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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
4
N H Ingersoll and F W Wieland editors publish a Friday paper in Brainerd Crow Wing county Minnesota from Sleeper block offices 5 and 7. Subscriptions cost 1 50 dollars per year and the note claims the finest job printing office in the city.
Brainerd and surrounding area reports include Smith & Winslow urging fire insurance and house rentals, visits by notable figures like Col. Brush and D. M. Gunn, social events at Gardner hall, and plans for a Swedish Baptist church festival. Several residents travel, hostels open, and local crime cases and church activities are noted.
The undertaking department of D. M. Clark & Co is now open with E. W. Lynch and Ole Henning in charge. A new hearse and a large stock of undertaker's goods are on hand, with embalming and first class service promised. Salesroom at D. M. Clark & Co store, Columbian block.
Two boats carried 275 travelers from Brainerd to Leech Lake with stops at stations. they toured the country and joined an Indian dance near the reservation. The trip returned without incident at 10 p.m. and may be repeated in September. Crank & Co advertise carpets, wallpapers, and furniture as a new spring line.
A city business men meeting at the YMCA formed an organization led by J. H. Koop as chair and J. M. Elder as secretary to arrange a picnic. Deerwood was chosen over Detroit by 19 to 8 votes, with a five member committee tasked to arrange transportation and expenses. The session also adjourned to Friday for transportation reports.
The Re-Echo Male Quartette from Augustana College Rock Island Illinois performs July 31 at 8 pm in the Swedish Lutheran church Brainerd under the Y P S C E auspices. Leader E Floreen, known in Brainerd for three years, headlines a summer tour across Michigan Minnesota and other states. Tickets are 25 cents.
A man about 40 who was deaf and wandering through the country was struck by train No 6 three miles west of Pillager while walking on the ties and ignoring repeated whistles. He died instantly and was buried by the county after Losey and Dean cremated his remains. A German Bible, knife, and lead pencil were found. A Motley agent reported a deaf, wandering man matching the description stayed at the station the previous night.
Brainerd Gun Club members posted scores at 15 singles during a Wednesday practice. Notable entries include Mantor McCabe Casey Walker McIntosh and Capt Veon who used a new 16 gauge gun from sixteen yards. Also includes an advertisement for money loans on farm and city property by Smith Winslow in Sleeper block.
Proceedings record July meetings of the Board of Equalization with Commissioners Smith Farrar Patterson Mabie Bubar and Auditor Tache presiding. Assessments include Cross Lake Logging Co and Brainerd firms, with charges on plant logs drugs goods and merchandise and Cow valuations. Police Court notes include arrests for assault solicitation and keeping a dis orderly house with cases resolved or continued.
County Commissioner John Bubar, longtime hotelier, resumed charge of The Exchange on Monday after four months with Jas. McDonald of Little Falls at the helm. Bubar has run the popular hostelry successfully for years and is expected to continue doing well.
Miss Lizzie Leake spent Sunday with friends in Brainerd. Miss Edith Gross of Brainerd is visiting here. Ason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cressey, was born on July 20. Mrs. E Walters traveled from Brainerd to visit her daughter Mrs. R Arundel, who has been ill but is improving.
Notices warn readers to follow season rules and ward off fines, with a call to obtain the Game Law issue by sending stamps to Chicago. Public notices include liquor license applications for Pine River, school teacher examinations, and multiple bids for school houses in Crow Wing County. Brainerd dates and local merchants are listed, including a new stock of whips at W. H. Erb's harness shop.
Ambrose Tighe of the Minnesota Water Co. urged city action on moving the power house near the dam at a cost of about 30000 and extending two miles of fourteen inch main starting at Seventh and Kingwood. He asked whether the city would pay rent for 12 hydrants and cover overdue bond interest to finance improvements. With no quorum, no vote was taken as he prepared to seek eastern bondholder support in St Paul.
Notices report the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Kopaly dying on Friday with a Saturday funeral, and Mabel Anderson aged 16 months dying last Friday with a Sunday funeral. Various local ads promote sash and doors, painting services, dental work, livestock recovery, harness goods, housekeeping items, hay stumpage, bicycle purchases, headache powders, canned goods, meat market offerings, baby carriages, and work pants pricing.
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