The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-02-16
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The Fingal Congregational church
has been dedicated.
Ninot people are studying the wa
ter and sewer problem.
A jury has been secured in the
Bascom case at Pembina.
j. H. Weineman is elected president
of the state ooard of health.
Arrangements are being made to
take religious census of the state.
The FPrgo Forum has been desig-
mated Of: official paper of Cass county.
Fargo gets s5l, 4o9.2s from the
county treasurer. Casselton receives
$4,6yt.5o.
Dan Wallace, of jamestown. has ac-
ces5ted position on the government
steamer Burnside.
= Norval Baptie is North Dakota
product, and we are all proud of his
record as skater.
A Wells county man has been sent
to the insane asylum because he in
sists that he is lousy.
The Minot Commercial club ex-
pressed it's opposition to the plan for
dividing Ward county.
Rolent Campbell and wife, formerly
of Northwood, are found dead in their
room at La Porte, Ind.
The aurora which was visible few
nights ago was one OF the most bril-
liant seen for several years.
The Hardware Dealers association,
in session at Fargo, selected Crooks
ton as the next place of meeting.
The effort to have the Red river
south of Fargo declared unnavigable
has struck u snag in Washington.
ISs Knudson wants the city of Far
go to pay him $500 for injuries sus-
tanned in a fall on defective walk.
Andrew Slette was dangerously cut
in the lung in northern Bottineau
county in a. row up in the mountains.
The Fargo Call hears that the street
railway there has been n paying in
stitution ever since the cars began to
run.
There is a rumor over at James
town that Manager Walker wishes to
nut that town on the circuit of the
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Raising Fort Lincoln to the dignity
of q battalion post will bring many
more men there, and will give Bis
marck quite military air.
A five-legged hog was killed at Bis
marck the other day. 1t is not stated
that anything was the matter with
either of the animals eyes.
William Hayerland was held to the
district court in the sum of $1,000
bonds for burglarizing the store of
NJ. w. manson ut Grand Forks.
A rabbit hunter at Strasburg fell
into q we'll and was almost covered by
the cave-in caused by his efforts to
climb out-when friends came to his
rescue.
House Bill No. 20, the Stevens food
bill, has been returned to committee
for amendment. 1t did not meet with
the approval of the people who are
really trying to raise the standard of
food products sold in the state.
Fargo faces the necessity of a new
city hall and Jail. The accommodate
tions of this class at Grand Forks are
none of the best, but judging from
the published statements we are q
long way better off than our neigh
Dor.
The members of the Womcn's Liter
ary club, of Wahpeton, gave q ban
auet to the husbands of the club to
pay up for the times when the men
had been obliged to get their own
dinners.
ID. w. Driscoll, one of Grafton's
most prominent citizens, is dead. He
had been confined to his home four
weeks, suffering from heart trouble.
yet the end came so suddenly that the
community was shocked at the news.
The remains were buried in the Ma
sonic cemetery.
The park bill which will be pre-
scented in the legislature at ON early
session has the endorsement of the
city attorneys of the various cities
who met in Fargo few days ago.
Editor George FAIRIES, of the Court
ney Gazette, has brought a $4,000
damage suit against Rev. Steele, of
Minnewaukan, formerly of Courte-
nay, and Porter w. Eddy, of James
town, formerly sheriff of Stutsman
county. The case was settled out of
court.
In decision of the secretary of the
interior he has denied the motion for
q rehearing of the defendant in the
land contest case of Karinus Kop-
pang VS.. Linn j. Frazier. involving
southeast quarter of section s-156-5S
in the Grand Forks land district.
Parents of 12-year-old boy who
was arrested by Officer Benson at
brand Forks charged with stealing q
pair of moccasins, settled the case
with the proprietors of the store
where the theft occurred and the lad
was released.
Two well known young men, resi-
dents of Fargo, narrowly escaped
getting into the lookup on account of
stealing roast chicken from one of
the leading restaurants.
A. E. Franks was appointed post
master at Grand Rapids, La Moure
county, vice q. C. Crum, resigned, and
Leroy B. Howell at Mack, Cavalier
county, vice Otto H. Olson, resigned.
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