The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-20

w. II. WEBB.
Snow Monday night.
Miss Winnie Heron is quite ill.
California apricots at Burch & Co.'S. #
Mrs. Stuart returned from St. Paul Monday.
Doc. Cromett has rented rooms in Luce's
building.
The band dance is postponed until after
Thanksgiving.
TT. os,rander is up to Shell River looking
after some pine.
California prunes at Burch's.
Charlie Stuart is building nobby barn
north of his house.
Mr.. J.P, Monroe called Friday and left us
pleasant memorandum.
Mr. Stinehour has purchased the building
now occupied by the drug store.
California plums at Burch's.
We recieved pleasant call from Mr..
Woodbridge Of the Lake Superior News last
week.
Rev. C. H. Dixon and family left for
Bralnerd last week where he will reside for
the winter.
Mr.. Bowers, of Stowe Prairie, has crossed
the mysterious river and his remains are to
be buried to-day.
100 cords of dry Oak and Tamarack wood
wanted immediately by the Wadena Mill
Co. ENQUIRE OF. S S. Gardner.
Chauncy Potter spent several days in St
Paul and Minneapolis last week purchasing
goods fol his new furniture store.
The growth of Wadena is not unprecedent-
cd, but is as rapid as is consistent with
healthy stability, and continued prosperity.
California nectarines at Burch & Co.'S.
Notice the communication of R. C. Judson,
Secretary Of the Minnesota Agricultural As.
socialion. in another column. More to fol-
low Of interest.
C. 0. Lovejoy & Co., have loaded several
cars Of wheat at Aldrich. One team of four
horses hauled in the enormous load of 125
bushels Of wheat on one wagon. They re-
ceived 90cts. net, in Duluth.
There are few men who will sacrifice their
pleasure to-day for the sake Of insuring
greater pleasure tomorrow. In other words
there are few men who will look beyond
their own nose, dsuratively speaking.
California canned pears at H. +. Burch 8;
Co.'S. 4
The Methodist church society will give an
oyster supper at the school house Thanks
giving evening. Rev. Mr.. Dixon will he on
hand ana rare 6 'od time may be expected.
The object is to raise funds to detray Incl
dental expenses OF the church.
Mine host and hostess Mr.. and Mrs,
Be,nis of the Lake Park House, Lake Park.
are to give grand ball and supper at their
popular and elegant hotel Thursday evening,
Nov. 9th, Thanksgiving. The prospects
are that it will he the social event of the
season and quite a number of ladies and
gentlemen of Wadena are preparing to attend.
Mrs. Bemis we predict for them happy
trip.
The Wadena Literary Association met at
the school house last Saturday evening to
\ listen to the lecture of A. S. Mcmillan, ESQ.,,
of Verndale. The lecture as a piece OF COM
position was artistic and full of thought. A
feature of the entertainment was the co.,
cert reading by the second class in the school,
which would have been more attractive if
the girls had not worn their hair banged and
had taken little more time. We shall
watch some of those little readers, for they
have the making of good readers. The room
was well filled. J. Z. Hall will deliver the
next lecture on the subject of journalism.
The citizens meeting at S. S. Gardeners
Office Tuesday night was slimly attended,
owl. to picture show in the school house.
However, there were those present who ap-
prcciatc the necessity of public improve
,nent sufficient to appoint committee to
circulate a subscription paper for the pur-
pose of raising fluids to build a road from
Wadena to Shell River. The committee APP
pointed commenc work the next day and
in less than all hour had $50 pledged as a
starter and found many who were willing to
rut in ,nerous amount OF time in work on
the road. Mr.. Abner Darling, one of the
ablest and most reliable surveyors in this