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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
12
A Miss Dewey was sentenced to the Minneapolis workhouse for petty larceny, marking a harsh local punishment. The case highlights enforcement of minor theft laws and the era's justice approach.
The regiments raised in the far west have borne the brunt of the fighting in the Philippines and have acquitted themselves nobly.
The passage notes Coraina remains as cheap as in Cleveland’s final year while wool costs rise by about 50 percent. It also states foreign wool growers are less involved than before.
Harry Hazlett of Park Rapids sold the Hub Bard County Clipper to his brother and plans to move to Iowa after serving one legislature session. The remark suggests his limited tenure in office and abrupt career move.
Tur Age warns that rapid increases in wheel use will force Aitkin to enact more than a sidewalk ordinance. The paper says advance notice to the Age is given that stronger action may be required.
The secretary of the interior approved plans for a two story Leech Lake school with dormitories and manual training facilities to serve about sixty pupils. Employees quarters and other outbuildings are included in the project costing a little over 19000 dollars on the school reserve at Leech Lake.
A condensed guide listing hunting seasons by species. Turtle dove and several upland birds run Sept 1 to Nov 1 or Oct 1 to Dec 1. quail partridges ruffed grouse vary. aquatic fowl Sept 1 to Jan 1. moose and caribou Nov 5 to Nov 10. trout May 1 to Sept 1. black bass and Oswego bass May 15 to Mar 1. all other food fish May 1 to Mar 1.
Dan Beard, famed artist and author, becomes a contributor to The Ladies' Home Journal. He will write a series for boys starting in June with an illustrated piece on a Boys Under ground Club House detailing construction, equipment, and conduct in a novel engaging style.
Daniel Holmes writes from Sacramento describing travel through horse ranches to Fair Oak and Orange Vale, noting thriving fruit trees, irrigation needs, and a horticultural tract north of Fair Oak. He observes climate, soil, and daily wages, and mentions the tract’s prepared but partially neglected plantings and a hopeful harvest ahead.
July 1899 pricing details for a round trip to Cleveland Ohio show a fare specific to Nickel Plate trains with a return by June 29. Three through trains daily depart from Chicago depot at Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue on the Elevated Loop. General information available from General Agent at 111 Adams Street Chicago.
Advertisement notes strictly high grade machines at low prices available at D. M. Clark's. The brief promo emphasizes value and quality for buyers seeking durable equipment.
Farmers indebted to the Disparch on subscription may settle accounts by exchanging wood for the owed amount.
Wm. Bidwell secures contract to remodel Chas. Kinkill's Walker hotel. Johnson's Pharmacy advertises soda water, claiming the finest flavors in the land.
Mrs Josephine Sweitzer won a $2,097.20 verdict against Modern Woodmen of America after contesting death cause on her husband Christian M Sweitzer. He died in St Paul about a year earlier while a member with a $2,000 policy. Doctors differed on whether death resulted from delirium tremens or toxic poisoning.
Advertisement asserts Can't be perfect health without pure blood and promotes Butock Btdod Bitters as toning and invigorating the whole system.
A Van Curler adapts to Washington state in 1899 sharing rainy weather, river trout, and gold prospecting. He notes high land costs from 60 to 400 dollars an acre, scarce eggs and potatoes priced high, wages of four to five dollars a day, and large timber species. He describes Everett and Snohomish towns, a 6000 population in Everett, Lowell’s mills, and a sense of longing among Minnesota residents to return.
The Buffalo Hump country yields new quartz ledges while the Spokane-Palouse extension and Lewiston access boost trade in Idaho. Rail expansion and fertile lands from Lewiston to Camas Prairie promise profits for miners and farmers alike with a commemorative Buffalo Hump folder available by mail.
Land Office at Utica Minnesota May 17 1809 notice that Joseph Knerr has filed for final proof to support his claim. Proof will be before W A M Johnston Clerk at Brainerd Minnesota on Saturday July 15 1809 for the SW Section 10 Township 43 Range 30. Witnesses: Michael Kemmels Frank Thienes Hiram Abbott Emil Dugan Shepard P G Crow Wing County Minnesota. M D Taylor Register.
Land Office notice from St. Good Mize lists James Eckert James Grasser Seymore Clark and George Harrison as contestants or witnesses for Frederick Maire H E No 15882 for the W% SW Sec 10 T134 R29. Final proof to be made before W A M Johnston district court clerk Brainerd Minnesota on Friday June 28 1999.
Adaline Chounard mortgaged to Lombard Investment Company in 1888 on land in Crow Wing County Minnesota. Assignment to Harry J. Deuel. $1594.80 due. Public sale set for June 17, 1899 at 10 am. Also includes expiration of redemption notice for tax sale land in Section 9, Township 135, Range 27. Sale to satisfy taxes and costs. Dated April 24 1899. Harry J. Devel assignee. Cons N Bell and Grace E. Bupp attorneys.
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