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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1887
Page
2
Freights No. 17 from South arrives 7:10 p m and No. 19 east 7:00 p m while other services run irregularly, including a 4:25 a m No. UO noon west 4:15 p m.
Departing trains from Minneapolis and St Paul to Chicago include Day Express and Night Express with multiple departures listed. Through car service promises elegant day coaches sleepers and luxurious dining cars without changes between Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago. City offices and ticket agents provide tickets rates berths and schedules.
Notice of default and foreclosure under a 1885 mortgage by Badgero Peterson and Laura M Peterson to Elizabeth Parker, assigned to Leon E Lum, with sale planned for July 9 1887 at 10:00 AM at the front door of Crow Wing County Courthouse Brainerd. Property described as Lot 75 First Addition Brainerd. Dated May 26 1887.
Default made on a mortgage from Carl H. Douglas and Elizabeth L. Douglas to Minnesota Loan and Trust Company dated November 16, 1883. The loan, plus advances for insurance and interest, totals 5787.67 dollars. Property described includes blocks in Brainerd. Sale set for July 23, 1887 at 10 am at the Crow Wing county courthouse front door. Assignee is The Minnesota Loan and Trust Company. Attorneys: Kerry Thompson & Farrewis.
The piece notes discouraging sewer prospects for the season and details upcoming gatherings. It mentions the grand lodge of Oddfellows meeting at Fergus Falls and Minnesota editors’ annual session at Anoka with a Duluth excursion on July 13. It corrects Labor Echo on Brainerd layoffs and clarifies Gen. L A Grant’s service history from Major to Brigadier General Lybrevet.
The opposition to the bonds was strong enough to delay or drop the measure. The public rejected the bonus, deeming it potentially disastrous to the requesting parties.
The Brainerd and Northwestern railroad is poised to enter Brainerd via a crossing near the river ravine and tunnel under the N P track. Engineers have staked the line and crossed the Mississippi, moving north toward Gull Lake. The route promises to boost manufacturing and position Brainerd as a regional commercial center, alongside the dam and competing line.
The Crookston Chronicle notes that construction on the Brainerd and Northwestern road will begin in a few days. It urges all builders with plans and specifications to review and adjust them quickly to match the area’s rising importance.
An engineer on the Wabash line between Danville and Springfield keeps a cat as a constant cab companion. The cat, a widow’s pet, rides the pilot and sand-box top, riding out stations as the train roars by. It has become a comforting mascot for the crew amid prairie winds and crossroad barking.
The Brainerd High School will hold its first commencement at Sleeper's Opera House on Thursday June 16 at 8 p m. The program includes prayers, anthems, solos by Alderman Bellhouse Bell Louise Campbell Miss Campbell Emily Walters May Gleason Henry White and Sue B Mulrine, essays by Emily Walters and others, an orchestral piece Rock of Ages and a diploma ceremony. Admission is free and patrons are invited to attend.
A large gathering of shop employees and railroad men honored H J Small with a farewell at library rooms before his move to Reading Penn. A gold watch and chain for Mrs Small a silver cup with 250 dollars for Mr Small a silver set for each daughter and a clock for the new baby boy were presented along with a formal address praising his has done and wishing him success.
The Swedish royal family holds over 40 million kronor in private wealth with more than three quarters invested in securities and property in England and the remainder in Sweden. The fortune traces to Bernadotte's rise at Napoleon's urging, and the house has kept expenses modest for heirs. A Swedish prince's marriage is viewed as advantageous.
Chief of police enforces Sunday saloon closures by mayoral order and saloonkeepers petition the council to extend Sunday closures to all businesses including cigar stores restaurants newspapers livery stables and churches collecting funds. Opponents warn it could affect the upcoming local option campaign.
On a Georgia railroad train a passenger in a loose Mother Hubbard is involved in a staged game. A woman misses her ticket and another hides under the dress to exit at Barrett, unnoticed by the conductor Harris while amused passengers watch the antic exit.
The Helena Free Press laments a 16 year old daughter’s elopement with compositor Ed Uollander. The paper condemns him as a worthless wretch and says the girl should return home until she matures, promising punishment after the honeymoon ends.
A blaze Saturday consumed the Crookston roller mills causing an estimated seventy thousand dollars in damage. The railroad hotel at Alexandria also burned on Saturday morning destroying the structure and its contents.
D J Hyneman of Corinth Mississippi testifies to a daughter cured of eczema by S S S a blood purifier. He notes initial worsening then gradual improvement with lingering spots. He recommends S S S and offers a free treatise on blood and skin diseases by the Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as a universal cure for consumption and throat and lung diseases. Claims immediate relief after three doses and credits 80,000 dozen bottles sold last year with no reported failures. Urges druggists to recommend it and notes Lam le and Rexeter bottle sizes with prices of 10 and 75 cents.
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