25 Apr 1890
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1890
Page
1
Election talk heats Brainerd as voters anticipate a lively campaign. Nearby Wadena votes on six year old pupil admission while Brainerd’s mayoral race prompts promises of a strong moral administration. Local notes mention a new Eastern ice price influence and a possible Northern Pacific hotel project in Tacoma.
The Long Prairie Argus praised a recent boom edition as handsome and creditable while The Leader in the same town dedicates much space this week to criticizing it, and does so with poor grace.
Local press lauds the city council for donating 1000 dollars to a fund to entertain members of the State Firemen's Association meeting in Brainerd in June.
The Journal editor opposes the caucus that nominated C H Douglas for mayor. Brother Stivers should expect emergencies as the political arena is unpredictable.
Wirt H. C. Stivers C. H. Douglas and J. H. Koop lead the mayoral race with several dark horses seen as possible late entrants, offering voters a broad choice.
Next week's edition will print four days before the election and hopes to provide a complete list of all candidates. At present it cannot, as many aspirants remain in the hands of their friends.
A Pierre boiler inspector found bleached bones in a city gas works boiler after four months of use with no ID. In Ellensburg Montana fire destroyed Northern Pacific machine shops and roundhouse, destroying several locomotives and a 114ton engine. The works will be rebuilt at double capacity. Ellensburg is a division HQ on the Northern Pacific line.
Robert G. Ingersoll commented on late election results saying the democratic party beats hell drawing a full hand when nobody bets, and that the republican party will hold the winning hand when stakes are worth playing for, as reported by La Crosse News.
Telegram from Judge Searle in Saint Paul reports Thomas Ritman of Mille Lacs County held for trial on incest charges involving his daughter. Ritman had sought a writ of habeas corpus, arguing no penalty exists in the criminal code for the crime, with the judge taking the matter under advisement.
The state superintendent asks whether Mot ley’s houses of prostitution have been closed. The council and business leaders show little will to act. The committee has done nothing, and officials doubt any action will occur. Local men cite moral decline and frequent street language as proof of the issue.
The local page reports a quiet week with Miss Ella Campbell starting teaching at Pillager and a birthday party for Jennie Hall. A barn fire, a theater incident with a cat and goat, and multiple district court cases are logged along with city council decisions on alleys, bridges, telephone lines, and liquor licenses.
River traffic is now allowed on the Misajesippi above Aitkin as river officials announce open navigation. The decision affects local boaters and guides upstream travel planning for the season.
An elderly man named Walbridge was arrested for stealing brass from the Great Northern road. He was held on a $300 bail after testimony that he recruited boys to assist in the theft and was involved in the plan with others.
J. H. Koop announces candidacy for mayor pledging to advance the city’s moral and material welfare by enforcing ordinances and promoting its interests to the best of his ability.
J. Gardner states he does not desire office but accepts requests of many voters to run for Alderman in the First ward, citing long experience as his qualification and belief he can better serve the ward and city.
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