The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-08
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spending the past six weeks.
Messrs. Hooking and Ashburnel
were in town last week.
VIM. Bement is acting AZ agent far
William Rawson, Of Wadena, in the
sale OF machinery:
We have just found out the cause
OF that smile on Sol Benham's face.
A boy, of course.
J. Howard is sick to-day.
Feb. 2, 1883. S. p.
LEAF RIVER.
Is it cold! Oh, no! may be not!
Will it ever let up! We are getting
our share of cold weather along viii,
the rest Of the country.
Our school is progressing finely un-s
der the efficient care of Bert Saw
! telle: Bert is No. / teacher. ~---=@.-'
Mr.. William Mann had the misfor-
tune to cut his foot very badly. and
will no doubt be confined to the house
for number Of days. His step
daughter (Miss ReeD is no better.
4 brother-in-law of Mr.. Mann lost
il horse on Monday.
The Kcrns boys new saw mill is
running full blast and is turning out
lumber at an astonishing rate.
Mr.. II. B. I1am]in, of section Is,
is rushing things generally. We un-
derstand that he has already built
dwelling-house and barn, and is now
engaged in putting up large cattle
sheds. Good for Mr.. II. We wish
Ohio would send US few more such
| men.
Mr. Barnes came to our towr three
years ago and settled on section 26,
built good house, waded in mud and
water and worked hard. This win
ter he went to work in Meader's wood
camp. While he was away Henry
Williams jumped his claim. Now is
the time for Henry Williams to pay
his delinquent taxes.
A case is to be tried before Justicej
Miller on Thursday, February lst, at
10 a. M, f. Bailey, plaintiff, against
4. Amidon and wife, defendants; ex-
pected to be lively. II. Thompson
and Sam. Clark, attorneys for plain
tiff; Bullard & Law. of Verndale. at
torneys for defendants. Look out
Thompson & Clark's card, as attor-
neys OF law. in next issue.
Jan. 81. 1883. CRTIKsuANKs.
t SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT COLD
. WEATHER, ETC.
Il DEAR EDITOR: Once again / come
) llike the winters. blast Tor the blasted
wIiIJef7 !, ro ,I'vssN
) great JOY and give thee greeting.
. We desire to impress upon your
, minds the fact that a grand good time
p is to be had at McNair's Hall Satur-
e day evening, February 10, in til ,
shane of a school exhibition to be
r given by the schools Of this place.
I An excellent programme has been
2 prepared, and with the unexcelled
7 music to be furnished by Ormsby' s
I orchestra, there is no doubt but til t
all will be we'll pleased with the ev-
t ening's entertainment. Snch plays
; as ssOut in the Streets,'' and cara
bella's Poor Relations,'' speak f. I
themselves. We hope to see a good
delegation from Wadena. The ob-
iect of the exhibition is to procure a
c bell for the school house. Admission,
; children, l5c; adults, 25c; resory I'd
seats, 35c.
And now just one word in regard to
the weather. It is, moderately speak
ing, slightly chilly down here. The
thermometers can't stand it,and have
taken up winter quarters in the eel
ar; the sun dogs have frozen of thel'
n ears and noses, while the subtle III
y Auence of our remarkable climate
|. maketh the terrier of this mundane
+ snhere howl with rage and wander
into p2roxysns Of wrath Yes, Mr.
6 Editor, it is 80 cold that our hotel
keepers are obliged to pour hot leac
g down their horses throats to keel
them from freezing up solid. Sno"
W drifts are high, but they are no com
e narison to the mountains of congeale(
air that are to be met with at ever!
d point Of the compass. We have Al
t. idea that the earth is frozen clea
n through to China, and that volcano
and earthquakes arc thing Of tl''
past. Well, come to thinf, it j.
t.rieht smart milder, and with few
~ more sunny days the backbone ("
" old winter will be bent if not broken
= Oar Literary Society still lives
-: Meetings are held in tie hall now
u The last meeting (Monday evening
was a very pleasant affair. The q"es
u tion. Resolved, That Takota Territor!
. should be divided and the southern
half admitted as a State during thu
u. nrescnt session of congress, was dis
cussed by J. Draw :nd S. l.. Frazle1
y in the affirmative, and J. W. Speel
= man and E. n. Lane in the negative
After lively discussion, :boundlng
in logic and great eloquence' the
Judges decided in favor Of aftirma'
Officers were elected for the ensu'
ING two months, as follows: Presi'
J, dent, E. n. Smith; vice president, g.
Ditm ore; secretary, Wealthy Butler;
l treasurer, J. Draw; sergeant'at'
, arms, f. NJ. Lane. ....
%4 ,,eo4,no Monday evening,