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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1888
Page
4
Issued every Friday morning at Brainerd Minnesota Crow Wing county from rooms 5 and 7 Sleeper block Terms 1.50 per year Finest job printing office in the city Entered at the Post Office at Brainerd Minnesota as second class matter
A roundup of residents visiting, moving, and social events in the city, including T R Congdon from Duluth and S R Ainslie in town. Invitations to a rink social, reforms, lectures, and dances are noted along with numerous visits to Fargo, Grand Forks, Philadelphia, and Brainerd.
City engineer advertises for laborers to work on new sewers while local news covers residents returning from Detroit, a reward offer for a theft, church services, property purchases, a funeral, circus reception, illness, theater cancellations, a birthday party, and a long list of guests.
John Orth's tailor shop was entered last night through the back door. Two suits and two pairs of pants were stolen valued at 130 dollars. The thiefs escaped unnoticed as police investigated this morning and circus roustabouts are suspected.
The George M Wood company presented Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to an appreciative audience last evening. The company is strong and the performance showed exceptional ability. By request they return tonight with a new bill featuring W S Gilbert's Sweethearts and the Haymarket farce The Dead Shot. It is promised to be one of the finest comedies in the city and the house is expected to be packed. You can't afford to miss it.
Marriages recorded by Judge W A Fleming list Finnegan and Mary Smart of Brainerd as the couple on August 14. Also noted are Kertry and Van Wixatt by Judge Fleming on August 15 with Elisha Kelly of Motley and Elizabeth Van Winkle of Brainerd.
Secretary H R Denny reports unprecedented demand for exhibition space from western stockmen and southern and eastern bidders. A major cattle auction, led by Col F M Wood, will feature Holstein herds from Myers & Co and Wade with no reserve on the second bid, offering about 150 head across several herds.
Bar num's circus faced Brainerd authorities after paying 50 dollars for a license receipt but lacking the required 100 dollar treasurer receipt. Mayor Hemstead and city officials contested the half price deal, arresting partner Baily Barnum after a warrant by Aldeman. The show reportedly took 4000 dollars in cash from Brainerd.
A fourth series of 3,500 shares of Brainerd Co-operative Building & Loan association stock will be sold in the next thirty days. No more than forty shares will be issued to any one person. Applications and information are available from A. G. Micnre secretary at No. 13 North Ninth Street.
The Mayor declines signing a 1000 dollar order to Crow Wing County Agricultural Society. He argues the charter forbids using public funds for a private corporation and urges economical spending for taxpayers. The mayor criticizes funding amusements and horse races at county fairs.
The Brainerd W C T U annual meeting at First Congregational church on Aug 14 reports membership nearly doubled and new work lines added. Officers elected include President C J Veon, Secretary Alice D White, Treasurer Alice Closson, delegate A E Pennell for Red Wing convention Sept 13–15.
Tickets from Brainerd to Minneapolis valid August 21 to September 6 priced at 4.10 round trip includes Exposition admission and return until the following Monday. From September 8 to 15 rate applies to St Paul and return, expiring September 17. September 18 to October 1 rate applies to Minneapolis only. The September 8 to 15 rate with one state fair admission is 4.35, return by September 17. No extensions or stops allowed.
The Albert Lea Route offers round trip excursion tickets to multiple western and southern points on several dates August to October. Tickets are valid thirty days from sale with stopovers in sold territories. Rates are one fare for the round trip. information available from agents or E A Warrarker in Minneapolis.
Telegram reports army worms devastating more than 1 000 acres of prime blue joint meadow lands along the Sandy Lake River to the Mississippi. The worm, about 1 inch long and brown, climbs stalks and cuts swaths across fields near Anoka and Aitkin, with no settlers nearby and hay rented to logging camps.
A last week Ft Ripley notice corrects the misattribution of Rev Bill to Rev Tice. The editor states the change to ensure accurate reporting for the correspondent.
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