The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-02
Town lots for sale by Whitney & Co.

NJ. Stewart and wife, of Verndale,
were in the city, yesterday.
The highest market price paid fo'
oats ut the Farmers Elevator.
J. A. Gilberg and c. Van Patten, Of
Verndale, were in Wadena, Tuesday
Atty. r. B. Stearns. of this city, will
deliver the Fourth of July Grafton at
Aldrich,
Go to Amos e. Bene.lict's for bird
cages and flower pots. A large stock
just received.
The Dorcas Society has purchased
and received through Amos l. Bene.
dict, q fine Lawn Tennis set.
Miss Emma johnson finished her
term of school in Bertha township,
Friday, and has returned home.
Our photographer, VIC. Holt, took
some excellent views of I, W. Baird's
Minstrel company while here last
Thursday.
TT. Moore is building porches in
front of his two houses on Window
street, now occupied by Z. W. Thorp
and Chas. Archer.
There will be services in the Cath
olic church Ing NVadena, Il week from
next Sunday, July,12th, Father Gunke1
of Perham, officiating.
Mrs. A. L. Irwin returned home
from Illinois, Tuesday night, where
she has been for a short time past
visiting with relatives and friends.
For SALE.-Forty acres of land, one
mile north and one mile east from the
town of Verndale. Eighteen acres
cultivated. w. IL. HARRIS.
Bronson Strain, editor of the Battle
Lake Repiew, WAS taking in our city,
Friday. The FARMER acknowledges
very pleasant call, Come again.
Bro. Strain.
w. r. l,aumbach returned home
from his visit to the Hot Springs in
Arkansas, Tuesday night. On his re-
turn he caught severe cold and is at
present confined to his bed. al.
Parties having land contracts with
the Northern Pacific r. r. Co., can
save money by paying up in preferred
stock. which may be ordered through
peake & Murray of Wadena MINI.
The Wrightstown Base Ball Club
played with picked up nine of Wade
boys last Thursday, in Wadena. The
Wrightstown boys came out one score
ahead. The score stood eight to nine.
A special ell ction for the Village OF
Wadena is called for July 9th, for the
purpose of empowering the Village
Council to issue the bonds Of said Viii
lage in the sum of 100000 for build
ing q tow hall.
Miss Hannah Swindlehurst. Of Wa
dena, Minn., arrived in the city last
evening to enjoy short visit with her
brother, Joe Swindlehurst, the popH'
lar agent for The St. Paul Pioneer
Press and Globe.-Fa1 go Argus.
II. F. Burch returned home from
the Hot Springs in Arkansas, Sunday
morning, after an absence of nearly
two months. His many friends well
come his return and are pleased to see
his genial countenance at his place of
business again.
We noticed H. Thompson, of Loaf
River, in town Tuesday hobbling
around with cane. On enquiring
into the cause of his crippled condition
we were informed ha: one of his
horses had tramped On his big toe.
Henry says it's terribly sore.
It is the general report of farmers
in this vicinity that wheat never look
ed better at this time of the year.
The warm showers that we have had
during the past few weeks have been
an immense thing for wheat. The
prospects now are that the wheat crop
in this vicinity will be one of the best
that we have er had.
Chas. Elston, G. A. Britts, and
Bert Petit, of Verndale, passed
through Wadena on the eleven O'Clock
train Monday forenoon, on their return
from 4 fishing trip to East Battle
Lake. They showed us a blood sucker,
that they had caught out at the lake.
which was the largest one that we ever
s,w. They had it in bottle.
Nv. Baird's Minstrel troup gave a
very god entertainment in Light
Guard Hall hast Thursday evening.
We h,veh w. I'd number say that it
was the best show of the kind that
they had seen in some time. There
was q very small attendance, owing to
the high prices. Reserved seats were
seventy five cents. 1t is too high
priced show for these times.
DR.. s. p. Johnson, dentist, of Grand
Forks, D;,k.. will be in Wadena mex.
Monday, IN 9Th. or a visit to his
mother. Mrs. J. n. Heron. He will
bring his dental equipments with him
and will be prepared to do work in that
line while here. DR.. Johnson is an ex-
perienced dentist and those having
work to be done in that line will do
well to call on him.
Uncle Billy Lovejoy says that the
VanWay bridge across the Leaf river,