The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-03-03

March q.
b. p. Hammer and c. F. Nelson left
Saturday last for Iowa to do little
missionary work for North Dakota.
Mrs. O. S, Gunderson and two chill
dren, Of Binford, visited friends in
CO0peBtown the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. Carl E. Tallmadge, of Groton,
New York, is new arrival at Coop
erstown and has taken POSITION in
the State Bank.
Remember that we sell the Lenox,
Say6n, Diamond G and Sea Foam laun-
dry soaps, seven bars for Is cents.
Jimeson & Olson, The New Store.
Y Joel Baum, Of Wimbledon, has
awarded contract to A. R. Moffatt
b Sons for the building of fine barn
which will be one Of the best build
ings of its kind in Barnes county.
Mrs. n. A. Patterson entertained a
few lady friends at tea last Wednesday
evening. After the collation. finch
was played for few hours and a good
time was no doubt enjoyed by those
present.
Erick Erickson, successor to Berg
Bros. & Co., !Cooperstown, N. D., is
still In the machine business at the
old stand, and will be glad to see all
the old customers Of the late firm and
also new ones.
s. A. Lewis and wife left on Satur-
day for Valley City where they will
visit for couple Of weeks with friends
If the do not get fred out, and we
guess that there is no danger Of any
thing Hike that happening.
List your land with the
l0wa.North Dakota Land Co.
now before we put out our
spring list.
B G. Phipps and wife came down
from Lewis last Saturday to visit with
friends in the city. Bert says there is
no excitement over the city election
at Lewis and he expects to be elected
mayor and marshal without any oppo.
sition.
The hens around this bailiwick have
been out on strike lately, this kind
of fruit being scarce and when you dc
get hold of some they come high. The
weather has moderated and we expect
the entire hen family will put them.
selves to work again.
Secretary Hamilton last Thursday
received the charter from the secre
tary of state for the Griggs County
Dairy Association. The creamery pro
ject is coming along very nicely these
days. Thanks to the good work Of
the committee having the matter in
charge.
The Courier omitted to put sigma
ttlre to an article published in the last
issue OF the paper, relating to farmers
elevators. The article was contribu.
ted and does not in any way express
our views on the question. We believe
that the farmers elevator scheme is a
good one.
The Courier would consider it a
great favor if some of our friends in
the different townships of the county
would send us the names of the newly
elected town officers after the election
| March 18th. A postal card will do 1t
and you can draw on us for the ex-
pense. Send us in the information,
anyhow.
F. A. Sinclair came down from Por.
tai last Saturday to spend Sunday at
home and visiting his many
friends at this place. He reports the
Cooperstown colony doing we'll and
prospecting and If surface indications
are any good Fred himself is doing
we'll as he is fat and sleek. He return
ed home Monday afternoon.
S. N. Fluke was in the city last Sat-
urday settling up his bills after his
auction sale. He says he is much
pleased at the outcome of the sale, the
horses and cattle bringing very good
price. He sold over 5000 worth of
property. Mr.. Fluke and family left
on Monday for Chapman, Ontario,
Canada, his old home, where he ex-
poets TO again take up farming.
Miss Aslaug Olson and pupils gave a
musicale at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Syverson last Friday evening at
which the parents and some of the
friends of the students were present.
The program all through was very
nicely rendered and enjoyed by those
present. The students showed marked
improvement all along the line. Mrs.,
SyversOn served up a dainty lunch at