The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-02
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We have improved farms for sale.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
John G. Cussons and bride arrived
lastSaturday.
furniture for sale at cost for theI
nsxt 90 DAYS. S. ALMxLov.
Get your engines and boilers put In
working order by MoNTaoMERY &l
KIRK, boilermakers.
The. Northern Pacific weed burner
has been working on the branch thel
spast week from Sanborn to McHenIy.
WANTED.-Agents to solicit Hail
Insurance. Apply to STATE BANK of
sCOoperstown. ~ St
2 The town board has done consider
able work or caused 1t to be dore on
the streets, and the town presents al
very neat appearance.
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Miss VERNE Hodgman returned home
last Thursday from Jessie. She had
been visiting the Thingelstad family
foF q few days since the picnic.
Tom Skaar went to Valley City last
Saturday to be operated upon by DR..
Platoufor appendicitis. Seem to us
this disease Is becoming quite common.
Mesrs. Buttree and Varnson auto
modified from Valley City Monday and
made q brief visit to Cooperstown. The
boys didn't remain with us very long
this trip.
.. McDermott's horse "Archie''
81, laird money at Hope last week in
the 500 minute race. This q good
showing for the little horse and he
will show them all how to go next
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Houghton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmot Houghton spent
. few days Of last week at Spiritwood
Lake and enjoyed some fine sport fish
ing The editors family was gener-
ously remembered withsa fine mess of
perch.
I1ssil Inall1-ance at State
Baalls Of Coope1-stoyvn. st
List Of applications for the Agricul-
tural College excursion has been closed
IS about $50 farmers have expressed a
desire to participate. Mr.. Crane has
decided to make drawing to I'll the
list and the lucky parties will be noti-
lied by postal July 9Th.
The Congregational Sunday school
and congregation picniced at Fluto's
grove last Friday. The day was an
ideal one and the crowd was large. The
day was passed in visiting, lunching
and playing various games and all
those who attended enjoyed them
selves fully.
McHenry enjoys the distinction Of
having poet who runs on the line
'swhen McHenry's the county seat, .
for the last line Of each verse. The
continued poem has been running now
III summer and II the author waits UNI
til McHenry is the county seat there
viii be no end to the poetry unless the
poet is either killed off or dies natur-
ally.
Gene Richardson was in town the
tail end of last week. He says he had
the two men who were concerned 10
the recent hold-up in which he lost $50
bound over to the district court and
the case will come up in September.
Gene was taken to the room Of John
X. Baxter who used to live at Binford
and was robbed while asleep in Baxter's
bed. He thinks the two fellows and
Baxter were all in the deal although
he did not have Baxter arrested.
Dr.. Rose, resident dentist. Coopers.
town, N. D., can be found in his
Office from now on until further notice.
Office in Syverson's new building, up
stairs.
The Hope races last week were the
best ever and the freefor-all was a
dandy. Harry Corey's Frank S. cap.
tured first money and you can rest
assured that the 2:10 and 2:20 races at
Cooperstown will be warm numbers.
There IS no sinch on the races for any
Of them and it will be q go for blood
and don't you forget it. The ball game
on Thursday was a fine exhibition and
was won by Page. Score 2 to l. The
weather was elegant and the crowd
large. The Hope folks had success
ful meet. .l..
DIR. L. S. PLATou, Of Valley City,
graduate Of Christiania University,
Norway, viii be in Cooperstown July
z4th and 18th for the purpose Of
practicing his profession. Regular