This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1889
Page
4
N H Ingersoll and FP W Wieland serve as editors and proprietors. The note lists these figures as the principal names directing the publication.
A timetable lists through trains between St Paul and the Pacific coast with west and southbound departures. It notes daily runs, Pullman sleepers, and the varied arrival times for Nos 1 through 10 and freight services Nos 18 22 29 30 with cautions about possible cancellations and unreliable regularity.
Local notes list visits by John Hughes and wife to Duluth and George LaFond of Little Falls in town. Plans for August Sunday school convention. legal hunting of prairie chickens starts next Tuesday. Jose? Gillman attends U R E of P meeting in Iowa. new undertaker business promised. fall stock bought by Henry L. Cohen. Several residents travel to markets. a Miss Kennedy resigns to Duluth. Totton to travel for Minnesota Savings Fund Sept 1. Various local moves: church lots bought on Eight Street, Obert Hamlin to open saloon, Greene family in town, Ora Greene visiting. Accidents include Joe Harmon knocked by locomotive with minor injuries. Lottery prank on two youths. council discusses fire alarm telegraph system and may install with five miles wire for 1200 dollars, report due September.
Henry I. Cowen promotes a special sale item urging parents to take advantage of low prices on dress goods.
Miss Orph Pierce visits in the city as A S Edwards from the Minneapolis Tribune calls on the Herald. Brainerd sidewalk woes spark a remark while fishing party guests and relocations are listed. A Catholic fair, prison transfers and school board assignments fill the page with a busy mosaic of people places and events from Little Falls Brainerd and Fergus Falls.
Phillip ONeill, in town last Saturday, was found in a Last Turn Saloon alley almost unconscious after heavy drinking. He reported $90 stolen, most of it from the school district where he serves as treasurer. Cole Wynter was arrested on suspicion, tied to the rolling, with part of the money found on her. bound over to the grand jury in $300 bail, she remains jailed. She claims she only received her share, with the rest split among the gang.
L H Everts of St Paul will present and demonstrate the phonograph at the Y M C A hall on August 20. The device will reproduce singing talking band and piano music and accurately render the listener’s own voice. Admission is twenty five cents.
Charming actress Mattie Vickers will appear at the Sleeper opera house on Thursday evening August 22. The Detroit Free Press praises her as buoyant, expressive, and fully absorbed in her work. Her fresh style, strong stage presence, and animated dancing are highlighted as captivating.
The annual meeting of the W C T U was held at the M E church on Tuesday September 13 Reports from all departments were presented Mrs C J Veon declined re election after three years as president and Mrs H C Lawrence was elected president by unanimous vote Elected as vice presidents were Mrs E J Brownson from the Baptist church Mrs B A Ferris from the Congregational church Mrs T E Crawford from the M E church Mrs Wicks from the Episcopal church and Miss Maria Crandall from the Presbyterian church Re elected secretary is Mrs Alice D White and re elected treasurer Mrs Alice Closson Ferris Brownson and Crawford were chosen delegates to the state convention in Duluth September 10 11 and 12 The meeting adjourned to meet again in two weeks at the Baptist chapel
Miss Mattie Vickers astonished regular patrons with a performance superior to Minnie Palmer's. Critics praise her grace intelligence and screen presence, predicting she will become a great public favorite as the sun shines tomorrow at Sleeper opera house on Aug 22. Pittsburg Daily Chronicle. Sleeper opera house Aug 22.
Peter Bisiar of Brainerd and Nellie Greffin of Crookston were united in marriage at St Marys Catholic church by Father Lawler on Wednesday morning last, according to the Crookston Chronicle.
Murdock Lodge No 43 extends thanks to members of the B of L E for assistance and courteous shown them. Mrs Cuas. Marcaxr JR secretary.
A local store advertises a bargain counter with dress goods to be moved at low prices. It promotes a leading line of men’s shoes and invites customers to visit and buy, promising convincing value.
Members met at I A Whites store on Laurel street to discuss future maintenance and securing a permanent site. Grounds currently at driving park owned by Henry Spalding. club plans spring construction, welcomes three new members, and raises dues to five dollars. Several scores and member achievements noted, including Frost’s perfect fifteen-bird feat and first junior badges won by Westfall and Cowan. Cricket match at Brainerd fair grounds features Brainerd N C C versus Como C C with umpire teams Grewcocks and Arundel.
Mrs B F Cale and son Raymond spent the week in Brainerd with relatives and friends while locals note a jail critique and a dance tale ends with two boys frightened by a calf. A Minneapolis Star telegram warns of hostile Indian camp tensions after liquor flows and arrests as a Leech Lake courier prepares to bring updates. Latest novelties in undergarments overshoes and gentlemen's furnishings are advertised at Sone Fe Onto.
At a Bar Association meeting on August 3 1889 in Brainerd Minnesota the committee reports resolutions praising Elbert N Donaldson for a quarter century of service to the bar. They note his integrity fortitude and commitment to defending poor defendants despite poverty and pressures, stating he was a skilled practitioner and champion for rights of the needy. Condolences are offered to his widow and children.
Retail notices push low prices on dress goods before school starts. Brarserp Boor & Ssor Co promotes cheap repairs and cheap ready made stock after moving to Parker building. Advertisers seek canvassers, sale of a Nor wegian Pictorial family bible, water coolers, horses and harness, and trade offers. Also rail excursion rates to Perham Brainerd Detroit Lake plus a piano barter query.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.