The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-24
wADENAl
Where and How it is Situated, It's
Present Condition and Future
Prospects.

Where ana HOW 1t is Situated, Ite
Present Condition and Future
I 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. r. R., with the N. y. R..
R. 1t is finely situated on a small
prairie, surrounded at a short dis
tance 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 population of
1000 in the village, which is incorpor-
ated, and about 1900 in the township.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches have neat and eommodious
houses of worship. The Episcopal
church had 4 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
fit 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 $50,0O0 each, two Hardware
stores, one Boot and Shoe store, one
Harness Shop, one Furniture Store,
three Drug Stores, one Restaurant,
three Machinery Dealers. Roller
FIGURING Mill with a capacity of 100
barrels a day, one Planning and Sash
and Door Shop, a 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. 15e A. F. & A. NJ, Wa
dena Lodge No. % X. p, Wadena
Lodge No. go A. O. U. w.
| The County Agricultural Fair
Grounds are located here, on which
is a 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 l16
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 comma.
nifty, north, south, east, or west; in
telligent, progressive and thrifty.
They are of the following nationali-
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, go
ahead, gentlemen, good financial
managers and, as might be expected
in so good 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
country flowing with milk and honey.
BUSINESS OF 1882.
The banking business done by the Bank of Wa
dena and the Merchants Bank, in the year 1882,
was in excess of s., 100000 The business transac-
ted by the Merchants Hotels Lumber Dealers &c
from information obtained by US from reliabl
sources will, for the year 1882 exceed $700, 900.
The amount of wheat marketed here at the Eleva-
tors and at the FIGURING Mill is about 100 900 BUSH
els crop Of 1882. The business of the Railroad
including construction &c. is between $l50,OOO
and $1G0, ,0O0 Theamouht Of permanent improv-
ments exclusive Of sidewalk and street repairs is
&69.25O. We think this is q creditable showing.
Nothing whatever is included in this business re-
port, of business done since the LIST day of Janua-
~ 1883, except the wheat, and Of course that all
belongs to the crop Of 1892
How It Pays to Take a Newspap or
Some papers are not of much &C.
count as to appearance, but ne, er
took one that did not pay me, in
some way, more than I paid for it..
One time an old friend of mine start
ed little paper away down in
southwestern Georgia. and sent it TO
me, and wishing to encourage him,
I subscribed, and after while #
published = notice that an admins
traitor had an order to sell several
lots at PUBLIC autcry. So I enquired
about the lo{ and wrote to my ftiend
to attend the sale ard run it up to
$50. He did so and bid me off the
lots at $50, and sold it in 4 month to
j. i.