The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-02-16
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We have improved farms for sale.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Firsmsn's Grand Ball tuesday,
Feb. 2lst.
Miss Eta Holman came up from
Darcy last Saturday to visit at home
for a day or two.
Mrs. Leland Rhodes and little son
went up to Jessie last Saturday to
visit friends over Sunday. :.
Call at r. S. Lundes office for farm
loans and insurance.
Lucius Hazard has been sick at his
home for a few days, suffering with
heart trouble. He is getting better
now, however.
There was a basket social at the
home of F. d. Williams last Friday
evening and a rattling good time is
reported by one who was present.
Have few mems and boys duck
coats which we will sell alta very low
price. J1MEsoN b OLSON.
Ed. Rhodes is improving right along
and II all goes we'll from now on he
will soon he up and around. although
he will need to carry his arm in q
sling for some time to come.
Grippe seems to be getting in its
work in this community right these
days, judging from the number who
have been sick with it. 1t seems to
be quite severe with some Of our citi.
Zens.
A Washington county Mo. exchange
says: One of our newly married young
ladies kneads bread with her gloves on.
The editor of this paper needs bread
with his shoes on, he needs it with his
trousers on, and unless the delinquent
readers of this old rag of Freedom
pay up soon we will need bread with
out a darn thing on" -Ex.
A. Rhodes has on exhibition a
sample Simplicity gasolene engine for
pumping and feed grinding. Call and
see it at work at his machinery hall.
The election of village officers &C.
ours next month and the marshalship
fight is being revived and talked over.
The probability is that there will be
three candidates for that Office this
year. Jake Arnold is willing to wear
the emblem of authority for another
year, while J. p. Blocker and Anton
Christensen are reported as being
willing candidates for the honor. AS
all three of them are good enough for
US, the man with the long green gets
our support. Come on with your
cash our coal bin is running low.
For the next 10 days will sell Calu-
met Baking Powder Tor l9c per 10.
J1MEsoN & OLSON,
The New Store.
About one hundred tickets have
been sold for the Firemens' ball
which takes place on the 2lst at the
Opera House. This insures the sue.
cess of the ball from a financial stand
point but the boys want to sell few
more tickets as they want to gather
up some money to pay the expenses of
racing team which they expect to
send to the state tournament this
summer. The department. does not
want to ask the business men for
money but prefer to earn it by giving
entertainments. Buy a ticket and
help out the department..
Dr.. L. S. Plafou. of Valley City,
graduate of Christiania University,
Norway, will be in Cooperstown jan
uary 9th for the purpose of practis-
ing his profession. Regular visits
last Friday OF each mOnth. PRIVATE
HOSPITAL
John Houghton was enjoying life at
home a few evenings ago-just like
our rich retired farmers can enjoy
themselves. He was lounging in a
nice upholstered Morris chair along
side of a bright cheerful fire, with his
slippered feet resting on his wife's
fancy work table-she did not know
it, though-and had fallen into a
pleasant dream in which he thought
he had put Jim Hill, Morgan, Rookie
teller and a few other millionaires in
the shade when bump, crack! VOW!
Johns chair had slipped from under
him just as he had Rockefeller by the
neck and he woke up just in time to
see his sitting room floor rising up to
connect with the back of his neck.
He has been going around stiff necked
ever since, which is not natural for
John, who is one of these good fell
lows whose latchstring is always out
and his hand open for hearty shake
for one and all. We have an idea