The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-11-30

Michigon-The Great Northern has
removed the telephones from the Ed
more branch line stations and substi-
tuted telegraph instruments.
Litchville-The barn on Henry Gle
binks farm, northeast of here three
miles, caught fire from a stubble fire
and was burned down.
Oakes-This place has completed a
three-inch artesian we'll with a big
flow of water at 900 feet. 1t will fur
nish water for the city.
Graftop-The sewage will be disposed
Of by means of a septic tank, which will
soon be completed and ready for opera
ton.
Aneta-This place has big elevator
capacity and two freights a day can't
make room for all the wheat the farm
ers want to market there.
Minot-Because county homestead
er sold telephone company the right
OF way over his claim he is threatened
with contest.
Neutrality-suspicious. are made
that it is dincult to secure coal in sew
eral of the mines in this county because
Of the shortage Of help.
Fargo-Attorneys for the society in
New York are in the state to inyesti-
gate the class Of homes secured recent
ly for some New York children in this
state.
Grand Forks-The contract for the
furniture Of the new postofice has been
awarded to Maly Bros, Ltd, Cincinnati
Ohio, for $500.
Minot-A drunken Russian ATTEMPTED
to steal ride and narrowly escaped
being the center Of attraction at a coro-
ner's inquest.
Norwich-Near here some travellers
drove horse into an old we'll and the
animals legs were broken. The town.
ship Officers have been asked to reim-
burse the owner.
Union-1t is said the preacher and
others who burned blind pig may be
prosecuted fur arsen. AS an object
lesson on the observance of the law
their act was as anarchistic as that Of
the booze vendor.
Fargo-The city has won in its suit
for the collection Of interest and pen
atty on delinquent taxes, and the coun-
ty treasurer is ordered to make pay.
ment.
Fargo-The live stock sale was q
great success and we'll attended. The
hogs sold for an average of $23 each
and the stock at from $50 to $3.50.
Fargo-The population of the state is
a little over 100000, an increase of over
30 per cent. This is record for five
years. and one that is probably dupli-
Gated by no other state.
Grand Forks-Many farmers in the
state have firmly determined to erect
granaries of their own before next sea-
son, so they will not be at the mercy
of the elevators and the railroads.
Forman-A county man had a sale
and was preparing to leave the country.
The officials appeared with a receipt
for his 1905 taxes and compelled say
ment, though the taxes are not due till
December.
Fargo-The council has approved the
viaduct scheme which has been ar
ranged in order to solve the railroad
crossing problem. This matter is one
which is certain to interest most of the
larger towns in the near future.
Church's Ferry-Near here one hun
ter would not pay attention to another
and was shot in the leg for his stub
bornness. He threatened to sue the
shooter, but the case was finally settled
out Of court.
Sheldon-Senator Ed Pierce and
James X. Banks, local bankers, have
purchased the controlling interest in the
First National bank of Enderlin, the
prominent 500 line town of this county.
Fargo--An Independent theater here
to form connecting link between the
twin cities and the coast, is being dis
cussed. Representatives of antitrust
companies want stopping place. and
Fargo is said to be the best one-nieht
stand in the country.
Fargo-Governor Sarles has had two
towns named after him, has had a
brand of cigars named after him, and
now a set of Sarles souvenir post
cards have been issued by a Fargo
dealer. That's what it is to be popu-
lar.
Fargo-Judge Fisk yesterday made
an order appointing Alex M. Thackery,
consul general o: the United States at
Berlin, Germany, to take dispositions in
| Germany in the case Of North Dakota
and ]. B. Wineman against the Travel
ers' Insurance company.
Hankinson - A carload of stock
shipped to st. Paul by M. A. Wiper
man was mixed up in wreck and all
the animals were either killed outright
| or so badly injured that it was neces-
sary to kill them.
Grand Forks-Efforts are being made
to arrange for seed trains over the
Great Northern and 500 during the
| winter
Walhalla-There are to be sold in
Cavalier county Dec. l, $4,000 acres OF
| school lands. The lands are appraised
from SO to SIG per acre. OF course
some will be sold higher, but every foot
Of it is good land, and it is in region
where crop failures are unknown.
Fargo-The city has been served with
an injunction prohibiting the payment
Of bill for the construction of some
SOC feet Of concrete walk on the ground
that the work was not let in the man.
ner prescribed by law. Work in exces,
Of 500 must be advertised and let by
contract to the most desirable bidder
and this was not done.
| st. Thomas-A practical Halloween
Joker took sack Of oats and a single
harness from the barn Of Pat Kelly, hs
got buggy and robe in the yard OF
Rev. Richmond and belonging to that
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