The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-11-16
FLyckERTAlL- NUGGETS.

Velva--A gambling joint was raided
About $1.5 was secured.
| Jamestown--An Armenian found our
people easy and collected large sum
for church and school work.
Edmore-A gambling house which
has operated for some time has been
closed.
Fargo-The commercial club adopted
| resolution in favor of the national
supervision of insurance.
4 Aneta-An independent lumber COM
| pany quit business and lumber was
| advanced so cents.
Wolford-The railway agent was
aroused by some one prowling around
the place and fired into the floor.
Minot--E. III. Skies raised oats that
| went ninety-six bushels to the acre
His durum wheat went forty.
Stanley-This place will ship nearly
100000 bushels of grain this year. Last
year it was only 10000.
| Stanley-Joe Ringer, ten miles north
| reports his oats went 1O7 bushels to the
| acre.
| Fargo-Some farmers in the north
| ern part of the state are preparing to
\
woods to work this winter.
Fargo-Many of the North Dakota
farmers who went to Canada during
the land rush. are returning long OF
| experience and short on cash.
Minot-A Ward county man raised
| 4 big crop and kicked because there
were so many bushels it ran the thresh-
ing bill up high.
Grand F'orks-The Great Northern is
rushing men into the northern part
of the state to finish up the work on
the extensions before winter sets in.
Yankton-The curb stones around
the federal building are from Jasper,
Mimi, and weigh 152 pounds TO the
square foot.
| Fargo-The Great Northern has
shipped 100000 head of stock from the
ranges in the western part OF the state
this year.
Pembina-The farmers of this county
are complaining of the annoyance OF
the SOW thistle. which is said to be
| difficult to exterminate.
| Grand Forks-The steamer Fran was
sunk by striking submerged piles. This
is the third time the boat has sunk.
| Dickson-A German-Russan married
| Bohemian girl and there was an elab-
crate marriage ceremony with big
| wedding feast with old country GUS
| toms.
Sheldon-The recent attempt of
| prisoner TO escape from the county
| Jail has attracted general attention to
it's management, particularly to the
grave danger from fire i'll which the
| inmates constantly lie. confined in the
| basement of the frame court house.
Flasher-W. +. Berrier set fire to a
wagon in which he was riding near
here. The butt end OF a cigar did the
business and the driver had Il lively
time for few minutes.
Minot-A Ward county farmer got
eighteen bushels of Wheat to the acre
on land that had been cropped con-
tinuously for sixteen years and had
never been manured.
Devils I4ake-Churchs Ferry expects
to be made Great Northern division
point next summer 1t is about half
way between Grand Forks and Minot
and the extension of the st. John line
into Canada will make another long
run from Churchs Ferry, north.
nights ago. Clarence tile fired into
the house with Il repeating shotgun.
The first shot tore hole through the
shoulder of Thomas Miller and It is
thought he may die.
Fargo-Farmers complain that rlow-
ing in the valley has been a rather hard
task as the ground seemed to be run
together as result of the excessive
rains.
Observation-Disclosures has been
granted for the conversion of the State
Bank of Brocket, n. D., into the First
National bank, with capital OF $685.
900.
Minot-There was Il kind of descend
ing scale in the alleged value of the
assets of the Minot National bank.
When the failure was first announced
it was claimed that the depositors
would get 90 cents on the dollar. then
it fell TO IS, a few days later 80 was
quoted. then 40 and now il looks like
30 cents.
Fargo-A Cass county farmer who
has received 5000 for cream sold to Il
local creamery from January / to Oc-
tOber l is convinced that dairying pays
The cream was from eight cows, and
in addition to what was sold, milk and
butter were supplied to the family. In
view of the fact that this particular
farmer had light grain crop he finds
the receipts from his cows a handy
sort of income.
Washington-EorthD Dakota post mas
ters: Thomas b. Wood. Bridge. Cava-
lier county. vice William Wood, re-
signed and Julia Ford at Zion, Cass
county, vice II. w. Ford, deceased.
Washington-The corporate existence
of the Hillsboro National bank has
been ordered extended by the control-
Ter Of the currency.
Cassclton-A drunken harvest hand
fell off Great Northern train-was
unhurt but completely sobered. He
| said he did not care for the fall, bat
hated to lose such Il good jag.
Grand ForNs-Sherwood had a So.
900 fire Friday, when four stores and
two residences We're burned.
Fargo-The officials of the local land
Office have been affirmed by the COM
missioner of the general land Office III
rejecting the contest CT VIM. A. Grove
against the entry Of VIM. Graham for
| the east half Of the southeast quar-
| ter of section S-14s-e9.
FargO-PeddlerS Oi "hand made" lace