The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-10
VERNDALE.

Cold like everything.
Charley Elston 'of on the morning train" for
Ossage. He win return and when he comes back
it will not be alone. Charley Britts is with him.
I. H. Bradford was dokn to Brainerd the first Of
the week on business
s. and Monroe Powell have broken up nearly
60 acres this summer. - H.. .~.s Il: = - ID.
Sherman Seal il back again In the land Of the
| living working on the section.
v. A. Young expects to attend school in Z less
rigorous climate this winter.
trying ordesl-waiting for the train when you
| are anxious to get there.
A. 4. Brown has sold his house and lot on
Brown street to J. I. Collins.
Mr.. Kline and DR.. Sweet, whose families live
here, are in town for a short stay.
Train two hours late Tuesday.
| Law e. Bullard are in their new onicc now, and
| are very costly situated.
James Law has returned from Mankato, and
acknowledges that he hasn't been able to make
I ont a deeS><ight since.
Mr,. Bullah2 and Mrs. Farwell are in st. Pau
! on q visit.
Mrs. Riley Waters is back from her visit to Wis
consin.
Train II due
And We arc through VERNON.
P. S.-That last effort is none Of Mark Twain.
mush and milk poetry, now let me toll yon.
Monday night Concordia Hall Was crowded
from "pillar to derric" with the "elita' Of Per
ham to witness the debut of tho Pcrham dra.
matte troupe Though the crowd was great, not
al accident occurred, owing to the admirable ar.
ransements Of the ushers in promptly seating
them as fast as they arrived The carriages put
their loads down at the south door, and took them
up at the same. Not person was seated in their
wrong place-no shifting around, as il usual in
most public places, and a stranger would have
thought that 1t was Z meeting to divide the coun-
ty by the interest every one seemed to have taken
in the gathering. The receipts must have been
enormous. Another feature Of the evening was
the thoughtftllness of the manager in postponin/
the lifting Of the curtain from O'Clock sha<p to
9oclock slow, Is it gave the audience an oppor-
tunity to admire the beautiful marine painting
done by MI. Palmer. of Italian fame, who Wa
engaged at an enormous expense for the OCCASION
The performance throughout was great success:
every one Of the actors one would have thought,
was born to tread the boards (no play, Mr.. Editor,
on the Mainites). So we'll did Mr. H. Kemper
fill the role Of "Hans'' that anyone present would
have pronounced himc "a live Dutchman. Nr.
August Nohr. as the rcscuer of Katharine. was
immense, and tho way Mr.. Butler took the rart Of
the priest has convinced the many that he has
bsen studying for some time with the intention Of
! taking holy ORDER. Mis- Pelton, the beautiful
versatile actress, with her usual grace, nc rform,d
| her part to perfection, "sans pcur ct sans r,-
proche." The support given by Mr.. and Mn.
| ha6h I'M
The singing was pathetic and we'll received
and the playing Of Barney Kemper on the organ,
assisted by Lightning Rod Russell, who nut some
of the fluid into his bow, was superb. We hea,
that 1t Is the intention Of the troupe to give Ita
ian opera next month, as the German was such
Z success Sic itar I'd sstra. R.Dr
PS.-Ths scenery by Harry Williams and the
arrangement Of the stage BY Mr.. Chadburn were
perfect-ns hitch. The elegant bedstead fur
nished by the mammoth furniture establishment
! % e. D. c. Williams 4 son was the confer poipt
Of attraction. Ill defy another town in America
maarons and laaees than were seated In that hall
during the performance. 80 say We all Of ~. ~
God bless them and their babies.
AS to the conflict in the Forty sixth
legislative district, Col. Graves said
the convention which nominated W,
~. Billson WAS utterly without legal
right or title. The regular conven.
tfon, he further said, would not be
called until later as it was not the
custom to make legislative nomina-
tions 50 long bofore the election.
Pioneer Press. ,~'
The following is good story about
.well-knowR professor, which may 90
TO prove that even great physicists are