The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-26
Wheat 70 cts.
Ice cream is at a discount.

The school house attachment is be-
ing improved.
Two years ago Wadena had no tai
lor, and she hasn't got any yet.
Prof. Whitney has bought the house
recently owned by George Luce.
Work on the Wadena Bank build
ing is progressing slowly-but surely.
Wadena can boast of two of the
largest stores between st. Paul and
Fargo.
Work has commenced on the ex-
cavation for the tannery, north Of the
track.
John Hayton, whose leg was broken
some time ago: is again able to walk,
with the aid of crutches.
Drs. Noyes and Adams preached to
small but appreciative audience
last Saturday night.
Our Compton correspondent reports
the s. s. Convention held in McQuii-
Inns grove last Sunday.
J. @. Ostrander is excavating for a
building on Front street, next to Sta
pies & Lovelace's store.
Call at the FARMER Office for first.
class job printing, such as cards, let
ter heads, bill heads etc.
H. F. Witter is busily engaged on
his new restaurant on Front street..
He expects to have it all ready for oc-
cupancy before fair time.
a Philadelphia clerk, who is some
what smarter than his employer, was
heard to remark, :'.Thank fortune the
boss has stopped advertising for this
| season. Now we will have rest.''
The school opened this week with
about go scholars. but there are many
more yet to come. And larger and
more cOmmodious school house is one
of the near necessities of Wadena.
We are now domiciled in our new
Office on Third street, where we shall
he most happy to see all our subscrib-
ers who wish to ''pay up subscribe,
advertise, get job work done or give
us any items of news which they may
! have secured. Business locals, 10
cents per line.
A terrible cyclone in the cities of
Brownsville and Matamoras, Destroy
ed over 81 100000 worth of property.
| Houses, stores, vessels, fences, in
fact everything were hurled about
promiscuously by the invisible mon
ster. The number of lives lost is
not reported.
A postal card, received by John
Knight, announces that Mrs. NJ. T..
Anderson will be in Wadena, to de-
liver d temperance lecture, on Tues
day the 3lst, inst, and desires to
meet all ladies who are interested in
temperance. She also expressed Il de-
sire to speak in Verndale on Wednes-
day, if the proper arrangements could
be made for her there.
Mr.. Meyer, Of the firm of Baum.
bach & Meyer started for Chicago
last week to meet Mr.. Baumbach,
whose family are now in Walena
| Their store in Lee, Ill. was sold COM
plete, stock and all, and the boys will
buy, with the clean cash, a large fresh
stock, the best to be found in the east.
We are pleased to note that both gen
tlemen will make their homes in Wa
dena and invest their capital here.
He WAS walking briskly along the
street at the edge of the sidewalk;
stamp from the end of a cigar box
attracted his attention; he passed it,
turned with Il CLEAN Of Joy in his eye.
stroked his chin, looked to see if any
body saw him. stopped and picked it
up quickly, dropped it. said dam. put
his hands in his pockets and walked
off whistling. Thought it was bill
of currency.
| AS the men were at work in the
field Of Mr.. Sam Canterbury, last Sat-
urday, they discovered bear, real
live bear, and, of course, the excite
ment of man and dog was immediate.
ly raised to fever heat. Chase was
Instantly inaugurated after his bear
ship, and, bothered by the dog which
kept swapping at his heels, he lum.