Griggs courier., April 15, 1898, Image 1

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VOL. 16 No. 14.
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We have been waiting a long
time for that game warden plum
to fall in somebody's lap. The
governor does not seem to be in
any hurry to let it drop. In the
meantime the candidates are
waiting with open mouthed ex
pectancy. Let, her come, gover
nor. and put an end to this terri
ble suspense.
The Argus says that Mayor
Pattison, of Bismarck, is slated
for legislative honors, and that if
there is anything else he wants
all he has to do is to mention it.
That is true. Pattison seems to
own and control the people of
Bismarck body and soul. It is
about time that the capitol was
put on wheels and started down
hill towards Jamestown or some
other place.
A Washington dispatch says:
The postoffice appropriation bill
for the year commencing July 1
next, contains a provision of
$300,000 for expe- mental free
rural delivery of the mail. Con
gressman Johnson has applied to
the department for as much of
this appropriation as possible for
the state of North Dakota, and
suggested that the six Red River
counties offer a very fine and fair
field for such aw experiment on
account of the comparative dense
population, good roads and a
level country. The department
will send out an inspector inside
of two weeks to arrange for this
work, so it can start promptly
July 1.
The COURIER is pleased to learn
that the Pinley Golden-Slope is
prospering. As an evidence of
that fact we wish to mention that
on the strength of returned con
fidence and prosperity Editor
Da\ is has invested in a new suit
—and certainly must have work
ed somebody's confidence in or
der to get them—because he can
not find anybody who puts
enough confidence in"us to let us
have a new suit. In addition to
the suit the Slope now only lias
$25 of mortgage indebtedness
hanging over it, and to offset that
holds a secured gilt-edged note
for $120, which leaves a balance
in the treasury of $25. Any
newspaper that can pull through
the winter with a balance in the
treasury is entitled to our re
spect. Hats off to the Golden
Slope.
The president's message was
sent in Monday according to pro
gram. The document declares
in favor of intervention without
recognition and asks congress to
authorize the president to take
measures to secure termination
of hostilities in Cuba and to
secure the establishment of a
stable government there. The
Maine incident figures promi
nently in the message, the whole
document is a careful present
ation of the difficulty between
the two nations and is regarded
as a strong state paper. The
president concludes his message
by saying that he awaits the
action of congress and that he is
ready to carry out the wishes of
congress to the letter. Up to
Thursday congress had not defi
nitely agreed on any thing.
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Editorial and Clippings.
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Editor Wood, of the Steele
Ozone, has been elected mayor of
Steele. It does beat all how these
editors fall into pleasant places.
If Wood is only half as vigorous
'in administering the affairs of
the city as he is at swinging a
quill, he will make a wide-awake
mayor. ,.-,v •.
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The Hope Pioneer was seven
teen years old last week and pre
sents a very healthy and clean
appearance—notwithstanding the
boycott that don't boycott. The
Pioneer is a pioneer in very truth
and the people of Steele county
are staying right with it and giv
ing it liberal support. Here's
wishing Bro. Allen continued
success.
The Pioneer Press is fast forg
ing ahead as one of the most re
liable daily papers printed in the
west. Its cablegram service is
great and the readers of this ex
cellent daily get the very latest
and most reliable news. The
past year has seen a marked im
provement in the Pioneer Press
and if the management keeps up
the present gait it will soon out
strip all other competitors. What
the people want is reliable and
not sensational news.
The Griggs County Sentinel
has the following to say anent the
governorship of this state: "The
papers in various parts of the
state are favorably mentioning
the name of David Bartlett. of
Cooperstown, in relation to the
republican nomination for gov
ernor. Our republican friends
much worse than to
this honor to a Grig
county man. In fact, if in search
of anything good in North Dako
ta, the Sentinel can recommend
those charged with this mission
to come to Griggs county every
time.
might do
grant
The Grand Forks Herald is a
dandy paper these days and the
fact that Straub is furnishing
such good cartoons for it is a
it will be spicy
campaign.
The Easter cartoon, portraying
the condition of things at Bis
marck, was a warm one. The
cartoon does the work that it
would take columns of type to
explain. Just think of it. After
all the fuss made over the escap
ades of ex-Barber Pattison the
city of Bismarck re-elected him
mayor. No wonder the state of
ficers do not live there more than
half the time—we don't blame
them a particle. Better change
the name of that town to Patter
son—it is a one man town any
how.
guarantee that
through the coming
Last week the county commis
sioners of Cass county advertised
for bids for county printing and
for. furnishing blank books, etc.
On opening the bids it was found
that Walker Brothers was the
only firm in the state that had
in a bid and that a Minneapolis
company of which S. F. Knight
is the agent, was the lowest bid
der. The question came up as
to whether the board could award
the work to parties outside the
state inasmuch as there is a law
on our statute books compelling
all work to be done inside the
state if possible. The states at
torney was asked his opinion and
decided that tho commissioners
could not go outside the state
and the board rejected all bids
and instructed the auditor to re
advertise for bids. The commis
sioners of Cass county are doing
just what the boards of the dif
ferent counties all over the state
should do. We have several
Dakota that can
and as they
firms in North
do all work needed
are tax payers and citizens
spend
ing their money right at home
they are and should be entitled to
this work. The Tribune Job
Printing Company of Minneapolis
does not pay a dollar's worth of
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taxes here, yet they annually take
out of this styte thousands of dol
lars. Patronize North Dakota
tax paying institutions first.
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While some of our free silver
friends are pointing with pride
to a few recent victories in town
ship elections in New York state,
and over which the Minneapolis
Free Press vociferates that it
was the first endorsement of Mc
Kinley's weak-kneed Cuban pol
icy, we would respectfully call
then* attention to a fact that they
have overlooked in their zeal to
condemn the administration—we
allude to the first state election
of 1893,—Rhode Island. It en
dorses Mr. McKinley's weak
kneed policy by an overwhelming
republican majority. The Min
neapolis Free Press has been
very industrious hunting around
for something to condemn about
the administration, but it is like
seaching for a needle in a hay
stack. Rhode Island's vote is
only just a straw to show which
way the wind is blowing.
Abraham Lincoln's talk to a
delegation of citizens who called
at the White House to complain
of the manner in which he was
running the administration would
come in good play now, and might
profitably be addressed to those
who are growling at President
McKinley. Mr. Lincoln said:
'Gentlemen, suppose all the
property you were worth was in
gold, and you had put it in the
hands of Blondin to carry across
the Niagara river on a rope,
would you shake the cable or
keep shouting out to him, "Blon
din, stand up a little straigliter
Blondin, stoop a little more go a
little faster lean a little more to
the north lean a little more to
the south?" No, you wculd hold
your breath, as well as your
tongue, and keep your hands off
until he was safe over. The go
eminent is carrying an immense
weight. Untold treasures are in
their hands. They are doing the
very best they can. Don't bad
ger them. Keep silence, and
we'll get you safe across."
Free silver medicine taken in
populist capsules, does not seem
to work very satisfactorily with
the free silver element of South
Dakota. The Lead Morning Call,
the free silver republican organ,
says: "For some time there has
been an unpleasant feeling exist
ing between the populists and
free silver republicans and mat
ters have on several occasions
nearly terminated in an open
eruption. The Lead Morning
Call, the free silver republican
organ, in speaking of the matter,
says:
The fact is this free silver re
publican element, to put it in a
mild form, does not propose to
drag any more chestnuts out of
the fire for the purpose of feed
inga hungry horde of populist
statesmen. They must have
representation in the future at
least to the extent of being recog
nized, or else they will act for
themselves. If the pops have
bloated themselves up to that
point where they imagine they can
longer use the free silver element
of this country as a foot rug, they
are likely to wake up some day
and find that they have made a
mistake. The free silver repub
licans left \the republican party
because they believed the party
to be wrong as regards the finan
cial question. They left a domi
nant party and alligned them
selves with the party they knew
could not be successful in the
campaign of 1896 and consequent
ly they cannot be accused of hav
ing left the republican party with
the hope of'gaining future re
ward. The manner in which
this element has been treated by
the pops of this state has been
most intolerable from the first,
and if the alliance is to be con
tinued in the future, a different
state of affairs must exist than
that which has prevailed during
the past two years.
The free silver republicans will
meet in Deadwood in the near
future to talk the matter over
and come to some definite plans
for the approaching campaign."
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Is anyone-excepting Tom Graff-kicking because we spend all the money
we make AT HOME and then pay taxes thereon right up to the limit?
Spring Opening of
Windows, Doors and Lime. LUMBER
of all kinds for sale TOO.
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Cooperstown, N. D.
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