The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-11-23
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high school football team.
Linton.-Rudolph Taggle OF this
county raised oats that went 81 BUSH
els per acre.
| Mtnot.-Three men held up a Rus
sian. They secured six eggs and q
bushel of oats.
Des Lacs.-Another elevator is be-
ing built here which will make the sec
ond in this town.
Bismarck. - The sewer Is being
rushed to completion to get 1t out OF
the way of cold weather.
Fargo-The city council passed the
ordinance granting the right of way
asked by the Great Northern
Milnor.-A boy was helping the folks
ut home do the threshing when some
one jumped his claim at White Earth,
MINI.
Observation-Disclosures are reported to
be damaging the Missouri. Lots Of
people have tried their hand at that
same thing.
Minot.-A stranger sought to pur-
chase chloroform, but his actions were
SO suspicious the druggists refused to
sell the stun.
have returned from Northwest Canada
report sleighing has been good up there
for some time.
Litchville.-A barn on Henry Gle
benk's farm. near here, was destroyed
by fire. Four horses and other live
stock persisted.
Kenmare.-Two children OF Ernest
Handbook were burned to death in
their home near here Friday. Cause
Of fire unknown.
Courtenay.-Charles f. Hoffman re-
Gently died. He had his back broken
some years ago in a runaway and had
been Il sufferer since.
Fairmount.-A local man planted
some sweet potatoes last spring. and
he is SO well pleased with the results
that he will plant more next year.
Hankinson.-A 500 mail car was
burned here. 1t Is supposed the stove
exploded. Some mail was destroyed
and other letters considerably charred.
Derrick.-Joseph Dahl lost a pocket
book containing SIS. a few weeks la
ter he drove across field. where ne
had formerly made q trip and found
his money.
Minot.-A negro imagined he was
robbed and accused his roommate.
After fruitless search for the money
1t was finally found in the niger s
own pocket.
Napoleon.-This is one Of the places
that has been crowded with grain this
fall, and as many as sc teams have
been counted in line waiting tC UNI
load wheat.
Courtenay.-An old-fashioned sing
ing school has been established here.
and the Od-fashioned results may be
expected in the shape of wedding an
nOuncements.
Churches Ferry. - Ex- Commissioner
Of Forestry Barrett reports there has
been more or less damage I'm his Sec
ton of the state for two years from
the Hessian fly.
Linton.-Emmons county is furnish
ing cattle to be shipped to Maryland
for finishing. Just think of the profit
the raiser is losing by not doing the
finishing himself.
Eckleson. - Thomas Hnchberger's
body was found dead few feet from
the depot Friday morning. 1t is sup
posed he was struck by train and
instantly killed, though none saw the
accident.
Velva.-A barn and four stacks OF
oats on the farm of w. y. Robertson,
east of here, burned Tuesday. Mr..
Robertson is unable to account for the
origin of the fire, as there had been no
pne near the building for several hours.
nor was there any stock in the barn.
, Edgeley.-The laying of rails and
ties on the Edgeley extension Of the
N. p. has not been completed, but
work Is still being done to finish the
line There are a good many cuts and
fills on the western end of the line.
fence has been built to protect the
line from drifts of the beautiful.
Fargo.-The recent heavy exports
] of durum wheat solves the problem
as to where some of the crop has
, gone. and the big millers can tell about
! the rest-they are mixing with other
,, grain. The price will soon be so close
to that Of the other wheats there will
be less profit in the mixing.
Butte Sentinel-A. l.. Martin re-
turned from st. Paul, where he mar
; keted a shipment OF sheep He struck
| fairly good market and is pluming
. himself as an estimator. He estimated
band. and received 50 cents more than
he expected.
Upham.-A cripple solicited money
, with which to get a pair of artificial
feet. The fellow already had pair,
but when he went out to beg he
would leave these in his room, that he
might work on the sympathies of the
} public, and when he had accumulated
enough money he donned his feet and
went on a glorious drunk.
Fargo.-The finish of the local and
the Grand Forks land offices can be
seen without the aid Of telescope.
: Another effort is being made to have
the two consolidated at Fargo instead
Of combining Grand Forks with Devils
Lake and Fargo with Bismarck.
Fargo-An explosion in the store OF
the Hunter Mercantile Company at
Wheatland at midnight was followed
by fire. resulting in the total loss Of
the building and contents, amounting
to $4,000. The loss Is well insured.
The cause of the explosion is UNI
known, but 1t is presumed to be due
, to the efforts Of burglars to blow open
, the safe and secure the contents.
Observation-Disclosures Bartlett re-
Gently received a large box OF fish from
friend In Alaska. The box contained