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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1885
Page
2
The paper notes the dulled interest in the box car murder and questions whether the Duluth Herald has dropped the chase. Editors N H Ingersoll F W Wieland publish as official paper for Crow Wing Cass and Itasca counties. Brainerd Minn weekly paper issued Friday mornings.
A Minneapolis clergyman preached on Sunday about a sensational topic noting Hell is closed for repairs and claiming there must be a mistake about this. The address drew attention for its provocative title and bold message.
A prominent Duluth lumber dealer named Copperwell died by self inflicted gunshot at his place on Monday. Duluth is a bustling town that regularly produces sensational news stories.
Judge Nelson of the United States court at St Paul ruled that a mortgage made by a homesteader before the five year limit in the homestead act is void and that the mortgagee gains no title through foreclosure.
Minneapolis Exposition directors set Monday August 25 1886 as the formal opening date and instructed the advertising committee to announce the fact through the press.
Reports say Northern Pacific Express Co may be absorbed by American as directors express dissatisfaction with the Express line. The move would consolidate control under American and reshape regional rail express services.
The article urges residents to report births and deaths to their town clerk within thirty days. It notes a $25 fine for neglect and states clerks must file returns with the district clerk by January 10 each year.
The passenger department notes many inquiries about reaching the coast without a blockade. It states the Northern Pacific has no snow sheds, contrasting with the Union Pacific which has about 150 miles of them to protect its line.
A resolution by Senator Butler to have the committee on territories study potential authority conflicts in Dakota Territory is discussed. The piece notes no alarm is warranted and frames it as a clinical lesson in statesmanship ahead of Dakota’s admission.
The administration delays salaries until the end of the month instead of the day before Christmas citing potential liability for disbursing clerks if a clerk dies or a contingency prevents payment. The move is expected to cause hardship for many clerks who live hand to mouth, making a blue Christmas for many families.
The text outlines last year’s federal expenses nearing a million dollars daily. Pension items lead with 56 million dollars, followed by miscellaneous including public buildings and light houses at 55 million. Other major costs include interest on debt 51 million, sinking fund 46 million, military 48 million, civil expenses 24 million, navy 16 million, Indians 6 million, foreign relations 5 million, and the District of Columbia 4.5 million.
A Duluth letter defines a new political word tugwump as a government officer who opposes the administration yet clings to office. It was not applied to Jos Knowlton G G Hartley or Dr Smith, claimed the Duluth Herald.
H Landis, who cut his throat on the Northern Pacific express near Ripley on Wednesday, died Saturday at Little Falls after being found mangled on the track. He had recently been confined at an insane asylum in Washington Territory and was a native of Pennsylvania. His brother arrived from Pennsylvania to claim the body.
A Rutland surveyor recalls a farmer with a wild idea to lay out a trotting course for his horses on the mountainside farm. The farmer offered the surveyor his blackberries as payment if he visited the site, the surveyor declined with dry Vermont wit about blackberry bushes.
Mrs Isabella Law of Townsend street recalls Lafayette's 1825 Pittsburgh visit with vivid details. She describes crowds, a flatboat landing mishap, a generous Gibson family, a pudding mishap, a barefoot church trek, and Lafayette joking about pie while greeting locals. The memory spans six decades with lively humor.
A historical note recommends frequent carbolic soap washes to keep horses free of flies and advises using a full sized outdoor cover and a dim stable at rest for best protection.
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