The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
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1t looks now as though the new
church was to be a phact. The ladies'
have secured money enough to pur-
chase two lots, and are determined to
purchase two more for church pur-
poses. Mr.. Dixon on last Sunday
evening made a proposition to the
other two churches, that if each of
them would by Sept. lst, raise $3.50 to
aid in building and completing the
ediice, each should have the free use
of the building one entire Sabbath
each month for three years, which
proposition is certainly just, honora-
bic and fair to all parties, and We trust
will be accepted at once. None of
our business men can afford to have
it said of them that they refused to
aid this enterprise.
We are thankful to Mrs. Langley
and Mrs. Stillman for beautiful Do-
quets of flowers which adorn our sane
tum. Speaking of flowers recalls to
memory the fact that every time it
has been our pleasure to roam into the
country we were greeted on all sides
by the aroma of flowers which ladened
the atmosphere in the vicinity of
nearly every farm house, What more
emphatic testimony of the high and
intellectual character of our farmers
can be asked than the existence of
these beautiful and fragrant plants
which nod their many -colored buds
and blossoms to the summer breeze!
This is new country. but it is peo-
pied with the bone and brains of older
ones and it is surprising to see how
rapidly a wild unbroken section is
made to bloom us the rose and waive
with fields Of golden grain.
That Horse Race.
Last week the Verndule Journal con-
tanned an item which we give Mr.. Nc
MILAN credit for having inserted
either carelessly at the request of some
sore.head. who did not know what he
was talking about, or that it was i'll
serted without his knowledge. lie GER
tainly could not have publicly stated
such a piece of ridiculous nonsense of
his own free will and accord, if in his
right mind. However, an explanation
iC OorAcoo1v Tho ito,p roforru1
charges that the Judges in the horse
race at Wadena, on the 5th of July,
willfully and Intentionally so ruled
the race that the Verndale horse was
ruled off the track, in order to enable
q Nadena horse to win the prize, Il
mere matter Of SIS or $50. and with
both hands raised in holy honor and all
awful face, exclaimed that it was Il
clear case of theft! Now, the judges
in that race were Messrs James French
and Richard Peardon. of Otter Tail
county. and gentleman from Nern-
dale, whose name we cannot at this
time learn, I'VE do not think, however,
that he is q thief. The verdict of
these judges was that Mr.. RawSon's
horse had fairly won the race. and.we
are reliably informed, that the Vern-
dale member of the Judges gave it as
his opinion that Mr.. Rawson's horse
WAS entitled to the money. The idea
that these gentlemen, two of whom
were disinterested. us regards locality,
and the third from Vcrndalt. should
render an unfair decision in favor OF
the Wadena horse, is simply absurd.
and to charge them with dishonor in
a matter Of Il horse race for Il prize of
$40. is so supremely Ridiculous as to-
seem childish. We cannot devote
space to review the merits and de-
merits of this case, and do not pretend
to know the respective running quail
ties of the horses. One may be as fast
- y \.