The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-01

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Wadena County Orders, also School
Orders for teachers wages, for which
the highest cash price will be paid.
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The FARMER office will furnish you
one thousand envelopes, double thick.
No. 6, any color, with your card
printed on them, for the same price
that the envelops will cost you else
where.
Ben. Franklin's mother-in-law hest
tated about permitting her daughter
to marry 4 printer, as there were al
ready two printing offices in the
United States, and she was uncertain
whether the country would support a
third.
VIM. R. Baumb bach returned home
this morning from the east. He re-
ports the weather as being very no
and that in consequence Of it, there
will he no potato crop, and the corn
is all parching.
The FARMER Office is turning out
thirty page premium list for the Sec.
ond Annual Fair, of the Wadena CO.
Agricultural Society. Although it
does not represent quite as many adj
vertisers us it did last year, it con-
tains fully as much advertising.
We have received a circular from
General Ti:ket and Passenger Agen.
Barnes, OF the Northern Pacific,
stating that through tickets will be
sold from Wadena to Rochester to
those wishing to visit The State Fair,
ut excursion rates, making it $14.70
tor the round trip.
"When Brainerd presumes to com.
pare herself with Wadena, Fargo
might consider herself on Ill equal
footing with Bluffton." This extract
was not taken from the Brainerd
Tribune, but words to that effect
were uttered, intended to deceive the
public mind concerning "cities'' along
this road.
Saratoga, says an exchange, is fa-
nous as a place for unexpected meet
ings of old friends. Two venerable
clergymen came upon each other in
Congress park the other morning.
You old sinner,' cried the eccen-
trio but excellent DR.. AIagoon Of
Philadelphia. MY dear BROTHER"
responded the affable DR.. Burchard of
New York.
We did not mean to throw any
slur on the decision ofjustice Ostran-
der, in our report of the Merritt case
last week. We related the story
that was told to us. The testimony
given did not prove that Merritt in
tended to use his knife on anyone.
only that he had it out, which CIR
cunstance might happen to anybody.
On Tuesday we started on a visit
to the schools in districts Nos. 6 and
4, and were met at Aldrich by that
genial dispenser Of justice, w. l..
Spencer, ESQ.,, with whom we took
passage to his home. On our way,
the rain poured upon US in torrents.
Being neither sugar nor salt we did
not melt, but we did get thorough
wetting down. The school in dis
trict No. 6, is taught by Miss Rose
Miller, of this town. Owing to the
rain the attendance was small, but
those present were bright and at
tcntive, and seemed to be making
fair progress. The school in No. 4,
is taught by Miss Ida Kelley, OF
Verndale, and the attendance here
was likewise restricted by the rain.
The scholars are studious and quick
to learn. This school is a quiet and
orderly one, and we shall expect
good progress to be made during the
term. We are under obligations to
Esq. Spencer and Director Smith,
for c0urtesies extended to us.
Wadena Lodge, X. of P, No. o.,
was duly organized August 25th and
20, in Castle Hall (Peake's Hall being
used for that purpose), by E. W. B.
Harvey, G. c.; D. L. Durham, V. G..
G.; assisted by Bro. Knights, W. G..
Miller acting G. p; z. Cutter acting
G. NJ. of A.; o. S. Miller acting G. O.
G. After confering the several de-
grees of the order, on the evening of
August 25th, the officers and breth-
rem repaired to the Merchants Hotel,
where a bountiful repast, prepared by
Landlord Pelkey, was partaken of
with such a relish as only half-starved
knights, after hard labor are pos
sessed. The Lodge was duly called
to order again the evening of the
Goth, by the Grand Chancellor, when
the following officers were duly in.
stalled: E. s. Case, c. c.; J. X.
Miller, V. c.; Geo. a. Whitney, p;
James Ashburner, X. r. s.; l.. Err.
rickson, NJ. F.; H. J. Taylor, NJ. E.;
L. w. Babcock, NJ. A.; D. E. Jones
and H. F, Burch p. C's.; John Hay
ton, l. G.; J, J. Bennett, o. G.; G. H.
Peake, J. w. Hasson and J. w.
Kelley, Trustees. The organization
of this lodge was pleasant and en-
joyable occasion to all. except the
wives of the brethren, who unani-
mously declared that O'Clock in the
morning was too late for steady
family men to come home to the