The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-12-04
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LOCAL.
Buildings seem to grow iu the night.
Attorney Luce went to Compton Tuesday.
Christmas comes three weeks from to day
More snow wanted to make good sleighing
Presson & Ostrander have built new sta
ble.
Christmas is coming "and dom, you: forget
Mr.. Dixon breaches at Verndale next
sunday.
Why don't the ladies organize ''might"
society?
Fargo business men are organizing Board
ofTrade.
Mr.. Sleeper, from BrAinerd. was in town
yesterday.
Mrs. Jones is very busy making holiday
garments, etc.
Chicago has six theatres, Wadena none.
Why is this thus?
Will Barwise went down below yesterday
to purchase shingle machiney.
February 1880 has five Sundays. This
will not occur again until 1925.
Quite heavy fall of snow OH Tuesday
night made the farmers look happy.
Presson & Ostrandor have had their Bill
':ard table cut down to smaller size.
Do not forget the festival At the school
house Saturday evening.
Mr.. naltby has taken active management
of the workings of the Touring mill.
The first sled the season made it's ap-
pearance on our streets Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Brewster made us pleasant call last
week. See his card in anothel column.
S, S. Gardner left Monday night for New
York lie will be absent about month
We acknowledge pleasant call from At
torney Lewis, from Fergus Falls, yesterday.
A slight snow which fell last Monday
night, made things and people look "blue."
Mr.. p. NJ. Jones VI - arrested and taken to
Fergus last wsek on charge Of obstructing
the highway, but returned Monday.
Active work on the Shell River road has
commenced uaier the cl,args;ot Il. S. &ori@.
cal, as Superintendent.
Mr.. Phillips has taken charge of the flou r
ing mill engine, and will move his family
here from Iowa in = week or two
C. Potter s. Co., have moved into their
new store, where furniture will he bought,
sold and repaired.
Deer Creek has been indul ging in dancing
lately. They labor under the disadvantage
of a scarcity ofyoung ladies.
Leap year is close at hand and our bash
ful young men are preparing themselves for
series of propositions.
Charley Stuart's new stable is rapidly ap-
preaching completion and when finished
will be the handsomest in town
Duluth suffered q loss by FIRE of 81. 600
last Friday. Three saloons were burned out
and one shoe store.
The Fergas Falls Journal wants the day Of
rail from Wadena to 1nman changed 50 Is
to accommodate it (the Journal).
1t seems that history is repeating itself in
the Old World. Ireland is beginning to"kick'
and several arrests have been made
MAER1Ep-In Frazee City, on the 26;h
inst, by Rev. VIM. Denley, G. +. Gordon to
Eva Curkendall, beth Of Otter Tail Co.
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new church or not does not seem to be def
nite)y settled. Let the good work 60 Oh.
The Railroad Co. will purchase 1000 cords
of wood at this point. J. katzy will receive
contracts 1T prices given in our ''market's.' -
large building east of Ostsanders and is
pushing it forward with true western vigor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Langley returned from
their trip through the southeastern portion
Of the State last week. They report having
splendid time.
Now that we have "got away'' with our
Thanksgiving turkey we feel much better,
and will wait longingly and patiently for a
good Christmas turkey.
Mr.. John Knight returned from Shell riv-
er last Saturday. lie walked the entire dis
tance tramping all night Friday. Quite a
plucky undertaking.
The Wadena Drug Store will receive 4
stock of books for the holidays this week
which they will sell cheap. Go and see
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