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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-23
PARE RAP1DE, CAEE 60.


Tu3mutton Is again to ths font
with his pen.
Our prairie is still here, and every
one is talking new road 70 Wadcna.
Col. Eserson arrived from Your town
last week with the information that
Wadena had concluded to get a win
ter road to this country, with tho
help Of our settlers, so word Was sent
around for all to come and help, as it
Was a free cllopping, without: any
dance. Last Monday was the day set
for werk. At the appointed time
some eight settlers came to time.
Frank Ordway, with his long exp5-
rience with the country, took the lead.
We now had the right man in the
right place. Ey l0a. m. the survey
was started, Co1. Everson acting as
blazer. The men with their axes
gave whoop that would have done
credit to = band IF wild Comanches,
and away went the surveyor with his
blazer closed to his heels, while tho
choppers followed close. BY p. IN.
we had crossed the county line, and
was in Vadena county. town 13e,
range 35. The country we had rast
over was high and dry. timber very
open, land good. and we had found
good crossing on Shell River. THIS
ended our first days work.
Second day by 10 a. IN. all tbs men
were again 10 work, and two moro
new hands, and by noon we had ai-
vanccd one mile. through thick
poplar, mixed with hazel, and when
we stopped at night we was two and
half miles in Wadena county, with
a good road, some sixteen feet wide,
on straight line. Land dry and
rich.
The third day our crowd was not as
large as the first two days, but wa
went to work with will that meant
business. When the time come to 50
home at night We were four and a half
miles south of the northern line Of
WadeEa county, and Oh the banks Of
Blueberry River. I will here state
this stream is little known, as but few
fsftlers have ever explored
this part of your county. The
stream passes through high and dry
stretch Of country. Its banks is very
high in most places, and very close to
the stream, and much larger stream
than Cat River where it empties into
the Crow Wing. The timber is jack
pine, poplar, burr oak and hazel
brush. We passed but little Norway
pine, and that very scrubby and poor
We saw some very fine government
land-would make fine farms-subject
to pre.emption or homestead entry.
We concluded to finish our part of the
road next week; as most of our chop.
pers had work to do at home the rest
Of this week. Our road 50 far will
make good summer road. The road
is GOOD nine miles. This is the
amount Of road we have cut direct
south to the Red Eye River, on the
section line south, two miles east Of
the county line. You will hear from
me in 4 few days. TCGMCTToN.
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Theodore Roller, under the firm
name of Carl L. Roller, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, and
the said George Carl is hereby au~
thorized to collect all bills due said
firm of Carl & Roller, and the said
George Carl will pay all debts con-
tracted by the firm of Carl & Roller
s. GEoRGE CARL,
=M... THEoDoRE RoLLER.
Dated Wadena, MINI, Jan. 20,
1882. 35.5t
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National Republican., 1882-08-10
The Session of Congress.

The Congress that has just adjourned
bruised the serpent of Mormonism and
stemmed the miserable tide of Chinese
immigra ton. 1t refused to be precipi-
tated by Democratic free-trade dema-
gogues into hasty and unintelligent
disturbance of the tariff preferring to
await the suggestions of commission
which should, during the recess, hear
what manufacturers, laborers, and inn
porters might have to say, and make q
report thereon. 1t refused to break down
the internal revenue system, though
offering to make certain reductions in
which the Democrats of the Senate re-
fused to concur. 1t made movement
toward the commencement of the con-
struction of the Navy. 1t guarded the
national honor in providing for arrears of
pensions to the soldiers of the Union
in the face of loud and shameless
clamor for their reputation. 1t Itrespond-
ed to the national will and the Presi-
dents recommendation for an appropria-
tion for commencing the great national
work of improving the Mississippi River
and protecting its valley. 1t appropri-
ated the money necessary for the
carrying on of the government in
all its branches, and for supplying
the deficiencies created by the refusal of
the preceding Congress (Democratic) to
appropriate adequate sums. 1t had its
usual number of fretful and excitable
moods when some members forgot the
proprieties of the occasion and INDUCED
in unseemly personal squabbles. This
was not, however, dangerous to the
public interests or basis enough to cause
the more msthetical members of the press
to despair of the Republic. Congress is
charged with having gone in rather too
strongly for "the old flag and an appro-
priation in the river and harbor bill
and the President sought to bring it to a
halt But the rush of the waters
in the rivers which were wet, and the
thirst of the creeks which were
dry, and the demands Of the Rep
resentatives along the Mississippi
and the clamor of Washingtonianf
for clearer line between land and water
in the Potomac at their city frontal
these together were too strong to be re
sisted, and the voting tide rose above the
usual high-water mark to more than {
two-thirds vote. The President i:
praised and honored for his veto. The
Congressman who voted against it viii
meet severe looks, but after all we be
lieve that in their cases much will bt
pardoned to the spirit of liberty, and the
instinct of constituencies in favor of ;
fair" share Of what is going.
Without more particular reference nov
to the doings of Congress, which will o.
course be discussed until November, We
venture to say that when party malice
shall have poured out the usual number
of vials of wrath upon it, its work vii
compare most favorably with that of the
dreary days of the supremacy Of Ran
dali, Hewitt, Springer & Co.
National Republican., 1882-08-10
The Seasons Crops.

Late spring frOsts, severe and frequent
and other casualties to the contrary not
withstanding the people throughout
every part of the country are able to con-
gratulate each other and themselves over
abundant crops. Even cotton, which,
owing to divers causes, it was thought
would prove a failure, promises an aver
age crop, but little, if any, behind that of
last year, except in few crcumscribed
localities, and in some sections the pros
spective yield is reported as being in
excess of that of 1881. But for the re-
duced acreage devoted to this sta
pie the number of bales, to judge
from present indications, would have
exceeded the aggregate of the previous
year by many thousands.
In the South the farmers, profting by
their recent unfortunate experience, put
in Il largely increased acreage of grain,
and their foresight has been richly re-
warded. The food crops have turned
out remarkably fine, and the indications
are that there will be not only enough
corn, wheat and other cereals to supply
the home demand until next seasons
harvest, but considerable surplus,
which is already beginning to find its
way to market.
On the whole, the outlook is very sat-
isiactory, so much so that we know of
planters who have thus early declared
their intentions in the future of devoting
more time and space to the cultivation of
the staple food crops.
AS an offset to our own agricultural
success, the news from England informs
us that the corn and wheat crops have
been greatly damaged by protracted un-
favorable weather, and that, while a fair
yield, under the circumstances, is an
ticipated, yet the supply will be totally
inadequate for the home demand, the
deficiency being greater than for several
years preceding. If subsequent advices
confirm the truth of this our farmers may
depend upon ready market and good
price for whatever grain they have to
dispose of providing they are able to
hold it until the rise fairly sets in.
The war in Egypt, which now bids fair
to become protracted struggle, in which
the whole of Europe may eventually be-
come involved, will also have favorable
effect upon the values of agricultural
products, especially cotton. Owing to
the unhappy state of affairs now exist,
ing in the former country, it is probable
that the corn, wheat, and cotton crops
will prove almost total failures, and, il
so, England must depend upon the
United States for her supplies, at least SC
far as they have been heretofore fur.
nished from the Egyptian storehouses
This ought to increase the demand for
our exports of cotton by from 100000 to
100000 bales at the very lowest and also
add materially to our shipments ol
grain. In order that the farmers may
avail themselves Of whatever advan-
tages may arise by reason Of these short
crops and disturbances abroad, they
should not be oyerhasty in disposing Of
their surplus to grain gamblers who buy
to force the markets. Whatever profits
are to be realized ought to go to the pro-
ducer rather than to those who merely
speculate upon the labor Of others,
National Republican., 1882-08-10
Tie Virginia Campaign.

The Richmond Wing comes to us
laden with glowing reports of enthusi-
astc meetings of the Virginia Coalition
lists, who are busy Throughout the State
choosing delegates TO their several Con-
gressional conventions, soon to be held.
All all these meetings the nomination of
John S. Wise for Congressman-at-large
by the State committees of the Repubi-
can and Readjuster parties is being
heartily Endorsed. There seems nowhere
to be visible any want of harmony, but,
on the contrary, the best possible tenn
per and the most earnest confidence and
enthusiasm. The Republicans of the
State are not only mistaken in their
confidence in the coalition, but since the
election Of last November they have
gained over to their way of thinking many
ofthe Straightouts. There were misgivings
among some of the Republicans, of course,
as to the wisdom of the coalition when it
seemed but local union for the accom-
plishment of local purpose-namely,
the settlement Of the ebt question. But
these doubts have all isappeared since
the Readjusters have declared themselves
the supporters of the Administration,
meaning thereby the government Of the
Nation, and now the Republicans who
do not give the coalition warm and
williHe support are few in number and
unimportant in influence. We are
pleased TO see the Valley lrgmiaH, which
was determined to move prudently and
TO take no course until fully persuaded
in its own mind, pouring hot shot into
the ranks Of the assistant Bourbons, who
are Incorporating as straight Republicans,
Its editor is an able and powerful writer
and his voice is potent among those Re-
publicans who moved slowly toward the
present coalition, testing the ground be-
meath them mt each step
To-day the CoaiiIonists will make
their nominations in the second and
National Republican., 1882-08-10
The President,

If there is one American citizen more
than another for whose suferTngs the
general sympathy should be aroused, it
is for the President of these United
States during session of Congress.
Seventy-six Senators, two hundred and
ninety-three Representatives, and eight
Territorial Delegates, representing fifty
millions of people in thirty-eight States,
and eight Territories at the breast-a
royal people, each one of whom is every
inch king, with but one subject and he
the PRESIDENTIAL determined to be
heard and needed, and pretty soon at
that. Think of it. He must not only
hear the Representatives, much more
must he hear the people themselves,
who swarm to the capital to see whether
their members are peremptory enough
in making demands in their behalf. And
then he must hear every project of every
s,atesman-the less the statesmanship
the more numerous the projects. And
then the calls "to pay respects" and the
calls to appear familiar, and the calls of
real friends, who do not spare him. How
one head can carry it all is the wonder
of this world And yet men there are
who feel sighted if the President does
not insist upon detaining them for talk
of an hour or so on the politics of their
neighborhood.
If from the bedlam with which he has,
like all his predecessors, been for so many
months surrounded, the President can now
withdraw and find his own individuality
and comfort where none can modest him,
so much the better for the country whose
interests require that its Chief Magis-
traie shall cherish his physical and men
tai health, and in time of repose prepare
for the working time which must so soon
come again. Let us hear no carping
about "junketing" if he shall choose to
60 home to New York by water, and if
he should decide not to swelter at his
house in Lexington avenue, let us recon-
cile ourselves to his being idle for brief
time wherever he may elect.
National Republican., 1882-08-10

third Norfolk and Richmond) districts
On Wednesday next 10th, the nomina-
tions will be made in the fourth, sixth,
and seventh petersburg, Lynchburg,
and Harrisonburg) districts; Oh the 18th
the first, eighth, and ninth (Fredericks-
burg, Alexandria, and Marion) districts
will nominate; and on Tuesday, the 22d,
the fifth district will nominate at Rocky
Mount, Franklin County. This will put
the whole State in motion. The Bour-
bons may run candidates of their own
in some districts, but, in the main, we
expect to see them divided between col
orcd Straightouts and renegade Massey
itoc
National Republican., 1882-08-10
The noy Preacher. swIndls.

Rev. Thomas Harrison, the boy preacher, who
must by this time have become large and old
boy, is in trouble with the Loveland camp meet
ing. Admiring his eoquence and possibly
also considering that 1t might be good spec
ulation to announce him as an annual at.
traction of the camp, the ladies built u
cottage for him at cost of $500. What was
their surprise 10 learn that only day or two
later the mcrcenary evangelist had sold this cot
tuge and site for 600. II was evidently on his
part, not SO much lOye.land as u love money
arrangement. After thinking over their predca.
ment the defrauded ladies discovered ihatno deed
OF the cottage had been furnished TO the tickle
boy preacher. They accordingly resolved to take
back their gift, aud sold IL 10 steady Cincinnati
Methodist Bishop. Mr. Harrison has lost both his
cottage and his money by his little game, and, ut
Loveand camp, ut least, he has lost reputation
Well-NelV York sun.
National Republican., 1882-08-10

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National Republican., 1882-08-10
EX-SENATOR SHARON
Has n President Of u Mining Company
Kicked Out OF His Hotel.

Two mining maguates have almost come to
blows in the Palace Hotel. They were Senator
Sharon and II. W. Levy, president of the Savage
Mining Company. The annual election of the
Savage was held, and Mr.. Sharon opposed Mr.
Levy's interest. In the evening Levy visited the
Palace Hotel, and there met Senator Sharon, and
the conversation was at first semi but it
broadened into the forcible. and eventuated in the
exchange of fighting epithes. Mr.. Levy ad-
dressed several singing appellations to the toga-
clad capitalists whose action he denounced as
dishonest and treacherous. Mr.. Sharon replied
with appropriate vigor, and wound up by order
to go, and, prcsuming on the public character of
the establishment declared his intention to remain.
"Then will have you elected, sir" shouted the
Senator, with an impcrious wave OF his hand
toward the. row of ebony retainers, whose eyes
were rapidly getting as large as their mouths.
Several Of the attaches moved toward Mr.. Levy,
but the formidable front shown by that gentle.
man drove them back in dismay. No nigger in
this house is going to put mis- hand on me" pro.
with white man" said the Senator, who was
white with rage. A burly night waIchmnn. in
obedience to the Senator's mandate, seized Mr.
Levy by the shoulder and forced him toward the
corridor when Mr.. HoAich and Mr.. KGatng in
terfered and promised that Mr.. Levy would leave
the hotel himself if permitted to do so. The
watchmun released his grip but Mr.. LevyS in
the promise of his friends he turned on the Sena-
tor once more. The Senator again issued his
ukase, and, despite the struggles of Mr.. Levy aud
the indignant proLestations of Mr.. HohiCh, tie
president of the Savage Mining Company was
ejected-Ffonl The San Francisco Examiner.
National Republican., 1882-08-10
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a Heavy Tax.

1t has been estimated by BrddSteefs that there
are 100000 miles of fence in the United States
the cost of which has been more than 81 900 900 OOO
or about S325 a mile. Formerly the fences of
farms were built of wood, ana the annaul repairs
put u heavy tax on farmers. The last census
Shows :thut the cost of such repairs in 1877 was
SIS, ,62O 600. Most farms fences are now built OF
wire, and 10000 miles OF such fence We're built in
1881 at cost of Sl0,000OO0, about half the cost
pgr mile OF the old wood fences.
National Republican., 1882-08-10
For Mechanical Purno.es.

The prohibition amendment in Iowa allows
whisky for medicinal, mechanical, culinary, and
sacranental purposes. farmer asked his drug
" For int chancal, medicinal, culinary, or satra-
mental purposes2" Mechanic n, | guess, h" re-
piled the customer. 81 want il fora laru rasiugP'
the puryiew Of the law, and measured up the
whisky.
National Republican., 1882-08-10

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