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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
4
Brainerd crowd reads a long list of local business notes events including Jack Pine Minstrels at Gardner Hall and the Germania Maennerchor masquerade. The issue reports postmaster appointments, store offerings, school board actions, and community notices from January 1895.
Prof Dresskill, a noted music authority, praises the Jack Pine Minstrels claiming their chorus is nine times better than any visiting professional minstrels in Brainerd. He is regarded as a first class authority on music.
The Iowa State Board of Health denounces pallbearers and fraternities standing with uncovered heads at funerals outside the home church or hall and at the grave. They warn that exposure to weather can cause catarrhs neuralgias bronchitis ear abscesses and even death. They urge funeral directors to help reform the custom.
Anna 8 Peterson wife of Jens Peterson died at her home in this city on Tuesday January 21 with funeral set for Thursday. Rev Grove George McGarvey aged 38 died Friday afternoon of pneumonia at the Lumberman's Hospital and was buried on the 22nd inst.
Michael Hogan died of heart failure on Tuesday January 21 at age 86. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Catholic church with Rev. Fr. Lynch officiating.
Samuel Walters 45 an employee of Brainerd Lumber Co met a fatal accident when a cleanup on a planer pulled his right arm into moving wheels. Amputation followed at Lumberman's Hospital but he died Tuesday January 21. Unity Lodge I O O F escorted his remains after his brother Benjamin Waters arrived from Lyons Iowa. Walters was unmarried.
Week of petty theft witnesses break ins near Brainerd. The Davenport farm two miles west loses a feeder two tons of hay and house barn materials from owners A F Ferris and A L Hoffman. Gull Lake summer house of L A White also broken into. Calls for strong law action.
February 4 marks the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wright. A reception will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Parks on 7th Street North, hosted by their children J. C. Congdon, E. O. Parks, A. H. Rawson, Judd Wright, and O. C. Wright. Mrs. Wright, born Caroline E. Hanvill, wed in Nelson, Pa., on February 4, 1846. All children and grandchildren are living. invitations have been issued.
Mr. McDonald says the toboggan slide at the Athletic Ice Rink will be open Tuesday Friday and Saturday evenings. The price is reduced to 10 cents per person for the entire evening and the slide and rink are in first class condition for enjoyment.
A lively review notes the farce 1A Railroad Ticket at the Grand Opera House last night drew hearty applause. The cast features Eugene Canfield Chips and a mirror-dance duo Hulda Halvers and Lou Rice. The company performs again at Sleeper Opera House on Monday February 3.
The Brainerd Lumber Company saw a sharp season rise in output, with a rebuilt mill operating since spring and many logs from the Brain erd and Northern Minnesota Railway. Total lumber cut reached 40,500,000 feet, shingles 5,500,000, and 5,000,000 lath, with most shop lumber classified as first class.
Furnished rooms to rent, inquire at No. 55 Eighth street south.
The board of education held a special meeting to hear the committee report on opening West Brainerd school. Eleven children were eligible, and a motion passed not to reopen the school. Committees led by Pennell, Preston and Hurley were appointed to ask the county superintendent to present the matter to the county commissioners and seek a district school in the area.
Harry Fox announces everything in stock at the confectionery store and news stand next to the post office will be sacrificed to clear out before Feb 1. The sale includes fresh candies and cigars, plus reading matter and fixtures. Bargains offered on all items as the building is vacated.
A local harness maker advertises heavy draft harness and light double and single harness in stock with quick re pairing. Gro Wooptina, proprietor, Gardner Block.
Sealed bids will be received on or before January 31 for twenty five or thirty choice magazines and papers. Items are in the condition they come from the tables and may be viewed by calling at the YMCA office.
A. H. Rostad of Rostad and Benson butchers offers his interest in the firm for sale due to farming commitments. Prospective buyers are invited to inquire at the market on Fifth Street for a chance to enter a solid business.
Notices for a district post meeting at Long Prairie Minnesota and an Odd Fellows grand officers election on January 29 1896 invite full attendance. Also includes horse hoof care product ad and various curio items about tobacco origin and historic quotes.
Notice declares the dissolution by mutual consent of the firm Bredenberg Hogberg & Co Mrs Johanna M Kronberg retires Brander company continues the business with thanks to friends and customers dated Brainerd December 28 1895 Brepsxserc Hoaperre signs.
The article surveys baby names from Peggie to Lucifier and beyond, noting cycles of fashion in names and the rise of odd, euphonious options. It cites cases of lisps and name transformations, and lists many uncommon names such as Agatha Viola Maude Jessie Olga Odette Olive Inez Isabel Hortense Rosalind.
A London Tit-Bit excerpt notes that burial practices vary by country. In Britain no sworn death certificate is required and doctors state believed causes without confirming death. Germany inspects suspected corpses multiple times or watches for signs of life in mortuaries, delaying burial when doubt remains.
The column quotes Arthur Symons on love and separation, includes a quip about realization versus anticipation, and reports on notable diamonds found in the United States with context about the largest known specimen and expert appraisal. It weaves literary aside with a newsy note on a Manchester Virginia diamond story.
Local shop advertises rapid Cutter and Sleigh paste service with fast processing and pricing flexibility.
A rare chance at a prime Leech Lake site with two cottages a steam yacht fine spring water and picnic grounds sought by buyers in Brainerd Mina. Also notice of Ed Bane & Co butcher firm dissolution Geo Bane retires E C Bane and W W Bane take over operations and liabilities dated Brainerd January 1 1896 Gro R Bang
J C Conapon offers a four room house in good repair with city water one block from street car and a five minute walk from N P shops. Get your storm sash glazed at J C Congdon's.
California winter travel via the Northern Pacific Shasta Route highlights vestibuled cars and through dining car service with warm meals. Passengers connect in Portland Union Station to enjoy Northwest scenery praised as the grandest on the Pacific coast. Chas. S. Fee promotes the route and offers tourist literature for six cents. Also advertised are rustic pearl holders, Mack’s Headache Powders, and a brief marketing line about an impressive record.
M Haapera announces books kept at T McMaster store open for settlement. Debtors urged to settle with T McMaster or Arthur Hagberg. After February 1 debts sent to L E Lom for collection. Thanks for fourteen years in Brainerd. Signed December 30 1895. Look for T McMaster’s sign on Sixth street painted by J C Congdon.
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