperate
created disturbance. and on being pub
noly rebuked by Bowman. sent challenge
10 fight Bowman. as the challenged party,
had the choice of weapons.
He selected n half bushel of Irish pota-
toes as big as his INST for each man, and
stimulated that his opponent must stand
hftgcu PAGES distant and that only one
potato at time should be taken from the
A' The desperate was furious at heing thus
insulted and made an indignant protest,
but Bowman reminded him that the chnl-
Ianced man had Il right to choose his own
WpapOns and threatened 10 denounce the
desperado as a coward If he failed to come
Ia time As there was no way out Of the
boy but light, the desperado consented
The fight took place on the outskirts of
the town Everybody was present 10 see
the fun. The seconds arranged the TWO
men in position, by the side of each being
a half hushel measure hlled with potatoes
a. bowman threw the FIRST potato. 1t struck
bls opponent and flew into a hundred
Noes A veil of delight Went up from the
crowd. That Disconnected the desperate,
and his potato flew wide Of the mark,
Bowman watched his chance. Every time
the desperate stopped Tor potato an
o,bcr patato took him IN the side. The
sixth potato struck him In the short ribs,
tnoeking the wind completely out Of him
and doubling him M on the grass
mo neopie were almost crazy with laugh
ter but Bowman looked as sober as II ne
MA inst finished preaching a funEal ser.
mon The desperado was taken home and
mn IN he'd and there he stayed for more
tban week before he recovered from the
e,fScr of his potato duel. II was long
fine before another duet took place In that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
Fun at a Funeral.

Philadelphia Times
Al the funeral Of LAWYER of state ropu-
totion. who lived and praeticed in town
nat far from Philadelphia, and who was
lnoyu among his friends thereabout as al
,,b,liycr, an eminent gentleman from
Ihiisd, lphia reached the house after
~ ,rinister had begun the sermon. Not
l novline how far the service had pro-
srcssed he accosted well known Quaker
~ The town. who was friend " the d.
sense ~ humor. md. leaning over his
shnuldcr. asked in q whisper.
what part Of the services have they
a. Which the Quaker. without smile,
replied; - o.. ~ d.,ansa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

HI. f.REssIoNIsT SCHOOL.
Isn,, N.rc is ne phase of art more
~, man what we call the I'm.
''nool. On this point Mr.. No
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
ereenbrier White sulphur Springs.


The "oLD WHITE sglphu,l, open June b.
,91 .5,h nriy,te baths Orchestra Of IS pieces
SO 30 KS week 5000 k09 pfr month. WIits
~, iiu,,raied booklet. Address hariinston n:li'.
Mar' Creenbrer White Sulphur Sprinss, W. We.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
ASHEyILLE. N. c.
{. P. McKlssick, Proprietor.
HOTEL ALLEeHANY
and
ROCKBRlDGE ALUM SPRINGS

a., Th..sSneaka and Ohio Railway
HOTEL. ALLEGHANY handsomely
furnished modern hotel az Goshen, Va,
on main line Of G and o Ry;' an H.,
Win fine hotels and cottages, beautiful
grounds. aud curative mineral waters SO.
t0O expended In improvements t,is year:
- cement intervals enable guests TO In.
.terminele ns under one roof, Fine golf
Inns M Rockbridge Aium. Orchestrns AT
both places. Lovely drives Magnificent
Inouutain scenery EAniiFiAsinS S"'A'''Si
e'''r''S +. II. BRoKENBoRoUGH:
Manager Hotel Alleghany Goshen va.
LANES A. FRAZIER,
General Manager Rockbridge Alum Springs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

THE CHICAGO BEACH FnTs1rHs ae o9e
hoo
ronste
n 10 minutes Illinois Central
Ctsd lust moi
Scpdfo hanison
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

high American iasttgtS esdng faPsfy 1 free
preside fnsuu Antonio Tenan
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29
CHICAGO BEACHHOTEL

90 minutes from heart Of city; no dust. no
dirt; situated on boulevard and lake at
5lst street Boulevard, Chicago. SEND iof
illustrated booklet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-29

DO YOU INTEND TO SEND YOUR
Children off TO School; II so, don't
fail to read the School Ads in The
Post before you do.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
A Merry Hack Party.

A merry hack party from this city
visited the park of Alexander Bill
meyer at Washingtonville, Monday,
the party being given in honor of Miss
Sadie Bright of Philadelphia. The
guests were Miss Gertrude Gross of
Bloomsbury; Miss May Fishman of
Baltimore Misses Mary Lee and Nellie
Lee of Pottsville Miss Ada Blakeslee
of Muncy; Misses Gertrude Bare, Ida
Sweisfort, Emeline Lyon, Maud Ben
nett, Louise jameson, Stella Doster,
Lena Ridgeway, Katie Mullen, Hattie
Adams, Elizabeth Hullihen, Mrs. Elias
Lyon and Mrs j. p. Bare of this city
Messrs. Warren Johnson, Harry Pet
ers, Bruce Harman, Harry Wenck,
BaIdy Smith, John Pritchard. Theo-
dore Horton, Philip Johnson, John
Kase, Robert Jacobs, Edward Edmond
son, William Mccoy, Raymond Hous
er and Walter Shredder.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
Danville has Filed its Report.

A telegram sent out from Harris
burg states that there is this year an
unusual dilatoriness on the part of
school boards in forwarding to the De-
partment of Public Instruction their
annual district reports and atfidavits
and certificates. This is not only de-
laying the annual report of the Super
intendent of Public instruction but it
is also endangering the state approp-
riations due the delinquent districts.
Montour along with all our neighbor
ing counties except Center is on the
delinquent list, counties in which all
the districts have rot yet sent in their
reports. 1t is gratifying, however, that
Danville district can not be accused of
dilatoriness, as its report was sent in
to the department on the very day after
the organization of the new school
board In view of Danville's prompt
action it is unfortunate that other dis
tricts of the county should prove neg
ligent and thereby throw Montour
into the delinquent column. 1t is hop
ed that the districts of the county
that have not as yet filed their reports
will do so without delay, otherwise
they may pay very dearly for their
neglect.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14

got against youE
"Why, nothin' on cart9S' he answers.
"Then why is she saying That your
feet take up all the road and that yOu
use your ears to cover up your chin in
cold weather.
by thunder, but is the little mink
a-sayin' that" shouts Lem.
And that you sit with your hat be-
tween your feet and your mouth
open?"
by thunder, but l kinder thought
she was maxim game Of me behind my
back. Say, Abe, I'll chuck her into n
snowdrift"
"And there's the Widdcr HobsOn,
Lem" / goes on. "You'yc been toying
with her heart, which is a dangerous
thing to do. She may sue for breach
of promise"
"She hain't got no letters"
"Or she may use horscwhip or shot
gun"
"DyOu think So, AbeT
cant tell. When you toy with a
widdcr's affections, you are fooling
with dynamite, and somebody's sure to
be blown up. Anyhow, I'm mighty glad
l don't stand in your boots"
"What would you do, Abe|' asks
Lem as he turns pale and wabblcs
about
I'D make a bee line for the Corners
and ask the Widder IIobson to marry
me-"
"But mebbc she'd pepper me with
shotgun"
"Mcbbe she would, but you'd better
run the chances. Tell her you've been
laid up with a boil on your leg or that
you've had to sit UP with n sick cow"
"And she-shc won't shoot"
"Not if you speak quick enough. Get
n hump on you, Lem"
81 swow | willn' he says. and when
drove on he was changing clothes and
yelling to his father to harness up a
horse l think the widdcr's troubles
are all over by This time and that the
little stub noscd schoolma'am is Won
dering where she is at. NJ QUAD.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
A Y0nnn AligatOr.

\ young alligator, eighteen inches
in length, Is IN attraction in Lcniger 5
drug store. 1t arrived a day or 50 ago
from Florida and viii be followed by
several others i'm the very near future
The ugly reptile is installed in the
large aquarium with number of
healthy looking frogs. He seems per
fcctly at home in his new quarters
and true so the nature of his species
lies asleep by the hour or at least in
stupid Indifference of his surroundings.
The method of shipping alIigators is
peculiar and illustrates the hardihood
and endurance of these animals even
out of water. The one received by
Lcnigcr Bros made the long journey
from Florida in "a small pastchoard
box in which it must have lain coilcd
up like "a -ausagc-truly long while
for a reptile supposed to inhabit rivers
to- do without water.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
VETERANS In
THEIR CAMP

The annual enCampment OF Goodrich
Post, No. % G.. A. r., at Dewitt S
Park is now firmly on its feet and
those of the veterans who participate
in the outing are enjoying themselves
in the highest.
During Saturday afternoon the game
of base ball engrossed all interest and
the veterans postponed the rendering
of their program as announced IN these
columns until evening The perform
ance on the whole was a rare nov
eltv. Samuel Morrall, Lyman Mllroy
and Levi Sechler were the offenders
tried by court martial. All were found
guilty. Samuel Morrall, who had miss
ed roll call. was made to carry a heavy
log of wood. Lyman Milroy found
guilty of being drunk was sentenced
to ride the wooden horse. Levi Sech-
Ter arrested as a spy was convicted and
hanged. The scene was fully acted ont
even to the penalties, i'll which not a
detail was lacking. Comrade Levi
Sechler was actually hanged and he
went to his death like hero.
He had taken the forethought, how
ever, to harness himself in a rope gear
concealed under his clothing and so
arranged that when lifted from the
ground his weight rested upon rope
which passed under each foot. While
the hangman was apparently adjusting
the rope around the condemned SPY 5
neck he was really fastening it to a
hook in the region of the spinal col
umn just below the collar When.
therefore, the next moment, Levi was
swung, into eternity" he maintain
ed his equanimity and composure to
a remarkable degree and emerged from
the execution a very live and vigorous
corpse indeed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
VALUABLE
AUTOGRAPHS

Charles 5. Miller, of Philadelphia,
who is visiting his father, Robert
Miller, on Ferry street, is a collector
of autographs and has the signatures
of several hundred prominent people.
He has two books filled with the au-
tographs, many Of them being rare.
Among the signatures are those of
President Roosevelt, President Nc
Knlcy, President Benjamin Harrison,
President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
The governor of nearly every state,
cabinet members, leaders i'll the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, rail
road magnatos, soldiers and sailors are
all found within the pages of the
hooks. An exceedingly valuable auto
graph is that Of StOnewall' Jackson.
Generals LOngStreet Joseph Wheeler,
Fitzhugh Lee, John b. Gordon are re-
presented In the naval autographs
are found those of Admiral Dewey,
Schley, Sampson, Rcmey, Clark, and
CoSlIllll, Nllllt VIC amy llSb lliNlu'I'6
the beloved Lawton, Otis, General
Leonard Wood, Shafter, Frederick
Dent Grant and others. From far off
ST. Helena came the signature of Gen
eral Piet Cronje, the Boer leader,
while Baden Powell, the British hero
of Mafeking, also sent his name. Mar
quis Salisbury and his successor as
premier of Great Britain, Arthur Bal
four, are both represented.
The diplomatic signatures include
those of Minister Conger, of Pekin
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, Won Hollebcn, the representative
of Germany, and Wa Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister. Dwight l.. Moody,
Ira d. Sankey, Rev Charles M. Shell
don, General BallingtOn Booth, and
General William Booth are in the list
of religious notables The collection
is valuable and is highly priced by
Mr. Miller.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
THE weeds
moved down

George Gething Friday completed
the work of moving down the weeds
and brush in the old cemetery ON
Bloom street Although by no means
thing of beauty under its general
dilapidation the old burial ground
now presents much better appear
ancc.
Many of the old grave stones un-
covered which date back to the cen
tury before last form a very interest
ing study. There Is one, especially,
marking the grave of the first white
male child born in Danvillc, which
attracts considerable attention. The
person enjoying the above distinction
is Joseph Cornelison, who was born
May II, 1889, and died August IS,
1851, aged 62 years, 3 months, and /
day. The grave, which is marked
with a large marble stone, modern in
appearance, Is located at the northern
side of the cemetery near Upper Null
berry street The name and the date
of birth and death is followed by an
additional inscription setting forth
the fact that the deceased was the
first white male child born in Dan
Vile" 1t was owing probably to the
previous existence of the Indians here
that it was thought necessary to eX-
plain that the deceased was the first
white" child born in Danvillc.
The Grove Presbyterian church has
nothing to do with the smaller cemc-
terry adjoining their own on the east
and this one has not been cleaned up
although it needs it as badly as any
and under the contrast now presented
looks exceptionally bad.
This smaller cemetery was used as
the burial ground by few aristocra-
tic and exclusive families who figur-
ed in Danville's past. Among the
tombs is vault i'll its day quite a
pretcntious affair although now near
ly ready to crumble, which belonged
to the Pctriken family. DR.. David
Petriken, who was buried there in
1849, is we'll remembered by some very
old people Of our town. He was a
successful practitioner and represent
ed this district in Congress two terms,
from 1887 to 1871.
Both cemeteries alike have outlived
their usefulness. Whether the same
obstacle which prevents the abolish
ment of the large cemetery would pre-
vent the removal of the smaller one
remains to be seen The latter rests
solely III the hands of the descendants
Of those buried within its walls
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-14
Women Who Wear Well.

II is astonishing how great a change
a few years of married life will make in
the appearance and disposition of many
women. The freshness the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the bloom from Il
peach which is rudely handled. The
matron is only dim shadow, a faint
echo of the charming maiden. There
are two reasons for this change, ignor-
ance and neglect. Few young women az
preciate the shock to the systemthrough
the change which comes with marriage
Many neglect TO deal with the unpleas-
ant drains which are often consequent
on marriage and motherhood, not under
standing that this secret drain Is roll
bing the cheek of its freshness and the
form of its fairness. As surely as the
general health suffers when there is de-
rangement of the health of the delicate
wonanly organs, so surely when these
organs are established in health the
face and form at once witness tG the
fact in renewed cOmelinesS Half a
million women and more have found
health and happiness in the use of Or.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t makes
weak women strong and sick women
well