The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-05-26
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
s.o Day at Fargo.

emigants from the Land of the Mid
night Sun, gathered in Fargo ON the
18th to participate in dual celebra-
ton. The independence day of their
nation was being observed, as is the
custom of the patriotic descendants
of the Vikings, and there was added
interest to the celebration, because
of the dedication of the bauta stem, in
honor of Norway's great poet, Bjorn.
sterne Bjornson.
The stone rests on pedestal built
in q handsome mound in the center
of the North Dakota Agricultural
College campus. 1t is thirteen feet
high, with a medallion of Bjornson on
one side, and the quotation from
Bjornson's son, ola, vi elsker dette
Landet," on the other.
The exercises of the day COM
menced with the formation of the
line of march at the Waldorf Hotel.
DR.. Paul Sorkness was chief mar
shall.
The visitors and the committee
were received at the college grounds
by the trustees, faculty and students
of the institution.
Hon. John w. Arctander, of Mime
apolis, delivered the unwilling adj
dress. The silken cord which held the
covering around the bauta was pulled
by Miss Helga Trovaten, daughter OF
the editor of the Fran, and the splen-
did monument in. honor of Bjornson
was greeted with enthusiastic ap-
plause by the former residents of the
country of the great Norwegian.
"Ja, vi elsker dette Landet," was
sung by the audience. ,.
DIR. Fjelde, of Abercrombie, made
the presentation speech, transferring
the monolith to the college and the
state. President Worst made an ac-
ceptance speech in behalf Of the col
lege. Gov. White accepted the monu-
ment in behalf of the state. Student
Dolve delivered speech in behalf OF
the student body.
After lunch there were band con-
certs and Senator McCumber and
Congressman Spalding Of this state,
and Congressman Stevenson OF
Crookston, Minn., made addresses.
The wedding celebration postponed
from the day before was resumed In
Company BIS armory. Hon. B. B.
fIaugan of Fergus Falls, Mimi, vas
the master of ceremonies, and was
ably assisted by Peer o. Stromme OF
Madison, Wis. There were responses
to toasts by President Merrifield of
the state university, Professors Thing
stad, Bogstad and others.
Sigurd Sajellerud and Mamie ST.
monson, both of Abercrombie, this
state, were the parties to the nuptial
ceremony. They are a coachman and
domestic in the employ of DIR. H. O.
Fjelde of Abercrombie. The bride was
formerly employed in Bjornson's
home in Ulvestad, and the groom
came from the same section of Nor.
way. ,~
There were Norsk music, Norsk
dances, Norsk songs and Norsk deli
cacies at the banquet. The celebra-
tion of the wedding continued until
midnight.
A big ball was given in another hall
next evening and this concluded the
big celebration.
Marrow Escape.
Boyd Tryndall, of Wilton, had q
narrow escape from being shot dur
ing the past week. He was blowing,
and was carrying 22-calibre rifle on
the plow to kill gophers with. In
some manner the rife slipped off the
plow, the muzzle fell against Boyd,
and at the same time the gun was
discharged Luckily, the muzzle rest.
ed again his body at the waist line,
where, owing to the numerous thick
nesses of clothing, the ball failed to
penetrate, the body. But IL went
through four garments, and then had
force enough to sting pretty hard.
Fire.
The explosion of a large kerosene
lamp in Blyin & Johnson's store at
Lindstad came near burning the
building down with all it's contents
and only by active work and water in
near by pond nothing could have
been saved. and it was only by heroic
efforts that the blaze was exiting,
uished. Alarge amount of goods was
badly burned besides some of the
store fixtures. The loss is placed be-
tween four and five hundred dollars,
which, we understand, is insured:
- ..t5 A New County. III
A movement is on foot to organize
the territory which comprises what
is known as Hettinger county. The
land is fertile and the free home
steads have attracted many settlers.
It is said that over two, hundred
homesteads were filed on during the
three winter months.
All Around the State.
It was decided to hold street car
nival in Wahpeton from July IL to
M ....:t
John Brockwell, young gopher
hunter of Sawyer, took 1871 tails to
the county auditors Office at Minot.
Frank O'Reilly, aged IL, was prob
ably fatally injured by William Bo-
LANCER, boy of the same age, at
Grand Forks. They were playing ban