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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1897
Page
4
We the here ty agree to accept for publication per law and rates allowed by law with no redaction for notices posted in the Brainerd area. All resolutions of respect and similar notices follow standard legal notice procedures.
Insurance loans real estate and rentals. Spring lamb meat specials. Lawn sprayer sale and storage services. County board session and new births. Marriage license issued. Bids for Gilbert lake pile bridge. Half price clothing sale. Union meeting at Presbyterian church. Furniture deals and house-keeping outfits. Local resort and summer residents. Annexation testimony and county matters. Local legal and policing notes from Cass and Crow Wing counties. Sheriff takes Kisson suspect back after arrest for incest.
The street car company intends to clone up their business and take up the track net by August 10th as informed by Supt. F S Parker. The move stems from unprofitable business and poor future prospects prompting a meeting to seek arrangements and a possible continuation with Brainerd & Northern Minnesota trains if the line is abandoned.
Enrollment reaches seventy with over sixty in attendance as several pupils withdraw. Dr Magnusson leads history on the origin of government with debates on secession and union while Rev Gallagher speaks on heroes and heroines. The article argues for capable teachers and the summer program aids in broadening minds. The McFadden Drug Company promotes the Hammond typewriter.
Dr. O. A. Gilman a renowned St. Cloud physician died by suicide last Friday. In poor health and under family watch he seized a shotgun during a struggle with his wife’s sister and fired, blowing off the top of his head.
Tuesday bids were opened in the auditor's office with no award made. Firms submitted 15,900 to 30,000 dollar bids, some as many as six bids per company. The commissioners will reconvene next Tuesday after an expert engineer reviews the bids and plans in St Paul.
Bids opened Tuesday morning and Van Norman Bridge Co of Minneapolis won the contract as the lowest bidder. The company must post a bond of 800 dollars and complete the culvert in 45 days. Other bidders included Chas. Peterson and G. W. Young among names listed in the record.
Proceedings record July meetings with Commissioners Smith Farrar Bubar Cale Archibald Auditor Tache. Cattle values fixed at 14 per cow 5 for yearlings 9 for two year olds hogs 3. StandardsOil Co 350 to 1000 Minnesota Water Works 10000 to 25000 Brainerd Lumber 45000 to 70000 on various assets. Brainerd Electric Railway value cut from 3000 to 500 for 1897. Vote Ayes Smith Cale Baker Auditor Tache Nayes Farrar Archibald. Adjourned to first Monday in August. Louis Tacus Se Auditor.
The great Slaughter Sale of Clothing Furnishing and Hats opposite Columbian block Sixth street is new in full blast. Bargain seekers don’t miss this.
Mr and Mrs F J Murphy plan to depart Grand Rapids around August for Brainerd where Mrs Murphy has bought a plumbing business. The community wishes them well and notes their dedication to public betterment. Mr Wm McBride will return to Grand Rapids to manage the firm’s local business.
On Monday evening July 26, 1897 W. B. Streeter of Minneapolis married Edith M. Stivers daughter of Mr and Mrs H C Stivers of this city. The couple will reside in Minneapolis. The note invites bicyclists to enjoy ice cream soda at McFadden Drug Co.
A. Martin announces enamel coating services for bicycle frames in any color with satisfaction guaranteed. Bicycles from the shop look new, and prices are available by inquiry.
An advertisement extols a baking powder brand for its strong leavening, healthful qualities, and resistance to adulteration from cheap rivals, attributed to the Royal Baking Powder Co. The language suggests a claim of premium, pure product presented by the company.
Brainerd news records numerous visitors and travelers. Fred Abear heads to Fargo while Mrs. P. W. Bidwell visits Little Falls and many others stop in from St. Paul Minneapolis Duluth Hamline and Milwaukee. Several attend funerals or visit relatives at Gull Lake Brainerd and nearby towns.
The Pointons school board digs a well and installs a pump to supply the school. Rev Opie and family from Brainerd berry pickers visited nearby and stopped with the Pointons. Elizabeth Rosekrans visits her uncle Wm Rosekrans while Ed Garlinghouse and Elsworth Martin plan Dakota wheat field work next week. Lost two year old red and white heifer sought. information to Bane & Bans.
The article urges using Royal Baking Powder to replace adulterated cream of tartar and soda. It claims these adulterants cause bitter heavy pastries and health risks, while Royal Baking Powder provides reliable leavening, light flaky biscuits and cakes, and is pure and digestion friendly both hot and cold.
All items in the Cut Price Sale are offered at any price chosen. Shoppers are invited to view goods and receive quoted prices during the Big 9 event.
Survivors of the so called Blueberry War gathered at the Commercial rooms on Monday evening to celebrate the event. The Pioneer Press recounts the bloodless action in Brainerd in July 1872 when a hundred men rode to quell an Indian outbreak, led by Capt Charles S Booker Edgerton.
A Pittsburg Commercial Gazette recounts Lincoln as a conscientious lawyer famed for storytelling. He avoided futile litigation, refused cases he deemed morally wrong, and once secured a license repeal for a Springfield theatre through tact and humor, astonishing peers and jurists alike.
A good faith offer was presented to the congregation, though the tone and implications proved hard to accept for many members. The proposal sparked discussion on its impact and potential changes within the group.
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