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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1893
Page
4
Various notices from Brainerd Minnesota detail social and civic items. Highlights include weddings, travels, church sermons, a new hotel project, a cricket victory, a lake resort sale, and a Sunday open air Y M C A meeting with Rev Augusto Soares and Rev W A Warren addressing attendees.
Brainerd and St. Cloud played a competitive game at the fair grounds, Brainerd winning 7 to 4. Notable Brainerd players included White Tol Blandy Whittaker Jones Somers Bowe Frost Paine McCarthy while St. Cloud's Mayberry Chute Phyle Cantillon Vossburg Needham Cramb Walberg Payden contributed for their team as the match stayed close from first inning through a late Brainerd surge before a return game is planned.
Samuel English died at the Minnesota Soldiers Home near Minneapolis on Saturday after months of illness. He was about 55, lived in Brainerd before moving to the home last fall, and was buried in the soldiers’ burying ground on Memorial Day. He belonged to Pap Thomas Post G A R of Brainerd and leaves a wife and five children. His life insurance was reported at $1,000.
Leonard Beedel and Rob Mc Naughton appeared in court after being found in a closed saloon. Each was fined 50 dollars or sixty days jail for assault on Gus. Beedle paid his fine. McNaughton remains jailed. Sangola, saloon owners, did not appear.
The board met Saturday and finalized bond actions and financial steps including sending bonds to Rollins & Son, authorizing a seal, and notifying the county auditor. A repair plan moves furniture from rented buildings, and Journal is named official organ. A second meeting approved Contractor Tollefson’s $5,000 bond and agree to extend water mains.
Read the papers. It pays. Don t miss the dress goods sale this week Friday Saturday and Monday. Lindburg Stoneburg riders donate Memorial day receipts to W C T U amounting to 68 08. Sincere thanks from Mrs C J Vrow Mrs A D Warre W C T U and Mrs L A Cowrayr treas.
A collage of small ads lists Sundbergs Souvenir Spoons Rumans Tabules and many local merchants. J F McGinnis Co hawks trunks Oxford ties and novelties while D M Clark Co markets lace curtains carpets and wallpaper. Hoffmans offers installment plans and vehicle sales, with a base ball and bat promo for boys. Congdon's offers revarnishing.
A garbled ad list advertises a large sale at McGinnis Co. with discounts on children's shoes from Bredfeld's and Russett lines, Bedrock prices, and ice cream at Mrs. Dressen's Brainerd parlor. It promotes building hardware, paint, doors, mouldings, and a future pew store on Laurel Street.
The J F McGinnis Co announces a thirty day cash sale across all departments of men’s suits and women’s shoes. They emphasize the event is a storewide price reduction to clear stock, urging customers to visit the Seventh and Front streets location to see bargains.
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