The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-11-09
FLickERrAil NUGGETS.

Hunter-W. n. Beard will purchass
q hank here. g
Jainestown-Sneak thieves are steal
Ing overcoats.
eFlasher-The country around here
is being rapidly settled.
Lansford-A drunken cripple DISCUS
ted the good people from whom he
sought aims.
Glenburn-A number Of threshers
VINO We're travelling in a box car were
robbed here.
Jamestown-The new lodge of Elks,
No. 995, was organized with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
Observation-Disclosures Volkmann is de-
termined to enforce the ordinances
against blocking the street crossing
with trains.
Starkweather-A local man claimed
to have counted forty-four threshing
machines at work in that vicinity at
one time this fall.
Christine-The Eagle suggests a
dose Of decayed eggs for some of the
bum show companies that are making
the smaller towns.
are filing protest along some routes to
the barking and biting dogs that in
terfere with their work.
Fargo-The loss this year to the
farmers of the Red River valley as
result OF the excessive moisture would
pay the expense of drainage.
Fargo-The contract for the con-
struction of an addition to the public
building was awarded to ]. w. Miller
of st. Paul at his bid of s64,7ss.
Fargo-Charged with stealing
check for $50, man who gave his
name as Con Nelson was arrested at
the N. p depot by Special Officer CO.
stello.
Fargo-The city council accepted
the bid of Schlanser g. Ostbye for
the contract for the construction of the
city hall, the contract price to be
$17,251.
Observation-Disclosures General Creel
has detailed First Lieutenant M. A.
Hlldreth, Co. b, as acting judge adj
vocate and inspector general of the
state militia. f.-'@
Jamestown-Now that the harvest
laborers are hurrying back east there
will be fewer opportunities for the
hold-up artists and bootlegging will
lose some of its profit.
Fargo-As result of the failure of
Senator McCumber's plan to make adj
ditions to the district of the Fargo
land Office, the local Office will be dis
continued within a year.
Kensal-The general store of H. A.
Stinson & Co., was burglarized. The
hyHr Rvy1
coats. 1--WE gold watches and several
rings and pocket knives.
Edgeley-The night Waterman was
arrested on an assault and battery
charge, landlady of hotel being
the complaining witness. 1t is said the
officer broke up beer patty.
Bottineau-The CLOSING of school
in this county was celebrated by the
ladies bringing their we'll stocked bas-
kets Of fried chicken and big fat pies.
Everybody had good time.
Wahpeton-A man who has been
working with the threshing outfit Of
George Reidman, Of Skandia township,
Barnes county, was found dead in the
hay NOV of Mr.. Reidman's barn.
Fargo-The main line elevators
along the Great Northern were able
to get more cars than the houses on
the branches and lot OF wheat was
hauled a long distance to market.
Palermo-1t is now claimed the
Great Northern extension to the Cros-
by country will be made from some
other point than here as the line strikes
some hills between here and Crosby.
Bismarck-Adjutant General Creel
has issued an order creating the dis
trict of the Red River valley in the
military department of North Dakota.
Captain Boyd of Hillsboro has been
designated district inspector of rifle
practice.
Enthusiastically when horses get
the CHAMBERS veterinarians order the
animals killed. When Ward county
man was recently attacked with the
disease the doctors We're less humane
and he was forced to live until the
disease killed him.
Flaxton-Burglars worked new
gag. They stole a safe from meat
market and carried it to box car
where 1t was blown open and the con-
tents taken, The strangest thing about
the story, however, is where they
could have found an empty box car
in this state.
Fargo.-An enthusiastic meeting Of
business men was held to consider the
proposed Great Northern improve
ments. 1t was the sentiment of the
meeting that the citizens should CO.
operate in every way possible with the
railroad people to bring about the de-
sired changes.
Walhalla-Wm. Dazelle, while plow-
ing few days ago in field that had
once been traversed by the old govern
ment trail from the south, discovered
an old English silver coin of the date
Of 1S45. The coin showed but little
wear, though 1t had evidently been in
the ground for some years.
Minot-Five city prisoners who
were confined in the city Jail took
French leave yesterday afternoon
They cut a hole in the floor large
enough to let them down under the
building and then crawled out into the
hose cart room from where they could
watch their chance and slip away.
Sheldon.-A dealer was exhibiting
a broncho to a prospective buyer, and
was impressing on the customer the
mild and gentle nature of the ami
NAL. To illustrate he reached out to
lay hand affectionately on the beast
but the latter lodged the caress, and
projected his rear legs so forcibly as
to break hts masters arm.