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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1886
Page
3
A corrected Friday price sheet lists Wheat No 1 Northern at 72 to 75 cents, Oats per bushel at 55.5, Corn price around 46, Flour per barrel about 4.25 to 5.50, Buckwheat flour 7.00, Feed per ton around 31.00, Bolted corn meal and screened beef figures shown, along with pork, ham and other cured meats priced under 25 to 513 units, reflecting a dense catalog of staple goods and weights.
Brainerd community items cover weather, commerce, social events, transportation, and public notices. Mentions Young & Co. goods, new hats, toboggan slide, charity ball, wooden weddings, school holidays, and local officials including fire commissioner Parker. Also reports arrests, legal actions, and railroad land syndicate developments affecting Brainerd.
Sunday morning a Brainerd barbershop on Laurel street was burglarized and valuables stolen, with a former employee suspected. Tuesday Charley Wilson faced a purloining charge over a tie from S. W. Gray. he claimed ownership of a gun and paid costs after surrendering the item. The W C T U held a joint church event at the Congregational Church with praise by pastors and readings, promising another future entertainment. George Holland’s death in San Francisco prompted funeral plans in Brainerd, after a career in Goodhue County politics. A St Paul area conductor near Brainerd fell ill with suspected scarlet fever, prompting a swift departure from duty. A Turkish bath and tobogganing are noted as local diversions. Day and Meagher's advertise stiff hats in their spring block.
A sleigh load of oats and corn owned by Clough Bros. was stolen near the Commercial House. James McShea tracked the thief with Sheriff Mertz from the Mississippi River bridge to T Barrett’s milkhouse, uncovering three oat barrels and a corn bag. Nicholson admitted the theft. Barrett and Nicholson were found guilty with fines of 25 dollars plus costs.
The regular meeting notes the absence of Aldermen Ort Percy and Hemstead. An amendment raises the first ten days of an auctioneer license to 100 dollars and daily after that to 10 dollars, with applications processed like liquor licenses but no bonds. James Cullen’s mayoral police appointment was confirmed. The finance committee and treasurer were tasked to report next meeting. Jail cell specifications were reviewed but contracts postponed pending state board guidance. Council adjourned.
An advertisement notes a closing sale on cloaks at cost by L. J. Cale, urging ladies to take advantage of the bargain. The brief notice emphasizes value and urgency from a local retailer.
On Monday last a teamster in Messrs. Clough Bros camp slipped on a steep hill with a loaded sled and was instantly killed. His remains were brought to this city by Jerry Clough, coffined and sent to Anoka, his home.
A playful verse recalls Gunn a young man who loved fun. His doubled path drew ire and he now clings to his lone stance, facing consequences.
By His Honor, Judge, on Monday, Feb 15 1886, Delbert Coon of Crow Wing to Zella Parry of Brainerd were united in betrothal with approval noted.
Editor C B Sleeper declares he consents to be a citizens candidate for the mayoral office in the coming municipal election. He emphasizes no personal ambition beyond city welfare and invites ward primaries support as urged by many townsmen.
The St Cloud Journal Press reports Iwanke and Meade packed up their auction store on Tuesday and departed for a new location in St Cloud. The note mocks local opposition to such “Peter Funk” concerns and wishes the firm well in departing. Elsewhere Frank Fairchild returns from Cold Springs after a failed attempt to run a Peter Funk auction, Cold Springs residents perceived as wiser than St Cloud folks.
Clergy receive invites with delight and old settlers, Brainerd Toboggan Club members, and school groups slated to ride this week. Mrs Babcock and Miss Partridge recover from injuries as toboggan runs extend up river for 1250 feet. A 1000 foot slide by Drum Major Dewar and Alderman Ort is planned next. editors also invited.
G Rand resigns as master mechanic of the Northern Pacific at Jamestown. B Haskell of Brainerd succeeds him. T J Sharkey, ex station agent now traveling auditor for Northern Pacific, arrived from Brainerd with his wife. Maj C A Ruffee, formerly Gull River, appears on Merchant's Hotel register. Tribune notes his White Earth Indian agent past and his dog train mail route via Pembina.
The Irish Land League schedules a public meeting at Hartley Hall over Day and Meagher's store on Monday evening February 22 with Col C B Sleeper delivering the address. Misses Meekins lead music and W J Bain performs declamations as the event promises notable program notes and broad public attendance.
Pictures left unclaimed at Losey and Deans for three months or more will be sold for the price of the frame. Come and claim your photo or lose it for nothing.
An excited passenger on the evening train from Little Falls asks if a Brainerd man is aboard and reports a man in the next car with the jim jams. The Brainerd passenger replies and asks what to do for him, as recorded by the St. Cloud Journal Press.
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