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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1889
Page
5
The convention advocates W P Spalding as mayor, praising him as a trusted, respected, and former public servant who will win unanimous support. Other items note Parxect suing the London Times for 100000 and political shifts, including Keyes voting law, reapportionment, ward contests, and a baking powder illustration. The Day libel bill becomes law extending retraction rights to weekly papers.
For the first time Brainerd has held ward caucuses and a city convention to nominate city officers. It is a people’s movement and the people should stand by it.
The house passed a bill authorizing the creation of the third militia regiment and appropriating $10,000 for its organization expenses. The measure is with the governor and is expected to become law. Co. K of the city is a member of the organization.
An editorial notes Hemsted told a Disraren reporter he would not run again, yet it asserts he plans to campaign through election day. The piece predicts Doc will exit politics after the votes are tallied.
The house committee reports that the Manitoba yields over 100 percent net after expenses and taxes on the St Paul to Minneapolis short line. It asserts that even at one and one half cents per mile the roads would cover all costs, challenging the assumption that a two cent rate could be sustained.
The house passed a bill waiving forfeiture of the D and M land grant while the senate approved a different bill forfeiting the grant. The back and forth signals a see saw time on the matter. If house members voted for constituents rather than influence, the lands could revert to the state for the people's benefit.
The city began cutting down Western Union and Electric Light poles after injunctions were dissolved and supreme court sustained the order. Workmen removed wires as rubbish with rubber gloves though the lines carried dangerous current.
The Ada Herald editor asks readers to excuse possible mistakes in the last issue as he prepared the press and awaited a family addition, explaining his nervousness. If that excuse fails to satisfy Ada readers, nothing will.
Capt. W. P. Spalding nominated for mayor at a lively People’s City Convention after ward caucuses. Meeting by J.J. Howe & Co. laid groundwork for a ward caucus on April 17 and a city convention Thursday to nominate mayor, aldermen, treasurer, and judges.
A formal protest cites dangers of reciprocal retaliatory laws and warns that future state actions could harm national prosperity. The text lists signatories in multiple districts including Hay, Keyes, Smith, Davis, Underwood, Stebbins, Anderson, Jacobson, Bain, Fleming, McNelly, Brown, Downs, Heidemann, Johnson, and Crossfield.
Pursuant to a real estate tax judgment of the district court Crow Wing County Minnesota entered March 21 1889 for enforcing payment of taxes and penalties on lands in Crow Wing and Cass counties the sale of delinquent properties will occur on May 7 1889 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at the auditor s office in the court house Brainerd Minnesota. Lands charged with taxes penalties and costs not previously paid will be sold. Dated Brainerd April 12 1889.
Lane Offier St. Paul March 30 1889 notice to sell at public auction at the County Auditors Office Aitkin on Tuesday June 18 1889 at 10 o'clock a m the right to cut grass on state lands in Aitkin Cass Itasca Crow Wing and western portion of St Louis counties the state reserves the right to reject any or all bids for gross privileges W W Brapex Commissioner of the State Land Office
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