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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1890
Page
4
Brain erd Crow Wing county Minnesota issues a Wednesday morning notice from rooms 5 and 7 Sleeper block. Terms are 1.50 dollars per year. Finest job printing office in the city.
The timetable lists daily arrivals and departures for trains No. 5 to No. 12, with variations on Sundays and connections at Wadena Fergus Falls Staples and other lines. Freight No. 55 and No. 56 run Staples to Duluth and back, carrying passengers only occasionally and may be abandoned without notice.
In Little Falls Miss Lillie Wilson teaches a music class. Miss Lotta Grandelmyer visits Minneapolis. Rankin of Bay Lake Colony fame visits the city. Ladies of Brainerd to be supplied with Croft extracts. A Bethlehem Lutheran church festival set for July 26. A coroner’s daughter dies of cholera infantum. Prof Garrity visits Little Falls to promote Brainerd Business College. Indian war dance planned for next Wednesday. a fire on Laurel and Seventh streets prompts warning. Various residents travel, birthdays, marriages, and notices fill community life. The Western Union telegraph reduces 10 word rate to 25 cents between Brainerd and Twin Cities.
Rev. C. H. Treglawney leads Pilgrim's Progress illustrated with large pulpit paintings. Sermon No. 2 covers Hinderances in Pilgrim's Way and features themes of Obstacle and Despond. Morning service at 10 30 a m with The Gospel of Grace as the topic.
W H Skinner reports from the Brainerd Gun Club tournament praising its electric traps by M R Shedd Brainerd. The system places battery and controls in the clubhouse with immediate trap release on pull. The writer notes flawless operation over two days and high club standards.
John Rankin, about 44, in Lamp son’s saloon Gull River, struck his head on an ice box corner in a fall. Skull fracture caused death later that day. coroner deemed inquest unnecessary. Irishman, destitute with no known relatives, buried at Gull River with Lampson paying funeral costs.
Monday night engineer Jack Horn who operates the night passenger to St Paul was badly injured when a baggage truck projecting from a moving westbound train struck him on a board walk between tracks near the Arlington yard. He suffered crushed injuries and internal damage, was taken to the Commercial hotel then to the Sanitarium for treatment.
The river bridge was closed after inspectors found east end arch timbers rotted enough to tear by hand and crumbling foundations though no immediate danger was seen. Officials debated options and chose temporary repairs to last until winter, with a future upgrade planned. A Ohio iron bridge firm offered a solid replacement at current costs.
The Driving Park Association held a meeting at the Chenquatana Club rooms and perfected the organization with officers including President Dr Werner Hemstead and Secretary J M Elder. D D Smith named general manager with authority to hire assistants, a $10 membership fee fixed, charter members closed, and monthly meetings scheduled. The group opens with thirty five members and plans first class grounds under the manager.
Frank Smeltz an 18 year old machine apprentice and his companion Mr T F Willis were riding a railroad velocipede toward Deerwood when a torpedo on the track exploded. A piece of the tin covering struck Smeltz in the eye destroying vision. Smeltz was taken to St Paul for treatment while Willis was treated at the Sanitarium.
Brainerd sees extensive construction this season led by the Slipp Atherton brick block at Front and Fifth. C Bredfeld plans a brick two story shop near Davis music store. Churches and parsonages rise on Eighth Norwood Oak Tenth streets. Other brick projects and a rebuilt Merchants hotel anchor a planned brick row from Sixth to Fifth streets.
Henry Rogers age 62 died at home from catarrh of the stomach in Brainerd on July 23 1890. Born in Worle Somerset England 1828 he immigrated to America at 17 and married Emeline Welting of Skaneates N Y in 1851. He served three years in the Civil War with Co A 9th Michigan and later worked for the Michigan Central and the Northern Pacific in Brainerd. Funeral at Congregational church officiated by Rev J W Frizzell with Pop Thomas Post members present. He leaves wife and two grown children. Day’s closing sale advertises shoes at manufacturer cost.
City aldermen meet with most members present to approve claims including M Derocher Wiley Shedd and Hazen sprinkling street crossings. Fire committee ordered to demolish dangerous buildings. Also notes a Wednesday Gun Club score and upcoming operatic performance with Newton Beers in Enoch Arden at the opera house. Local ads promote Day's closing out sale on clothing and footwear.
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