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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1889
Page
4
The county board of equalization convened all week as Brainerd notes visits by residents and travelers. Socials include a Sylvan lake picnic and a Perham Germania Maennerchor concert, with local clubs planning a benefit ball for Barney Mattison. A fire on the bank block and new drugstore space mark town activity. shifts include a Winnipeg move, a Gull River lease, and circus plans for August.
Will Workmen formerly of this city buys a half interest in the Little Falls Herald. Otto Reinhardt opens a barber shop on Fifth Street opposite the National hotel. Rev N S McAdoo will headline services at the First Congregational Church next Sunday. John Day Smith hanging described across papers. Chief Train Dispatcher Blanchard has his foot amputated due to bone decay after injury.
A Friday evening July 19 event at the Roller rink led by Tom Cody the cowboy pianist promises refined entertainment and a ball with no offensive content. Featuring T E Thomas ballad singing, Mike Pullivan child artist clogs reels and Highland fling, Harry Smith dancer and Charles McPherson Billy Robinson whistling acts. Admission is fifty cents with no extra ball fee.
Last Friday and Sunday evenings Miss Carrie Estey delivered temperance lectures at East Brainerd Congregational and Baptist churches drawing packed houses. She organized W C T U chapters at Oak Lawn and the Vis and elected officers, with several new members joining, and received praise for her strong arguments.
I A White won a club badge at the shoot with a score of ten and a new badge was presented by Joe Ennis. A list of shooters with coded scores follows. The case against Frank French was continued, a plea to assault accepted, and he received two years in the state reform school as Judge Fleming noted age affected possible penitentiary sentencing.
Demas Forcier a French resident on Sixth Street South who worked for C. L. Spaulding of the Lumberman's Bank left with a lumber wagon and his tools on Thursday morning. He failed to return that evening or Friday, and sheriff officials found his trunk and chest at home. His wife denies knowledge of the departure. Neighbors report sightings near Little Falls, with no trace of man or team to date.
Saturday evening Cole Younger smashed glass and a mirror at the Last Turn. She posted bail Monday morning and filed a warrant against Wm. Drummit for threats to kill, then failed to prosecute after the warrant was served. John Ames received thirty days for stealing clothes. Wim Nixon warrant issued for $79 theft from Cora Carey. matter settled before trial. Three vagrants were detained Wednesday night. one claimed bartending status, others released on promise to leave town.
Charlie Mooers of Brainerd visited town Tuesday and Mr and Mrs Jerry Root spent Wednesday there. A dance occurred Tuesday night at Mr Fishs and at Mr Jewetts. J L Berg plans to drive matched bays after buying a young bay horse from A M Bratt. Frank Fisk and Miss Bissan wed at the Catholic church in Belle Prairie Tuesday. C H Cooper will train his stake winning horse for fall Crow Wing races. Miss Anabelle Riddle of Brainerd, ill recently, enjoys a country visit with Miss Kimball. Miss Carrie Estey of Brainerd W C T U spoke at the school house Wednesday on temperance, earning praise for both speech and poise.
Crow Wing items mention C. M. Everest in Verndale, Professor Smith returning to Pittsburg via Duluth, Miss Mary Towers in Brainerd, and W. H. Fletcher returning to Sank Rapids. A Saturday dance drew Brainerd Ft. Ripley residents. E. E. Phelps is prospecting near McGregor. Miss Estey spoke on temperance to a large W C T U audience. W H Everest celebrated with a ten pound girl born Monday night.
Crops look good and a new saw mill rises at Pillager while Gull River Lumber Co. starts a twelve mile narrow gauge logging railroad on Stony Brook. Geo. Rawson welcomes a new boy as blueberries appear in market but remain scarce. John Hayton leads the Gull River store, replacing H Downs who moves to Duluth. Max.
A state teachers examination for Crow Wing county will be held in Brainerd starting August 26 with all county teachers urged to attend. A further program announcement is promised. The full teachers examination occurs about August 31, and teachers without permanent temperance hygiene certificates must pass that exam. FE J Brownsox, shouls
Regular council session approves Northwestern Electric Construction bill of 833.16 and smaller credits for various residents and firms. Water main extension urged, sidewalk build requests granted, crosswalk repairs authorized, building inspector appointed, liquor bonds accepted, and ordinances on river bathing and prostitution enforcement adopted. Local briefs follow from Duluth, Anoka, St. Paul, and other papers.
Adam Forepaugh Jr presents a thirty horse act at Brainerd on August 8 in a spectacular display. The driver stands upright on two wheel horses while the rest form a line nearly a hundred yards long, racing around a quarter mile hippodrome. The show also features trained bronches elephants a pony Blondin trapeze somersault dogs and a full Wild West exhibition with scouts cowboys and Indians.
RoOCe Scientific Oculist Prof Canter, renowned eye surgeon from Russia, is at the Windsor hotel in Brainerd for a few days. He offers rapid eye fittings, treatments for sore eyes, glaucoma, cataracts, and even false eyes, with references to top local physicians and day and night office hours. Also advertising $3 shoes by J. J. Kennery & Co with minimal profit.
The firm of Dresskell and Shedd dissolves on July 2 1889 with M R Shedd retiring and Wm M Dresskell taking liabilities and debts collection. Notices urge settlement of past due accounts and announce other local ads and land auction plans in Minnesota.
Under New York State Board of Health direction eighty four baking powders were tested by Prof. C F Chandler and Prof. Epwago G Love. Most contained alum or lime while Royal was found entirely free of lime and impurities. Love endorses Royal as pure wholesome cream of tartar powder without phosphates.
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