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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
4
The notice announces an 11 day morning publication from Brain erd Crow Wing county Minnesota in rooms 5 and 7 Sleeper block. It lists a subscription term of $1.50 per year and proclaims the office as the finest job printing facility in the city. It is entered at Brainerd Minnesota as second class matter.
The timetable lists arrivals and departures for trains No 5 9 11 6 10 12 and freight services from various origins including Duluth Staples and Jonction. It notes regular daily services with specific times and exceptions such as Sundays and misprints like Sanday. Freight trains are marked unreliable and may be abandoned without notice at the company’s will.
Last Saturday evening the Mother Goose show at the opera house drew a strong crowd and fulfilled expectations financially and socially. A meeting in Wadena discussed railroad land taxation with a bill drafted for immediate introduction into the legislature and a call for another meeting if needed. Knights of Pythias plan a Feb. 19 anniversary event at Slipp Atherton’s hall with entertainment, banquet, and dance.
Several brief items note Hack’s furniture and wallpaper bargains to close stock, LaRose Bros. act at the opera house, and a skating race planned for Wednesday. Other items mention Thos. Alexander’s pension, J. C. Congdon visiting St Paul as a G A R delegate, transfers of town saloons, and local church and religious notices.
Frank R Paquin plans to take possession of Brown s Valley Footprints. A 78 pound muscalonge was taken from Woman Lake by an Indian and shipped from this city. Gray Libby haul supplies for Platte river camps from Brainerd. Joseph Tifft was jailed ten days for drunkenness but appeals. Hat carnival at the rink Saturday offers prizes for largest, handsomest and smallest hats. J T Sanborn petitions for police job. petition ignored. J E Johnson announces added lunch outfit at City Restaurant 40 Front Street. Hemstead cited by Pioneer Press for medical expertise and proposed bills on phthisis and infant blindness.
A freezing man found in the Sylvan Lake depot endured exposure after spending the night inside a building along the Gull River track. Rescuers cooled his legs to thaw the frost before transporting him to Bramerd county farm. He claimed New York origin and may lose both legs. identity not learned.
The ladies of the relief society raffled a pillow at Johnson and Bain's drug store, No. 161, drawn by Carl Snyder as the lucky winner. The sale raised $75 though illness reduced ticket sales. in six months only six families received aid, half the prior winter’s figure.
News arrives of the death of D H Haghey a resident of Long Lake aged about two years since 1882 from Nelson Tioga Co Pens pneumonia after a brief illness he leaves a wife and one son funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM at the Presbyterian church
The letter from G. W. Rexannes manager of the Opera House denounces Tribune coverage and admission practices. He claims advertiser costs rose and asserts the paper shortchanged him by not promoting his shows while running space about competitors. He vows to rely on patrons for ad info and defends his own printing expenditures amid disputed publicity.
In the matter of the assignment of Joseph E Wilson insolvent to Darel D Smith the court orders creditors to file claims and releases by March 31 1891. A three week notice in the Krainnerd Dispatch starts February 13 1891 and notices mailed to known creditors. Judge G W Holland presides.
Roscoe Whitcomb of Waldo Missouri prized his shepherd dog. When a haltered colt became entangled and choked, the dog sprinted to the house dragging Mrs. Whitcomb by her dress to pull her outside. She reached the barn just in time to save the colt.
A Lewiston man recounts how he tracked a thief, never spoke of the loss for years, and finally recovered his $80 plus two years of interest from a neighbor who revealed the culprit. The tale unfolds in a Maine police station dialogue.
The notice highlights plastico’s adhesion to wood and many surfaces, and claims D. M. Clark & Co. offers a full line of harness goods and the most complete hardware and crockery selection in the city. It notes plastica use for lava effects, whips at L. A. White's, and carpet headquarters with new patterns and reasonable prices.
A dealer announces liquidation of all fur niture and wallpaper stock with bargains offered until the entire stock is disposed of. Olson and McCallum, enterprise merchant tailors in Walker building, Front street, promote a woolen department selling cloth by the yard at wholesale prices with a large west of Minneapolis stock.
A Sunday afternoon and evening dedication service at the Congregational church drew a large attendance. Rev J W Frizzell of Brainerd led the afternoon, with Revs Edwards of Wadena Cable of Brainerd and Earl of Minneapolis preaching in the evening. Mrs C W Elston and Mrs Price of Verndale assisted the local choir. Eighty three dollars were raised to reduce the church debt to one hundred dollars. The 35 by 50 foot building has a finished interior and cost 1150 Prasto Change.
Wm Frances assistant state secretary will lead the meeting at the rooms next Sunday at 3 30 p m. The address will interest association members but all young men are invited. Following Sunday H E Brown international secretary will speak and will stay Feb 20 to 22 on his return from the Manitoba annual convention. You cannot afford to miss these meetings.
The Chenquatana Club hosted a Monday masquerade at a spacious rink with over 100 couples in the grand march led by Miss May Campbell and F A Farrar. The highlight featured King Bill portrayed by A F Ferris and W A M Johnston, followed by unmasking at 11 p m and dancing until 1 a m.
A reader defends the Standard Opera Co and manager Davidson against a published lie. He explains contracts with Slayton Lyceum Bureau, describes accepting a Boston Ideal Banjo Club date, and accuses the Tribune of bias and inaccurate notices while defending his advertising practices and concert success.
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