Red Letter Day as Brainerd Welcomes Elks Parade
Brainerd hosts a grand Elk celebration with hundreds of visiting Elks, three bands, and city decorations in royal purple and white. The Brainerd Lodge No. 615 is instituted with a large parade along Laurel and Front streets, a reception at City Hall, and an evening of initiation and feasting led by J. P. Saunders.
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Brainerd Lodge No. 615
Arlington
Henry I. Cohen
Abbot & Murray
A. L. Hoffman
L. M. Koop
A. E. Moberg
H. Spalding
Arlington and City
Elks
St. Cloud Lodge
St. Cloud
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Journal News
Elks and Fawns
Brainerd
Koop
J. R. Mooney
Munroe
New Life Pills Promise Quick Pain Relief
Dr King’s New Life Pills claim to quickly relieve sick and nervous headaches by purifying blood and boosting health. Sold for 25 cents with money back not guaranteed. Available through McFadden Drug Co and H P Dunn & Co. Also note a separate ad for Best of All Flour and Brainerd Flour and Feed Co and a line about baby carriages at D M Clark & Co.
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Dr. King
McFadden Drug Co
H. P. Dunn & Co
Elks Lodge Installation and City Reports in Twin Cities
After initiation exercises, lodge officers were elected and installed by District Deputy Munroe with A. J. Halsted as Exalter Ruler and other officers named. Social session followed as train departure neared while city streets glowed with purple and white lights. A new two story brick block on Laurel Street to cost about $5,000 was planned by Charles Swanson, with plans by I. A. White. first floor saloon and billiard parlor, second floor a modern flat. City council addressed street lighting, building permits, and street fairs, approving Swanson’s brick building and scheduling repairs, while deferring Paine’s repair permit and extending streets and hydrants plans.
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Cigars
Kylle
Havana
Ponce de Leon
Key West
Munroe
A. J. Halsted
F. B. Johnson
J. T. Sanborn
M. J. Reilly
F. E. Low
H. D. Treglawny
Tyler
A. I. Groves
Elks
Charles Swanson
Laurel Street
I. A. White
T. Mysen
Tees
Parker & 1
Oping
Ee S. Ee
Eeei
G. Graham Seawad
Win
Gurgen
L. We Burrell
Mark Hanson
McFadden Drug Co
J. EE Brood
Ceecbase BO WD Jas. Kendraw
Andrew Olson
the Elks
Swanson
Paine
Fire destroys the Brainerd Creamery plant
The Brainerd Co-Operative Creamery plant, about two and a half miles east of the city, was entirely destroyed by fire on Tuesday at about one o'clock. No insurance existed, leaving farmers who funded the plant to shoulder losses. Origin unknown. operator cites boiler room with smoldering fuel, others suspect incendiary causes.
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Brainerd Co-Operative Creamery
Cornish & Co
W. J. McLaughlin
Minnesota
Street fair and burlesque circus by St Pauls Guild
A three day street fair and burlesque circus will be staged on September 3 4 and 5 in Brainerd with booths Italian Villa German Villa Florentine etc. The event runs 7th Street between Kingwood and Juniper and a street parade features Mother Goose. Admission is 10 cents for the fair and 25 cents for the circus. A Brainard Republican League meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 pm at the Central Hose House with President Groves urging full attendance. Brainerd Flour and Feed Co endorses the event tag line Best of All Flour.
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St. Paul’s Guild
7Th Street
Kingwood
Juniper
Christopher Columbus Kyle
F. B. Johnson
J. M. Elder
P. J. Murphy
C. D. Johnson
F. A. Farrar
W. A. M. Johnston
S. F. Alderman
C. A. Albright
Mother Goose
Brainerd Republican League Club
Central Hose House
Groves
Brief Republican visit to Brainerd by Captain Van Sant
Capt Van Sant spent about half an hour in Brainerd meeting A F Ferris an executive committee member of the party state organization and calling on W S MecClenahan. He also met Republicans W A Flem and J H Koop during the stop.
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Capt. van Sant
Brainerd
A. F. Ferris
W. SS. MecClenahan
W. A. Flem
J. H. Koop
Republican Sheriff Candidate Seeks Party Support
J. F. Dyykeman announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff. He asks fellow Republicans for their support, noting his long service as a party worker and his Republican alignment.
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J. F. Dyykeman
Boy's Suit Selloff Sparks Quick Bargain Offer
A fragment notes a 38 cent offer to buy a boy's suit of clothes now, mentioning Henry Conen as a name in the brief line. The readable text provides minimal context beyond the offer and a person reference.
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Ceneral
E.C. Bane
Prop
Exoffirman
THE
Brainerd, Minn
Brainerd Lodge No. 615, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
St. Paul Lodge
Minneapolis Lodge
J. P. Saunders
Deering
Hessel’s
Henry I. Conen
D. M. Clark & Co
Henry I. Cowen
Featherstone Wheels At
Hoffman’s
Brainerd Flour and Feed Co
D. M. Clark & Co’s
Bromo
Appolinaris Beer
G Co
Duluth Brewing Co
Laurel
Council Proceedings
Hell
M. K. Swartz
4Th Street
Board of Education
St. Paul's Church
Henry
Conen
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