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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1896
Page
4
InoxrsaL WisLanp dispatch from Brainerd Minnesota dated January 1 1888 notes entry at the Brainerd post office for second class matter under the journal and Tribune brands.
Smith & Winslow offers insurance loans real estate and rental services. Various local notices report visits, meetings, appointments, and community events including talks at the Y M C A, church ladies groups, and school board actions. Prices and notices emphasized.
On Tuesday a head end collision occurred at Muscoda on the Northern Pacific. Engineer Geo Ames, the regular on the train between away 80, was badly injured but will recover. He applied brakes and jumped. other crew did likewise. The light engine’s engineer is blamed for the crash. The two engines were wrecked. Ames was treated in Brainerd and expected to recover in days.
White Cross Lodge No 30 Knights of Pythias installed its officers for the upcoming year on Wednesday evening. The event included a banquet with 50 covers and a musical program. The lodge ranks second in the state by membership and finances.
Alexander Cooper of Greenville Michigan a gospel temperance evangelist will launch a series of lectures at the Baptist Church starting Sunday evening Jan 12 with nightly talks and a Sunday Jan 12 sermon. He will lead a temperance prayer meeting each afternoon and a collection will be taken each evening. After the Sunday service the meetings move to the Y M C A building. Local endorsement from Hon Isaac Struble of LeMars Iowa praises Cooper as a respected temperance worker.
Mr. McDonald announces a Sunday afternoon mile barrel race at the Athletic rink with four contestants passing barrels at each corner. Prizes include elegant club skates and a season pass. Race starts at 8 o'clock, promising lively competition.
Theee are wed Wednesday evening Jan sth Wa G Percy and Miss Ette M McPherson wed at bride’s home Rev D D McKay officiating Relatives attend groomman John Percy bridesmaid Miesie McPherson After Jan 16 couple will receive friends at corner Eighth and Main Streets Both well known the groom works in Smallwood Percy grocery firm the bride a public schools teacher Congratulations from the community Other marriage news include Miss Mionie Rosenblatt of Libby and Mr John Murphy of St Paul and forthcoming plans for Miss Ida Rosenblatt and Mr Chas Fleischer In Duluth Frank E Elvidge and Miss Mattie Kennedy postponed due to illness W L Lajoy married Emma McKinnon at West Superior Also brief death notices Fresh C Dor C L Thorpe 25 died at Hubert Lake of appendicitis Funeral Tuesday Miss Carrie Lee 15 died of consumption Funeral today Two months old son of Mr and Mrs B Lucie died Friday afternoon funeral Sunday
Ambrose Tighe returned to St Paul after meeting a city council special committee on Minnesota Water Co plant improvements. The council will decide how to implement upgrades now that funding is secured. Dr C N Hewitt of the state board of health inspected the water supply and his recommendations will guide works.
One day only Saturday January 11 cash purchases including Fresh Dairy Butter at 14 cents per pound Fresh Eggs and Mince Meat offer. Announcement notes special prices and overstock condition. Also reports Red Cloud Tribe No 13 installation and growth under Deputy Great Sachem A E Frost with multiple new members and upcoming council fire in Columbian block.
The Jack Pine Minstrels announce a rehearsal for soloists and chorus at 7:30 this evening in their room at the Columbian block. Full attendance is requested.
Rare opportunity for prime Leech Lake property with two cottages and a steam yacht. Includes elegant spring water, ample picnic grounds, and acclaimed fishing. Inquire via J. J. Frost Brainerd Minnesota.
The ice is about two feet thick on Noka lake. Rev. John Ireland preached a strong sermon last Sabbath. Rev. E Deacon traveled to Brainerd to fill Rev Opie’s appointment. Cord and the school board resolved their dispute. Cord may use the house if desired. Mike Heath nearly suffocated in a root cellar accident after sealing it with coal heat. he escaped after falling twice.
Groceries of all kinds Meat Milk and home made candies advertised at Nuttings commission store offering a range of everyday goods for local shoppers.
The Brainerd City Council met in regular session with full board except Alderman Gardner. They confirmed Jno W Fuller as paid special police officer, read and filed city officer reports, and referred a light plant supply communication to the committee with power to act. Audited claims totaled numerous payrolls and supplies, with bills referred to committees. Ordinances 127 and 128 received all readings and were adopted.
Notices announce book storage and settlement at T Mc Master store with L E Lum handling debts after February 1 1895. Various ads promote shoes ranges signs rents and a new hearse and undertaking goods from D M Clark Co and others in Brainerd Minnesota.
The arc light’s carbon crater is described as covered by a liquid film that boils during hissing. Professor Thomson and Captain Abney’s observations suggest a transition from solid to a boiling liquid layer, with honeycombed crater surfaces after hiss.
An unrecorded minute from a New York City women’s club describes how the initial constitution and bylaws were printed and bound, but a husband’s reading prompted recalling the edition and issuing a second version. The sole change was removing the bylaw forbidding two members to occupy the floor simultaneously.
A writer recalls a genuine curiosity from Chicago years ago, a blind boy made a tiny house from forty or so wooden pieces fitted inside a four ounce medicine bottle. The feat puzzled observers who doubted anyone could assemble and glue the pieces to form a house.
The text blends quotes from various papers and notes long pension histories. It cites 1861 to 1894 a total of 2 074 848 applicants with 1 397 006 claims allowed and 1 717 275 718 dollars in disbursements. Rhode Island stands out in manufacturing with 5 976 hands and 142 500 625 dollars in goods. Ruskin discusses art as the expression of one soul.
In a Chicago Tribune piece, Tommy Tucker quips about a neighbor, noting he gives away much charity while his left hand does not know what his right hand is doing. The remark follows a suggestion that boxing lessons might help.
Discusses estray law requirements for reporting, appraising, and disposing of found animals with timeframes and procedures. Also includes travel ad copy praising the Shasta Route with vestibuled cars, dining service, and scenic Northwest travel, urging readers to request tourist materials.
The firm Ed. Bane & Co. is dissolved as Geo. Bane retires. E. C. Bane and W. W. Bane take over, collect all bills, and assume liabilities. Dated Brainerd January 1, 1896. E. C. Bane and Geo. R. Bang listed.
Rustic pearl holders with No gold pens priced 175 at Sundberg's. Trade or sell land or city property by contacting J H Warner, office in the Columbian Block. Look for T McMaster's sign on Sixth street painted by J C Congdon. Children’s shoes in many styles with Schuler's Companion given with each cash pair at the Big 9. R F Warrens.
Sherwood's Cough Syrup has been manufactured and sold in Brainerd for over twenty years with a positive guarantee and not a single bottle returned.
D. M. Clark & Co. offer loans on city property in the Sleeper block and sell housekeeping outfits, carpets, hardware, furniture, crockery, and glassware. They also advertise storage options and installment plans at Hoffman Bazaar.
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