The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-22


more careful with it's credits. We
remarked last week that we got our
latest news quickest from it's columns,
and it copies the article and says the
Red Wing paper printed it.
The usual meeting of the German
Methodists of Wadena, on next week
will be held on Tuesday, July 9th,
instead of Wednesday. Preaching by
the Presiding Elder.
Rev. II. BoETTC11ER.
The fall number of the Golden
Northwest has been issued and con-
talns many interesting items. 1t is
replete with valuable information for
all those who desire to make homes
and fortunes in the western world.
1t is said that the woman in Far
go who knows so much about the man
who is so successfully living on shad-
ow soup, is completely off, and that
her story about DR.. Tanners divorce
is false in every particular. Try
again Argus.
The village Of Wadena contains the
most ardent practical jokers in the
| country. The latest is-well, damph
we know which is latest, boiled eggs
the I'd, fish, or placards; for perticu.
lars. enquire Of Stuart, Case, Luce
or Gardner.
Anyone who has claims or due bills
against the Wadena Mills, will please
present them before July Goth, as the
mill will be shut down for repairs and
| improvements as soon as the present
| stock of grain is exhausted.
MALTBY 4 TAYLOR.
We are pleased to acknowledge a
call from John Mcdonald, who fell
from the staging of the mill at Vern-
dale last Saturday. For man who
fell as far as he did, he is exceeding
ly lively to say the least. lie says
he thinks he will locate in Wadena.
| The agricultural meeting was SLIM
ly attended owing to field trial of
Irvine binders on the field of H. w.
Fuller. The association, however,
was undaunted by the apparent want
of interest of some of it's officers in
the question of a fair, but propose to
! go a head and make it a success. We
glory in their spunk and perseverance.
Many of the sorrows of railroad
agents are caused in this way: A
country dealer sends an order to a
wholesale house for paper of pins,
the bill is made out Immediately and
sent by the first mail, while the goods
follow at leasure. The man receives
his bill and goes to the station twice
day for month to see where his
pins are.
A Boston paper says that the
Standard Oil Co. has several millions
of money lying idle which it pro-
poses to invest in Dakota and Min
nesota in agricultural lands and buy
ing wheat, and expresses the hope
that it's project will prove failure,
because it promises to be a monop-
oily which will endsnger the best in
terests of the country.
A Union Sunday School Convention
will be held at Parkers Prairie Bap-
fist Church, July 23d and oath, COM
mencing Friday evening, the 23d, just
proceeding the dedication of the new
church. A number of able workers
from abroad will be present to render
valuable aid. All the Sunday school
workers in the surrounding country
are invited. From the first, prompt
ness to every exercise is urged.
The Ladies' Mite Society cleared
$sl4 at their ice cream festival Friday
night. Rev. C. H. Dixon was in at
tendance and reported that Mr.. Staples,
at Staples mills, is starting brick
yard in that place and proposes to
open sale office here. He said he
would contribute brick enough for the
foundation and chimney Of the new
church. The lots have been purchased,
and ere cold weather sets in we hope
to see church spire looming up
among our thick cluster of buildings.
In publishing the marriage of Mr..