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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1887
Page
4
Brainerd construction continues as piles rise and rock is hauled for the dam project. Supporters insist the work will proceed despite opposition while new sawmill and infrastructure plans move forward and county funds are expected to flow to finish the contract.
Brainerd Dispatch editors and proprietors N. H. Ingersoll and F. W. Wieland publish weekly from Sleeper Block, Brainerd Minnesota. Circulation terms listed at $1.50 per year and the paper claims the finest job printing office in the city.
Notice declares the partnership of Newton McFadden and Chas D Johnson in Brainerd Minnesota under McFadden and Johnson dissolved by mutual consent. Johnson to collect all outstanding accounts and McFadden to pay all claims. N McFadden continues the business.
The firm Keen Nevers Spalding in Brainerd Minn dissolves by mutual consent with Geo A Keen and Jno N Nevers retiring and C L Spalding continuing the business. Dated Brainerd Jan 5 1887. Keene and Nevers signers thank patrons and seek continued business with successor Spalding.
Sealed proposals labeled Bids for Wood will be received by the clerk of the Board of Education until February 1 1887 for delivery of 300 cards of green wood to Brainerd schools. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. A MAHLAN Clerk of Board of Education.
One good span of work horses to gether with harness sleighs wagon etc Enquire of H W Lrons At Smiths you can get Good Luck tobacco.
The Brainerd Sporting Club met in Villard to draft a bill for the legislature to appoint a game marshal per county and to ban deer killing outside November. It also proposes forbidding railroads to transport venison. The club argues such limits will halt hunts and prevent deer extinction, likening the threat to buffalo losses in the Northwest.
Washington reports a clash after Fred Puhler, confirmed postmaster for Ada in Norman county, had his confirmation recalled at Ada citizens’ request. Senator McMillan and Senator Sabin reportedly push for his rejection citing a tarnished past with newspaper ventures and heavy debts.
A patchwork of quotations and classifieds reports weather, rumors, and local commerce. Vendors Jarboe Day and Meagher Smith Sundberg Westfall promote discounts on jewelry tobacco cloaks and shoes while notices request lost items and customers to inspect stock at nearby stores.
The Duluth News profiles Gilbert G. Hartley known as a boomer and master of the Chippewa language. It recalls his pioneer days in Brainerd observing him and his brother Frank speaking with large groups of Indigenous people. The piece highlights Hartley's hard work and enduring, companionable character from fifteen years ago to today.
A collage of fleeting items reports prices, names, ages, and unusual events. It notes a Jarboe clock offer for 4 50, a baby named Cleveland Blaine in Mauch Chunk Pa, Cincinnati pea nut consumption, a Nashville newsboy turning 80, and various local anecdotes. It ends with county printing bids and a rural wedding prompted by a zany tale.
The writer asks the Dispatch to query Governor McGill about halting the dam being built near Lotts that blocks selling land and forcing relocation. He complains that the dam’s presence at Miss Swart’s brick yard prevents them from leaving, naming neighbors and local figures in frustration.
The Fergus Journal reports that St Paul officials were notified of illegal deer snaring by Finns in northern Minnesota after the season. Large quantities are allegedly shipped out of state. A detective will be sent to locate and arrest offenders to stop the practice. The correspondent details deer dying by strangulation or freezing while their cries are heard far away.
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