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Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1901

Page

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Commissioners Proceedings Read and Approved at Meeting

The board met at 10 o'clock a m with all members present. Minutes were read and approved. A boundary change for school district No 32 was authorized with notice and a hearing set. A $225 road and bridge fund appropriation to Smiley for Gull Lake and Stony Brook roads was approved, with Paine and Gardner to report on completion. McCulloch to haul rock for river piers at the Mississippi bridge. Annual and January poor farm reports accepted. Bond of R K Whiteley as county surveyor noted. Refunding order for taxes issued to John L Smith for Sleeper's Park addition. Prisoners, postage, and stationery costs listed. Board adjourned to first Tuesday in March.

Boundry Gull Lake Stony Brook Paine and Gardner McCulloch Mississippi River Bridge Poor Farm R. K. Whiteley John L. Smith Sleeper's Park Addition

Vaccination Order for Shop Men Amid Smallpox Concern

An order from St Paul General Management requires all male employees to be vaccinated to guard against smallpox, urged by the State Board of Health as a necessary precaution. Also noted are road change petitions, jail wood bids, county road funding, various county bill entries, and obituaries for Mrs. Sarah Robinson and Edward Gunshannon with funeral details.

St. Paul State Board of Health

Proprietors Not Responsible for Acts of Their Agents

In Duluth on February 8 the case against Panton and White, department store owners, was dismissed by Judge Edson after the police court. The ruling held the firm not liable in a criminal proceeding for actions of its agent manager Brown who employed Willie Perry, a boy under 14, without a board of education certificate.

Duluth Panton & White McCallum Willie Perry Board of Education Edson Panton

Insurance Companies Lose Ground In Minnesota Last Year

St Paul Feb 8 Last year was discouraging for fire insurance in Minnesota as the loss ratio rose to 70 from 45 in earlier years. There were 168 companies active in the state with premiums totaling 183,492 or five thousand eight hundred twenty seven dollars more than the prior year. Losses reached 2,908,218 up 765,077 from the year before. The increase in losses compared with premiums was 769,260.

Minnesota St. Paul

Burned History Angers Southerners in Forsyth

In Forsyth Georgia on February 8 a Northern history book was publicly burned outside the town’s leading hotel. A coffin carried by Confederate veterans bore the coffin while three local leaders including ex judges spoke about the work’s use of terms rebel rebellion and insurgents. The protest targeted publishers rather than Northern people.

Forsyth United States

Chicago Stock Exchange Trader Bows Out Amid Losses

F Edward Jones a Chicago Stock Exchange member unable to carry out trades and orders closure. Manager B F Stanley says Jones faced a market shortfall of 50000 to 100000 dollars, heavily in Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe stock. Fort Dodge Resident Jerry Lenison Dies A Fort Dodge pioneer, once wealthy, dies at the age of noted local prominence while seeking county support.

Chicago F. Edward Jones Chicago Stock £ Exchange B. F. Stanley Mr. Jones Topeka Santa Fe Fort Dodge Jerry Lenison

Netherlands to Likely Return to Lisbon After Lourenco Marques Fuss

The Hague reports an incident over the withdrawal of the Dutch consul at Lourenzo Marques, Herr Potts, has closed. Netherlands will shortly return to Lisbon.

the Hague Netherlands Lourenzo Marques Herr Potts Lis

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