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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1885
Page
3
A jumble of 1880s Brainerd storefront notices tout music sheets like Leaves of Shamrock and Gospel Choir by McGranahan, shoes at Snyder’s and Westfall’s, furniture at J. M. Never’s, haberdashery, jewelry, and a Manitoba railway folder. Local agents offer insurance, calendars for 1886, blotters, and holiday bargains as a heavy snowstorm rages and lumbering resumes.
The Norwood House is for rent with a convenient location and modern amenities. Enquiries can be made at the premises of Mrs. E. French at the corner of Seventh and Norwood streets.
For sale a house with a lot and a half on Fifth Street North. One story five rooms, city water and a good cellar, warm and convenient. Price low and terms easy. Contact J B Dovenas.
An advertisement promotes Golden Wing Cigars as the latest brand at E. E. M. Smith's. It also urges customers to visit Parker's for confectionery and notes a fresh invoice of Badger State underwear at Westfall's, marketed as the finest underwear for rheumatism and selling fast.
J L SMITH announces the reopening of a jewelry business in room 2, upstairs in Sleeper Block. The shop will offer an elegant line of holiday goods and a specialty in fine jewelry with guarantees of the lowest prices.
Theo Myers, a North Production brakeman, arrested for assault and fined five dollars and costs. Verndale merchants tout top shoe lines at Totton’s Reed stores. Dan Sullivan sang at the opera house, while the post office closed for a midweek hour. Local notables travel, buy, and trade as shops advertise holiday specials.
A special council meeting chaired by the mayor was held with all aldermen present except Graham Dordn and Keene. The session approved selling 10,000 in city bonds after letters from bidders were reviewed and S A Kean & Co were invited to meet a premium offer or risk public sale, with Alderman Hemstead voting no.
The Congregational church hosts Tank Kee for two lectures on China. The first covers geography population language and literature with wall canal street scenes and curiosities in costume. The second describes government laws punishment and army with armor maps and torture modes. Further details to follow.
The N P Employees Library Association reports its reading room is being organized with low initial finances. A fundraising entertainment is planned at the roller rink on January 1 1886 to raise start up funds and support membership.
Chas M. Hartwick, long in Duluth then Superior, faced accusations of running up large board bills at multiple hotels and defrauding merchants. He reportedly moved operations to Brainerd after Duluth incidents and accruing debts exceeding fifty dollars. A. V. Snyder advertises cheap boots and shoes.
A marriage notice from Brainerd Minnesota records A. G. Gallup and Alda McDougal marrying at the Merchants Hotel St Paul on December 2 1885. The groom is a Brainerd resident with timber contracts for the railroad Duluth docks and the couple will winter near N P Junction. The Dispatch extends congratulations and best wishes. Also Kentucky Liquor Co advertises bottled wines and liquors on Sixth Street next to the post office with delivery.
Evergreen Lodge No 90 I O O F elected Noble Grand A E Losey and officers including Fred Conrath E O Parks J E Ireland I T Dean P G C C etc White Cross Lodge K of P elected officers for 1886 with Werner Hemstead Abe Dettelbach C D Johnson W J Bane H S Totton F Alderman F G Sundberg Wildey Lodge I C O F elected Noble Grand A Benson Geo Wilson R H Paine A Brown Day Meaghers ads push warm shoes neckwear and jewelry stock
A Florida Gazette in Volusia County promotes a Christmas custom with mistletoe packages mailed for two cent stamps. The note praises the Florida Catechism as tourist info and acknowledges reception of mistletoe. Also mentions liquor advertisements and Day & Meagher's handkerchiefs.
The advance agent J D Murray arrived today to arrange for Milton Nobles and his popular company. They headline Interviews or the Mugwump Candidate at Sleeper Opera House Monday night December 14. Seats on sale at Cable's Drug Store and at Ky Liquor Co. Fur coats and robes advertised in the notice.
A man’s body was discovered in a North Dakota wheat car near Duluth. His head was crushed with a coupling pin and $465 was found in his overalls. A letter to Mrs. Burke of Leonard Dakota and a broken seal on the Brainerd to Duluth train suggest a robbery motive. investigators suspect a train employee.
Mike O'Leary formerly of Brainerd Minnesota became intoxicated and returned to his home. He entered the pig pen by mistake and laid down in the pen. In the morning he awoke to find both ears eaten off by the pigs.
Brainerd leaders Messrs Fred Parker W A Fleming Dr Camp and others visited St Paul on a pleasure and fact finding trip to study city fire and health departments. Alderman W A Parker plans to urge piston engines for Brainerd fire protection upon return. The group comprises Brainerd capitalists interested in Northern Minnesota stock development.
New York capitalist R. P. Barron studies Mille Lacs Lake as a potential summer resort with the opening of the St. Paul Brainerd and Northwestern railroad. He is brother to H. M. Barron of Sauk Centre. Day and Meagher advertise London dyed seal caps and show a large carpet room amid their vast trade.
In La Crosse Wisconsin a city mayor Dr Frank Powell shoots corks from a youth's head nose and mouth in a dangerous stunt while E N Donaldson of this city has a son involved. The attorney general mails blanks to county attorneys for reports under the new penal code effective January first with a January tenth deadline to avoid salary warrants from the county auditor.
Max Nickalouse shows off on the rink while J C Flynn contracts Peterson of Brainerd to deliver 1000 cords of wood to a railroad. Gil Hanson of Fergus Falls will skid 2,000,000 feet of logs for N P Clark on the Platt river pineries. Jack DeGregg of Brainerd seeks oak timber for sleds as his firm grows. A Wednesday shooting near Gray Eagle leaves one dead and one wounded after a duel. the shooter surrendered at Sauk Centre. Day and Meagher advertise overcoats as prices rise.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock at the Baptist church officiated by the Rev E J Brownson. The remains were laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs Stella Rockwood wife of Ed Rockwood of Brainerd Minnesota writes she is very home sick and hopes to visit her father C. A. Smith of Almond this winter according to the Stevens Point Gazette.
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