Griggs County courier., January 23, 1885, Image 1

About Griggs County courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1885

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THE COURIER.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
By FJRED'K. H. ADAMS.
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jf Official Paper of Griggs County
TIME TABLE.
S. C. & T. M.
RAILROAD.
Train makes round trip between Sanborn and
Coopcrtitown every Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, leaving Sanborn 8:80 a. m.. and arriving at
p. m.
N. P. Railroad, main line—Passenger trains
pass Sanborn:
vf'.nng ea»t
Going east
Goinji west
Going VPest
Tickets for all parts of the
Canada for sale at this station.
It. M. COVTEX, Agent.
C. S. FEE, Gen. Pas*, and Ft. Agt.
Wheat. 64 cents.
The base ball expert, who tried to
«atcli a ball thrown from the Washing
ton monument, thought a meteor had
gone through his blistered hands.
John Burke, a lineal descendant of
the great Edmund Burke, was arrested
in Cheyenne the other day for being
drunk. This shows that alcohol is no
respecter of the Burkes.
Mr. Williams' committee on appor
tionment was rejected in. the house by a
large majority. Messrs. Steele and
Pugh were proposed by the member
from Burleigh, to represent the north.
Miss Mackey's dowry, as Pincess Col
ona, it is said, is to be "ample." Old
Mackey will shovel the gold in with a
scoop shovel. "Whinyez have enough
to kape yez, spliake the wurd, and I'll
quit shoovling."
The object of the rceent visit of
Messrs. Hartley and Kindred to Wash
ington turns out to have been the re
moval of the St. Cloud land office to
Brainerd. Congressman Nelson said
•"nay and the office lingers at St.
Cloud.
In the Dakota legislature bills have
been introduced providing for the
changing of tlie time when taxes be
come delinquent, to June affecting
county auditors relating to the organi
zation of civil townships appropriating
money for the New Orleans exhibition,
the agricultural college at Brookings,
tl»e normal school at Springfield pro
viding for threshers'liens on gram re
ducing the exemption to S750.
The Smiths lived in Smugberg, and
the first month after they were married
they did nothing but sit on one anoth
er's lap and talk baby talk "whose ittle
birdie is oo, anyhow," and all that kind
of thing. A year afterward a friend
met Mrs. S. in Chicago, accompanied by
a man with a diamond pin, and a black
ing brush under his nose, and she had
to think twice before she remembered
Smith. "Smith! Smith! O, I know you
mean that old yellow-skinned rat that I
used to go with down in Smugberg. Oh,
I remember him very well. My only
regret is that I didn't poison him when
I had a chance Chawles, you naughty
boy, take your hand out of my muff."
More Thanks.
Admired holiday edition greatly—Ed.
D. Stair— The new head is better
Qoperstowni :40 a. which only l5cked snow tobe a blizzard:
erstown 13:30 p. in., and arrives at Sanborn 8:30
—Knud Thompson, the machine man
will occupy the office now used as a bar
ber shop.
8:45 p. m.
10:88 a. m.
12:35 p. m.
0:30a.m.
United States and
Three aces are only worth 75 cents
with the Iron Brigade tnis winter.
Sanford S. Voorhees will know better
than wreck a train near Ilubbell. Neb.,
after he serves out his fifty years the
penitentiary.
The saloonkeepers of Greensburg,
Ind.. complain that the skating rinks
injure their business. That settles it.
The rinks must go.
Hian
the old one. It reads, Griggs County
Courier.—North Dakota Democrat
The Courier is "getting there.'"—New
llockford Transcript The change is a
good one, and the new head is neat in
deed.—Steele County Gazette Ex
cellent holiday edition.—Ilillsboro Ban
ner Rechristened.—Valley City
Times—More suitable—born newspa
per mail.—North wood Headlight.
iV'OL. 3. NO. 1. COOPERSTOWN, GRIGGS CO., DAK., FRIDAY, JANUARY 23,1885.
Around Town.
—The COURIER is two years old.
—Rev. David Wirt went west Moil
day.
—Commissioner Rukke is in town this I
week.
—Maynard Crane expects to go east!
Monday.
—Attorney Jacobsoh went to Bis
marck Wednesday.
—The COURIER office is turning out
some fine job work.
—Beecher Cox will go to No via Scotia
next week, for a short visit.
Ranker Pickett reports no great strin
gency in the money market.
*-Cash Yancey has moved his barber
shop to Davis & Pickett's building.
—Mr. Clendening, of the firm of Little
& Clendening, was in town Tuesday.
A howling south wind yesterday,
Revs. Simmons, of Fargo, and Sims,
of Valley City, arrived Monday, to con
tinue Mr. Wirt.s work.
—Seven car loads of wheat went out
to-day. From three to seven car loads
are shipped with each train.
—Anton Enger reports business good
—sold two stoves this week—expects to
sell five more before Sunday—elegant
weather.
—Dr. G. F. Newell was called to Wa
terford, Wis.. Monday, by the severe
illness of his son, Dr. G. E. Newell, of
typhoid fever.
—Register Smart's old office is to be
tnrned into a restaurant. Messrs.
Smart and Clark have adjourned to the
"top 8ide"of the Palace.
—L. S. Ileleeland, justice of the peace
of Nelson county, made us a call Satur
day,and obtained some COURIER blanks,
which he prefers to all others.
—Ole S. Mone's straw stable, hay.
straw, wagon and harrow were burned
up last week. Ole wanted to make it
warm for his cattle, with a sheet iron
stove, and he succeeded. Mr. Mark
Sutherland is ministering to the cattle
at present.
—Rev.Dr. Sims,of Valley City, who is
in charge of the Congregational church
at that point, has greatly pleased the
people of Cooperstown this week by his
thoughtful and scholarly discourses. A
good pulpit effort is appreciated at this
point. Please make a note of it.
»/—A mule belonging to G. W. Barnard
went crazy, with colic, Monday. lie
jammed his head on the floor until it
was swollen to double its normal size,
siezed a lantern in his teeth and
chewed up the glass globe, took posses
sion of the stable, and was a holy terror,
until the owner succeeded in getting
some hot ginger into his stomach.
Bismarck Talk.
Very small appropriations will be
made for the territorial institutions at
Bismarck, Grand Forks and James
town.—Ex.
A gentleman who arrived from Bis
marck yesterday states that the feeling
on the part of South Dakota members
is almost a unit in favor of capital re
moval, and that only the certainty of a
veto prevents the passage of such a bill.
The two-thirds necessary to pass a bill
over a veto is not yet developed.—Ex.
Mr. Iiichaidson introduced a bill to
enable the school districts of Barnes and
Griggs counties to fund their indebted
ness.—Ex.
It looks now as though both LaMoure
and Walsh would be invited to step
down. The former is almost certain to
go. The contestant is on the ground
and very active. Jud's friends are from
the north, and every time they open
their mouths they simply^iurt his cause.
Walsh executed a flank movement yes
terday by introducing a granger bill to
catch the farmer vote, but it is a poor
year for suckers, and it is doubtful if he
made any point.—Ex.
Fortunate Arizona.
There is a deadlock in the Arizona
legislature. The council stands 6 to G,
and the house 12 to 12, one republican
voting with the democrats. Both hous
es will probably adjourn sine die.
Carver Succeeds.
Dr. Carver finished his great task of
hitting GO,000 ball in six day, on last
Saturday, at New Ilaven, Con.. The
score was Shots, 04,881 misses, 4,865
hits 60,016.
EfTLadies fine boots made and re
paired. Remember that one pair of
custom made boots are worth three pairs
of slop shop work. E. C. WARD.
COUNTY
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Iver Jacobson, salary as county advi
1SS4,.S75.
sor. Oct. 1, to Dec. 31
Bowden & Back,
Blankets for jail,
S17.44.
T. O. Skattebo. painting door plates
for doors in court house, $14.
F. B. Edwards, balance due for plans
specifications and superintendence of
court, house, $300.
F. B. Edwards, telegrams and expen
ses, $6.85.
C. C. Miller, keys for court house,
$1.50.
Wilson & Rogers, fixtures and extras
for steam heating apparatus.
On motion adjourned till January G,
1885.
ROLT.IN C. COOPER, Chairman.
HERBERT P. SMART, Clerk.
Met Jan. 6,18S4, at 2 a. m., in accor
dance with adjournment.
Present, Com. Rukke.
Adjourned till 1 p. m.
Convened at 1 p. m.
Present, Corns. Cooper and Rukke,
Com. Cooper presiding.
On motion ordered that the bill of T.
F. Kerr, dated April 5, 1S84, for $80,
and bill of Davis & Pickett, dated May
2,1884, for $15.96, and bill of date July
2,1884, for $4, be rejected.
On motion ordered that report of John
Carlson, supervisor of road district 2 be
rejected.
On motion ordered that report of F.
I). Fenner, supervisor of road district
5 be approved.
On motion ordered that the report of
John H. Atchison, road supervisor of
district 10 be approved, and that he be
allowed $16.50, balance due him on set
tlement.
On motion ordered that the report of
J. W. Fiero, road supervisorfof district
12 be approved, and that he be allowed
$21, balance due him on settlement.
On motion ordered that the following
bills be allowed, viz:
J. Syverson &-Co., blankets for jail,
$9.38
Rolhn C. Cooper, expenses incured in
purchasing court house furniture, $44.
80.
Ole Halverson, services as commis
sioner to date, $28.80.
On motion ordered that bill of F. II.
Adams, printing, $56.40, be allowed at
$42.30.
On motion ordered that bill of John
Morris,blanks for clerk of district court,
$32.75, be allowed at $23.50.
On motion ordered that the quarterly
report of P. A. Melgard. justice of the
peace, for the quarter ending Dec. 31,
1884, be approved, and the following
bills of fees be allowed, viz:
In case of Territory vs. A. P. Black:
P. A. Melgard, justice fees, $7.10.
In case of Territory vs. Robt. C. Bus
se: P. A. Melgard. justice fees, $6.80
J. II. McDermott, sheriff's fees, $9.90.
In case Territory vs. Lorain M. Rug
gles: P. A. Melgard, justice fees, $8.80
D. \V. Pinkerton, sheriff's fees, $11.40.
On motion ordered that the following
bills be allowed, viz:
Rollin C. Cooper, services as commis
sioner, $72.60.
N. C. Rukke, services as commission
er, $44.
On motion ordered that the appl
ication of Mrs. II. C. Ruth and A. C,
Root, for abatement of taxes for 1883 be
rejected.
On motion ordered that the contract
for building a bridge across the creek on
sec. 22-148-59 be awarded to Sam'l
Goldthrite, he having agreed to haul
the material for same from Coopers
town, complete the same and grade the
approaches thereto for the sum of fifty
dollars.
The school township treasurers re-
ports for the year ending June 30,18*4,
all being in the hands of the clerk,were
examined, and the following approved,
and the treasurers and clerks of said
townships allo\ved the sun of $10 each,
to-wit:
Greenwood township—
A. II. A. Berg, treasurer $10
Mark Sutherland, clerk 10
Red Willow township—
C. II. Johnson, treasurer $10
Harry Clark, clerk 10
Pleasantview township—
F. D. Fenner, treasurer....
David Nicoll, clerk 10
Greendale township
Jack N. Brown, treasurer 10
Wm. Glass, clerk 10
Gallatin township
Christian Arestad, treasurer 10
John II. Atchison, clerk 10
Helena township—
Nicolai Sevenson, treasurer 10
M. L. Michaels, clerk 10
COURIER,
Pleasant, Wheatland and Nelson
townships.
On motion adjourned.
KOLUN C. COOPER, Chairman.
IIEKHKUT P. SMART. Clerk.
Convened Jan. (i, 1SST. at 4 ni.
Rollin C. Cooper appeared anil took
I the oath of office, as commissioner, pur
suant to the general election of 18S4.
On motion of Com. Rukke, Com. Coo
per was made permanent chairman for
the ensuing year.
On motion ordered that the following
official bonds be approved, to-wit:
Iver Jacobson, district Kttornev.
T. F. Kerr, superintendent of schools.
Geo. B. Clark, judge of probate.
Allan Pinkerton, sheriff.
II. P. Smart, register of deeds.
P. A. Melgard and Harry Clark, jus
tices of the peace.
Ben. F. Kuhns, constable.
On motion ordered that the following
liquor license bonds be approved and
licenses issued, viz:
Gillespie & Blow, II. Retzlaff, Jack
son Bros., and A. L. Bowden.
On motion ordered that all persons in
the custody of the sheriff be confined in
the county jail until they furnish satis
factory bail.
On motion ordered that Iver Jacob
son and F. II. Adams be appointed a
committee to inspect the official records
and papers delivered to the county clerk
by Byron Andrus, late judge of probate,
and report thereon forthwith.
On motion adjourned until Jan. 7,
1885. at 1 p. rn.
It. C. COOPER, Chairman.
IIERHERT P. SMART, Clerk.
The capital removal bill came up in
the house Wednesday. The southern
members, headed by ex-Delegate Petti
grew, are determined upon the scheme,
and they will be aided by men from the
north who are tired of Bismarck dicta
tion. The passage of the bill t.irough both
houses will, in any event, not be accom
plished for some time. It is claimed
that not only can the bill be passed, but
that enough are pledged to the measure
to insure a two-thirds vote. The legali
ty of the move will then be a question
for the courts. Pierre is the place en
tioned.
Anticipating the wants of the sur
rounding country, the officers of Green
dale school township have made ar
rangements for the accommodation of
those wishing to avail themselves of
sell
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privileges during the present win
ter. Accordingly, at the opening of the
Cooperstown school on Monday, Janua
ry 5tn, non-resident pupils will be ad
mitted on payment of the legal tuition
fee. Although not a graded school, an
assistant has been engaged and prepa
rations made for instructing advanced
pupils desiring to fit themselves for
teaching. WM. GLASS, Clerk.
Correspondents should remember to
condense their articles, stating con
cisely what they have to say. Some
good matter is crowded out tills week
for lack of time to condense it.
Buckeye Feed Mills, (two horses will
grind from ten to twenty bushels per
hour), for sale by Knud Thompson.
Kalamaxoo Spring Tooth Harrows in
stock.
A car load of Seeders arrived to-day
for Knud Thompson.
Fresh fish at Retzlaff Bro's.
Geo. W. Greenleese & Co. are doing
the flour trade of this country, and in
tend holding the same by selling flour to
farmers buying their winter stock, at
prices that will not pay tlr to go the
Don't fail to call before
where.
W. Greenleese & Co.'s.
JULIUS STEVENS.
purchasing el.se-
E3T"By reference to Widden Bros, new
ad, you will notice they intend selling at
same CUT DOWN rates until Februa
ry. Go where you are sure of getting
bargains.
^*We have for sale a few good farm
work horses. Davis & Pickett.
The best brands of flour at
Geo.
®TWe propose selling you fur coats
10 lower than the lowest, and our first lot
1
The reports from the following town- Whidden Bros
ships were disapproved to-wit: I Wood pumps for SO, at A. N. Adams".
of 20 coons, dog, and buffalo coats are
open for inspection, which means a sale
when compared with anything else in
the market. Whidden Jiros.
@*Geo. W. Greenleese & Co. have
just received two car loads of the finest
brands of flour made by roller process,
and will sell the same to farmers buying
winter stock at just a small advance on
cost. Don't fail to call and see us before
purchasing elsewhere.
^•Genuine II enry Clay cigars at
$2 PER ANNUM
H.G. PICKETT.
Stevens & Pickett,
(Successors to Lenham & Burrcll.)
—A GENERAL—
BANKING BUSINESS
TRANSACTED.
INTEREST PAID ON TIME DE
POSITS—NEGOTIATE FOR NON
RES1DETS FIIiST MORT­
GAGE LOAN'S HEAR
ING INTEREST
At 10 and 12 Per Cent.
Interest on City Prop- 8
erty and Improv
ed Farms.
County and School Secur
ities Bought and Sold.
Insurance written in the best companies
at reasonable rates. A large amount
of city property, together with
improved and unimproved
farms for sale. Send for
H.
a.
PICKETT, Cashipr.
Knud Thompson,
SUCCESSOR TO UOILAND & RUKKE.
DEALER I IF
FARM MACHINERY!
Binders, Mowers, Hay Rakes, Stubble
Plows, Johnson and Field
Fanning Mills.
Bob Sleighs, Lansing and
Wampach make,
Monitor Seedars and Drills Harrows,
spring tooth and common.
O I E S
Are as low as tlioso of any responsible
firm furnishing goods of like quality,
and are made to accord with the times.
We have secured such machines as will
give satisfaction, and should like all
persons desirous of buying machinery to
call upon us at
Cooperstown, Griggs County, Dakota.
KNUD THOMPSON.