The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-30
Local Matters.

Blacksmith's coal, Webb / Peake's.
Lime, I.ath, Etc, at Webb l.
Peake's.
The Board of County Commissioners
meet next Saturday.
The Wadena Flooring Mills will be
closed on the Fourth.
Z. S. Case went to st. Paul Wednes-
day night, On land business.
Fireworks of all kinds 1T Webb &
peake's.
Mr.. Mcnamara has been suffering
from an attack Of the plcurisy.
For Picnic supplies 50 to Webb &
Peake's.
J. V. Brewer. Of st. Cloud, is to
deliver the grafton on the Fourth, ut
Vrrntlale.
The town supervisors were in scs-
sion Monday anA Tuesday equalizing
assessments.
Try Webb 4 Peake's musical cigars.
What is fame!' asks an exchange.
Fame is the result of being civil to
newspaper men.
Mrs. II. kell and Mrs. Thomas Nor
man went to Brainerd Saturday last
and remained over Sunday.
Tho business of telegraph compa-
ny is ''spread from pole to pole.' So
is that of a washerwoman.
Finishing and clear lumber, floor
ing, siding, etc, at Webb 4 Peake's.
J. B. Alexander. chief engineer of
the n. p, F. +. & Il. II. Il. R., regis
tered at the Merchants Sunday.
Cooper i Miggc wish us to inform
our readers that they will have fresh
oysters forsale on the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Nettie Ostrander started for
Wisconsin last week, on 4 visit to
relatives. She will be gone several
weeks.
A new flag staff was raised Tuesday
evening on the the square in front Of
the depot. 1t is about sixty-five feet
in highth.
The posters are out announcing the
celebration of the Fourth at Vern-
dale. They were printed at the Jour-
nal Office.
E. E. Luce & Co. negotiate loans on
farm property, at low rates of COM
mission, in amounts from $500 to
$1,000.
We received quite q lengthy COM
munication from Vcrndale, which
came too late for publication. 1t will
appear next week.
Every citizen in Wadcna is inter-
csted in the Cornet Band, and should
give it Il rousing benefit at the dance
Fourth Of July evening.
Money to loan for three or five
years on improved farms, at low
rate of interest. Enquire at Bank OF
Wadcna.
The Osakis Observer is the name of
beautiful eight column paper just
started. It is Il beauty geographically,
and will no doubt receive the support
it deserves.
WANTBD--A girl to do general
house work. None other but first
class girl need apply. Enquire at
this Office.
LosT.--A red pocketbook, with lit
tie loops at each end where chain was
attached; contained $l.25 and some
papers. Finder will confer favor by
leaving same at this office.
We met Mr.. L. F. Stinchour the
other day and was struck with his
smiling appearance. lie asked us to
take a cigar, and said it was a boy.
Mother and son doing nicely.
a young man walked into our Of
fee the other day, and was asked if
he knew what the "h-l box was,
and he replied that it was the place
where we kept the ''devil.''
Ice cream, lemonade, lunch, etc.,
will be served in the Opera House
during the day and evening on the
Fourth. Everybody knows that Mrs.
Potter makes very delicious cream,
and all who patronize her will get
their moneys worth.
Not being able to attend the excur-
sion to Detroit last Thursday, and
noting the events of the day, we clip
m account of it from the Detroit pa
per, which is more explicit than we
could have given. Our Perham cor
respondent also gives a spicy account
of it.
Last week we inadvertently omitted
to mcntion the social party in Peake's
Opera House, on the 2lst. 1t was
through the efforts of Miss Nettie
Hammer and Miss Flora Blinn that
Abont fifteen couple enjoyed them
selves i'm a very happy manner for 4
few lAo.,rs.
Mr.. C. NJ. Maltby, proprietor of the
1'luffton, Mimi, Mills and town site,
is in the metropolis to-day. lie is one
of the early settlers in the Northwest.
and a snug little fortune is the result
Of good business qualifications and
well applied industry.-Fargo Repub-
licdn 18th.
Last Saturday, June 25th, we re-
ceivcd from one of our subscribers, a
nice mess of new potatoes. They
were not started III a hot beI, but
were planted in the ground in the
ordinary manner. Who says this is
not the potatoo zone, whether it is