The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-08-17
LEAF RIVER.
KATHERINE DOTY.

Mr.. Editor: AS haVnt lntruded on your cOOu
nature for some time, and as We don't hear from
Mr.. Mossback any more, will bother you for a
little space again, if am not treated to small
corner in the waste basket.
= Farmers arc busy putting up their hay, and
have had all that could be asked for in the
way of fine weather.
Mr.. Mcmillan, county superintendent, Of Fcrn
Z dale, paid our school visit last week, one day
before the close Of the term.
School in district No. 10 was out Friday, the
llth. Miss Anna E. Cowdy the teacher, gave
general satisfaction, 50 far as l know or have
heard
Mr.. tombstone is improving his place and pre-
pairing for winter OH section 80, in Deacon Chap
mans addition to Leaf River
On, yes! We have just discovered why Mr.. J. W.
Currant is an inch and three quarters taller than
usual. It's rousing girl and all are doing well.
There will be preaching at Moricars school
house next Sunday at 1885, by the Rev. Mr..
Winch Gree Methodist Come one, come all.
WEB FoOT.
VERNDALE.
| VIM. Wilson and Robert Clark have returned
from the southern part Of the state, with drove
| of horses.
JllllcS NC Nar HAS palltetl MS TeSlucllCe
F. y. Smith has removed into his new quarters
at the depot He can put on some style now.
| The picnic in Thompson's Grove last Saturday
was we'll attended for the time Of the year. and
was enjoyed by all.
Fifty Swedish immigrants are in town. Mr..
Johnson their agent, wsll locate them.
II. \. Petit and wife are in Iowa on visit.
The young folks who went riding on StoWe
Guilty in getting through the swamps. Excite
nent ran high for a few minutes, but luckily no
one was drowned.
J. E. Buffers trotting mare died ono day last
week, from drolsy Of the heart
We neglected to mention the marriage of Mr.
silas RoSbrook and Miss Tina Proctor They
start on LIES journey under suspicious circum-
stances. and may peace, prosperity and rightful
share of carth's choicest blessings be their lot.
Verify it is not good for man to be alone.
Sermon last Sunday evening b. Rev. H. ".
Troy. notwithstanding this was his fifth service
for the day, al interesting and highly nstructiv
sermon was listened to by tho good-sized audi
ence in attendance.
Uncle "Dick" has cabbages so large that he has
been obliged to hoop them in order to keep them
within his jurisdiction.
capt Iarker is on Shell Pralflc.
I. c. Thompson and wife returned flom their
trip east Sunday morning, well pleased with their
journey and quite satisfied with Verndalc for a
home.
\ gentleman (:) too full for utterancc undertook
to run things his own way at the Bolton House,
last evening, but was promptly fired out by the
proprietor.
David Beck, who has been driving dray for s.
~. Reynolds for some time past, returned to his
home III Iowa last week. P. n. Gill takes his
place.
E. s. Case and lady, of Wadena, were down
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Case is we'll pleased with
his banking business at this place.
= New reapcrs and self binders are going "forth
to the harvest fields away" in great numbers.
Fifteen Vcrnflalitcs at the picnic Saturday.
Our gallery will be ready soon, and then for the
pictures.
We expect to see all the Wadena teachers here
at the institute this fall.
Mr.. Aft Hendrickson has been Suffcrin. very
severely from neuralgia but is around at present.
The numerous bouquets of beautiful flowers
presented by the ladies to the good looking boys
who grace the offices Of the WaGcna County hank
| are as so many thorns in the flesh of the ether
young gentlemen Of the town. Verify, "cyery
rose has its thorn
James Law, attorney, is now entirely recovered
from the effects of his Mankato trip. We are glad
to know orchards himself again.
Charley Collins received hOd full of mortar in
one eye last week that nearly "crazyfled" him
besides rendering the observance of external OBJ
jects through the medium Of his ocular organs
somewhat difficult and painful. We are glad it
| was worse.
Mr.. Henry Thompson has one Of the finest farms
| we have seen III these parts Is building barn
32x5O, for grain His crops are No. l.
Fires between here and AldrIch have destroyed
100 cords of wood for the n 7. R.. Il.
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