The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-18
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Ed Cooper makes an excellent
village marshal, and when he is
around the boys either keep quiet
or else he marches them OIL to the
Justice and they have to pay their
little fines.
FouND.-On the road between
Wadena and Deer Greek, in the town
70 Compton, 4 coat about one year
old. Owner can have the same by
proving property and paying charges.
JOSEPH GUsTAFsoN,
Town of Compton.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. H.
Lincoln for couple of nice large
melons. Mr.. Lincoln says lie has
large patch of them. We think he
is fortunate, rs We understand they
are somewhat scarce this year.
C. Potter wishes us to inform the
public that he is sole agent for the
Singer sewing machines for Wadena;
Todd and Otter Tail Counties, and
that no machine called the Singer is
genuine unless sold by him.
The Wadena mills shut down on
Monday evening on account of scarci.
ty of wheat, and will remain closed
until the new wheat is in fit condi-
tion to grind. Any parties, however,
bringing 20 or more bushels of feed,
can have it ground.
II. J. Taylor, Secretary Wadena
County Agricultural Society, has re-
ceived numder of reports Of the
proceedings Of the State horticultural
Society, and will be pleased to dis
tribute them amongst any members
Of the Wadena County Agricultural
Society, who will notify him of their
Edesire to have a copy.
Yesterday we noticed so:,e five
or six little boys, with ages ranging
from seven to ten years, catching
hold Of the Ladders of the cars as the
train moved along. Mothers should
be careful and keep their boys away
from the depot, or else some one OF
them will be brought home mangleel
and lifelcss one of these days.
While in Bluffton last week, we
had occasion to visit Mr.. c. NJ. Malt
by's large new store, and found he
had one of the largest stocks Of goods
in the Northwest, in a fine building
that would be credit to any city. Mr..
| Maltby has just placed new boxes in
the postoftiee, in place of the old
ones, which used to ornament our
Wadena postoffice. See his new adj
vertisement in this issue.
We congratulate the Village
Council on their action in getting
hooks, ladders and buckets and a
truck to carry them on, as protec-
ton ooo;.>e+ fro We anuht also tn
thank Mr., Foote, the agent for the
little squirting machine, which had
more effect on the council in stirring
them up to procure the above named
articles, than it did on the fire which
| was built to exhibit the effects OF a
little gas in putting out a fire.
Great mortality has prevailed for
the past few days among the Batra-
chians, on the shores Of Silver Lake.
in the southeastern part of Cass
county. The disease of which they
died was asphyxia, brought on by
the visit OF party from Wadena.
consisting of MI. and Mrs. C. J.
Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Case, Mrs
Vaughn, Mrs, thinner and H. J.
Taylor, who remorselessly drowned
these bifurcated people, in order to
crafty their insane desire to catcL
the finny monsters that inhabit the
llmpid waters OF this beautiful lake
The party were very successful, in
their de:igns, and returned heavily
laden with the fruits Of of their cruel
sport.
| Notice.
Wadena county orders, for which the