The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-02-19

School report crowded out this week.
Mrs. E. E. Luce is suffering with sore eyes
Daniel Adam los: child Mays old las,
| Thursday.
Mr.. Witherill's communication is too late
for this issue.
Rev. Mr.. Dixon will preach the same SER
mon to. night (Thrrsday) at the school house
that called forth the criticism from our
Verndale correspondent last week Go out
and hear it.
A regular chartered lodge ofA. F. & a. N.
Was instituted at Verndat last Tuesday
evening Deputy Grand Master Dresser. Of
Brainerd officiating. Capt. c. B. Sleeper de-
livered an eloquent address Oh "Masonry the
hand maid of Christianity"
Rev. John Irwin, Of Moorehead, will
preach at the School House in Wadena at IL
O'Clock next Sabbath morning for Rev. VIM.
Denly, and at Verndale in the afternoon of
the same day. There will be u "song and
Bible Service' at Verndale in the evening.
The song service at both places will be led
by Mr.. J. X. Hague. All are invited to these
services.
e. L. Luce, Esq, Walena's accomplished
lawyer, was in town Friday, and shed the
light Of his countenance in The Republican
Office. He says there is good opening at
Waaena for another good, sound limb of the
law.-Fargo Republican.
Budd Reeve delivered his celebrated
lecture entitled "Roots and other thing"
at the school house last Saturday night. To
say that it was excellent would hardly do it
justice. 1t was full of sparkling wit and
humor and was also deeply interesting and
instructive. Notice Of his coming was only
given the day before so it was not generally
known that he would be here. But never
theless the house was comfortably filed.
Should he come again we bespeak for him a
crowded house.
iet III 1iatter wit some ot cur cor
respondents that they don't send us in their
communications oftener. We are doing our
best to give our readers a good local paper
and in order to do so we must have the
news from the country around US. Now,
friends, do not let your interest in this di-
rection flag any but send US every week all
the items OF interest in your vicinity. The
N. P. farmer has the reputation of having |
the best corps of correspondents ofany paper
along the line and we must not lose it.
1t is quite amusing to watch. the facial ex-
preston Of the farmers and lumbermen
the sun shines: out bright and
warm. Their faces assume the aspect of
sanctimonious "brother" abont to lead in
prayer, and they trenble in their boots lest
the snow should all 90 off before they get all
Of their hauling done. But let it turn snd-
denly cold and Immediately their long faces
disappear and they look as though they had
been to hear Budd Reeve discourse on what
might happen if everything in this world
came by chance"
Scene on a cold morning. Two small
Joys up stairs in led, and their father
Standing at the foot OF the stairs with whip
n his hand. The following conversation
axes place:
FArHER.-"Boys it's time to get up,'
No answer.
FATHER (more sternly)-"Boys, if you
lon't arise immedi ate]y I'll come up and
ZEE If can't pursuade you to-"
Still no answer.
Soon the father is heard coming up the
tairs rapidly and angrily. Instantly there is
commotion underneath the bedclothes and
ne boy jumps ont and commences to hur-
iedly pull on his clothes. The other one
ays; ':'Tom, better come back to bed I'm
Ding TO- make father think Pm asleep"
II amt" says Tom, making frantic efforts
D get one foot through the leg OF his pants
Pm going to get my britches on before
lther comes inu