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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1886
Page
5
Prof J A Wilson visits Minneapolis this week while Westfall promotes merchant tailoring and two dollar three dollar shoes. The news notes deaths births illnesses and local events including fair dates and dances at Fort Ripley.
At the regular meeting held Tuesday August 24 the W C T U passed a unanimous resolution to carry forward their work at the same place and along the same lines with gratitude to supporters and faith in God. A copy of the resolution was to be sent to city papers. A Cleveland 1874 resolution urging patience perseverance and prayer amid opposition is cited. Gospel meetings continue each Sabbath at 4 pm at the reading room. Everyone invited.
Brainerd, city teachers will face exams in arithmetic grammar reading writing A S history geography theory and practice of teaching for primary and in addition physical geography physiology hygiene elementary algebra and general questions in civil government geometry natural philosophy and botany. Rules: advanced normal school diploma waives exams. passing average 70 percent required and no more than three subjects below 60 percent. Invitation extended to all interested persons.
Notices announce marriages in Brainerd with Bowhay Buhl Thornthwaite Parch Erickson Larson Warner Titus and a note on Duluth bootblacks forming a union aiming for ten cent shines. The Brainerd weddings occurred August 21 23 24 25 1886 at local parsonages. Warner becomes Como shift timekeeper and bride Titus hailed from East Brainerd.
Mr Jones fell and hurt his arm last Tuesday. Mrs Peter Monroe will start for Canada next Monday to look after property left her. Engineer Bartlett Murry sports an 8 by 10 smile after a new girl was born at his house last Wednesday. All concerned are doing well. Mill boys went to Brainerd last Monday to lynch the slayer of Hugh Dolan, a former Gull River Lumber worker. the Sheriff kept him hidden as the crowd planned mob justice.
The document lists numerous individuals including W. Means John Koppel Chas White O B Hamblin J E Wilson W S Martin H J Small E T Fenno Scott Belding Guy Raymond R H Capistrant John Brockway A Y Lagerquist Louis Larson Mose Derooche Hugh Riddle Joseph Derosia John H Bidding Ben Lovely Pat Murphy George A Keene W E Seelye E E M Smith 0 H Hubband followed by the note Beard adjourned.
Minnie Hauk headlines a strong concert tour with Chevalier de Kontski Mile Muellen bach and George Fox among the cast. The program features six solo selections and full Faust scenes in elaborate stage costumes, drawing large Cincinnati receipts and premiering in Brainerd on September 1 with seats at Webb's news stand.
The Labor Echo notes new Duluth yards with six miles of track and Brainerd N P shops near completion. It cites Detroit furniture factory employing 20 men and changes in Brainerd machinists. Knights of Labor influence grows among Timber line miners. Duluth & Iron Range raises daily wages to $2 to retain workers.
The Sauk Rapids Sentinel recounts Capt. Jack Tidd, famed lumberman, sharing his seat and blankets with an aged couple on a cold train ride from Minneapolis to Brainerd. He invites them to the stove, ensuring they thaw, while a selfish traveler learns a lesson in generosity, ending with a new friendship.
Peter Mertz recalls guiding Sanford the murderer of Dolan to safety from a looming lynch mob. He describes transporting Sanford through woods, five miles on foot, evading crowds, and delivering him to a southern jail after a dawn train ride, while Sanford relays his escape and asserts innocence.
In the latest textile offerings from French manufacturers, designers showcase bold color pairings and innovative dyeing techniques. The report highlights new loom outputs and fashion-forward fabrics gaining attention in markets worldwide.
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