The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-03-24
OAK VALLEY.

see that my last week. 8 cOmmuni.
cation did not arrive in time for pub.
Hcation, owing to the principal part
Of the travel being on the State
road since the snow storm. 1 have
had considerable trouble in getting
my communications to the office in
season, but now the travel has
commenced to go on this road
again, l trust shall have no further
trouble Of that description.
W. H. Webb and family have
moved to Wadena. I understand
they have rented their farm.
Joe Hocking's family are going to
move to town this spring.
Mrs. Frank Packard has been quite
sick, but is now recovering.
Mrs. John Colson's health is quite
poor.
Ella Manlove is boarding at John
Colsons. She boarded at w. II.
Webb's this winter and attended
school, but when they moved to town
she went to MIR. Colson's, as she
wished to finish the term.
A. e. Packard is getting out logs,
preparatory to building a new barn.
+. Zimmerman, of Compton, is also
making preparations for building a
new house this summer.
The Oak Valley people have an
other new road.
Mr.. Sprague's school, in Compton,
closed Wednesday, the 10th.
J. Y. kits seems to have very bad
luck. lie has lost another OK, max
ing three oxen and one COW he has
lost this winter.
W lille Walter Packard was working
in lis timber a short time ago, deer
came SO close that he threw his ak at
it, and came very near killing it.
MIR. Mason residing on the Harvey
Brink farm, now owned by Mr.. James
Winser, has been hauling lumber the
past week, preparatory to building
on section lo in the spring.
Mrs Stokes, from the southern part
of the township, walked up to A. NJ.
J. O'keefe's last week, to see her
daughter residing there. Quite
walk for an old lady.
Allie Saxon and Ed Folia returned
to Iowa last week. They worked at
1Eincn,.", u;
Mrs. James Franks, of Compton,
was taken very sick last week, but at
last accounts WAS improving.
Loe Zimmerman is at present, liv-
ing in Walter Packaru's house.
Mrs. Jordon, who for sometime
back has been sojourning in Wis.,.
is expected back this week.
Last Thursday afternoon, the little
daughter Of your humble correspond
ent, mot yet four years Of age) put a
grain of corn in one of her ears. At
ter using every means within our
knowledge to extract the corn from
the, ear, we concluded that the only
way was to take her to Do ctor. So
accordingly, on Friday morning L set
out for WadeHa with her. Arrived
there, I immediately went to the
Office of DR.. Cromett. lie set to
work with a will to relieve her of the
troublesome grain, but as the ear was
quite sore, she would not hold still,
but instead, she WAS determined it
should not be touched. and as the
corn was just ON the verge of the
larger opening Of the head, it was
necessary that she should hold per-
fectly still. to avoid croWding it
farther into the head. The Doctor
tried every means he was master of.
to extract it, but to no avail, till at
last he was obliged to resort to the
use of either. After he got her well
under the influence of the either, he
soon had the corn in his hand. 1t
made the ear bleed a little. It is yet
quite sore. Dr.. Cromett exercised
both skill and caution, and 1 AIN in
deed very grateful to him for the
service he rendered my little one.
There is talk of some threshing be-
ing done in this neighborhood this
week. 1t is rather early in the sea~
son to commence threshing; danger
Of the grain not having gone through
the sweat.
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