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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1884
Page
4
Brainerd updates include Hats ads at Day & Meagher's and 5 cent prices, local trips by G. S. Canfield and H. M. Barron, a big Detroit Fourth celebration planned, and a cooler Tuesday night. Brews and ice cream parlors open as Congdon Millspaugh expand, while the Brainerd band again parades. A court acquits Nettie Ham after a late afternoon trial draws a crowd and notes linger about local business openings and property purchases.
Congdon and Millspaugh operate a bright ice cream parlor with L. B. Dodge next to Metzger Bros on 6th Street offering pint quart or gallon delivery. Col. Wood of Duluth donates half his variety theatre receipts to a Catholic Fair. Brainerd approves a gas ordinance granting exclusive 20 year rights to Elvidge Kindred and Seelye with purchase option at end term. Mrs. Livingston, believed insane, is declared sane after examination and released from jail. her house burned behind bars.
John Estey prominent Buckman farmer died at Ft Ripley from a kick to the abdomen by a horse. He was feeding his team on Tuesday noon when the injury occurred, grew unconscious within two hours, and died yesterday morning after his family was alerted and most had arrived. He recognized only his wife before death.
The Brainerd case concerns an eleven year old girl, daughter of Mr. Howe, who was bitten by a mad dog in Ohio fifteen months earlier. After moving to Brainerd the wound healed initially, later a foot injury led to lockjaw and hydrophobia. The child suffered twenty three days of agony before death last Saturday. she tore at her hands during ravings and was buried the following Sunday.
Miss Nellie Fuller, eleven, arrives next Monday to perform at the Brainerd rink after a celebrated stint in Mankato where she was praised as The Queen of Roller Skates. Her one year of skating has become a precise craft, drawing crowds and proving a strong drawing card for rink managers.
East Brainerd hosts a Saturday program by Liberty Nose Company 3 featuring foot races on First Avenue at 3 PM with prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars. A jumping contest offers 2 and 1 dollar prizes, followed by a bowery dance one block west of Brockway's store for an afternoon of entertainment.
Negotiations completed as Mr. Armstrong acquires both the Parlor rink and the Vineyard building with furnishings. Stewart keeps the skates and exits, absorbing patrons to Armstrong’s rival. The Vineyard rink will close, asserting the survival of the fittest in town skating business.
A Dakota Montana and Illinois group met at Brainerd General Hospital for the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association gathering. They toured the new hospital, enjoyed a social meal led by Mrs Bigger, and shared thanks for hospitality while noting plans for a similar event next month east of Fargo.
A string of quick lines naming maids associated with cities and playful phrases. The text lists Maid of Athens, Maid of Cincinnati, Maid of Richmond, Maid of Ouray, Maid of Lake, Maid of Temichi, Maid of Little Falls, and Maid of Brainerd with each gaining a short rhyme or jab.
Aite l detail notes visitors from the Nickel Plate show promoters who brought Brainerd flour to make paste but failed to impress with Brainerd Best. Our Favorite from W Potter Co. supplied paste that covered barns and fences townwide. Aitkin proclaims superior flour for culinary use, challenging Brainerd in the competitive mill scene.
For Rent. Five rooms on the ground floor with pantry cellar closets cistern and modern improvements. For particulars inquire on the premises corner of 10th and Oak streets south. 9 tf.
An accident at J. M. Gray's summer resort at Red Sand Lake fatally injured 21 year old Joseph Affelt after a black horse he rode veered toward a track fence and struck a tree. Dr. Averill arrived quickly, but Affelt died instantly. Contact J. M. Gray or Dr. L A Averill for information. Madison, Wisconsin papers requested to copy.
The Knights Templar of Minnesota held a massive demonstration in Minneapolis on a hot Tuesday, drawing seven hundred knights, eleven bands, and about 200 marchers. Commanderies from Brainerd and Minneapolis led the procession, with Brainerd’s Ascalon Commandery praised for drill and music, while Damascus of St Paul and Minnesota commandery were missed after national honors.
The Wednesday evening trip to Aitkin carried fifty to sixty travelers plus the Brainerd band for the rink opening and the after skating dance. At eleven the floor cleared for dances and the waltz continued until 3 AM. G W Ingraham served a banquet at the Rogers House, praised as one of the finest in town. Locals reported strong satisfaction and would return for another trip if offered.
The popular artist backed by the New York Park Theatre Company stages John A Stevens' Passion Slave at the Opera House on July 3. Review notes the production value from Windsor, strong scenery, Jubilee singers, and a dramatic third act tableau with Manuel De Fee and Ferdinand Shepley amid festive and chilling moments.
An engine ran off the mill track near Broadway crossing on Thursday. Creditors gain possession of C. A. Loomis store in East Brainerd. Miss Mabel White arrives from Michigan and is noted as an artist. A young man arrives at Sanitarium after a foot injury on a fast train. Robinson & Ross advertise fine photography work from their Sixth and Laurel studio. Circus license dispute ends with a $101 payment, mayor upholding the fee amid comparisons to Duluth and Minneapolis.
The Herald notes aldermen push for roller rink licenses arguing rinks hurt licensed businesses. It cites Grand Opera House as failing to cover expenses since rinks opened and recalls Eastern cities where rink operators won court challenges. Supporters claim better rink activity outweighs liquor trade concerns.
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