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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1896
Page
4
A long column lists businessmen and residents from Smith & Winslow insurance to D. M. Clark & Co trades. It notes visits by Sheriff Manston and Ed Hazen, dancing schools, Dunn-Murphy wedding coverage, and community events with a steady stream of names and places across Little Falls.
Miss Anna Marie Murphy and Mr. Martin T. Dunn wed at St. Francis church with large turnout. The couple, Mrs Murphy’s daughter and LeRoy mayor, will reside in LeRoy after a reception and banquet, with many relatives and friends in attendance.
Arrangements are complete for a Walker excursion on July 4. Tickets at McFadden Drug Co. and Swartz’s drug stores or from committee members. adults $1.50 round trip, children under 15 75 cents. Train departs Northern Pacific depot, steamer Flora will run to Indian Agency all day, round trip not to exceed 50 cents. A large dancing pavilion will be erected at Walker with free dancing for ticket holders. The community promises a fine day’s outing.
The widow of W. J. Havill expresses deep thanks to Unity Lodge No. 194 I O O F for relief, sympathy, and support during his illness and death. She notes the lodge aided the Minneapolis relief committee and that Havill wished to be buried by Odd Fellows, with brothers attending to all details, a comfort to him and his family. Dated Minneapolis June 8, 1896.
The board of education met Tuesday evening to consider a suit by the Washington State Co for 1600 dollars for slate used in new school buildings. W A Fleming was engaged as counsel with authority to hire more legal aid. The Slate Co claim arose after contractor A Tollefson failed to settle when paid by the district.
The St. Cloud Journal-Press reports a lively scene at the North ern Pacific depot when a train arrived Friday afternoon. Mrs. Sarah L. Sleeper of Brainerd watched as a girl seized a fur boa from her seat and handed it to a boy who fled toward the prairie. Officer Craig pursued with a bicyclist’s help and captured the youth. the train was held but no arrests were made.
Thorne and Rolling postpone the city directory work for a month or six weeks. They explain the delay is to secure better timing and contracts, and emphasize the project has not been dropped but merely postponed.
Bane and Bane offer pasture room for many head with water and a keeper. Charges set at $1 per month per head. Interested parties advised to call at the market on Sixth Street for particulars.
Brainerd High School holds its graduating exercises at the Sleeper opera house this evening with a large audience expected. Dresskell's orchestra will provide music for the programme and admission is free to all attendees.
Despite wet weather crops look fine while roads remain poor. Rumor says George Bock may sell his 160 acre farm to Mr Wright of Brainerd for 1500 dollars. Oswald Bros at Grave Lake run a saw mill and lath and shingle mill. Accidents include a lost thumb at Qoswold mill and Frank Petrie injured sawing shingles.
While digging a well last Thursday Mr L P Brockway fell and struck his side on a pump breaking two ribs. Albert has moved his saw mill planner lath and shingle mill from Brainerd and located it just west of town on the flat and will be ready for business Monday morning. Si Kidder has left Walker probably for Park Rapids to join his friend John A Ebel. The immediate cause of Si departure was an intimation that school Jan pine is not common plunder. He left Walker without a Si Cass Co Pioneer.
The Atlanta Journal notes Russia abandons the depreciated silver money standard after decades of monometalism and fiat use. It will issue 140 million ounces of silver to substitute for about one quarter of paper currency and shift to a gold based system for greater monetary stability.
Hon J C Burrows argues that opening U S mints to free unlimited silver coinage at 16 to 1 would plunge the nation to a silver basis, destabilize the monetary system, and fail without European cooperation. He cites Japan Mexico Peru and other nations, noting they remain silver-based with gold at a premium.
The letters argue that adopting a silver standard would collapse money value, harming workingmen by producing devalued currency. They question how farmers or the poor would benefit and accuse critics of a political swindle that favors the wealthy while leaving the poor with depreciated silver dollar notes.
Thomas Albert, two and a half, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Albert, died Wednesday morning of consumption. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the Catholic church with Rev Father Lynch officiating.
An infant son of Mr and Mrs W Dick aged three months died on Monday of spasms. The funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon.
Three color posters drawn by W. W. Denslow Ethel Reed and Ray Brown offered free by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to any address on receipt of one dollar. Limited quantities available, urging prompt response. Address Geo H Heafford General Passenger Agent Qld Colony Building Chicago Il.
All dog owners must license and tag dogs or have them seized and killed after three days. Officers will enforce ordinances prohibiting livestock at large within Brainerd city limits. Mayor Brainerd Minn June 11 1896. Also includes stray cow report and shoot score note.
A special vestibuled train will run from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis on June 14 for the Republican Flambeau Club. Sleepers dining and baggage cars, first class service, and a low round trip fare of one dollar. Passengers may stay in sleepers during the convention. details via Frank P. Nantz in Minneapolis or J T Conley in St Paul.
120 acres of land with buildings and farming implements offered for sale near Perch Lake Brainerd Minnesota. Also bicycle shop ad and Nickel Plate rail fare to Buffalo for N E A convention with tickets July 5 and 6, round trip $12 plus $2 membership, stopover at Chautauqua Lake.
Notice to Teachers announces a teacher summer program at the Washington school beginning July 66th for one month. Prof. Avery of St. Cloud Normal School will conduct. County Superintendent J. A. Watson expects large attendance and a good school.
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