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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1889

Page

1

Local notes on census cost and regional issues

Census counting will cost 10 cents per person. Beef prices rose 25 percent since a new inspection law in Duluth. Lirttz Faris plans electric lights in a month, Brainerd to advise. Lumber prices linked to rain and low water. D Doras enters alderman race in Disparca as independent. Asia reveals 265000 square mile unbroken forest, potential for mills. Verndale may stay dry after a 1500 dollar saloon license. politics simmer with new ward announcements in Third and Fifth.

Scheffer bill and drunk ens ness election forecast

The letter argues the Scheffer bill as a law about drunk en ness and emphasizes the rum seller bears limited responsibility while the consumer faces penalties. It criticizes unenforced laws and endorses Capt. Spatorne as mayoral choice, praising him as a gentleman and a business leader likely to be elected by a majority.

Capt. Spatorne Disratch

Public figures in Minden meet as Welch is hung in effigy

In Minden near St. Cloud a public meeting saw school teacher W. M. Welch hanged in effigy. The effigy was egged and burned amid accusations that Welch has a very obnoxious record, with residents awaiting further developments.

Minden St. Cloud W. M. Welch Welch

Howe not seeking mayoral race admits no candidacy

The Journal notes Jerry Howe does not intend to run for mayor and only wishes a capable person to stand, insisting Howe deserves respect for his views. The piece clarifies he was discussed as a candidate only if Spalding had been persuaded to run.

Jerry Howe Howe Bro. Stivers Spalding

Buckman Chooses St Paul Residence

Senator C B Buckman relocates from Benton county to St Paul and buys the Wellington place on Grand avenue. This morning he formalized the move and Mrs Buckman is expected to be welcomed into St Paul society.

C. B. Buckman Benton County St. Paul Wellington Place Grand Avenue Buckman St. Paul Society

Wolves Attack Man Near Perham Home

On Friday night Eula Pelton was attacked by six wolves near his Perham home. He grabbed a club and fought them off, driving the animals away and reaching his residence safely. The wolves emerged from the town’s edge and appeared quite ugly.

Perham Eula Pelton

Irregular Household Protocols From a Lively Letter

A chaotic late night guide lists domestic tasks and social cautions. Instructions cover clock behavior, pet disposition, footwear etiquette, debt grumbling, and discreet behavior with a suit-maker, milliner, and a young man. It advises inviting ambiguity in social routines and using carriage hires for theater outings.

Stivers challenged by Journal over eight hour city work claim

A local political dispute accuses Bro. Stivers of twisting truth to smear Mayor Hemstead and Franklin delays. The Journal asserts the eight hour work claim is false and alleges the entire attack was conceived in Sleeper block room 6 to prejudice workingmen and favor opponents.

Bro. Stivers Journal of Hemstead Capt. Spalding Stivers Jerry Howe Mr. Hemstead

Logging Operations Signal Early Start After Rain Prospects

The article notes improving weather chances a heavy rain may follow and predicts an early driving season. Preparations advance for the first water, with mill men hoping logs arrive starting next week to sustain operations. Driving along Mississippi tributaries is set to begin as ice clears from lakes and upper streams.

Mississippi

Punxsutawney Duck Storm Deluges Plains Area

A fierce storm drives thousands of wild ducks and geese into Punxsutawney and Mahoning Creek. Hunters, locals, and workers capture and kill large numbers, with John W. Barr noted for bagging 146 ducks. Dozens were caught alive as authorities say the birds were migrating south when the storm forced them down.

Punxsutawney Mahoning Cae Mahoning Creek John W. Barr City Hotel Great Lakes Pittsburg

Foremen and laborers attend meeting at Howe’s office

The Journal reports a meeting on the 15th inst with about three shop foremen and fifteen laborers from the shops plus around fifteen businessmen in attendance. Bro. Stivers was not notified and showed hostility.

J. J. Howe Stivers

Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central Reach Historic Agreement

The Northern Pacific will assume management of Wisconsin Central expanding its network from Chicago to Tacoma totaling 2398 miles. An Ashland route adds forty six miles but avoids congested yards at St. Paul Minneapolis, with arbitration and five year review built in. Building societies in the state fall under public examiner oversight, prompting a Monday meeting at the attorney general’s office to review by law compliance.

Northern Pacifice St. Paul Minneapolis Ashland Northern Pacific Chi & Northwestern Chicago, St. Paul Vtw Teasdale No. L No.2 Pacific Coast Pasco No.3 Wahpeton Duluth Jamestown Daly Jamestown Aady Wisconsin Central Milwaukee Chicago Wisconsin Northwest Mellen JAS Passer & Ticket Agly Milwaukee Seit Tecones Brock Minneap

Foolish Cranks Form Death by Own Action Club

A Bridgeport dispatch reports John Keenzy killed himself and notes he is the third member of a club formed in Keenzy’s saloon three years ago to decide by ballot who would die by self harm. Two former members resigned amid pressure, leaving Keenzy as president with no successor.

Bridgeport Conn John Keenzy Keenzy Osensen T Tneddocan William Weckel Pat Jenson John Keeney

Royal Baking Powder Company Defends Pure Leavening

The piece extols the Royal Baking Powder Company for perfecting a pure wholesome leavening while denouncing impure powders and adulterated food products. It asserts royal-preferring standards, cites scientific authorities, and emphasizes the company’s role against health-harming rivals and alum adulteration claims.

Royal Baking Powder Company Republic Royal” Company Royal Company

Notice of Real Estate Tax Judgment Sale in Crow Wing County

A 1889 court notice from Crow Wing and Cass Counties Minnesota announces a real estate tax judgment sale set for May 7 1889 at 10 o clock in the morning in Brainerd. Taxes penalties and costs on delinquent estates will be sold if unpaid.

Crowth Minnesota Brainerd Crow Louis Tache Crow Wing Cass Counties Lane St. Paul County Auditors Office Aitkin Cass Itasca St. Louis W. W. Braves State Land Office State OF Edwin Halladay Thomas Hallacy Maris Halladay Thomas Halladay Maria Mallada Inerd Thomas Quinlan Mary Quinlan Edward Johnson Ith P. Meridian Ae District Court Fifteenth Judicial District Exizapeth B. Dickson Buarseep Masonic Temete Op8ma House Association Brainerd Masonic Temple and Opera House Association Elizabeth B. Dickinson Henry Spalding Leon E. Lum Mary F. Boland Allen C. Boland Mary Curial Register of Deeds

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