The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-16
Local DaSlles.
Heavy rain l;,st night.

ron's.
DR., Niven, dentist, at the Merchants
July 9th.
J. Il. Kelley, Of Vcvndale, was il
town. Saturday.
J. II. Baker, Of Dover Lake, was II
the city, Tuesday.
Conductor Sperbeck, of Wahpeton
spent Sunday in Wadcna.
Mrs. A. S. Earnist WAS visiting il
Fergus Falls, last Thursday,
Childrcn's spring heel shoes, the
latest styles, ut L. Erickson's.
Joseph kienholZ started for his tree
claim in Dakota, Tuesday morning.
Mrs. T. +. Ostrander and Mrs. +. E
Luce were visiting in Verndale last
Friday.
Go to Amos & Dene0ict's for bird
cages and flower pots. A large stock
just received.
+. J. Scanlan and Frank II. White,
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, were III
the city yesterday.
The new part of the Merchants Ho.
tel has been treated to a coat of paint.
Il. S. Lambert did the job.
Divine services will be held in the
Cong'l church next Sunday, conducted
by Rev. L. S, Peake. All are invited.
Those interested should bear in
mind that the County Board Of Equal
ization will be in session, next Mon
day.
The red raspberry season is at hand
Those who have been out picking
report that there IS any abundance Of
them.
f. NJ. Cooper has purchased for use
about his hotel premises, a handsome
new wagon, manufactured Icy Theo
Brockhof.
Frank Knapp, of Leaf River, hand
ed us $3.50, Saturday, and ordered the
FARMER sent to his address. Others
do likewise.
II. Palnlateer and wife were visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. A, Williams. the
fore part of the week at Poplar Grove
Leaf River township.
D. l., Kinnie has purchased i hand
some new top carriage and with his
prancing iron gray steed attached to il
makes one OF the finest rigs in town
The County Board Of Equalization
will meet at the county building il
Wadena next Monday, July Goth. ant
the Board Of County Commissioners
will meet on Monday July 9th.
Mrs. Flora Caswell, of Carlisle
who has been visiting for a week
past with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
James Franks, of Oak Vally, was III
Wadena, Monday on her, way home
Mrs. Robert Powers, who has been
visiting in Wudena the past six weeks
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Wheeler, startt Il on her return to her
home in Hastings, Nebraska, Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. C. NJ. Boss, of Sank Centre,
who was in Wadena, the latter part of
last week, visiting her brotherin-law
G. S, Boss, and his family, went to
Blutfton, Monday afternoon, to visit
relatives residing there.
A part Of q car load of chairs, from
the Cash Chair Mfg Co., at Under.
wood, Otter Tail Co., was transferred
ut the Wadena depot, Monday, from
the branch to the main line. They
were billed for Miles City, Montana.
The first header that was ever ship.
ed into Wadena was set up yesterday
Mr.. Whiteman of Grinnell, Iowa, has
it on exhibition. One of the great ad.
vantages of harvesting with header
is that the straw is lett on the ground
to be rlowed under.
The first number of the Wadena
Tribune made its appearance Satur
day. 1t is an eight column folio with
good makeup and neatly printed
It is published by Archer & Love, who
state that ON political questions they
will remain strictly neutral. Success
gentlemen.
l.. F. Weeks f;.ctory at Dover Lake
burned to the ground on the 9th, inst
Fire was built in tho boiler furnace il
the morning before breakfast and the
whistle was blown us usual at siA
o'clock. While the men were at break
fast some one noticed that the factory
was on fire. Every effort possible was
made to save the burning building, hut
it was too far gone, and nothing was
saved. The loss is said to have beel
something over $4,000, We under
stand it was fully insured.
n. W. Hubbard, of Minneapolis
proprietor of the rotary washing mi
chine for the northwest, is in the city
this week. lie has got one of the best
washers we have ever seen. He gave
an exhibition at the barber shop the
other day, when he washed sixty
towels in about three minutes. 1t has
also been exhibited at the hotels and
other places in town with equally
good results. The machine does good
work and is just the thing to make
washing I'M easy job. Anyone desiring
any information in regard to the ma
chine, will do we'll to apply to the
Above-named gentleman.
Ax,ofLnn o,-onnn;or 70 D.,4Alo 81.