The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-07-17
Little sultry nowadays.
Our carpenters araail Busy:

Our subscription list is rapidly increasing.
new grist mill is going UP at Lake Park
The Fourth came one day too SOON for Mr..
Luce.
Charley stuart's house begins to shine on
the "'cll side.'' -.
Will some one please pay their subscrir-
ton in palm leaf fans
The cattle plague is still upon us, and we
want to borrow dog.
Mr. L. Bending has erected new house
just east Of c. II. Peake.
Harvesting between here and St. Paul has
commenced in good earnest
John is entitled to vote now, but the boys
at Brainerd have the loks. On him. ~, .s.;
Bro. Gatchell will soon show the Pembina
people what he knows about Journalism.
Mr. Cooper, we understand, is about to
build All extensive addition to the Rawson
House.
Saturday was lively day for our mcr-
chants. Farmers from all parts of the coun-
try were in town.
The large new hotel to be erected Just east
of the FARMER Office, is to be christened
the Northern Pacific Hotel.
Ostrander Bros, have put up a small house
in which they will live during the erection
of their large hotel and stable.
good tailor, carrying full line Of ready
made clothing and furnishing goods, would
do good business in Wadena.
Long, heavily loaded and numerous are
the characteristics which mark the passage
Of freight trains through Wadena.
The Brainerd Tribune has our thanks .for
courtesics rendered. We will reciprocate at
our earliest opportunity, Bro. Ks.tnx.
Mr.. Fuller delights the FARxEe boys with
large bundle of pie plant, also James Lock
in like manner. Thanks gentleman.
"soused in Lake Superior for Chris:'s
sake,' is the way Bro. Mitchell of the Du-
luth Tribune, heads q notice of baptism.
Peaches have found their way into market
We hope that, after having seen something
Of the world, they will not be quite so green.
We are rejoiced to see so many farmers
coming to the front and subscribing for their
paper. Verify they are the salt of the earth.
Won't some kind hearted farmer come in
and purchase the machinery which now
adorns Front street, and remove the same
to his farm!
The bowsry would not make bad sum-
mer resort for the village COW. Will not the
afflicted denizens Of Third street suggest the
idea to them.
Tramps are so seldom seen in this section,
: that when one does loom in sight, lie is fright.
ened away by field glasses in the hands OF
curious observers.
The railroad and wagon bridges which
were destroyed last week by the flood have
been repaired and everything moves along
in " the good old way"
Mr.. W. B. Gorham will commence harry est
ing his spring whea the first of next week
This is the earliest for spring wheat we have
yet heard of in this section.
Bro. Chambers, of the Fargo Times and
MIR. Horace Stripe are compiling history o.
Ca's county, Dakota, which will be issued
about the 18th of September
We have secured the services of Mr.. H,
Brintnell as editor ana business agent of the
FARMER at Verndale. Any business entrust-
ed to him will receive prompt attention.
Front street is being broken up and graded
from third to the new grist mill.
First and Second streets. will be treated in
like manner and opened to connect with the
main road from the south. =
w. NJ. and John Nayler, at Oak Valley,
have purchased al. l. Case threshing ma
chine and are prepared to do threshing OF
all kinds. They are practical men and wifi
no doubt give satisfaction.
Certain boys. who are in the habit Of de-
facing signs and otherwise doing injury to
property had better find more innocent
amusement, as they will get into trouble if
they continue that disgraceful mischief.
new life insurance company has been
organized in this State under the long sound
ing appellation of tl,es Northwestern Endow.
ment and Legacy Association Of Minnesota
A dose of life insurance agents will now be
in order.
We are informed that a movement is OF
loot to establish branch Of the Nora Spring:
Bank at Verdale the advance agent an,
peared Monday morning but gave no infor
nation concerning the matter aside from post.
ing the town.
Correspondents will please remember tha
their communications should only be writ
ten on one side Of each sheet of paper used
Leave little space between each item tt
avoid mistakes, also be particular to writ,
names and dates plainly.
The young man Ruscoe, who advertised
his stock in the FARMER last week as havin,
strayed away, has found all but the COW ant
calf. When discoyed, a bell attached to on,
of the steers was stuffed with tuft Of gras:
so hard that it required some exertion to re-
move it.
The new bridge sacross the Mississippi
river at Sauk Rapids was blown into The
river during the late storm. The county
was heavily bonded in order to raise means
to build the bridge, and its early destruction
is sorsly lanented by the people Of thai
town and county. ,%.s: Sd sf
$500 ~-sb A.. ..s'-.t5 .,s1.&Ez Z III ~