The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-26
WADENAl
Where and How it is Situated, It's
Present Condition and Future
Prospects.

Wadena is the County Seat of Wa
dena County, and is located on the
main line of the Nothern Pacific r.
R., 1872 miles from st. Paul, ISL from
Duluth, at the junction of the N. P.
F. & b. H. f. r., with the N. p. r.
R. 1t is finely situated on small
prairie, surrounded at short dis
lance by groves of deciduous trees,
among which are the sugar maple,
white and burr oak, aspen, bass wood
&c. The soil is a black sandy loan
rich in all the elements that produce
good crops, and make glad the far
mers heart. It has a population of
1000 in the village, which is incorpor-
ated, and about 1900 in the township.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches have neat and commodious
houses of worship. The Episcopal
church had a good parsonage built
the past season and will the present
summer build a house of worship.
These churches have regular services
here every Sabbath, and resident pas
tors. The Evangelical Association
and German Methodist also have
clergymen residing here who hold
services in the school house, and in
adjoining towns. The Lutherans and
Catholics will probably erect houses
of worship here this year. ..~~:
A new school house will be erected
this summer costing $4,000. Two
teachers have been heretofore en-
ployed, but there will be three here
after, and the school so graded as to
tit scholars for the University.
There are four Hotels, several Board.
ing Houses, five general stores, some
OF which carry very large stocks of
goods, two Grocery stores, one Jewel
ry store, two millinery stores, one
clothing store, one marble working
shop. two Banks, with capital
of $4,000 each, two Hardware
stores, one Boot and Shoe store. one
Harness Shop, one Furniture Store
three Drug Stores, one Restaurant
three Machinery Dealers. a Roller
FIGURING Mill with a capacity of 100
barrels day, one Planning and Sash
and Door Shop, Plow Shop with
Foundry and Machine Shop attached.
one Real Estate Office, four Attor-
neys, one Wholesale Lumber Firm.
two Wagon Shops, two Blacksmith
Shops, three physicians, one photo
graph gallery, one Brewery six
Saloons, one livery stable, one barber
shop and one meat market.
The Secret Societies are represented
here by the following Lodges: Wade
ma Lodge No. 1855 "A. F. & A. NJ, Wa
dena Lodge No. % K. p, Wadena
Lodge No. go A. O. U. w.
The County Agricultural Fair
Grounds are located here, on oh
is fine Floral Hall, and Half Mile
Track.
Stages carrying the mail run from
Wadena to Wrightstown and Parkers
Prairie, and also to Long Prairie via
Stowe Prairie and Clarisse. A road
also leads to the Shell Prairie coun.
try.
The Black Hills r. r. leaves the
Northern Pacific here and is built 116
miles nearly due west, and another
100 miles is to be constructed this
year.
Wadena County, and the adjacent
parts of Otter Tail and Todd Coun-
ties are settled by as fine class of
people as can be found in any commu-
nifty, north. south. east, or west; in
telligent, progressive and thrifty.
They are of the following rationale
ties: American, English, Scotch,
German, Scandinavian and Irish; all
equally good in habits and industry,
and all working harmoniously to-
gether for the building up of their
country and homes. The business
men of our city are wide-awake, 60
ahead, gentlemen, good financial
managers and, as might be expected
in so good a location, we'll fixed; only
two failures have occurred here in
the history of the place. Good i'm
proved farms and wild lands. either
timber or prairie, can be purchased
at reasonable prices. People coming
west should stop and be convinced
with their own eyes, that this is a