The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-12
Fargo-In Mercer county two young
fellows were fined $50 and SIS respect
lively for assault and battery.

lively Tor assault ana Oattery.
Washburn-The 500 is said to have
s. detracked 200 cars here early in the
shipping season to carry grain.
Hankinsou-Al local fruit store man
gets his apples from the orchards of
Colonel Hankinson Of this place.
Harvey-Therc arc said to be several
cases of scarlet fever near here that
have not been officially reported.
F.asher-Corn has been picked in
Morton county, near here. that will
average thirteen inches to the ear.
Wahpeton-There will be some fine
shorthorn cattle from Barnes county
at the stock sale in Fargo this winter.
Bismarck-Oliver county is said to
have a wheat crop that is averaging
from twenty to thirty-five bushels per
acre.
st. John-The Great Northern has
about secured the right OF way for the
extension of the branch to Brandon,
Man.
Des Lacs-Some merchants refused
to patronize the local paper and then
kicked when the editor ran ads from
Minot.
Edpeley-A thresher became intoxi-
Gated and started to lick the town
marshal He was fined enough to cool
him of.
Portable Canadian policeman,
who helped the blind piggers to es-
cape, has been taken to Regina for
court martial.
Grand Forks-The city council has
appropriated sl12. geo for city expenses
the coming year, which makes q tag
levy Of % mills
Fox Lake-A farm hand named Jor-
dan, whose home is supposed to have
been near Muncie, Ind, was killed by
lightning near here.
Lisbon-Some of our citizens pro-
tested against the violation of the Sab
bath in working, keeping stores open,
hunting, fishing, etc.
Fargo-The success Of the alfalfa
crop in this state is one of the most
promising evidences of future pros
perity of the farmera
Walhalla-There is one case Of diph.
liberia here, but it is properly isolated
and no fears are entertained Of .
spread of the disease.
Flasher-Wheat around here is going
81 bushels OF No northern. A few
years ago this section was thought at
only for cattle raising.
Tioya-The citizens of this place
took pains to keep the teiegrapher
protected during the strike. and new
depot is promised as reward.
Courtenay-Courtenay farmers are
unable to secure cars to ship their
grain or enough room in the elevators
to store their grain, and are compelled
to build granaries.
Osnabrock-The Albion hotel was
burned here The loss is about a, 600
and there is an insurance of about
half that amount The hotel was
owned by George Plante. The fire
started in q bedroom but from what
cause is not known.
Wahpeton-Roderick ], Campbell, a
laboring man, was killed near the
Fairview farm, west of here by the
weed-burning machine on the Nor
thern Pacific Campbell had evidently
been walking along the track and was
hit by the engine
Bisbee-Frank Bremen was arrested
for passing a bad bill. His defense
was substantially that he did not pass
the bill, that it was good one any
wav. and that when he was arrested
At Rolette for passing one just like it
the court told him that he could pass
as many as he could get people to take.
Blsmarck-The governor 10 still
raising funds to keep the state exhi-
bit at Portland till the exposition
closes. The success Of the exhibit has
been 30 pronounced that it cannot be
removed just now when the farmers
Of the west are making their visit to
the big show.
Grand Forks-Most of the wheat of
the state this year is grading No 2
northern. A fewyears ago this would
have been considered poor grade, but
the grades have been changed since
the days Of No hard, and the pres
ent grain is about equal to that which
graded No northern some years ago.
Hankiuson-Colonel Hankinson was
the original apple grower of North Da-
kota. He has fine orchard which
has yielded beautifully for . number
Of years He says that the only reason
why North Dakota does not raise more
apples is that the people d. not plant
more trees