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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1885
Page
2
Anoka enjoys a rare boom, a moment few towns can boast as Brainerd editors report on the city’s current surge. The piece highlights rapid expansion and economic activity drawing attention to Anoka’s upbeat year.
A religious report states Adventists have fixed May 14 1886 as the day of earth’s end. The claim assigns divine timing to a global climactic event and notes followers prepare for the anticipated apocalypse.
Dr. Guernon is moved from Little Fails to St Vincent and will start his duties as collector immediately, assuming the post without delay.
Poundmaker was found guilty and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. He reportedly begged to be hanged rather than sent to prison.
The secretary of state has received census returns from all counties in the state except Cass Freeborn McCloud Itasca Crow Wing and Renville counties.
Detroit capitalists examine locations at Duluth for large works to build stores serving the northwestern trade. They plan to employ about 1,000 men at the outset.
M. C. Russel who left his former city has sold his Lake City newspaper plant to C. R. McKenney, concluding the deal recently.
Senator Sabin spoke in Duluth urging the city to pursue its proper representation which is viewed as backing an extra session of the legislature.
The Minneapolis Tribune takes the side of the extra session procession while the Pioneer Press and the Globe appear undecided and seeking guidance on their stance.
The St. Peter Journal notes that among 500 Stillwater prison inmates not one is a veteran of the 1861 65 war. The remark lauds the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union and the flag.
Cook revisits Duluth the city he founded and is warmly greeted by local business leaders. He shows strong interest in St. Louis River water power and plans a flour mill at Fou du Lac.
Col Milton Peden special government agent received a thirty day leave of absence at his request. He started yesterday for his home in Knightstown Indiana. In the meantime Little Falls Brainerd may continue laying their wires to obtain his official shoes.
Searles of Bismarck C T learns Saturday he has won a $15000 lottery prize. The news, though sizable to him, alarms the poor man. a newspaper man might shrug off such a sum as trivial.
Attorney General Hahn rules no beer or virtuous liquors may be sold on state fair grounds after the township voted no license at the last election. The fair management loses revenue and spectators must bring their own bottles or drink soda.
The Northwest’s most amusing moment unfolds as census takers from St Paul report 111,397 residents while Minneapolis adds 17,803 to reach 129,200. The narrative ponders how St Paul’s figures might have differed if Minneapolis had submitted first.
The outlook in the iron trade is more favorable than in years with signs of improvement daily. Manufacturers concede the black mood is lifting from staple industries in Pittsburg. Orders grow quickly and many mills run double time. The nails strike remains the worst feature with little sign of an amicable solution.
A census taker F W Pettigrew is accused of listing the name of Hon George Rice attorney general and speaker of the Dakota house with the epithet bastard. The incident, deemed malicious, carries a potential fine up to 5000 dollars and two years imprisonment under Dakota law.
Miller the Snell family killer and three accomplices mounted a bold escape at the Grand Forks county jail. Deputy Dow was attacked and overpowered before the deputy secured the door and tossed the keys through the grate. Sheriff Jenks responded, restoring order and recapturing the inmates.
A New Ulm Review note recalls a Huron Oak citizen saying many dead Confederate soldiers were as good as Ulysses Grant. A bystander urged him to stand, he did, and was knocked down and kicked, needing escort to his room.
Mille Lacs Chippewa head chief Ma-za-ma-ni called on Gov. Hubbard in the capital. Interpreter Joseph Robert said it was a friendly courtesy visit. The sixty year old chief wore feathers blankets and a silver medal inscribed with Presented by James Monroe from his late father.
The piece contrasts courtship dynamics, noting young women delay proposals to avoid breach of promise suits, while widows act decisively, evaluating suitors like merchants and often saying yes quickly. It highlights gendered behaviors, appetite for security, and bold declarations in love.
In Anoka on August 16 Peter Gross was shot by W F Mirick a Minneapolis compositor who had visited the Evening Journal office. Mirick after drinking confronted Gross outside Jacksons hotel fired three shots wounding Gross who died the following morning.
A Boston Globe piece surveys newsroom roles from editor to proofreader and exchange reader. It notes printers often become journalists, typesetting skill first, and explains editing routines, rejection, and the lure of writing for pay.
The Chicago Times reports a looming pepper famine with world consumption at Ax tons sourced mainly from Malabar Lampang the Straits and other East points. Next year supply may not exceed 20 509 tons and could drop to 15 000 16 000 tons due to the Dutch blockade of the Acheen coast.
In New Almaden California after a miner Augustine Gabrielson died his colleagues report he sat upright in his coffin at midnight and told a story about old Mexican silver mining days while the dead man spoke. Other workers feared the disturbance and recounted eerie events surrounding his burial.
A frontier camp hides a bizarre tale as Gabrielson spooks miners with repeated death fates. After multiple faked burials and apparent resurrections, doctors declare him beyond hope, a rock is placed on the freshly dug grave to anchor him, and the camp braces for further strange happenings.
Fragmentary OCR style note mentions a cow and a creature with cud. No clear events, dates, places, or proper names to ground a full item.
A street tale recounts a jewelry counter scene where a young woman seeks dual ear piercing with a sharp corded needle. The jeweler explains high charges and common tricks, noting artists vs home piercings and risks of improper placement and closing holes.
A historical piece discusses ear piercing practices and risks. It notes that lobe hardness affects perforation difficulty and advises piercing between ages five and fourteen. The narrator mentions celebrities, pain, inflammation, and even barbarous lobe treatments, while claiming a vast clientele in New York.
The Pioneer Press Company will exhibit premiums at the coming State Fair. They offer samples to subscribers of their Weekly The Sewing Machine combined with the Weekly for 15 dollars. The Organ and band instrument set are strong inducements for clubs. The Weekly is praised as a model for northwestern families and farmers.
Articles of Incorporation filed for Brainerd Driving Park Association in Crow Wing County Minnesota. Board of seven directors to govern, capital stock five hundred shares at twenty dollars each, officers named, notice and meeting rules, dated July 7 1885 and filed August 1885.
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