The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-09-02

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purchase full stock of goods. These
gentlemen deserve the good trade
they are receiving.
If we are to judge of the crop of
watermelons by the samples of lucions
fruit that have been left at this Office
this season, we should remark that it
was rather slim. We are fond of
watermelons you know.
The frame is up and boarding COM
menced on the freight house. Work is
rapidly progressing under the super
vision Of Mr.. M. Tobin. The platform
is to be connected with that of the
passenger depot.
Jacob Meyer, of the firm of Baum
bach & Meyer, arrived home yester-
day morning from Chicago, where he
has been buying stacks of new goods
for the fall and winter trade. Mr.
Baumbach is expected in few days.
Peake & Burch are now located in
their mammoth new store, which, not
withstanding it's large size, (the larg-
est on the road from Duluth to- Fargo)
is already well filled with goods, and
':Hank'' says they are not half in yet.
A purse of not less than $25 is be-
ing raised by the citizens of Wadena,
to be offered in {; running horse race,
to take place Oh one of the days of
the fair. An enterence fee of per-
haps 81 will be required of each
horse participating.
Mr.. Anson Hutchins, father of Mrs.
Babcock, has been engaged as head
sawyer at the Motley Mills. He has
not been in Minnesota but IL few
months, and has already gained the
reputation Of being one of the best
sawyers in the Northwest.
The farmers will have no excuse
for sending their money outside for
produce and supplies this year, as
there is double the amount of goods
here this year that there was last, and
competition will regulate prices.
Therefore, gentlemen.keep youy mon
ey as near home as possible.
Mr.. ". NJ. Everts, who lives near
Ferndale: and who has been at work
In the Motley Mills as tiler. was badly
burned tile first of this week by the
spa tering of some melted babbit met
VI, with which he was filing journal.
He was braught to VeIndale and his
wounds dressed by DIR. Harding.
The business of the N. p. r. r. at
Wadena, has developed to such All ex-
tent that Il new freight depot and an
additional side tract have become
necessities. Realizing this condition
of affairs, the company have a large
force of men employed in erecting a
freight house at the crossing of Third
street, 24x60 feet in size, and we are
reliably informed that a side track
will be laid on the north side of the
depot very soon.
About $50 to 200 people assembled
at Peake's Opera House last Tuesday
evening, to listen to Mrs. Anderson.
the lady lecturer. on temperance. Her
discourse gave evidence that her
heart was enlisted in the noble work
in which she is engaged. and the sta
tistics and business considerations of
the licensed traffic were exceedingly
well put. Mrs. Anderson is to meet
the ladies of Wadena this afternoon.
in the hall, for the purpose of organ
iZing a w. c.. 7. T., and we hope to
see Il goodly number attend. 1t was
also announced that she would speak
again tonight.
It is suggested that the citizens of
'Wadena assemble at the school house,
or some convenient place. and arrange
to complete Ithe road from Wadena
north to the Red Eye to connect with
the Shell River road. There are par
ties who stand ready to contract for
the building of the road by sections,
said sections to be inspected and ap-
proved or disapproved by Il board of
construction to be created by the citi-
zens. and paid for upon their approval.
AS the building Of this road is of great
Importance to the village. not only in
attracting to her stores the trade of