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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
12
Bay Lake reports a mild spring with seed oats in Brainerd being sought for planting. Community updates include residents returning, school improvements, and interest in a regional boom. Advertisements for Banner Salve and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve appear alongside local happenings and business notices.
Metropolitan clergyman Rev. David M. Steele discusses wedding nerves with insight drawn from his book Some People I Have Married in The Ladies Home Journal. The piece notes brides stay calm at the ceremony while grooms grow tense.
Judge Milton McFadden held an order to show cause on J. W. Bailey of Walker as administrator of Martin Naddy’s estate. Josie Parsons, the principal beneficiary, petitioned for Bailey’s removal. J. D. Sullivan represented Parsons while Judge Fleming defended Bailey. McFadden took the case under advisement after arguments.
An advertisement for A. L. Hoffman & Co invites adults to cut out a coupon and present it in person at the store by May 1 to receive a useful article. It clarifies the business sells only new goods and features a large stock of house furnishing items for inspection before purchase.
The Minnesota Water Works Company lists lawn sprinkling charges for 1901 season on twenty five and fifty foot lots at 2.50 and 5.00 dollars respectively. Half payable with rent, balance by July 10, 1901. 10 percent discount for full season pre paid by May 10, 1901. Sprinkling allowed 6 to 9 am and 6 to 9 pm, with higher rates for other hours. Officials urge adherence to hours to avoid strain on remodeled filters.
A London firm promotes the old scheme of buying repudiated Southern state bonds from the Reconstruction era. The venture urges bondholders to come forward amid local interest in the bonds, with a bank in the area reputedly holding a majority of the Arkansas issue.
In Chicago on April 25 a condemned wooden house collapsed as a crowd rushed to scavenge firewood, killing one man and injuring several others including many Polish Hebrews in the area. The incident prompted authorities to warn against dangers of demolition by improvised crowds.
Measles have broken out in the Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Leavenworth. About forty men are in the hospital and the illness threatens to disable the unit.
A slight earthquake shock was felt in Southern Italy Wednesday morning. Count Arvo Posadi, former premier of Sweden, is dead at 81. The steamer Montreal cleared New Orleans for Cape Town with 1 000 horses. The deceased wife's sister bill passed the British House by 279 to 122. Comet sighted from Cape Town to Sydney. The Great Northern flyer derailed near Minneapolis. two engines and five coaches left the rails with no injuries. New York Governor Odell signs a bill allowing women taxpayers in villages and towns to vote on public expenditure.
National League games in St Louis and Cincinnati report Pittsburg and Chicago results. American League notes Chicago and Cleveland game outcome. Wheat cash and futures prices shown for No 1 hard and Northern grades with arrivals and future months.
Minneapolis report shows cash wheat prices at 72740 for May 71740 and July 144 73 percent, track No 1 hard at 74 percent, No 1 Northern at 72 percent, No 2 Northern quotes at 697470740 with unclear context.
CATTLE sales ranged at 4.50 to 5.00 per hundredweight for beeves, 22.5 to 40 for cows bulls and mixed, 3.50 to 4.80 for stockers and feeders, 3.50 to 4.50 for calves and yearlings. HOGS sales ranged at 5.65 to 5.80 per hundredweight.
Hogs sold around 550 to 582 per hundredweight. Cattle sold 4.50 to 5.00 for good to choice butcher steers and 3.50 to 4.00 for good to choice butcher cows and heifers. Veal brought 4.50 to 5.25 for choice, feeders at 5.50 to 4.25. Sheep saw 4,505 for choice butcher lambs and 4.00 to 4.75 for choice fat wethers.
The following list shows letters uncalled for at the post office for the week ending April 27 1901. When called for please say Advertised. Names include Arche Mrs Ida Baker John Boeck Ed Crawley Fredrick J Corigan Sam 2 Eastman J Fagerstram F O Hanson Rueguild Henry Joe Jensen Caroline Lohonas Burt Miller Mra C Nelson Kate uarnstrom off Effie Staake E Smith Roy F Snell G E Svensen Jordan Torgeson Necholina Veal Sam Wateh John Victor Baxter N E Baxter W E Beat Mary Cooper Elmore Conive Cloicy Ellenson Joe Forsie Mrs Hendryx Frank Hendrickson Mre Thora Jacobson Matilda Lucas Joe Moores Ed Peterson Adolf McLeah Chas Saunders W A Smith Mre John Smith Mason Swanson John Tyson Nick Tronnson C F Watling John B NH INGERSOLL P M
Chicago April 24 price report lists cattle hogs and sheep sales with price ranges for steers cows and stockers. It also covers wheat corn oats pork flax cash poultry and eggs with bids and futures across April May and July contracts.
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