The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-03

There will be a dance in Peake's
Opera House, Feb. I'D.
w. H. Mitchell, of the Elk River
Neacs, made us a call yesterday.
The Ladies' Episcopal Mite Society
will meet with Mrs. Swindlehurst next
Friday evening. Note the change.
The laug liable farce, 1.-THE Living
Statue" will be presented to the peo-
pie Of Verndale Saturday night. Sc
cure your seats.
G. Potter started for Winona, last
Monday, to attend meeting of the
Grand Lodge 40. U. w., which con.
vened on Tuesday, at that place.
70 tho Editors Of the N P. Farmer.
One Of your Wadena citizens came
on my place and got some timber, and
took pair of whippletrees. I wish
he would bring them back and save
cost. w. P.
Geo. B. Wright, of Minneapolis,
has been in Wadena the past few
days, in the interest of the Minnesota
Northern railroad. He spoke in
Compton last Monday evening.
The Fargo Daily Times is busted.
The sheriff levied on a portion of the
material to secure the workmen's
pay, although there is a mortgage on
the concern for $500.
Mr.. Kell, proprietor of the Quincy
House, is pushing work on the new
addition which John Ostrander started
last fall. He will have it ready for
use in a few weeks, although 1t is
pretty cold weather for that kind of
work.
There will be a grand benefit dance
for the Wadena Cornet Band. at
Peake's Opera House, Friday, Fbb.
18th. The dance will be given by the
ladies of Wadena, and they desire
everyone to buy ticket whether they
dance or not. Tickets, including sup
per, $l.00.
The following program will be pre-
scented to the Reform Club next Tues
day evening:
Essav-Miss Ida Hicks.
Reading-Mrs. Yeaton.
s. Mrs. Whitney.
I" Kate Worthington.
Fannie Katzky.
'' w. J. Whipple.
i" "A. r. Wiswell.
Nv. G. Cressey.
"Reminiscences Irish.
I" MIR. Scribner.
Vocal and instrumental music will
be interpreted in tho above program.
The Hutchinson Family will give
one of their rare entertainments, at
Peake's Opera House next Wednes.
day evening. We take the following
from the Fargo Republican, concern
ing them:
The celebrated Hutchinson Family
of singers are billed for Thursday and
Friday evenings, at McHench hall.
This company has been for nearly 40
years before the public, both in Eu-
rope and America, and everywhere
greeted with enthusiasm. They sang
their songs Of freedom many times
before the crowned heads of Europe,
and now are chanting all over their
beloved country, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, the songs of glad deliver
ance. Those who have not heard them
should go and hear them. and those
who have will surely 60 again.
A disgraceful occurrence took place
at Peake's Hall last Sunday evening,
causing the dismissal of the meeting.
It is bad enough to have certain set
of boys in the back of the hall, crack
ing peanuts, or causing other such
disturbances, which annoy the min
lister and audience, but when they
get so bold as to do what was done
last Sunday evening, they should be
punished to the full extent of the law.
We find the following in Chapter
100, Sec. Is, of the Revised Statute of
1873, in regard to this:
Whoever, on the Lords day, or at
any other time, willfully Interrupts,
or disturbs any assembly of the peo.
pie met for worship, within the place
of such meeting, or about it, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding $40,
nor less than SIS. or by Imprisonment
in the County Jail not exceeding thirty
days.