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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1894
Page
4
notices of visits and travel by residents and visitors including Dr Niven W G Percy S F Alderman and J R Westfail. local business moves and real estate deals. a May 26 benefit play for G A R. upcoming church festival. Y M C A meeting. sales and ads for local goods and services.
E. J. White traveled to Minneapolis on Monday. A Gold Crown sold for $5. See the colored jubilee singers on April 27 and 28. Eighty members joined the Swedish Lutheran Church during winter. A. F. Ferris of the state game and fish commission received a mounted moose head. Kimberly and Kendrick officials conducted a tour of inspection in the city. Dr. R. D. Campbell leaves the N. P. Sanitarium to join Dr. H. M. Wheeler in Grand Forks. Dr. Armstrong of Toronto succeeds him. The Duluth Presbytery met with twenty five ministers and delegates. Rev. W. Ambler delivered opening service. Rev. S. A. Jaimeson elected moderator after W. H. Ware’s death. A board of education meeting will sell $40,000 in school bonds, ten year issue to replace the May 1st due bonds. Bids expected from H. W. Whipple, G. G. Olmstead, A. D. Davidson, and Walter Bruce. sale likely at a premium of $2000+.
The Episcopal ladies host a pink tea at the Y M C A rooms on Tuesday the 24th. Supper from 6 to 8 includes ice cream and all items at hard times prices. Attendees invited for a social evening and sale of useful and ornamental articles.
C N Hunt, former Minneapolis lawyer turned evangelist, will arrive in Brainerd next Monday. His revival success in Austin, St Cloud and Sauk Center drew praise from local papers and influential figures. He plans meetings at Congregational Church then Gardner Hall, with months of engagement ahead.
Henry I. Conen advertises two bargain fabrics. One window display features cashmeres priced at 25c and the other blue bleached maslin from the South, both marketed as special offers.
Brainerd prepares a bicycle club with at least twenty five members. A preliminary meeting at Chenquatana Club rooms elected officers including Foreman James McCabe and Secretary James Baker. City Council grants a fifteen foot wide track around Gregory Square. further by laws and constitution to be reported by Aldermen McClenahan and Farrar.
City council meets with full membership reviews finance, street, and utility matters. Proceedings approve reports, set bids for road repairs, authorize purchases, and adopt ordinances. A special session funds tree planting and park work with contracts and orders. Additional notices advertise dental, medicines, and local ads.
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