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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
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1T Was Built in 1877 and Still Is Used for
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6 w'' Pe.1s ! - 81 ss.i s.5'' = g'se g
The lap@@ The cape. 4 lA y Z
when Thoreau, the naturalist, made an
excursion down Cape God, he was much
struck By the appearance Of these use
full structures. He says OF them In
his book Cape Gods" 5t 5R
The most foreign and picturesque
structures on the cape, to an inlander
!. o.Is farS the, ewipdmillsr gray-look-
ing. octagonai towers, With long tim
bers slanting to the ground in the rear.
and there resting on cart vince, by
wai1k thalr i4ns are turned round TO
face the wind. These appeared also
to serve in some measure for props
against its force. A great circular rut
was worn around the building by the
Wheel"
The mills, to Thoreau, looked "like
huge wounded birds, trailing q wing
or leg, and reminded one OF pictures
of the Netherlands. Being on elevated
ground, and high in themselves, they
serve as landmarks-for there are no
tall trees. or other objects commonly.
which can be seen at distance in the
horizon. ~ M5
The Chatham MIN was built in 1897
by Col. Godfrey. Z prominent citizen Of
the town. and was for many years man
aged BY him. His homestead, a low
abrowed CAPS 1armhouse,s still sstandssat
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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
sAl6arrow Escape;

During the storm in the northwest
ern part Of Grand Forks county, Fred
Hilinger, a laborer in Northland
township, was running mower for
a Bohemian by whom he. was en-
ployed. He did not think the storm
was at all severe and did not even .
start for the barn. z. - ~ -
He was just turning corner, how
ever, when there came q binding
flash of lightning. He fell backward
from his machine and when he came
TO his team was tearing home apd' the
mower wSse seattefed all SaloAg the
way. 1SIsssss ,1ssIESf
I The liadthfgg sesrucks~4 pttaaoaf Of
the sicklss IND faifed itsSdsnaitssly,
ind It ID Ri hkftAY heYf fhS lsiter
and horses eseAf aknstaats death.s
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
SHOUTING II 1T BEECH d: III BIRDS
Cans fsr to ! Disphy ii Hos.I sK,n
~ rhanAny Other KIND Sfup- ~
land Cunning.

{ When properly conducted, shore bird
shooting may demand even more of
the all-round skill than does any form
Of upland shooting. II there be among
the beach birds easier marks than
early cocks, bob whites or grouse.
never have pulled on them. and I've
combed several yards Of beach at that.
says writer in the. Illustrated Sport
ms News. Early in the season all up
land game Pushes close to ones boots
and. with the exception Of the cock.
usually flies straight away and very
steadily, the speed gradually increas-
Ing as the birds advance. In Ill gun
work there is no easier proposition.
and this mainly because Of its sim
|pndity. Take your time. properly cover
the bird and its doom 10 sealed.
The wariest old rascal Of them all is
the curlew, as large ~ domestic
pigeon. These fellows usually move
in very large flocks. and their rallying
cry is q long drawn, quavering whistle.
They are fat, strong birds, apparently
almost tireless upon the wing, flying in
I6IuSI ClO6S OIOCIS VUL lu0 UIOW0 m200
often changing formation with amsz-
ing facility.
Upon one occasion lay on the sand
add watched huge flock manuevering
far out over the lake for . little more
than two hours. during which time not
bird touched ground. At . distance
the flock looked not unlike the smoke
from q steamers funnel. Again, the
movement forcefully reminded me OF 4
flight of passenger pigeons. Sometimes
THE seeriAg cloud allowed faint iAnd
mote. only to gradually draw nearer
It'll indi1dafis showed moltkTifhin
Er6nge2and the air shook With eoan6ess
Il Y's Al isI,l D. h j reward .umc,ent,y
proved patience. the whistling thou
Esandss beSe~atrsiaht for my hide. As
Efose~to lily Knees ths lot.sveered and
stlssMea abovS " taAdspit. Then for
seconds It seemed to rain curlew-5
spat-spat-spat-spat!-all over the
t%S Saftis aSt fsx moSsft! H.
The di4ant cloud paled and vanished. I
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
MODERN ENGLISH SERVANTS
HsysE4ishrRst, HosS pMAl ysaad
Finer Clothes Than IA
FORMER Times. 4

Times change and our servants
change with them. The results Of the =
-Lincolashiee May Hiring Fairs, wAichsa
extend ovr about ten lays. and lS{ely /
camelsosm end, show 1T the old-tsh- /
Toned 5setyant maid nos longer e4bts, :
sayslthe London Chsonscle. e.~sss ~
Each succeeding year recently serv-
ants have demanded and U0tAfned high i
yer wages. and in the case Of domestics Z
the wages paid for their services areAs
twice rs high IS those which prevailed i
B Another dilecsion ns~hich ching. is
indicated Is the stipulat ton TOR irregular \
weekly holiday as part Of the hiring bar
gain. Very few servants will 90 out to i
situations now without the concession y
Of an afternoon or evening once week. h
and in one case girl asked for special I
weekly holiday so that she might take
her music lesson. E& & !
Again. there Is the cycling habit. SO
many servants on bicycles lhavesnever
been seen before as during the recent
vacation. They focked into East kng-es
liam towns in considerable numbers. 1
most Of them on prettily equipped up-to- i
late machines.
The contrast with the "old hands" who ?
remember tie May weeks hf 50 ye4rs,a
ago has been very marked. The agricul-s 4
tural laborer is as we'll dressed now as !
his smpRyer. and the dress of each dc y
nestle would have provoked the ex-sA
|Tclsmationy that she was "a fine LADY, !
|sfhl her others time.
Another of the many noticeablcSs
changes which the servant problems
has undergone Is that of ses dring a, i
girl who will undertake the duties OF I
milking. In 80 cases out Of every l0Oss
this branch q farmhouse work Is powaa
dele ateds ito the sanienserv66B. { / i
SUBJ ch1Ees assthese, wien hskes
the 1ses Pf ! ssyfnts mose .epbyabless
than Formerly, and mark their emanci- u
patton from the dull routine Of dailyss
,doMesttc work, are the Aneyitable OUT
come of diminishing supply rather
than the result of effective trade union
organization.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
wsathsr Statistics.

B According to tho weather statistics
for thirty. years the average dase Of
Ahe first '.killing frost" in North Da-
kota has been Sept. 49, The earliest
date on which the 8fst '.killinR FROST
occurs was Aug. u, 1888. The mean
Temperatures for August has been 81
degrees. The hottest day was Aug. 8,
1900, when the hercury indicated 1o5
degrees The coolest month was in
1885, when the average temperature
IRas 81 degrees.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
At.Devils Lake.

q The FIRST real excitement Of the re.
aervation happened when q crowd had
been waiting, some Of them since early
Sunday afternoon beheld the school.
house door open. There was a rush to
be the first person to receive regis
tration certificate. There were a mum.
Der Of clerks making out receipts, but
Miss Marie Nugent Of Hegbert, Swift
opunty, Mimi, was handed the first
document, that will entile her to q
Maim on the Devils Lake reservation ii
she is : lucky person. '@lf'.,'-'
NJ Closely following Miss Nugent, GER
lNacates were handed to Mrs. Belle To
I'm, also Of Hegbert, and Dan E.
Richter Of Minneapolis 41E % Wv
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
Troublsorne Pets.

y State Game Warden Hale is some
what in the position of the man who
had the tiger by the tail, and saw OBJ
jections to either holding on or let
ting go. Mr.. Hale has no tiger, but
he has two fawns, ana he doesn't
know what to do with them. The
little animals, which appear to be
about two months old, were seized
while in the possession of man at
Williston, and there is reason to be-
lieve that the mother had been killed,
though positive evidence Of this has
not been secured. The .fawns were
shipped to Mr.. Hale, and the question
Of what is to be done with them is a
perplexing one, as the law is silent
as to what disposition shall be made
of animals seized under like circum-
stances. If they were turned loose
here or anywhere else they would die,
as, in addition to the fact that foxes,
dogs Or wolves would make short
work o. them, ( ,1s the circumstance
that the sfaMnai are not weaned. and
must be fed from q bottle. Until
some other arrangement can be made
the little animals will be Kept "a an
enclosure erected for them on the
grounds Of the Town and Country
club An effort viii 'begmade to- have
q clause inserted in the state Law
covering such cases. s1 Il III
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
OLD CAPE COP WINDMILL
e Was 1uilt in l7o7 and tn sesasi
. =. Grind - Fine nsast g..
| A4Aw.s1 ga tt. Ill
Boston (lfaae.l special.

GVotUu Vk1SO.v OpeC11A
One Of the most prominent land,
marks On the chow q Caps Cpd To-
III OH windnallv pfs ctAtAa4. It,
st&ndg IN onesa ~ nshests hills in
the town, about half Z mile southwest,
Of the. village proper. and short dis
lance from the shores Of Stage harbor..
The high, grayish brown tower and
bare arms oe sthiI mill can be seen.
manyimilss ats Aeaaon;a clear day. Yes
sells going over the shoals. from south.
Of Nonomoy to northeast Of Pollock
rip. can sec the mill.
The mill 10 one Of the few remaining
In use Of the many that once dotted
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
lg5wSsl7oteS.

There b lcorn an Ewmohsl county
'e Tse Sc Sstp s'E e cshdo asq suty try
ing tp gst . ersapsry.s i ivri
., The Fargo ,Commercial club has
started Oh lts swing around the CIR.
cls.sil yhe tour u st t as elyb. vii be {.
god thing for the city.
[ SohsJof the farmers fl ,thstieipity
Of Glepullin have paid some little at
tention to the cultivation Of bronze
krass. eOnd farmer HIST yesryrealized
81 .an acre from his crop ,fqr. the
seed, and then had the grass left for
5ofder. sIt is cpnei af thei hest idry.
weather grasses on the market.
The Mercer county commissioners
passed Q resolution ''that all RESPONSE
bility for any loss of cattle during
dppin& will rest :on the owners Of
such CATTLE
& Efntou's. cornet band ID b be snip
'plled With Uniforms, which have been
ordered.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


sExcateUent was 1t . fever heat 1t
Devils Lake when It became public
that FREQ gold had been discovered in
paying quantities in the hills which
ASound on the north ot tho reservation
In tho vicinity Of Fort Totten.
The fact long been known to old
SETTLERS, notably to Capt. e. f. Her
MN Post Trader Frank Palmer and
Mayor f. q Getchell, for seven years
rsservation agent, but, owing to the
tact that until these lands were thrown
open to settlement white men could
not hops to profit by the golden wealth
stored for centuries in the rocky fast
meas Of the last Of the red mans do
main it was kept secret.
Z Several parties secured specimens
Of free gold in the quartz, which tho
government assay shows $50 in gold to
the ton. Atfirst deposits were discov.
pred on the shores Of Agate bay. The
lead has been traced several miles in
land which years ago was covered by
the waters Of Devils, lake.
y. That the precious deposits owe their
present location to the glacical period
IL proved by the fact that the rock
which abounds is akin to the gold
hearing quartz Of Alaska, where the
mother lode exists today. With. the
opening Of the reservation tho. sRold
Excitement will he intense and dwarf
that Of Pixies Peak, aud Cripple Creek.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
Hail at Bu6alo.

Buffalo and vicinity suffered sbap,.-
|sn sof hail, which resulted in the
image of not less than Po 6pq, scrss p
wheat to the extent Of 50 to rs Der
Mt Best authorities state that the
eer5 had ascrop of not less -thau 20
asiisls to- the acre In which there
erX only slight traces of rust.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
ydood, Golden Butter.

! 4 CIR load Of butter was shipped
from jamestown making some as, 600
worth which has been shipped cut of
there since June 8. In the single ship
yrent' there was oyer $4,000 pounds,
tdit wes OVER 5751eubs sof oyer gsixtv
FUNDS e.dhs III a,netposs sdldep
Team Of Hd9h phsoM praisies, Which
I'D in distabsIAlatfs. + sfEiISSI 4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
Burnt Out.

y The baffdfng and contents Of the
.Al1ercrombie, Herald were burned at
an early hour fl the morning. M.
a9aeugh, the publisher, was at Far
&c, TO attend the meeting Of the state
central cSmmitfee and was at the FL
lott when the long dista4ce g tfle-
phone reached him, telling him ct the
loss gThsq6Ss III Itetal aand Eeghad but
veTys little insurance, e edpis, Po4licy
had 1apsed IN June and he had neg
lected I'd, renew it, MRS. Ciodg6 and
two, children, one Of then. a baby,
ibut ayskenedin timesto sseapeswith-
out injury, butt, were unable to save
any ri the household ehects.9
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18

nbad Baltimqxe morning .pepers. and
an xo1pRttoS1ater - eNnkes tho
of Hhiheeiu1fiasend Nc H&iH
an Smniverous newspaper reader. He
ski ss through dozens every day. Every
extra" cried on the streets must be
bought and brought to him. He catches
Ut & glance the most important items.
and ha~ rups- through. tho papers with
the instinct and trained sight Of vet
era3 exchange editor iHesstudies them
with especial view to catch public SEN
timent. especially that on the eastern
situation. He believes in the newspa-
per he the popular eduoat9rs Of ths~day
andsas 4 diplomatist' he recognizes its
value in disseminating his side Of any
issue. Newspapsf correspondents are
welcomed at his legation. ~
Minister Takahira and his star have
not abandoned Ill their oriental GUS
toms, but retain with great reverence
Some Of the ceremonies 30 popular in
their fatherland., On the emperor's
birthday pictures Of the emperor and
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
DAKOTA MAN HUNT.
omcsrs 0trive tnvainl % oaptuse q
Indian Murderer who 4scaped 9.
TO the Turtle Mountains. y

Deputy United States Narshals VAL
entine, Stout and Haggart returned
TO Fargo from the Turtle Mountain
country. where they participated with
. posse, headed by the police commis-
sioner of the Northwest Territory.
in = search for an Indian who IL
wanted on the Canadian side on Q
charge of numbering another Indian.
The murder was committed about
two years ago and the Indian who
did the job Immediately made tracks
across the line into the United States
and some time ago was seen in the
Turtle Mountain country. Armed
with q warrant, sworn out before
United StaJes Commissioner Mont
gomery of Fargo, the deputies men
toned left Fargo last Thursday and
proceeded to Bottineau, where the
posse was organized and the search
of the man killer commenced. The
officers spent two nights and two
days patrolling the brush covered
hills of the Turtle Mountains, but did
not get track of their man. Indians
informed the officers that the party
wanted had been on the reservation
at different times during the past
two years, but that they had not seen
him for many months. One lone In
dian, met on an isolated road, stated
the murderer was in camp with his
family about two weeks ago and de-
sscribed the locality. The deputies
found the tepee and the murderers
wife and children, but the wife plead
ed ignorance, of her husbands where.
abouts, and the pursuing party was
compelled to abandon the chase
There is mo doubt in the. officers
minds but what their man is in hid.
ing in the reservation, but they say
that owing to the nature Of the coun'
try an army OF, 500 men would not ibe
any more effective in locating the
fugitive than handful Of deputies
The Indian wanted is desperate
character and if apprehended will
probably not be taken alive. ~, j,
y -
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18

Lincoln, the democrats and populists Of
Nehraska eo1ap lstsds their, states ytiaksts
The, division of Offices gives the popu-
lists the governor and four others and
hedemocrats three.
Word has been received in st. Louis
that Prince Henry of Prussia, his wife
and eldest son will leave Germany In!
twoweeks for tour of the United States;
and5will go after his arrival in New York
directly to st. Louis.
Fire in the grain elevator of the
Sheets Bros company, in the southern
portion Of Cleveland, O.. caused damage
to the extent Of from $4,000 to $780,
0O0.s The elevator contained almost
100000 bushels Of grain.
William Coates. a negro aged %, left
the criminal court at st. Joseph, Mo,
free man after having been tried .Ave
times for the murder. Of his, mother
two; years ago. and having been twice
sentenced to b hanged. sI8g
George w. Morgan, New York state
superintendent. Of elections. gave sout a
statement in which he says 1t issesti-
mated that 100000 have been made
within the past year in the sale Of fraud
ulsnt naturalization papers.
Ten thousand, two hundred dollars
in counterfeit two-dollar bills were
found in the house Of DR.. Frank G. Sanft,
q prominent Roxbury, Mass, physician.
after Sanft had been arrested on q
charge Of having passed bogus bill.
/. BY the boiling over Of tank of var
nish in the varnish works of the Trav-
ers Bailey company in Brooklyn, James
w. sTravers, Of the firm; his sister An
MEG who was his sbookkeepcr and Will
liam Slowey, the varnish maker, were
fatally burned. ..s.,,-.,.,,,.,s.,.,.,..4,
: In response to an inquiry as to the
truth Of the report that the American
legation at Bogota had been stoned,
the state department eceiyed q cable.
gram from Mr.. Snyder. tie American
charge at the Colombian capital, de,
[claring thsstory5kalsA ! e
|.:,s% walter G. Nelson, president 81 tho
Northern Traction company, 5at, south
Bend Ind, filed a mortgage of$3, 800 900,
to the Knickerbocker Trust company,
Of New York. The mortgage c6teFss4
proposed electric lfre 10 sxt1nf fr6m
South Bend to Chicago. .akrouEh NSA
Carlisle. Laport, Valparaiso and HAM
monA, Ind.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
DIPEd)MAT BY TRADE.


~ Washington %. CO Special. IA
AYapkee Of the orient and looks like
Rudyard Kipling; this IL Kogoro Taxa:
hira. the japanese minister 1T Wash-
ington. This description may not ap-
pear complimentary. but first observa-.
ton would suggest it. In progress.
pluck and energy the Yankee pfedomi-
nates In the Japanese's character. The
stocty frame. well-kn figure. strong,
black eyebrows at first glance are REM
tniscent of the English author and
poet "A close analysis Of the ministers
features. however. Will not spstain the
compSIison.
AZ punctilious, as the striotest rules
Of diplomacy require, the Japanese
minister 1T the same time Isl the, typi-,
cal, common-sense, twentieth century
business man in his legation home. He
goes sSlout the modern American. house
in ., bnsiness sack coat and striped
trousles; runs up and down stairs In
the n1pet unconventional way and in
terests himself with every detail Of le-
what's Ghesass ,x.s :s stia ssmo.ainssa s
his first inquiry g he : feanhesf t6e
breakfast tEbfo. -------------
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18
the NEWS IN BRlEE.


Fer the WEEK 1nding Aug. IL
william Renshaw. the famous tennis
player. u dead In London.
Gen. Rafael Reyes has assumed Of
dec - president Of Colombia, succeed
Ing eenor AarroQuin.
The Japaasssputpoels are eight miles,
southwardS OF Iaichwang.s The y1pa.
nessaavaues ~ entirety slppped.
De0ocrab1 ap populists r the Fn6rth,
NebriSkssai stttet fussak al nominated
Chatles Gilbert, Of York, for congress.
The steamer Sierra, which sailed from
sydney, N. 8. W., August 9Th for san
Francisco. has on board $1.750,000 in
gold.
Nathan Asher killed shis wife near
Mandan. N. d. b eating her throat
with . knife. Asher II thought to have
been insane.
James H. Montgomery, A. M. Phi. D.,
viceap fesident of Allegheny college and
. scientist of national reputation, died
ct Meadville, Pa.
sixty one Hungafaan deputies sailed
from Fine. Hungary, tor New York to
attend the international pa rliamentc con-
gress ut ST Louis. ! @g
Tho International typographical
union convention It st. Louis selected
Toronto, Canada, as the place in which
to lhold It's next annual convention.
Eukene N. v. Bissell, former cap
tain IL the United, States army, com-
mitted suicide IN his room in the Grand
hotel San Francisco, by inhaling illum-
mating gas. IA STE Sc (.
The United Button company. Dela-
ware corporation, with y apitalof q.
900 100, was declared, an involuntary
bankrupt in the United States court at
Wilmington, Del.
Thv Barringer gold mine, located
neaFsGold Hill, N. c.. Rowan county.
wasesspddenly flooded with water. caus-
ing the instant death Jpf sis6t men EN-
ploysd in PIP nine "sFSAAIs
Samuel 14n4 Ia An&yswsl taownas
an Art dealjry And sopnSsseprs dlaan
New York at the age OF SO. IN 1867 he
acted as commissioner of the American
art dONartmenf II thu fIn1ver1alxeYhil,is
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

Bureau Of Plan: Industry. this afternoon
But IL was never thought that Il would
be possible TO introduce enough of the
birds into the right section of the coun-
try to be OF practical value. No particular
bird preying exclusively on the weevii to
any noticeable extent has ever been found.
Tho department has had many strange
suggestions made to II regarding possible
ex;erminators for the boil weevil. Not
long ago a scientist OF considerable note
In New York wrote the department a letter
seriously suggesting that South Caro-
lima plant known ~ the ny killer Be in
troduced into Texas to eztsrIninate the
reevil. This plant has two leaves which
close suddenly on insects and kill them.
II only grows in soft. marshy places,
however. and II introduced among the cot
ton the entire method OF growing cotton
would have 20 be charged"
Professor Galloway says that the Qua
temalan ant. which was imported recently
from South America continues to do some
wonderful work along the line Of ex-
terminating the weevils-
Rscen, experiments with several colonies
OF ants at the home Of O. F. Cooke. Chief
fsntomoIogist at Lehman. Nd. have re-
veaied the fact that the Guafemaian ants
are fond OF grasshoppers and other IN
secf-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
NEUR0L0GISTS WILL MEET.
Convention Begins at Planters On
September Il.

Tine American Neurological Association
will hold a convention At the Planters Ho-
tel. beginning September Is. and continu-
fiIr until September Il. Interesting SUBJ
jects will be discussed
Among the distinguished neuroiogiss
who will be present are: Doctor James J.
Putnam Of Boston professor Of diseases
OF the nervous system in Harvard Univer-
sity. Doctor George L. Walton also an
Instructor at Harvard University: Doctor
Charles X. Mills Of the University OF
Philadelphia. Doctor r. y Dercum OF
Philadelphia AMI Doctors Charles l.. Dana
and II. Sachs Of New York City.
The membership of this association Is
largely confined TO the Fast. and. although
this IL tho thirtieth meeting. IL Il the first
TO be held in q Western city.