The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-10-22
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


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The Osa 1eeesvelt Ranch.
The old ''Chimney Butte" ranch,
made famous - the ranch established
BY President Theodore Roosevelt when
be was Had Lands cattleman, has
been sold BY the Northern Pacific 70
Ferris brothers Of Nedora.
The ranch IL relic Of the olden
times In the cattle country, when the
broad acres Of both the government
and the railroad were unsurveyed and
the only right Recognised was ''squat-
ters' right" The intending cattle
king located ct . convenient watering
place, erected his ranch house and
barns and remained secure In his pos
sessions - though he had the patent
OF governments to reinforce his claim.
The ranch was established by Mr..
Roosevelt in 1881, soon after his frst
trip west on . buffalo hunting expedi-
ton. It was stocked with range cat
tie bought by the future executive,
and was for years his headquarters in
the west. The Ferris brothers were
the managers for Roosevelt in his cat.
tie venture, and the property they
have bought embraces about 5000
acres Of grazing and pasture land.
Assaulted Teacher.
Justin Stoddard has been arrested on
charge Of assault upon the person Of
Miss Schneeberger, teacher Of the
1,&v &c.. Ia nh vi
She had been shopping in the evening
and started for the home of q friend
about one mile from town. She was &C.
companied by Professor Baker, princi-
pal Of the schools, and when about
half way to their destination they were
accosted by Stoddard, who drew = re.
volver and ordered Professor Baker to
leave.
Baker is small man and Stoddard
above the average in size. Baker re-
treated few yards and Miss Schnee-
berger was Immediately grabbed by
Stoddard.
AS soon as Stoddard's intention was
confined in his attack, Baker pounced
upon him and he was disarmed and la
ter arrested and bound over. He has
been employed as farm hand near
Paramount.
Old Times.
Twenty years ago 100 tons Of buffalo
bones were shipped from North Dakota
to be ground up and used for fertil-
izers. Then the praries were dotted
with the whitened skulls of their mon
archs of the plains and many settler
got his winters fuel by collecting buff
falo bones and selling them at as high
rs So q ton. The bones were to be
seen everywhere, mute evidence Of the
enormous number of bison which used
to thrive on the rich grasses of the
plans. Now not bone is to be seen
and skull or horns to be found at a
farm or ranch is curiosity. Plans
are being laid in South Dakota for the
last buffalo hunt in the history of the
United States, some of the animals in
in a herd having become old and ugly.
''Buffalo Bill" and others may be
there to enliven the hunt, the speci-
mems killed to be preserved by taxider.
mists.
May Build College.
The annual session of the Presbyter.
ian synod of North Dakota was held nj
Grand Forks during which reports Of
standing committees were submitted.
The Idea of Presbyterian college
was Endorsed and committee OF
twelve was appointed and field work
49, xrpaa ,,a,Mn1 1a%n,
The Fargo presbytery recommended
the division Of that presbytery and the
formation Of q sixth presbytery In
North Dakota.
The new presbtery will be known al
the Lisbon or the LaMoure presbytery,
and will embrace the counties Of Rich.
land, Ransom, Sargent, LaMoure,
Dickey, Logan and Mcintosh.
The Fargo presbytery will consist Of
the counties Of Cass, Trail, Barnes,
Steele, Stutsman, Griggs, and por.
tons Of Foster and Eddy counties
wrecked HIS once.
One Of the most dastardly outragea
ever perpetrated in the state occurred
at Kensal when gang of lawless cha
racters entered the Office Of the Kensal
Journal and, after demolishing the
fixtures took all the type and threw II
in the street.
Much Of the type went into mud
holes and cannot be recovered. The
loss amounts to $500. =:
Editor Allen has been making . wa,
on blindpiggers and other crooks and
the gang tried to force him out Of bust.
ness by starting another newspaper.
He continued to publish his paper
uik1, tho sunno,.k NJ thnae in favor nj