The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-10-28

As a curious incident there are in
this State three persons with the same
name, and being no kin to each other
whatever makes it all the more sim
gular. They are VIM. Jay Whipple,
of England Prairie, this county, WIN.
Jay Whipple, editor of the Herald,
Winona, MIMI, and our VIM. Jay
Whipple, of the FARMER.
Many dead deer are discovered dai.
ly in the woods in this vicinity. We
hear of one case where one man dis
covered ii in two days. and another
where two young men discovered 10
in two days. Strange how many deer
commit suicide at this season of the
year. It is probably a sign of an un-
usually hard winter, the deer killing
themselves to escape the cold wealth
er. Our law makers will have to pro-
vide more comfortable quarters for
the little deers if they wish to save
them.
Frank Brown is Of the opinion that
his chickens were stolen by some
country editor to use after election.
This reflection cannot be cast on us
as we have raised a flock of roosters
in anticipation of victory. However,
he says he has an old rooster left,
which is in good condition Except
the old fellow is troubled with the
epozoot, his feathers slope toward his
ears and his tail drags in the mud,)
that will do for democratic paper,
which he will give to any deserving
editor. Nothing small about Frank,
except his stock of poultry.
Several ladies and gentlemen met at
Mr.. Luce's residence last Saturday
evening, and decided that an organ.
ization to be known as the Wadena
Literary and Dramatic Club should
be formed, and appointed a commit
tee to draft Il constitution and by
laws, who are to report Saturday
night at Il meeting to be held at the
residence of Mrs. Hall, where Il per-
manent organization will be effected.
We hope to see those interested in
the pleasant passage of the winter
evenings come out and help the club
to secure a good footing, and think
they will never be sorry for their ef-
fort. II this social lukewarmness
continues, our pleasant village will
become more like a business tread
mill, than the home Of American Ia
dies and gentlemen. Lets have bet
ter times and less social carelessness.
We have yet to see the time when
the Wadena markets were not desti-
tute Of some necessary articles. First
it is one thing and then another. It
seems to indicate that there is some
thing wrong in the manner OF doing
business. Either that every one has
a chronic desire to handle everything
in which there is a profit, and all dip
into the same thing at the same time,
and then as suddenly drop it and leave
the market unsupplied, or else the
market is SO uncertain as not to slim
ulate the production of many neces-
sary articles from the farm. The
| only remedy we see out of it, is to let
each one contne himself to his legiti-
mate business and leave others to at
tend to theirs. We hold that when a
man attempts to supply a community
in any particular branch of business
and takes his ups and downs with the
market fluctuations, he is entitled to
enjoy whatever profit he may extract
from it, and let other men do the
same. We will not then see SO much
Of this irregularity as has in the
past been apparent.
On Friday last, Oscar Solum, of
this place, who has been employed as
brakeman OH the st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis 4 Manitoba railroad, met with a
terrible accident ut Ashby, the first
station west of Evansville. He was
| attempting to board /. freight train
while in motion, and missing his hold
fell with his right leg across the
track, the wheel passing over just
| above the ankle, crushing the bones
and flesh in Il fearful manner. Con-
ductor BATHS, who saw the accident,
instead Of stopping and picking up
the wounded man, paid no attention
to him whatever, but left him to his
fate. The. agent at Ashby immedi-
ately procured assistance, and had
Mr.. Solum conveyed on Il hand car to
Fergus Falls, where the physicians
told him it would he necessary to am
put;lte the leg. TO this he demurrAd.
and requested the attendance OF DIR.
Vivian of this place. d. Vivian Was
telegraphed for, and upon his arrival
! decided at once that the leg w I'D
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