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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1888
Page
4
Brainerd area events fill the season with a leap year party at First Avenue hotel in East Brainerd tonight. Also noted are opera house shows featuring Joe Wilson and the Deestrict Skale, local talent, and a variety of social gatherings as winter conditions press on.
L H Dodge was buried at Evergreen Cemetery with large attendance as the Brainerd Fire Department stood in uniform and Rev E A Wood of the Methodist church delivered the burial sermon. The piece notes public resignation trends with a light jab at local politics. It also lists a Brainerd to St Paul round trip rate of 36 65 tied to the Ice Palace Carnival with sale details and a deadline for return travel.
Dr. J. R. Howes of Brainerd is in the city and criticizes C. F. Kindred for being named organizer of the county, noting Kindred previously organized Crow Wing county for the Democrats last campaign.
A letter from Mahan County Treasurer in Brainerd dated January 1 1888 informs editor Dewey of a personal tax owed for 1887 totaling 16 dollars 25 cents. The communication compares a tax question to a watch being out of soak and signs Fred Allen.
The Germania Verein of Brainerd will host a masquerade ball at the roller rink on February 13. It promises a first-class event with prizes for fine costumes and ticket price set at $1.00. Further particulars will be announced next week.
Olaf Kalen sues Northern Pacific Railway Company and Dr Theodore H Johnson for 10000 damages claiming improper surgery after a log accident on Nov 26 1885 left his leg crooked and painful. The case cites the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association hospital at Brainerd funded by employer assessments.
Monday session records show December fines at 9419 and a $5000 loan to the Board of Education from sewer funds to be repaid by July first. The council also granted a license transfer, funded Brainerd delegation expenses, and, after weighing franchise legality, approved a 20 year contract with Brainerd Electric Light and Power for fifty lights at $125 yearly with options to expand at $120 per light.
A local dispute accuses city officials of overpaying for electric lights, citing a $125 000 yearly expenditure and various bond interests. The letter-writer claims a cheaper, better offer was ignored, demands investigation, and asserts the council rushed a contract through. Nearby notices include school wood bids, a dissolution of partnership, and county printing bids.
Col W D Lowry headed a gang that captured a dining car on the Northern Pacific main line going west after a twelve hour fast. Attendants were forced to serve a big lunch in three minutes while waiters endured hunger the rest of the day. The car was tied to wait for fresh supplies from St Paul. Local notices list stoves, farm stock, and bids for county physician services.
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