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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1901
Page
5
Anderson Riggs of Sunny Lane Texas reports ten years of indigestion relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He says two bottles gave more relief than all previous medicines and makes him feel rejuvenated like a boy again. Thousands have testified similarly.
Bay Lake winter coat remains and Brainerd growth booms feature in a roundup of local items. Mentions include Miss Ethel Archibald at home, seed oats trip to Brainerd, Mr Miller buying a lath machine, and community remarks on cattle laws and spring enforcement. Also notes on sugar camp flavor, awards for Oak Lawn stock, school cleanups, and a DeWitt’s salve testimonial from H P Dunn & Co.
Judge Milton McFadden heard the show cause petition to remove J W Bailey as administrator of Martin Naddy estate. Josie Parsons, main beneficiary, seeks removal. J D Sullivan for Parsons, Judge Fleming for Bailey. McFadden took case under advisement. Naddy left Josie Parsons most heirs, Bailey appointed after Naddy's death. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ad follows.
A column advertises A. L. Hoffman & Co offering a useful article to every adult who cuts out a coupon and presents it in person at the store on or before Wednesday May 1. The ad clarifies Hoffman sells only new goods and has a large stock of new house furnishing items to inspect before buying.
The Minnesota Water Works Company sets season rates for lawn sprinkling on twenty five and fifty foot lots at 2.50 and 5.00 respectively with half due with rent and the remainder by July 10, 1901. A 10 percent discount is offered for full-season payment by May 10, 1901. Sprinkling times are 6 to 9 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. with higher rates for other hours.
A London firm promotes buying repudiated Southern state bonds from reconstruction era issues. Bondholders are urged to forward claims as interest grows locally. The article notes substantial Arkansas issue holdings and broad public interest in these former state obligations.
Measles outbreak hits the Fourteenth cavalry at Fort Leavenworth with forty men hospitalized and feared to disable the unit for a period. Located in Leavenworth Kansas the report notes April 25 as the date of the figure.
A slight earthquake was felt in Southern Italy Wednesday morning. Count Arvo Posadi former Swedish premier is dead at 81. The steamer Montreal sailed from New Orleans to Cape Town with 1900 horses. The deceased wife’s sister bill passed UK Commons 279 to 122. Cape Town Sydney reports comet sighting. Great Northern flyer derailed near Minneapolis two engines five coaches off rails no injuries. New York Governor Odell signs bill letting women taxpayers vote on village and town public spending propositions.
National League games in St Louis and Cincinnati end with Pittsburg 5 over 4 in St Louis and Chicago 9 over 10. American League sees Cleveland defeat Chicago 8 to 2 in Chicago. DuLuTH reports wheat cash and futures with No 1 hard 75 754c and arrives futures for May July.
In Minneapolis on April 24 the wheat market shows prices for May and July futures. Cash wheat quoted 72 cents, May at 71 percent and July at 74 cents with various track numbers and grade notes for Norhtern wheat.
Siou x City Iowa April 24 cattle sales ranged at four fifty to five oh for beeves cows bulls and mixed three fifty to four thirty for stockers and feeders three fifty to four fifty five for calves and yearlings hogs sold from five sixty five to five eighty.
HOGS RSales ranged at 50 S and 824 for good to choice butcher steers, 8.50 to 4.00 for good to choice butcher cows and heifers, 4.50 to 5.25 for choice veals, 5.50 to 4.25 for choice feeders. SHEEP Sales ranged at 4,505.00 for choice butcher lambs and 84.00 to 4.75 for choice fat wethers.
List of uncalled letters including Arcie Mrs Ida Baxter N E Baker John Baxter W E Boeck Ed Beat Mary Crawley Fredrick J Cooper Elmore Corigan Sam 2 Conive Cloicy Eastman JF Ellenson Joe Fagerstrom F O Forsice Mrs Hanson Rueguild Hendryx Frank Henry Joe Hendrickson Mrs Thora Jensen Caroline Jacobson Matilda Lohonas Burt Lucas Joe Miller Mra C Moores Ed Nelson Kate Peterson Adolf uarnstrom Victor McLeah Chas off Effie Saunders W A Staake EF Smith Mra John Smith Roy F Smith Mason Snell G E Swanson John Svenson Jordan Tyson Nick Torgeson Necholina Trounson C F Veal Sam Watling John B Watesh John N.H. Incersoun P.M.
Chicago April 24 market report shows cattle prices 84.90 to 6.00 for good to prime steers and 2.75 to 5.85 for cows, Texas steers 3.50 to 5.85. hog prices 5.65 to 6.05 for various grades. sheep and lambs 4.40 to 5.30.
Wheat April 72 four cents, May 72 and a fourth, July 72 and four. Corn April 47 and a half, May 48 and four, July 44740. Oats April 26 percent, May 26, July two cents. Pork April 14.3874, May 14.8714, July 14.524. Flax cash Northwest 1.61, No 1 1.60, May 1.60, Sept 1.27, Oat 1.94. Poultry dressed chickens 9 9 cents, turkeys 8 11 cents. Eggs fresh 12 1240.
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