The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-05-11

near Starkweather, securing eleven.
Work has been stopped on the G.
N. survey on the Aneta extension.
Work is to be started on the Ken
mare waterworlSs system early in May.
VIM. Mcleod of Lakota was arrested
and held on charge of bootlegging.
The North Dakota Chautauqua will
continue only eighteen days this year.
Farmers around Norwich have had
several narrow escapes from prairie
fires.
The movement to establish cream
cry at Napoleon 10 progressing favor
ably.
The territory in which prairie fires
flourish is gradually growing less each
year.
Tioga people expect the Great North
ern to Guild line north from that
town.
Rev. Taylor of Williston lost an eye
as a result of being struck with piece
of steel.
A prairie fire destroyed Nathan
Honer's barn at Hawks Nest, Foster
county.
Drake blind piggers are up against
it. One is in Jail and another is still
running.
Corn growing by pupils of the
schools is the rage this year in several
Counties
Nineteen cars of immigration NOV.
ables have been unloaded at Sheyenne
this spring.
Flax will be the crop most generally
raised on the Devils Lake reservation
this summer.
Deeds to the sites of the fair grounds
must be fled before the appropria ton
is available.
The Minot high school band may
play at the Devils Lake Chautauqua
this summer.
A lot of Mclean county land is to
be broken up with the steam plows
this summer
A nice vein of coal was struck at
Tagus and the fuel problem is solved
for that locality.
William Wright, who was sentenced
to the pen from Lakota, had fled on a
claim near Tioga.
The dog tax collector got busy at
Willow City and lot of CANNES found
themselves ownerless.
There is talk of a new town along
the Great Northern branch between
Lansford and Glenburn.
Goose huntsrs report the birds killed
this spring were poor and scrawuy and
had not Jared we'll down south.
A Lutheran hospital is assured for
Fargo. Another will be established in
the northwestern part Of the state.
The new artesian well at LaMoure
has been completed and the people
hope for better luck than with the first
one.
The town marshal at Minor has to
investigate chimneys and stove pipes
and reports q number in dangerous
condition.
Business men in some Great North.
ern towns in the northern part of the
state are planning to locate along the
500 extension.
Some petty thieves in Richland coun-
ty made restitution and agreed to
leave the state to avoid prosecution.
Mrs. Maurer, the postmistress at
Starkweather, resigned, and petition
was circulated for P. F. Meharry as
her successor.
The man Stoddard, who suicided at
Starkweather, had once been a patient
in an asylum and killed himself as he
feared another attack.
Wheatland is slated for an independ.
emit telephone exchange, which may
have hard shedding against the one al
ready established there by E. Q. Pow.
lison.
A dope fend has been hanging out
at Bowbells and several farmers are
said to be sore over machine oil deals
Vice President Lamont of the N. p.
has donated flagstaff to the new Nc
Lean county town, named in his honor
There seems to be lot of men with
faith in this state, judging from the
number of new banks that are being
chartered.
The town marshal at Bisbee wa,
struck in the head by bullet from a
small rifle that was being used in tar
! get practice-and shooting inside tn,
city limits Is no longer popular in thai
J vicinity.