The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-27
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| VERNDALEi
| July17
Hello!
| More rain.
| Roads are rough.
Riding rather rickety
young man living in happy anticipation OF q
new hat and tie-wish We could get such an Offer
Willie Metzger, Of Wadena, was in town to-day.
stirring around among his young friends
Enjoyed little ride this evening behind span
of Stewart's bays. Saw some tine-lookinx coun.
try on Stowe Prairie, belonging to J. B. Kelly, T.
". Harper, S. H. James, c. c. Layne and f. n.
| Smith.
Good weather for wheat
William Law, brother of James 1aw, IL in town
| with view to location. Mr. Law is a teacher OF
experience and will probably be employed by
our board.
NJ. B. Dougherty and little girls returned to-day
| to their home in Waverly, Iowa.
The fran: of the elevator is up and from this
time forth will be hurried on to completion.
I. c. Thompson and wife have departed on their
visit through Michigan and Illinois. Will be gone
about fortnight. Their many friends wish
them pleasant time and a safe return.
From the appearance Of the stars we prophe.y
mere travellers the matrimonial highway ere
long.
The Wadena County Bank is under obligations
to Miss Alice James for bouquet of beautiful
flowers.
Mr.. Ti!ton, Of Iowa, is in town.
Collins is on the roof this morning finishing up
the chimney.
D. Phillips is executing some fine work on
Kelly s new store.
McCurdy T. Strang have their meat market In
trim and nice cool place it is, too
Lutte Crawford is down from Kincston's tie
camp. Will return Tomorrow
Good attendance at tent meeting last night and
a very interesting sermon by Rev. Collins
Town caucus at the Bolton House to-day to-
elect delegates to the county convention to be held
at your town next Saturday.
Il. G. Mason of the Bank of Vern6ale il l37
avordupois and can take down, chew up or roll
together any other boy Of his size. sullivan and
Tug Wilson are no where.
Johnny Proctor the popular young clerk at
stewarts hardware store, is one of the boys every
body likes to get acquainted with. Ta, ia. ",
taffy, Johnny.
B. F. Seeley is helping Will Ditmore out while
Mr. Thompson is away.
Ed. Elston is another Of our boys who believes
life is calculated to be enjoyed. Why, oh why, do
the Young ladies do their trading at the peoples
store?
Burt Petit is proud Of that boy Of his. and he
ought to be. Minnesota produces as good babies
| as it does wheat.
The map agent is here
Sun shining.
Tent meeting last night.
Prayer meeting at N. E. chur. II last night and
s. S. teachers meeting afterwards.
&. Hurst returned to Wadena on the afternoon
train.
Section hands working near the depot.
Heavy rain this evening.
\ triple hoe-down at the boot and shoe store.
The ladies were calling this afternoon. This
explains the brisk shower Of the evening.
Heavy dew.
A magnificent sunrise.
G.. W. Everest is in town.
Tie men b. ing paid off.
The hardware store of Theodore Farinston il
fronted and painted.
DR.. Babcock was in town to-day.
Mr.. Law returns to his home to-day. Will
teach the upper department of the verndale
| schools the coming year.
Sid Reynolds sports a stunning mustache and Is
young man of promise, and good business quail
ifcations.
Glass-ball-Rhodes vs. Foote, 10 balls each.
| Rhodes broke all; Foote, s.
| Rhodes team ran away, demolish8ng watch.
| Miss Alice Powell is in town, on her way TO-
Long Prairie to attend the teachers convention.
Let us all take long breath, as we have had
one good day and no rain. VERNON.
! Vennor is responsible for the present weather.
His reputation is being established again, but at
the cost Of great inconvenience to everybody.
Turks and High Schools.
Il wasted,' said an old Turk, ''ten'
years Of my life in one of the high
schools. In consequence Of this
know nothing. Had / gone to the
Softas l might have become a great
teacher. A high school teaches moth
ing that the people want to know.
For instance, they teach botany. They
spend weeks in explaining to Il young
man that a rose is i rose' What
earthly use is that to any one! If "
man knows 4 rose when he sees it he
+ knows it without having learned it in
book. II he does not know that it
is Il rose no book will ever make him
!; care to know what it is. High schools
never did good to anybody in this
country The Turk was partly right.
AS in everything else, 80 in education,
8 the methods adopted by the Turks are
mere apish limitations Of what is
found in Europe, and always remain
, unmeaning forms Of exercise, wear
mess to both teacher and Scholar
Turkish Life in Var Times.
, How He Had a Good Time.
. "Well, I've had 4 good time, and l
, expect to pay for it," remarked 4
young farmer as he was brought he
, fore the bar of the central station
yesterday morning. He was at once
, tackled by reporter to find out what
he considered good time, and here
,, it is: He walked eight miles Satur-
day evening to reach the city. He
drank five glasses Of Deer. saw two
fights, had little scrimmage himself: :
played three games of cards: drank
two whiskies, played pooled fot half
an hour, lost fifty cents on a bet that
he could jump eight feet, was rolled
in the mud. lost *txo-dollar BILL and
when the police found him he was
, sleeping off his drunk. 81, mass OF
!. garbage in an alley "Do you; call
! that good timer duerisd tho re-:
porter after the prisoner had paid his
:, fine Of $5::- "You bet! Why, I never
had so much fun in my life! The only
drawback was in forgetting to bring
along nv fighting dog and revolver