17 Apr 1891
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1891
Page
1
The piece argues Mayor Wheatley will not seek re election and focuses on an assessor election. It criticizes a proposed duck season bill extending from August 25th to April 25th and urges stronger protection against market hunting to preserve scarce game. The Battle Lake Review voices strong support for restricting hunting until game populations recover.
A telegraph from this city hints at a major railroad survey heading north toward the Grand Rapids region. The line, possibly from Milaca east of St. Cloud, crosses the Mississippi near Willow mouth and would suggest a Great Northern route toward Winnipeg, with implications of Northern Pacific territory.
A female office worker identifies a found pocket book by detailing its contents. The clerk confirms the owner reads today’s papers and matches the items including coins, stamps, glove-buttoner, keepsake lock of hair, a poem, a car ticket, and other small objects. The book measures about three and a half inches by two and a half.
Old Pete Robinson of Weesham Virginia, a devout man, told a Presbyterian minister that his family grew by two more children after his wife’s blessing last night. He plans to name the twins Messiah and Halloway, joking that the Lord’s prayer would say Halloway be Thy name.
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