The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-02
Local Natter:

Oats, soc.
Potatoes, $l.25.
Wheat, S5c and QOc,
Shingles, at Webb & Feake's.
The church ought to be painted.
Billiard says he don't want any
mason.
F. C. Field has returned from his
Wisconsin trip
Senator A. McCrea passed through
town yesterday.
Don't forget the dance tomorrow
(Frilay) evening.
There were e5 scholars enrolled in
our school Yesterday.
Judge Smith and c. E. Bullarl, of
Verndale, WAS ia town Tuesday.
Last Monday nine Immigrant teams
passed through Wadena for the Shell
Prairie country
F. f. Luce went to Minneapolis
Tuesday, where, it is expected, he
will meet his wife
The ladies of the Congregational
Society will meet with Mrs. Stuart,
Thursday, June 9th.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. kephart
for dish eff fragrant ice cream, for
which he has onr thanks,
jamestown, u. r.. has Ladies'
Gossip Society. There is good mate
rial for one here in Wadena.
f. Z. Luce & Co, have covered the
floor of their banking room with lin.
oleum, making it as cozy and pleasant
as parlor.
We met Mr.. A. j. Adams on our
streets yesterday. Mr.. Adams looks
like the typical granger now, minus
the haysess III his hair.
We are all out of potatoes, and Of
course we can't starve. viii not
some one Of our many subscribers
bring us bushel of beans?
Some of the farmers in Southern
Wadena had bad luck with their corn
on account Of planting poor seed, and
have had to plant it over again.
Geo. E. Soule, of Deer Greek, was
in town Saturday. lie says that crops
are looking first rate in his town and
that the farmers are happy.-F ergus
Adrocate.
d. Mckinley, timber agent of the
n. P. r. g., was i'll town Wednesday
Mac. is a good fellow provided you d<
not steal any timber from the rail
road lands.
The ladies' of the Congregational
Society will give an ice cream festi'
val, at Peake's Hall, Wednesday eve.
ming, June 18th, and once in two
weeks thereafter.
Two young men from near st. Paul
are in Wadena, negotiating for the
purchase of lot OH which they will
erect u building, to be occupied by
them as harness shop.
Decoration passed without the
slightest recognition in Wadena, Du!
reports show that it was generally
observed throughout the country,
and especially in the east.
Preaching in the hall next Sunday
morning and evening, by Rev. c. r.
Snyder. Rev. J. b. Starkey will hold
quarterly meeting at the school
house, Tuesday evening, June It'll.
A. p. Stearns has, for the present,
charge of the grading of the new rail
road, and will have charge Of the
track laying. Mr.. Stearns has laid
more rails than any other man i'll Min
nesota.
The ladies of the Methodist Society
will give an ice cream festival. at
Peake's Hall next Wednesday even
ing, June 9Th, for the purpose OF
raising funds to paint the church. All
are invited.
It is useless for anyone to send us
communications for publication, un-
less they send us their name. We
would like to insert them, but it is
against our rules, which must be Oh
served in that respect.
Young man, if you begin at the top
of the ladder, progress is in one direc-
tion only-down. But if you begin on
the lower round you will have the
satisfaction of going up just as fast as
your abilities will carry YOU.
':Major, see two cocktails carried
to your room every morning. as If
You had some one to drink with
Eyes, sir; one cocktail makes me feel
like another man; and, If course, In
bound to treat the other man,
Mrs. Bending started yesterday fol
Beloit, Ill.,, where her son Dell, who
WAS so favoraNly known here, is liv
Ing. she VIII ne gone ABOUT yea1
when she will return for good. to be
warmly welcomed by her many friend:
here.
Mr.. Alexander, the chief enyinee}
of the n. F., F. F. & 3. II. r. r., ha
cross sectioned this cid of the line
and grading has already commenced
with about 100 men ut work. by mex
Monday they expect to have 1T lcas
$50 men.
The force the young men expen
in twirling their canes listlessly il
the air. it seized upon and concel
tratet|, would turn all the grindstone