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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
4
Local briefs include Smith and Winslow ads on services from loaning money to real estate and rental offerings. Reports cover travel by Prof Dinney, A. E. Moberg, Joseph Lyddon, and Geo. Moody, market listings for fish and oysters, social events at Gardner Hall, and various civic notices from the Brainerd city council and community groups.
Andrew Hagen aged 40 was killed by a falling tree while working with a partner at Blakeleys Camp Island Lake. The comrade warned him but he did not move and was struck dead. His body was brought to the city and placed in charge of Coroner Dean. He left no relatives and the county will bear burial costs.
A Jan. 15 telegram reports the senate committee on commerce approved a favorable report on Senator Nelson's bill to pay A. J. Kimball of Brainerd Minnesota 2700 dollars for damages to property caused by the Pine Lake reservoir overflow.
Morning service will feature anthems God Be Merciful Kratz and Chief Among Ten Thousand from Hastings melody. Evening program repeats last Sunday’s quartette, with anthems Lift Up Your Heads Vance and Sweet Sabbath Eve Lenhart by request.
Last Tuesday O Briens grocery team ran from O Briens store along Eighth to Front and Fourth to Laurel reaching Walker s meat market where they encountered Chas Tifft s team. The runaway struck a Tifft horse in the neck causing fatal injuries to the horse and breaking the sleigh and injuring the other horse and driver. O Brien has settled with Tifft for the loss.
Wm Gordon, who tried to end his life with strychnine last Friday at the Eau Claire home, survived a two day battle for life aided by Drs McPherson and Reimstad. He is under care at the Antlers hotel with his wife present. Gordon, angered on awakening, faced financial ruin from dissipation after gambling away his last $100 from a mail contract before the spree.
Monday evening a group at the Y M C A organized a hockey club with Sam H Parker as president and E H Simmons as vice president. O M Green was secretary treasurer and M Johns captain with Chas Mitchell as assistant captain. The club leases the center sheet at Athletic Tag Rink three nights weekly for practice and lists members including Frank Howe and John Congdon among others.
A large turnout attended the Mothers Meeting at the Lincoln building on Monday February 18 with sixty five present. Supt Carleton gave an address and officers were elected including President Miss Beas Mulrine and Secretary Daisy Badeaux. Committees named for decorative entertainment visiting and executive duties. A second Harrison School Mothers Meeting followed with officers Kathleen Canan president and Anna Fuller secretary and multiple committees appointed. Meeting adjourned to reconvene February 17 1897.
Local ads promote Humphreys TT claiming cures for colds and grip. The pitch highlights quick relief for common ailments and lists a price of 25 cents per treatment.
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