The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-08
WRIeHTsTowN.
Potatoes fully ripe July 3rd.

FAio0' DENGO.
"RIGHTsTowN.
Potatoes fully ripe July 3rd.
Strawberries and cream is now the
| order of the day.
All nature is lovely, and the far
mers are looking happy for the rain
has passed away and the sunshine
has appeared, making it good time
to subdue the weeds that took the ad.
vantage of the wet time to overrun
the corn fields and ':tater" patch.
Wheat, barley and oats bids fair
now of being an unusually large crop,
being heavier on the ground at this
time of the year than any previous
year.
The potato bug is doing much DAM
age in some localities.
Henry Knight. who has been very
sick with the quinsy and has not been
able to swallow any food or drink for
ten days, is now fast recovering under
the treatment Of DIR. Farward, of Par.
kers Prairie.
Dan Newton and wife have gone to
Redwood county visiting friends, will
be gone about one month.
Elder Thomas, of Leaf Valley,
preached at this place last Saturday
and Sunday; he succeeded in organ
izing a small church here of twelve
members, with Il good prospect of
more additions.
The young folks that went to the
dance at Mr.. Bermingham's the 3rd.
reported as having had very good
time. The music was furnished by
Naylor and Halliday, which is guar
antee that it was good.
by favor of our census cnnumera.
tor, $. 0. Daniels. am prepared to
give a slight statistical statatcment
OF our town. The town of Woolside
generally known as Wrightstown.
that being the name Of the postottice)
is IL miles south OF Wadella, in Otter
Tail Co.. on the State road running
from Parkers Prairie to Wadena.
The township being part prairie and
part heavy timber. gives it a pleasant
diversity of appearance. and consists
of the best soil in the northwest for
grain raising, which makes it u very
desirable place to locate. The first
claim that WAS taken here. was Ell.
tered five years ago last September.
by Horace Sattcrlee. lie built the
first house in the town. and called it
the Half Way House by which it is
still known. The present proprietor,
VIM. Harcom still feeds the hungry
and provides for the comfort of the
weary traveller. At that time it was
an ,mhrokcn wilderness from WaClena
to Parkers Prairie. and at the present
writing. I find from Mr.. Daniels state
ment. that there is now in this town,
80 inhabitants Ofw: :ich 10 are voters;
[the most of whom will vote for Gar
tield) also 63 farms have been opened
up; Il pretty fair showing for that
length of time. considering that dr..
ring the two years Of grasShoppcr
plague there was no Immigration
here. We have also at the cross
roads at the Half Way House. I. post
office, two hotels. two small grocery
stores, a steam saw mill and black
smith shop. Mr.. Gilmore having lie
cidcd to lor;tte his mill at that point
instead Of on section ! us was first
intended. Good timber or prairie
land Can be bought here from to
dollars per acre.
"Viva Voca seems to think that
So WAS Il big ;mo,;nr for the water
pumped ut the school house. and per
ial:s owing to the great surplus OIL
hand here, ii WAS. SO call it l.5u it
YOU please; but it we should have Il
few weeks nj dry weather. he would
givethe SO ior that amount of water
to sprinkle his s;il,!y land with.
The barber shop project is /, very
good one and will pay. l would sns--
ycst that ;sS good Il l';ality us en- D."
forEd for it III this vicinity. IS 1t
the Half Way Uutoe. lNv1>lB!.E.