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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
2
Time cards rates maps and through tickets may be had by applying at either of the above offices Merchants Hotel block Minneapolis St Paul F H Anson Northwestern Passenger Agent.
The schedule lists No 1 arriving from the south at 9 45 p m and departing west at 10 05 p m daily. No 3 arrives from the south at 1 45 p m and departs west at 2 10 p m. No 5 arrives from the south near 2 m and departs west at 2 10 p m daily except Sunday. No 2 arrives from the west at 6 55 a m and departs south at 7 10 a m daily. No 4 arrives from the west at 2 10 a m and departs south at 2 30 a m daily. No 6 arrives from the west at 12 45 p m and departs south at 1 10 daily except Sunday. No 7 arrives from Duluth at 9 15 p m daily except Sunday. No ny for Duluth at 7 30 a m daily ex
A list of local organizations including A R Pap Thomas Post 39 and White Cross Lodge 45 meeting each month at Odd Fellows hall with visiting comrades invited. Other groups like U W C Brainerd Lodge 47 and Evergreen Lodge 90 hold regular Tuesday or Monday sessions, all inviting members.
Brainerd Dispatch is the official paper of Crow Wing Cass and Itasca counties. The weekly Brainerd Minn publication lists editors N H Ingersoll and F W Wieland and notes a $150 annual advance rate. It is entered as second class matter at the Brainerd Post Office.
Knights of Labor assist railroad companies in tracking down men who wrecked a train near Kansas City several days ago. The report notes the prince of Wales remains the grand master and active in Masonic leadership.
A Washington dispatch reports congressman Nelson secured passage of a bill authorizing the Little Falls Water Power company to build a dam at Little Falls. The measure mirrors the Brainerd dam bill and faces no opposition in the Senate.
Alexandria residents had raised 1216 for the afflicted after the St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids disaster but found the tornado also struck Lake Mary in Douglas county. They decided to apply the money to relief in their own county.
A boatload of three young boys near Owatonna faced stone throwing and threats from older youths who threatened to duck them. They turned back toward shore but the river current swept their boat over a dam, drowning 15 year old Georgie Fletcher.
Boston Corbett who shot Wilkes Booth pledges opposition to the land office commissioner. He claims Sparks will not issue a patent for his Kansas homestead after six years residence and cites emphatic letters and missionary tracts sent to the land official.
The Farmers and Merchants bank of Perham under the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Valley City NC suspended business at 4 pm paying all depositors 100 cents on the dollar. The suspension stems from Herbert Root troubles at Valley City and pending judgments against him, with patronage withdrawn and Perham having endured two prior bank failures.
The Journal notes how recently aligned Democrats blame the Democratic faith for future salvation while ministers curse hell in vague terms. It argues the GOP avoids dwelling on others misfortunes out of respect to Democrats, and because it would be tasteless to them.
The Labor Echo debuts in St. Paul focusing on Knights of Labor interests in Minnesota. It notes 2,200 members in Winona, a July State District Assembly meeting in Winona, and Duluth merchants among members. Organizing work resumes after a 40 day suspension, with many awaiting the organizing officer.
An up river correspondent notes logs from Willow River mouth to Whitefish Lake and beyond Pine River drives underway. Moose logs move on Willow and Prairie rivers with good water. The entire upper Mississippi region should see a quick drive if storms stay away. Brainerd sees about two feet rise, lifting operators from alarm to optimism after a short logging season due to early breakup and prior rain.
Washington April 28 The signal office bureau predicted cyclones in eastern Dakota and northern Iowa two days before the St Cloud tornado but could not forecast the Minnesota event. Meteorologists debate whether air pressure or electricity drives the storm’s violence while noting barometer readings may rise at the center under certain theories.
Arch bishop Lynch states Ontario Catholics do not oppose the Knights of Labor while the Vatican reviews the constitution. The first charter was condemned. a revised version is under consideration. Catholics are not required to resign but are forbidden from joining until the Holy See rules.
A St. Cloud photographer, praised by the Philadelphia News, stopped amid the cyclone wreck to take a notable view. The St. Paul Globe preserves the image for posterity, noting his nerve and artistry.
The Fergus Falls Journal reports rain disrupted the 67th anniversary events of the Odd Fellows there on Monday. The proposed procession and afternoon address by Grand Master Marvih of St Paul were cancelled, with Grand Patriarch Hartley of Brainerd also absent due to illness. Evening services and a banquet with toasts proceeded in the Odd Fellows hall, drawing visitors from Alexandria and nearby towns.
Norwegians in Minnesota plan a May celebration marking Norway’s 1814 fundamental law which united the country with Sweden under a single king. The piece praises Norwegians' long dedication to liberty, republican ideals, and the westward emigration that strengthened the Northwest US.
Fragmentary dialogue about a note due tomorrow for 300 dollars and a man named Smith in distress. The text provides no clear event, date, location, or identifiable organizations to anchor a factual summary.
A heavy snow storm reported at St. Vincent on Wednesday accompanies news that President Cleveland is near marriage. Details on the wedding date and the prospective brides dress and stockings have been released to the public.
In Wisconsin during the Civil War era Peter Duffy an Irish blacksmith with a large family attempts to dodge the draft. He begs Senator James H Earnest to pass a bill to spare him and end his life, while a mock medical exam proves he cannot hear. The episode ends with the doctor deciding the subject belongs at home with his family.
An old time court wedding scene ends with light humor as the couple agrees to a kiss by paying for it. The groom jokes about paying four bits if no kiss, six bits if there is a kiss, while the officiant and onlookers react to the playful exchange.
Cattle on the Pampas reach twenty million in number tracing to a bull and eight cows from 1553, amid limited crossbreeding near Buenos Aires. Holyoke workers produce a million postal cards daily reducing paper demand. treasury holds over ten million in unclaimed funds. England’s historic harvests shown as a benchmark for landowners. North Carolina forests cover forty thousand square miles. In Duluth, two merchants are jailed for selling bogus butter.
Classified ad notes four packing houses shut in Milwaukee due to labor troubles. Also advertises two 9th street lots and two 10th street lots totaling $500, five Bluff avenue lots for $1,150, plus two houses near the opera house for sale. Call room 12 Sleeper block.
Pursuant to a Crow Wing County Minnesota real estate tax judgment entered March 22 1886 public sale will be held May 3 1886 at 11 oclock in the forenoon at the Court House Baine r d to sell lands in Crow Wing Cass and Itasca counties charged with taxes penalties and costs remaining delinquent January 1 1886. Auditor J E Wilden of Crow Wing and attached counties issues the notice.
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