The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-06-01
FLIcKERTAiL NUGGETS.

Hankinson.-More new cases OF
smallpox are reported.
Rugby.-Andy Jones will have
race track on his farm:
Minot-Eforts are being made to
secure big modern hospital.
Willow City.-Fans are raising funds
in support of the baseball team.
Cleveland Six steam plows are
breaking prairie land around here.
Churches Ferry.-Two cases of
smallpox are reported east of here.
Binford.-A Free Methodist church
has been established seven miles from
here.
Dickinson fire department Or
dered new uniforms and a new racing
cart.
Duuseith.- meat market burned
here and the fire was of incendiary
origin
Lansford. William Reynold of this
place fell from roof and broke pair
of ribs.
Minos.-A jury here in a blind pig
case decided to disagree after being
out II hours.
Velva.-The plan to have band
tournament here meets with much en-
couragement.
Observation-Disclosures Showers has
ttruclx a fine flow in his well 1t
depth of $50 feet.
Chautauqua-The Minot high school
han1 hoe l~na~ auco,ad IN ,alav hero
during the assembly.
Minot-The state grand lodge Of
Odd Fellows is to hold its annual ses-
sion here June and Z.
Rugby.-Fire destroyed q livery
stable and damaged the Imperial
Lumber company's stock.
Grand Forks.-The longest freight
train ever seen in Grand Forks recent
~ pulled in with 1l2 cars
Oberon.-This town will be consid-
crably benefited by the new settlement
Oh the Devils Lake reservation.
Sawyer.-Oscar Olson, a settler
near here, is reported to have disap-
peared after acting very strangely.
Bottineau--A lot of wolves are be-
ing killed in Bottineau county and the
scalps presented for the $3.50 bounty
Fargo in the militia COM
pany are planning to raise $1,000 to
commence the construction of a armory
in the city.
Dickinson White of the
N. r shops. is said to have invented
new kind of wash to prevent loco
motive boilers from foaming.
York.-The section of Rolette coun-
ty where the 500 and the new g. N.
branch from York crosses, will make
demand for the county seat.
Fargo.-The farmers of North Da-
kota hope the bears will have their in
ming now so the bulls can boost the
price of wheat about September.
Dnnseith.-The building formerly
occupied by the Magnet was destroyed
by fire. 1t had recently passed into
the hands of another man who was re-
modelling it.
Minot.-The 500 will be in Minot
by Aug. next summer This infor-
nation comes from an absolutely re-
liable source and may be accepted as
authoritative.
Jamestown.-Iti is possible that the
national guard of the state may send
team of eighteen persons to the gov
eminent competitive rifle shoot at
Seagirl, n. j.
Mandan.-The United States steam
err has recently completed trip from
Sioux City, Iowa, to Mandan, where
it will be engaged in the work of river
Improvement.
Edgeley.-One hundred and fifty lab
orers on the Northern Pacific extension
struck for higher wages Several
miles of track have been laid and three
bridges constructed.
Williston. deal has recently been
closed for a lot of wool here and At
Mondalz which will result in the pay
ment of quarter million to the flock
men Of these sections
Underwood.-The people of Under
wood, in absence of complete fire pro-
lection, have determined to employ
night watchman who can nip incipient
CONGREGATIONS in the bud.
Devils Lake-The stockholders of
the Farmers Grain and Shipping COM
pany held meeting here and practi-
tcally unanimously voted to increase
the roads stock to S465, 600.
Crary.-John Berg, charged with
abandoning his wife and children, at
West Superior, was arrested here, and
agreed to accompany the. sheriff with.
out the formality of a requisition.
Foxholm.-John Dosteret built
dam across coulee for irrigation pur-
poses and the water backed up to
highway. The court now says that
he will now have to remove the dam.
Dickinson.-The fleece, on the. sheep
on the ranges in the western part of
the state is said to be heavier this
spring than usual, which, with the in
creased prices will make good thing
for the sheepmen.
Bismarck. Carl Ewald Grunsky is
the consulting engineer Of the recla-
nation service appointed to take
charge of the work at Bismarck. His
name has Russian sound, but he is !
native born American. and he is said
to DO a very capable engineer.
Fargo The board Of trustees of the