The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
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INCOG.
OAK VALLEY.

AstSC SuI1uay morning WHICH VIC dAooC
from our bed of quiet repose, our eyes
were greeted by 4 vision of loveliness.
All nature was dressed in a garb of
the priest white. King Frost had
been around and clothed everything,
from the loftiest oak down to the
smallest shrub, in a mantle of beauty.
The weather has been as nice as us
poor mortals could wish, for several
days back. The evenings seem very
attractive for some. Mr.. W. NJ.
Webb's team was out last Thursday
evening, giving happy crowd the
benefit Of a sleigh ride.
Paulien Colson, who has been hav-
ing quite a severe time with the lung
fever, is again able to attend school.
Our spelling school of last week was
postponed from Thursday to Friday
evening. 1t was :: complete sweep.
4 large load of young people come
over from Mr.. Darlings neighbor-
hood, our school coming off champion.
Eddie Webb deserves great credit, as
he spelled the school down once. and
was among the last to stand every
time; he is only eleven years Of age.
Mr.. Burch teaches the school in the
south part Of the township.
Mr.: johnson killed two deer last
week. Three hunters from Compton,
Thomas Conkling, Mr.. Green and Ben
Franks, camped on section 90, the last
few days of the free hunting season,
and while there killed eleven deer. 1t
is good thing for the little deer that
Master Law stretches out protecting
hand toward them.
Mr.. Wallingfo ford, of Illinois, is Wis.
iting with his son, John. lie seems
to like this conntry very we'll.
Frank Packard and family have
moved into James Royals house. The
Royal Jim stops ut Il. c. Packard's
considerable of the time. Come Oh
Jimmy. your pleasant face is always
welcome among us.
Charlie Smith expects his brother,
John. home this week.
Nathan Packard is the happy owner
of Il span of horses once more. He
has made several trades lately, all
tending towards this end, and last
Friday he traded with Mr.. Green, of
Compton. and Uncle Nate bids fare
we'll to mules, ponies, and oxen, and
now draws the reins over a span OF
bays.
Miss Celia Packard, who has been
living at Mr.. Hursts, at Bluffton, for
several weeks past, was at home last
Sunday.
Miss Zillie Hess teaches the school
in the Ransdale neighborhood.
Mr.. I. J. Kits is getting out house
logs preparatory to building on sec
ton II in the spring. REPORTER.
Two Universal Needs.
Every family which at all thinks
we'll of itself needs two weekly visi-
tors-the home newspaper and Il city
weekly; the former for intelligence of
home doings, the latter for the thous-
and things that have to do with the
outer and larger world. We are pre-
pared to meet both these wants, and
on receipt Of $3.50 will furnish the
FARMER and the IFeskly Pioneer Press
for one year. AS a great general news
paper the Pioneer Press has taken
rank with the very best published in
the great eastern cities, while it's in
tevests and matter are in and OF the
Great Northwest. Its curran. serial
story, No 1872 Great Porter Square,
by Forjeon, the great English no'c-
ist. has several months yet to ran.
All subscribers who order through 's
can have their subscriptions begin
with the first number of the story if
they wish. Send us ~ 50, and get two
good papers for IN entire year.
Last Friday successful hunter
from near Wadena, brought down Il
big load of II deer and I. large she
bear and her three cubs. He found
the bears in hole, and shot them one
Ivy e:.e. As they came eut.-.Als": Post.