When Charles is riding on the buckboard he hands the reins to a little girl. At the bottom right of the screen you can see a tree. The rig is not moving as the tree is stationary. They are just rocking the rig back and forth.
Mr. Oleson calls his daughter Nellie "Harriet", his wife's name. This happens when the bearded lumberjack goes get nails.
This may have been intentional/scripted, as Nellie was acting much like her mother in this scene, fussing about giving away supplies for the blind school.
This may have been intentional/scripted, as Nellie was acting much like her mother in this scene, fussing about giving away supplies for the blind school.