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VOL. 18 No. 6. The Griggs Courier. R. TRUBSHAW, EDITOR. Senator Arnold, of Larimore, is said to be a candidate for gov ernor. It is doubtful if the peo ple will gratify the senator's am bition. Gov. Pancher appears to have the call if the state papers cut any figure in the deal. Governor Pancher is receiv ing many kind compliments from the press boys these days touch ing upon his renomination for governor, and a great many of them are in favor of breaking the rule and giving the governor a second term. The genial Fred has a host of friends all over the state. David Bartlett is being fre quently mentioned by the papers as a possible successor to Judge Glaspell. If Judge Glaspell is not to succeed himself he could have no more worthy successor than Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Bartlett is a strong prohibitionist from principal as well as in practice, and with him as a candidate no claim could be made that it was an anti-prohibition tight. The great danger is that if Judge Glaspell is defeated that some one more favorable to the open saloon than Mr. Bartlett will be nominated. Harvey, Valley City and other towns all arouud us are going after a ttax fiber mill, while Coop erstown, one of the best towns in the state, is settingaround do ing nothing. What we want is a flax fiber mill and we want it bad. An institution of this kind would bring thousands and thousands of good hard cash in to Griggs county to be distribut ed among our farmers and busi ness men. Plax straw, which is now burned up every fall, would be purchased by the owners of the mill at several dollars per ton, and the farmer would gather in dollars for straw that is now useless to him. This is a point well worth considering and it seems to us that an effort as well as inducements should be offered for a plant to be located at this point. Cooperstown cannot af ford to take a backward step in 1900. Bro. Abbott, of the Sentinel, is paralyzed because the Courier advocates the referendum, prim ary election, etc., etc., and throws his hands up in a pious manner because we are editing a republican paper and advocao Ing these reforms. Unlike the Sentinel, the Courier is progres sive and believes in advancing in stead of pounding away in one rut all the time. Times and con ditions are changing and we are changing to meet the conditions. The Courier is a strictly republi can paper, but it is not so parti zan and narrow-minded that it cannot see any good in any other party or platform and we are not afraid to express our opinion either, if it is for the good of the people generally. We have yet to see the populist paper who has a good word to say for any good advocated by the republi can party, but instead fill up their columns by abuse. The republican party is a party of progression and marches ahead as fast as the conditions warrant, while the demo-pop party is still pounding away along in the same old 16 to 1 rut and its chief aim is to set up a long howl and kick on general principles. The demo cratic platform' will consist of four words this year as follows: "We are agin everything." The Sentinel also endeavors to bring the county commissioners into The print and says that there is no prospect of getting the populist board changed for some time to come. The Courier doesn't care a continental whether the board is populist or republican, as it is not dependant on its existence from any pap from them while the Sentinel is. at ttie same time we notice that the first chance the people got to vote for commis sioner one pop was knocked out, ana if the populist party had had the same chance the republicans had a few weeks ago there would have been a complete change. The Sentinel shouldn't get too funny or count the chickens be fore thev are hatched. While the politicians are mak ing up the slates for the voters to ratify at the election to be held next November, we hope that they will not overlook the name of State Treasurer Driscoll, who, by-the-way. has made as con servative and efficient an official that eve" graced that office. The people should bear in mind that Mr. Driscoil is the man who is largely responsible for the large raise in railroad assessment in this state, and in consequence his scalp is very much desired. The Courier believes that the people will make a special effort to have Mr. Driscoll retained for another term at least. When you get a conscientious and ef ficient officer it is a good plan to keep hi in in office. A New York special telegram says that there is to be no total surrender by the democratic leaders to the gold standard men. If men like Mr. Bryan and Chairman Jones have their way the silver blank of the Chicago platform will be em phatically reaffirmed, and that the same time it will be the poli cy of the party managers to dev ise a platform that will have enough planks to give standing room for all classes of men op posed to the republican adminis tration. With a view to bring ing in about as much harmony as possible. Senator Jones re cently designated Senators Money, of Mississippi Bacon of Georgia Tillman, of South Caro lina. and Turley. of Tennessee, to act as a sort of advisory com mittee and get together material available for platform making purposes. The great 16 to 1 is sue which was to save the coun try four years ago is to be aban doned and something new— against the republican party—is to be the slogan this year. We would suggest that the demo cratic party put one plank in their platform and let that be "anything to beat the republican party. Arthur Sewall, who was the democratic candidate for vice president during the last, cam paign. has recently returned from Honolulu, where he had spent a month with his son, Harold M, Sewall, special agent of the United States in Hawaii. In an interview Mr. Sewall said. •'I have always favored acqui sion of the Philippines after the Paris treaty, said Mr. Sewall to day. "The United States should stand with the admistration in all that is being done to hold the Philippines they are worth re taining. "Mr. McKinley will be re nominated and reelected. Mr. Bryan, too, will be renominated, but I fear that he cannot win the goal. "The fact is, the country has been too prosperous to warrant any hope of a change in the national administration, and peo pie are slow to take up reform measures when times are as COOPERSTOWN, GRIGGS COUNTY, N. D.. THURSDAY FEBRUARY good as they are at present." "No, I am not a candidate for the vice presidency again. I be lieve it is a poor policy on the part of the democracy to select any candidate from the east, where no electoral votes may be expected, and, moreover, I am not ambitious to make the race again. If the democrats call up on me again, however, I could not refuse to do my duty." One by one the leaders of the democratic party in the last cam paign are repudiating the senti ments of the anti-expansion wing! of their party and are lining up in favor of the retention of the Philippines. The majority against hauling down the Hag over America possessions will teach Bryan and his cohorts a lesson next fall. Stick a pin here. The Griggs Sentinel admits that the merchants, the manu facturers, and pretty much everybody are busy and are making money, but claims that this is not prosperity. It main tains that the farmer, the poor, down trodden farmer, is getting the worst of it. Now. here are a few facts for the Sentinel to di gest: The farmers of .North Dakota wit.iout any change in their ma terial surroundings, are in bet ter shape financially than they ever were before. They are liv ing in better houses, are wearing better clothes, are driving bet ter horses, are worshipping in better churches, ana are send ing their children to school more months in the year than ever be fore. Their debts are fewer and smaller, and their assets greater than at any previous period in their history. It does not apply merely to a few favored spots, but is of general application throughout the northwest, and the Sentinel cannot point out a section iti the state, unless it be an occasional hail stricken dis trict, of which these statements are not true. Right under the Sentinel's nose the people of Griggs county paid $30,000 in taxes in January of this year, this being the largest payment ever made in January in that county. Tax delinquencies have been fewer all over the state than ever before, and yet the Sentinel says the farmers have no share in the general prosperi ty. What nonsense.—Grand Forks Herald. Bu iisen'8 Crcuin Catarrh ul Ciires catarrh easily and pleasantly. It contains no mercury or other in jurious drug. It is quickly absorbed. Gives instant relief. It opens and cleanses the i/asal passages, allays in flammation, heals and protects the membrane and restores the senses of taste and smell. Regular size fifty cents. Sample free, also pamphlet tel ling all about catarrh. Address C. W. Beggs, Sons & Co., Chicago, III. For sale by H. H. BATEMAH & Co. DOVER. The laugh is on C. M. Kribbs just now. He took a man out to see the Famous Home Comfort Steel Range, and in trying the strength of the door —broke it. Mr. Robert W&lks traded horses with Linsay Wright, of Wimbledon, last Saturday. Several of our farmers went to Wimbledon last Saturday to attend the horse sale, but were disappointed —there was no sale. Mr. B. E. Berlin was in Dazey one day last week. Messrs. D. B. Berlin, B. E. Berlin and C. M. Kribbs purchased several of Mr. Fiero's thorobred Shorthorns. Mr. Joel Baura purchased a horse from Date Berlin on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson visit ed at B. E. Berlin's last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Fry took dinner at D. B. Berlin's last Sunday. Lookout for a box social in the nea- future, about the 15th. The social dance at Mr. Ed. Mc Cormick's last Saturday night, wound up in a free for all fi^ht, in which jack-knives and revolvers were used. No serious damage was done—a cut tace and a few black eyes is all. Too much booze was the cause. Dover can boast of the finest lot of Plymouth Rock fowls in the county, we venture to say, the property of Mr. Middlesworth. liomarkablc liescuc. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Flainlild, HI., nuikv.s the statement, that sh* caughl cold, which settled on her lungs she was treated for a month by her family physician, hut grew worse. He tolu her she was a hopeless viet'in of con sumption and that 110 Jamestown, N. I)., Feb. 7.—J. A Atkinson, of Sykeston, who has beet spending a month in Iowa and Illi nois looking after land sales and set tiers, returned home today. He has concluded one of the largest real es state transactions of the season, am reports the sale of all the railroad lands in one township in northern Stutsman county. The entire town ship has changed hands practically as but two or three small pieces had previously been taken. Much of it can be farmed, and in fact Mr. At kinson says the Russians in other parts of the state are working much rougher land than a part of this town ship. But the chief use to which the new owners will put their posses sions will be in stock raising. There is plenty of hay and water. The price of the deal is not made public, and the purchasers are Iowa men. Mr. Atkinson says the prospects lor immigration to this part of the state are good from where he has been. Laboring men and mechanics, with a little money ahead, are looking for a home and cheap lands, and a num ber may come up this spring. Sever al agents t6 work up the business were engaged in Illinois and Iowa. A great deal of land will be broken in Wells county this spring, more than ever before in any one year. Have you Ko/eina'.' Try Boro-Carbol Salve, the greatest specific in the world for blind, bleed ingor itching piles, eczcina, tetter and all skin diseases. Try Boro-Carbol Salve at once: you will be pleased with the results. Twentv-five cents pei box warranted. For sale by H. II. Bateman it Co. An Interesting Letter. YPSU.ANTI, MICH. Courier 15. ,g0o I guess some of these anti-expansion ists will have to move back into the thirteen original colonies to be con sistant with their ideas. I wonder if he who lives here in Michigan ever stops to think that this land between the great lakes was once the Indian's hunting grrund. Did they ask the poor savage Indian whether he would be ruled oyer by the whites, or us. No they fought him every time he fought for his rights and drove him further back into the wilderness. The whites broke their treaties with ins .hem om an,I taking ,heir hm,„., THK Jokkk. a medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested 1 King's New Discovery for Consump tion she bought a bottle and to her de light found herself benetitUd from lirst dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found h-.reself sound and well now does her own houst work and is as well as she ever was Free trial ttles of this Great Dis covery at H. 11. Bateuian & Co.'s drug stor«*. Only 50 cents and $1.00. every bottle guaranteed. Whole Township. Well whatever tlicy may say—Mc Kinley and his prosperity is good enough for me for another ber me as, Feb. 1, 1900. Dear Friend Percy:—It has been some little time since I heard direct ly from you. The Courier, which is a very welcome weekly visitor at my home, mentions you once in a while. I sincerely -hope that you all are enjoying good health. Maude must be getting to be a very fine young lady by this time. Is she not 10 years old or thereabout? I shall never forget her and the way she used to get back at us when we would plague her. I see you give your esteemed con temporary a well merited dig, (as nearly as I can judge) once in a while. The "brakes" that some of these populist papers and also other papers which are agin the administra tion is enough to make one "weary." Indians alter promising them ccrtciiti *. .1 LLi1.1i" night and the following petition was lands to be their own and then push- I away. Di.l the r. Louisana purchase, whether thev Would be ruled by this government or not? Another question. If the l'ihpinos had accepted the sovereign ty ol the I. nited States without any bloodshed, would not these same fel lows who are opposing the policy of the government, or at least a great many of them, i:e in favor of their annexation? 1 here was no kicking about the annexation of the 4 years and he's going to be elected by a very large vote too. There has has been no better record made in any ad ministration that is being made by the present incumbent. I inclose you a clipping from the Detroit Journal, my daily caller, on Senator Tillman, from Carolina. I enjoyed it very much and thought that perhaps you might like to read it. 1 must stop on this subject be cau you will get tired reading it. Well Percy 1 have left business un til the last, but I 'spose you don't care which end it comes on so long as it comes. I have meant to attend to my subscription to the Courier be fore but have neglected to, but please find enclosed postoffice money order Si. 50, for one year's subscription to the Cooperstown Rag of Freedom— long may it wave. Please give my best regards to your family and all the folks and remem Ever your friend, W. C. FARIONOTUN. Notice for Bids. The school board of Tyrol School Dist. ict No. 10 will receive bids for the building of a schoolhouse. Such bids must be in by March 1st. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the cle- k. The board re serves the right to reject any or all bids. WILL H. SAXSBURN, Clerk What ti Prominent Ken tuckian &»a.y«. W. L. lancy, Paducah, writes: I had a severe ca6e of Kidney disease and three of the best physicians of southern Kentucky treated me without success. I was induced to try Foley's Kidney Cure. The first bottle gave immediate relief ami three bottles cured me per manently. I gladly recommend this wonderful remedy. For sale by H, H. Bateman & Co. McH enrv has no police or mar shal, but they like to see the laws of North Dakota obeyed. After con siderable trouble on Saturday morn ing with blind pigs, bootleggers and a tew drunken men, the citizens ot McHenrv commenced to feel their honor trampled upon, and like every loval subject decided on taking steps and measures to uphold the honor and morals of the town and tliere fore a meeting was called Saturday lvslI Tl 1)an(Io imil Vm 0 lnslon government ask the inhabitants -, ,-. the undersigned citizens ot Mc-r the st I Sand It seems that the very fellows who. about a year and a half a_,o or more were crying for war, and calling the president all sorts ot names—weak, man without a back bone, etc.,—be cause he didn't plunge the country into war right then and there are the ones who, now that til president is doing all that any man could do in upholding the integrity and honor of the nation, in dealing with qutstions which are the direct result of the war, lor which these critics cried for, arc now criticizing the administration policy in the Philippine the most severe. Henri believing and being fully con vinced that you a Walier HelYerin am W llt'i'liiH'. A l.amont. (J.'O Si-well, '3 *.i Ji.co PKR ANNUM McHENRY ITEMS. Hc(Terin Clias. Danlo, Wm. Johnson are running a blind pig ami selling liquor contrary to law and that both you and your place ol business ?rea public nuisance and a disgrace to both our town and good morals, and having called a meeting ot the citi zens, we have fully concluded that this must stop. We hereby order you, Chas I'ando, Wallace Hefferin and Win. Johnston, each, and all cf you to leave this town three hours l1Hrl- after service of this notice or we will 1 witch Islands—on the contrary it was very favorably commented on! and was a fulfillment of pledges. I here was no awiti! howl' about the great wrongs oi expansion over this. ike steps to move you IMek Mowdfii. Nil1 .Johnson. Auur. Bot.lr.wll. I! (Jraliam. S a W a Albers Ayers, N II Hakken, Anton Johnson, W W ISothwclI. 1 Joy (Yanden. Aink'rsou A yndersuu. Mai-rin Kvju, Alfstad, Tom I'arke. K. Holinock, I! Mc 'ov, I loy .1 opp, Chas Heiison. A Williams, II S. Halvorsoli. Kirdseyi: iV Mulk- ci-ii. The "pigs" having left town about noon and not arriving home until Monday to o'clock p. m. The citi zens now gathered around their black shed, and someone begged to be ad mitted but they refused, and blew out their light. Then one of the hoys got a pick and said we shall open for them, part of storm shed was now broken away and door was burst open and one of the boys delivered notices, one to each one of the piggers. In the morning the bootleggers begged for a few hours more to get their things striaghtened, and it was granted to them, and they left, at noon on the limited ex press. Heffreu left for Little Falls. Minn., and Dando and Johnston shipped their baggage, etc ., to Rogers—(110 booze) for it rumored that they stored that in an old seperator at Binford on Saturday, and they were not al lowed to take same when they were driven out of town. It is advisable for every liquor dealer after this not to break the laws of North] Dakota and McHenry for they will, and shall bt pun ised to the full extent of their vioes. TOWN Km. Story oi felave. To be bouud hand and foot for years by the chains of disease is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tells how such a slave was made free. He says: "My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone, After using two bottles of Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully im proved and able to do her own work." This supreme remedy for female dis oeanes quickly cures nervousness, sleep lessness, melancholy, headache, back ache. fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cts. Sold by H. H, Bateman & Co. drug gists. Cares tl»o Worst Coujfh. Bunsen's Pine Tar Cough Honey cures the worst cough and cold almost instantly. It is the greatest specific for coughs, colds, la grippe, pneumonia and all throat and lung affections. You should try Bunsen's Pine Tar Cough Honey immediately. It never fails to cure. For sale by H. H. Bateman & Co.