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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
THE GiVEAWAY.

T1e-The Spendthrifts are sailing
close tc the wind Financially, but ! no,
tice Mrs Spendthrift still wears rer
diamonds.
She-she can't pawn them, you
krew-they're paste.-Detroit Free
2. ess
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Decoration Postponed.

Owing to the unfavcrable weather
conditions the Ladies Cemetery asso-
citation have indefinitely postponed
their decoration exercises.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
Stood the Trip Well.

A telegram received here today
saws that Mrs. Chas. We'll has arrived
at Chicago, and stood the trip we'll
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22
~ Z 3Ill laII VI Nilk!.i1 '. Y =
CONSTIPATION

is no respec.
ter of age, and
it is just as
com m on a
condition a.
mong child
ren as it is
with tn cir
parents.
The condi.
tion is far
more likely
to reach an
acute stage,
develop seri.
ously with the
little folks, be.
cause of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-22

Aiculty in detecting it.
Many a child has died from constipa-
n, or illness arising from it, when it
light have been saved by the timely
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

The prosperity of a community
depends largely on the Policy
pursued by its Bankers. For
5 years the First National Bank
of CooperstAwn, has been identi-
fed with the progress of Coop.
erstown and surroundin g
country. The resources of this
Bank have been used to promote
and strengthen worthy and re.
sponsible enterprises in the past
and will continue to do so in the
future. The patronage of de-
positors and worthy borrowers
will be appreciated. Thanking
the public for favors in the past,
we will strive to unite the con-
tinued confidence of our patrons.
We remain yours
Very truly.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

Mrs. l.. M. Summerville re-
turned last Tuesday from a
months visit to friends in Iowa.
Student Jenson will preach
in English in the Lutheran
Church next Sunday evening at
8 o'clock.
The Griggs County Far was
favored with fine weather but
the crowd was not as large as it
should have been.
DR.. Archibald, who for many
years was superintendent of the
jamestown Asylum, was found
dead in his bath tub in st. Pau
recently.
Presiding Elder Rev. j. G.
Moore of klinot, will hold the
fourth quarterly conference in
the Methodist church on Mon
day, Aug. 9TH at Gas p. M, al
8 p. m. he will preach and ad
minister the Holy Sacrament
general invitation is extended.
Editor Wellington Irysh, Of
Wheatland, was in the city Tues
day and Wednesday, and UNI
pired the ball games for the
association. Mr.. lrysh is recog
mixed as one of the best umpires
in the state and his work has
always been satisfactory here
and he has been coming here for
several years.
The Binford Cornet Band,
which has been furnishing the
people such excellent music dur.
ing the fair, is certainly q very
creditable band for q town like
Binford and for a young organic
alton. There are few better
bands in the state and our sister
town can we'll be proud of their
organization.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03
Estray.

From my farm on Sec. 26-146
go six miles west of Coopers.
town, very dark iron grey
mare, 4 years old, weight 1900.
A liberal reward will be given
for information leading to the
recovery of said animal.
F.. j. STEFFIN.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

Go to the FIRST NATIONAL
BANK for your farm loans.
Mrs. DR.. Brimi returned from
Minneapolis Monday.
Quite a delegation of Valley
City autoists attended the fair
yesterday. They report a fine
trip across country.
The telegraph operators went
out on a strike Wednesday. All
the Westesn Union men at this
place went out. The long dis
lance phone is doing business,
however.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

Speaking of the population of
North Dakota the Bismarck
Tribune is responsible for the
following:
Theo. Syverson returned home
last Thursday from New York.
He dropped of at Red Wing,
Mimi, en- route home to visit
friends.
Charley Jungck has added
another chair to his tonsorial
parlors and his customers can
get shaved right away quick
now.
Cashier liver Udgard, of the
First National Bank, arrived
home from a three months visit
to Norway, last Sunday. Every.
body is glad to welcome Mr.
Udgard back again.
Crop conditions have materi
ally improved the past week.
The recent rains have helped
out considerably and up to this
time no black rust has been re
ported.
There was a very fine display
of cattle at the fair. Jack Mills
Herefords, E. G. Butler and S.
Fletcher's Shorthorns with
Prof. McFarland's Black
Angus, made a fine showing.
Mrs. Geo. S. Newbery, OF
Darlington, arrived last Satur-
day to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Newberry, ST., and other friends
here. Frank Newberry, who
has been visiting at Darlington,
returned home the same day,
Mrs. w. A. Merrill who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r.
G. Cooper for the past three
months, left for her home in
Colorado Tuesday. Mrs. Mer-
rill's health is greatly improved
since she came to North Dakota.
If the weeds are not soon cut
down on some of the vacant lots
around town the United States
will be appropriating the lots and
putting them on the market for
timber claims. The growth of
weeds is very rank-which nat
uraJly must be so on account of
the rich soil of this section.
Mrs: George Houghton and
two children returned from a
two months visit with relatives
at Silverton, Oregon, last Satur-
day. They were held up at For
sythe, Montana, for about thirty
hours, on account of freight
train wreck, the train falling
through a bridge which had be-
come weakened. Their train,
the North Coast Limited, was
following the freight and ran
within ten feet of the broken
bridge. 1t was lucky the freight
was ahead of the passenger train
or many lives might have been
lost. The engineer and fireman
of the freight train where killed:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

We Will SomeWoef you.
We have improved farms for
sale. FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Two rooms to rent. Inquire
of Mrs. Julius Stevens.
F. j. Stone has been regraln,
ing and papering his hotel Office
until it looks as bright and cheer.
full as a new dollar.
Mrs. F. j. Stone and children
and Mrs. John G. Cussons went
into camp at Lake Willow last
Saturday morning.
Supt. Clara Feiring has APP
pointed Miss Ida Feiring deputy
superintendent for Griggs
county, the appointment taking
effect July 1st.
The expenses of attending
Mankato Commercial College,
Mankato, Mimi, are about half
that of any other good school.
Send for particulars.
F. d. Williams raised 1900
quarts of strawberries this
season. He will book orders
now for spring delivery for
young plants. Hand in your
order.
Many persons think because
their business is small that a
bank does not want to be both.
cred with it. They are mis-.
taken, so far as this bank is con
cerned. We welcome the small
account as cordially as the large
one. One dollar will start an
account.-State Bank of Coop
erstown.
Deputy Register of Deeds o.
B. Westley is able to beout again
after a couple of weeks enforced
rest. He was trying to play
Sampson one day in endeavorine
to pull a stake out of the ground,
but not having long hair he
strained his back and the stake
had to be pulled out with a der
rick. O. B. will know better
next time.
There is no one in town that is
doing more to beautify the town
than is Al. Shue, who has GER
tainly worked wonders around
! his home, livery barn, etc. The
fine cement walks and curbs are
a great improvement and Al car
sit on his porch and smoke his
fifteen cent cigars with that feel
ing tnat every man has when he
knows he has as good a lay out
as any of 'em.
| There was big dance at the
Rhodes farm west of town last
Friday night in the mammoth
barn which had been fitted for
the occasion. There was a
large crowd present, a number
going out from town, and for a
few hours the welkin rang with
the sound of mirth and the
rhythmic schuffle of feet to the
merry tones of the orchestra.
Those present report a swell
time.
Mrs. And. Golf and Mrs. E. E.
Downe entertained about fifty
lady friends at progressive
finch last Thursday afternoon,
at the Opera House, which had
been secured for the occasion.
The ladies had the interior of the
building very nicely decorated
for the occasion. There were
twelve tables and for about three
hours those present had a very
enjoyable time. Mrs. Cora
Johnson had the greatest mum
Der of stars ON her card and was
accordinly awarded the prize.
At the conclu sion of the game
the ladies were served with a
very fine lunch, after which
they dispersed to their homes
assuring Mrs. Golf and Mrs.
Downe that they had thoroughly
enjoyed the entertainment afford
ed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03
Bid. Wanted.

Bids will be received by G. w.
Dyson, clerk of School District
No. z up to Saturday, Aug. 18th,
for the erection of a school build
ing. Plans and specifications
can be seen at my place. Board
reserves right to reject any or
all bids.
r. w nvSnN
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03
LOCALS

This has been wonderful sea-
son for trees which have grown
very fast.
STATE BANK of Cooperstown
has money at all times for
FARM LOANS.
Mr.. Walter Turtle, of Duluth,
spent a part of last week at Coop
erstown looking over the crop
situation.
FOR SALE-A fine lot of AL
pigs on reasonable terms.
G. w. LAWRENCE.
M. A. Jensen, of the COURIER,
is taking a weeks vacation in
Minnesota this week. He will
have a great sucker story to tell
when he returns.
Mrs. o. w. Kerr came up
from Fargo last Thursday to
spend a week visiting her sister,
Mrs. T. E. Warner, and also
other friends in Cooperstown.
p. r. Trubshaw is having new
concrete sidewalks laid around
his residence property which
improves the appearance of
things around his domicile.
Carlander & Carlson are doing
the work.
DIR. L. S. PLATOU, of Valley
City, graduate of Christiania uni
versity, Norway. will be in Coop
erstown Aug. Is for the purpose
of practicing his profession. Re-
gular visits last Friday each
month. Private hospital.
Gustav Hanson returned last
Thursday from a months vaca-
ton around Chicago, the twin
cities and other Minnesota towns
and feels in fine shape to buckle
down to business again in Albert
Larson 8 store.
The hail storm of ten days ago
wiped out more crop than was
at first reported. We are in.
formed that Messrs. Monsoon,
Ophiem, Qualey, johnson, and
others along in that locality
suffered heavy losses from the
storm.
College of Law of the Universe.
ty of North Dakota. Strong fac.
ulty of able lawyers. Two years
day course and three years night
course lead to the degree OF
LIB. For further information
address Andrew A. Bruce,
Grand Forks, N. d,
Ground was last week broken
for new residence for DIR.
Brimi and the work of excavat.
ing for the basement is about
completed. The doctor expects
to build q nice neat residence
and seeing that he has one of the
finest building spots in the city
be will be strictly in it.
George Won Blon has just
completed a two weeks engage
ment pulling mustard on his
bonanza ranch two miles north
of town, and has made up his
mind to quit work for three
months in order to rest after 81
much exertion. George always
was a dandy to pull mustard
and if he does not accumulate {
fortune equal to Rockefeller OF
Jack Flynn it..won't be becaus,
he does not reach after It.
Speaking about raising Small
fruits in North Dakota, F. D
Williams has demonstrated this
season that it can be done sue
cessfully. He has a strawberry
patch from which he has raised
and sold 1900 quarts of as fint
berries as were ever put on the
market and of a better flavor
than any that has been shipped
in here. What he has done
along this line can just as easily
be done by others. The reason
more fruit is not grown here il
because people won't bother witt
it.
One good dwelling houses fol
aa1o on reasonable forms
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03
I know not what the truth
may Be. l tell i to you
q twas told to me. -

Call at r. S. Lunde's Office for
farm loans and insurance.
Miss Josie Hammer and sister
returned last Thursday from a
camping trip to Lake Willow.
Mrs. J. B. Geiske and Mrs.
Oscar Stems, of Rogers, visited
their sister, Mrs. And. Golf, the
latter part of last week.
100000 10 lean On farm land.
First oatio,sl Dank Of coopess.
toua.
Charley Bartlett returned to
his business at Rogers last
Thursday. He has been suffer
ing with blood poisoning in his
hand.
Oscar Arson came up from
Haunaford last Friday and ling
cred between trains, which is too
short visit for a good fellow
like Oscar.
A. E. Carlander went over to
Wimbledon last Thursday to see
how the boys were getting along
with the new bank that he is
building under contract at that
place.
See A. Rhodes for windmills, pumps
and tanks. Linseed and machine Oil
for sale.
Seval Friswold recentlysold a
house on Rollin avenue to Miss
Mary Anderson, of Romness.
This house is the one now being
occupied by S. N. Hall and fami
~. The new owner is to take
possession September LIST.
Barley and rye harvest is in
operation and if the weather con-
tinues favorable from now on
harvest in general will soon be
along. The heavy rain of last
Thursday put stop to haying
for a few days.
FOR SALE Gang Flows
for sale alta bargain. Inquire OF
p. E. NELSON.
Stonework on the new Con.
gregational parsonage basement
is almost completed. This socie'
ty will build a very neat and
handy parsonage that will be
credit to the neighborhood.
Cooperstown is coming along
some these days and don't you
forget it.
At the annual meeting of the
Farmers Elevator Company held
recently Mr.. Fred Beier was
reelected manager of the eleva.
ter at an increased salary. Mr.,
Beier is certainly the right man
in the right place and earns
every cent that he gets. He left
this week for a two weeks vaca.
ton in South Dakota.
Quite q delegation of the Ma
sonic lodge of Cooperstown went
over to Hope last Friday to par.
ticipate in some extra lodge work
at that place. L. A. Jacobson,
of Hope, has been elected grand
master of fine jurisdiction Of
North Dakota, and thetwo lodges
united in a complimentary meet
ing for him.
Girl wanted for general house
work. Good wages for the right
girl.
Mrs. G. T. WHIDDEN.
It was too bad that those Han
naford ball enthusiasts had tc
take that handsome cup case
back home with that little tin
cup that was intended to be
handed over to the Cooperstown
boys-being confident of taking
the championship cup back te
Hannaford. We say it is exceed
ingly disappointing, but we have
a dim recollection of some sports
from another town doing just
that same thing.
FOR SAI4E-New Deerine
mower. Cash or time. Inquire
of
A. E. SHUE.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

'Whsn you have money to deposit
remember us"
When you want to borrow money
we will remember you."
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

Mrs. Theo. A Olson and baby
leftlast Saturday for her home
at Red Wing, MINI.
WANTED-A position as cook
in the county. Apply at the
COURIER office. =
DR.. Platou came up from Val
ley City last Friday, to pay his
regular monthly visit to this
place.
Mrs. Joseph Buchheit, of Bin
ford, visited with Mrs. r. M.
Cowen a few days last week, re.
turning home last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Roberts, of Mer-
RAM Park, Mimi, are the guests
of Mrs. L. V. D. Cain: Mrs.
Roberts is Mrs. Gains sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Jackson
and little daughter, of Binford,
were visitors to the county seat
Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Mrs. H. K. Hawley is visiting
friends in Illinois, leaving here
Wednesday of last week. She
is expected home some time this
week.
States Attorney Gladstone
was confined to his room q couple
of days last week with a light
attack of appendicitis. He is all
right again now, however.
Mrs. Sam Sansburn went to
Fargo last week to see her
daughter, Miss Ethel, who had
undergone an operation on her
eyes. At last reports Miss
Ethel was doing nicely.
Mrs. Julia Stevens is enlarg.
ing her millinery parlors, and
getting in shape for the fall
trade. She has had large
work room built on the rear end
of her store, as we'll as enlarged
the main show room.
The trees over hanging the
sidewalks in many places around
town need the attention of the
owners or the city marshal.
The branches hang so low that
people have to duck their heads
in order to navigate. Trim up
your trees and be decent about
it.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Gimblett
and two children arrived flom
Estevan, Canada, last Saturday
to pay visit to their relatives ir
Griggs county. Mr.. Gimblet'
returned home the fore part o
the week. His wife and children
will remain and make a more
extended visit.
The residence owners along
the Boulevard have put in a lo'
of work and expense in fixing W
that street ard in trying to pre-
serve the grass and keep it like
a continuous lawn on either side
of the newly graveled road. i
transfers and draymen will ust
the road and not cut up thu
grass it will help those citizen.
maintain one of the finest resi-
dence streets in North Dakota.
| N. A. Patterson has had bug
gy built according to a plan o
his own and is designed more
particularly for hunting pur
poses. The rig contains an ic'
chest-this is to cary ice to keel
the dogs from getting a sun
stroke-dog cage, gun rack ant
provender box, and in fact every
convenience for q hunter and il
will not be Mr.. Patterson's fault
if he does not enjoy the fal
shooting.
! We have received a long letter
from A. Garborg which will be
published in our next issue. II
was written at Portland Oregon
and he says he has gained ter
pounds since he left Coopers
town 2 months ago. Ifhe keeps
up that gain right along he will
be big one bv the end of the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-03

SIlOOGlnS.
We have received a long letter
from A. Garborg which will be
published in our next issue. 1t
was written at Portland Oregon
and he says he has gained ten
pounds since he left Coopers-
town 2 months ago. If he keeps
up that gain right along he will
be a big one by the end of the
year. He says that they were
going to Oakland, Cal. where he
can be reached by mail by this
time.
Another very enjoyable pro-
gressive finch party was that
given by Mrs. R. G. Cooper and
Mrs. J. N. Brown at the home of
the former last Friday afternoon
from three to seven o'clock.
The spacious and cosy rooms of
Mrs. Cooper were comfortably
filed by ladies who for about
three hours pleasantly spent the
time in wrestling with the prob
lens Of the game of finch. At
the wind-up of the games it was
discovered that Mrs. John Gus
sons had more stars to her
credit than anybody else and
she was awarded the prize. A
very nice luncheon was served
and cut fowers-beautiful roses
were given to the guests. 1t
was a very delightful party, so
say they all.
The Columbus journal., 1905-09-13


On Wednesday of this week DR.. II. q.
Morris of Cres,On was united in marri-
age to Miss Marie Smith of Greenwood,
Neb. The wedding took place ut the
home Of the brides parents, many Cres-
ION people being present. DR.. Morris is
a young MAJ of much promise, and u
bright and happy future is predicted for
the young couple.
Theodore Wagner and wife are expect
| ed home Friday from their wedding trip.
Mr. Wagner and Miss Cassie Barrett
were married last week and spent II part
of their honeymoon ut Lincoln.
The Columbus journal., 1905-09-13

Plants sleep much the same as ant
mails. Their sleep II quite real. and
IT. reality can be shown. Perhaps tho
oest marked form Of slumber In the
vegetable world Is that Of the great
winter rest. when 80 many species re-
tire altogether under the sheltering soil
and there lie dormant side by side with
the slumbering animals. How does The
long winter rest Of animals differ. ait
ef all, from the winter rest Of the GRO
Gus and the hyacinth. which withdraw
all the living material from their leaves
In autumn and bury themselves inches
deep In the soil in the shape Of Il bulb
TIL February rains or April suns tempt
leaves and flowers out again: The
whole vast class Of Dubious and tuher-
GUS plants. indeed the lilies. orchids.
daffOdils. narcissi. tulips. sIuills. blue
bells and snOwdrOps are they not just
alternating creatures which retire un-
derkrOund In autumn with the slugS
and the queen wasps, to reappear In
spring about the same time with the
return to upper air Of the mOles. the
t~oetoises and the fritillary butterflies?
The Columbus journal., 1905-09-13
Albion
From The News.)

Florence, the ten mOnths-Old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Pittenger. died
Saturday afternoon OF cholera infantum.
Isaac Letson, aged 69. died at his
home in Albion August 81. He was one
OF the pioneers Of Boone county, having
lived there since 1879. Three deaths
have occurred in this family in the past
few months. The funeral was held Sun.
day rfternOOn and was one of the most
largely attended ever held in Albion.
There was q family gathering at Jas
Murpby's near Bra.iish last Sunday al
which there we're thirty-six children and
grandchildren Of Wm. Murphy Of Abb
on. The day was happily spent in
social way.
Miss Mabel Rankin went to Columbus
Monday to attend Commercial College
Miss Gertrude Lutes, while operating
the steam mangle at the laundry last
Saturday, got one hand drawn into the
machine anc sustained quite serious
injuties. 1t crushed and burned three
fingers quite badly. Miss Lutes is an
experienced laundry operator whose
home is in Central City.
Judge1Hanna came in yesterday and
convened district court. About thu
first move was a challenge OF the jury on
the ground that they had been illegally
drawn. The law requires that in select
ing the names from which the jury is IL
be drawn they shall be appOrtiOne(
among the different precincts according
to population. This was not done ant
consequently the jury all dis
charged. As q consequence NJ jur.
cases can he disposed Of ut this term.
The Columbus journal., 1905-09-13
81. Edward.
fFrm the Advanced

Miss Silvia Rood left Monday for Co.
lumbus where she will attend the pub
lie schools at that place.
Mrs. Sarah Durand, formerly Of st.
Edward but now living nine miles from
Albion, fell last week and sustained a
broken hip. She is reported as doing
nicely at this writing.
Hugh Smith went down to Columbus
Tuesday to meet his little daughter
Ruth, who is living with an aunt ut
Hancock. Iowa, and who has returned
to Nebraska for the first time in five
years, for an extended visit with her
father.
Miss Cecilia Flaherty, daughter Of
Michael Flaherty, left Monday for Jack
o where she will attend st. katherine's
academy.
Mira JOa Penfeld died Tuesday after.
noon at her home at I'D O'Clock, a.
ter an illness OF more than three months
cause Of death being kidney trouble.
Funeral services held yesterday after.
noon from the NJ. E. church. the Rev. G.
P. Wimberly officiating. Burial was had
at Evergreen cemetery. While her hus-
band, children and friends had been
watching at her bedside for the past
month in almost hourly anticipation Of
what they knew to be the inevitable re.
suit of her illness, the news OF her death
cast q gloom over the entire community.
The deceased had for many years been
an active worker in church circles, char.
liable and temperance movements and
the community as a whole feels the loss
in common with the bereaved family,
The deceased leaves q husband, ont
daughter and a son.