The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-09
Local Matters.

Local Matters.
Mr. C. Potter went to Parkers Prai.
rio Tuesday.
The church is receiving that needed
seoat of paint.
Work has commenced on the
county and village Jail.
Miss Katy Worthington is teach.
ling school in district No. 8.
Ten or twelve Chippawa Indians
passed through Wadena Monday.
Mrs. Case arrived home last week,
from an extended visit to friends il
Iowa.
Dr. c. B. Jordan, of Duluth, was in
town Tuesday, visiting relatives and
friends.
The band is practicing nightly
preparing to furnish the music on the
Fourth of July.
Robert Arbuckle has commenced
breaking on his land, opposite Mr..
= Yeaton's place.
Mr.. A. n. Peach has again moved
his family to his farm, two miles
->eosth Of Wadena.
c. G. Strasburg has just received a
large stock of whips, ETC., which he is
= yelling very cheap.
Giles Peake has got in very nice
stock of brackets. Those checker
boards are especially fine.
Mrs. A. J. Cough, of Bristow,
Iowa. sister of Mrs. J. Kephart, is in
town on few weeks visit.
Mr.. Wheeler's house on the north
side, is nearly enclosed. and has a
very conspicuous appearance.
Miss Flora Blinn, Of Minneapolis,
sister to Mrs. J. K. Miller, is here
visiting her relatives and friends.
Anyone who has lost (saw) horse,
will do we'll to look into the village
pound, as Jim uses no partiality.
Mr.. Field is assisting Mr.. McNa-
mara, in the Office of the contractors
. of the N. F., F. F. & B. H. R. R.
Dan Pinneo and family started
for their home last evening, after a
weeks visit among friends in Wade
M.
Mr.. Fuller is busy fixing up the
roads around the village. He has
also put new pump into the town
we'll.
Coils. DeGrsf and Crook were in
town Monday, and started for Fer
gus over the route of the railroad by
team.
The Wadena Minstrels arc pro.
crossing finely, and will be prepared
to give tirst.class entertainment on
the Fourth.
W. W. Graham was down from
Bluffton yesterday, and reports work
commenced on the building being
erected by Mr.. Maltby.
John Heinan has bought 4 lot op.
posite Messrs. Gaetz Brockhof, and
has commenced building 2Ox32, to
he used as a harness shop.
W. II. Webb started for St. Paul
last Saturday. where he will purchase
4 large stock of fancy groceries. He
Will be gone about week.
We are indebted to Asher Murray
for ride into the country Tuesday.
Crops are looking full as we'll, if not
better than at this time last year.
We would say in reply to the note
from "Buttercup," that we do not
want her name for publication, but to
file away in accordance with our
rules.
A new postofice has been estab-
lished at Carson, Douglas county, and
Ben Hooking has been appointed P.
NJ. Benjamin is brother of our
Joseph.
Harry Prcsson sold eleven organs
in ten successive days lately, and AZ
he says, mot very good days for
organs either" They were Western
Cottage organs
We call attention to the fact that
Mr.. Erickson, our boot and shoe
man, has just received an invoice of
Bradley l. Metcalf's celebrated boots.
Call and see them.
Messrs. Morrical, Currant and Bar
nell, Of Leaf River. were in town
Saturday. preparing to go to Perham,
where they expect to get out more
ties for the railroad.
The Wadena Amateur Minstrels,
will give an entertainment at Perham
next Saturday evening. We under.
stand quite a number from Nadena
will so up with them.
We call attention to the new ad-
vertisement of J. +. Butler, of Vern-
dale, who has established 4 branch
:,nachinery depot in Wadena, with
Mr.. Montgomery as agent.
Pcake. Case l. Hall, which means
&C. II. Peake, E. s. Case, Wadena, and
II. E. Hall, Fargo, have purchased 40
:ssczes adjoining the town site of Far.
go and have laid it out in lots.
IF. l.. Howes. a dentist from Blue
EARTH county, has located permanent.
l}y in Wadena. lie will occasionally