14 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1890
Page
1
A Monday blaze in Morris ravaged property valued at forty thousand dollars. The report notes the event as a severe local fire with extensive damage to buildings and belongings in the area.
The Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Central railways announce a complete consolidation to take effect July 1, 1890, when the lease of the Wisconsin Central expires. Employees speculate on which heads will roll as ticket and freight departments unite.
A telegram from St. Cloud reports Col. Wm. Westerman has taken possession as receiver of the St. Cloud land office replacing C. F. Macdonald who was removed. A. Barto the new register has not yet arrived. A new public building is hoped with a bill by Congressman Comstock and a meeting planned to donate a site.
Brainerd Journal urges the senate committee to visit the Journal office for practical pointers on agricultural depressions and remedies. The paper jokes that publishing a book by its editor on farming could replace the investigation, and comments on Bro Stivers and editorial seating in a country paper office.
Minneapolis landowners plan to meet Frederick Weyerhauser at Brainerd regarding a major pine land transaction. Reports suggest Pillsbury interests have sold to the Weyerhauser syndicate, and the Brainerd meeting would likely confirm the deal.
The Fergus Falls Journal warns readers about receiving papers they did not order and advises returning the issue to the postmaster to notify the publisher at no cost. It cautions that some try to signal free delivery, then later claim payment, and urges readers to refuse or request stop notices to avoid charges.
A bill to top up the public lands of South Dakota was introduced in the state legislature yesterday.
An unknown woman registered at the Union Hotel on Wednesday night and obtained lodging. By Thursday morning she had disappeared, leaving her five week old baby hidden under the bed covers, where the child was found nearly starved.
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