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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1885
Page
2
Brainerd weekly paper indicates testing every Thursday morning. It lists editors and proprietors N. H. Ingersoll and F. W. Wieland and notes it is the official paper of Crow Wing, Cass, and Itasca counties. Subscription term mentioned as $1.50 per year in advance.
Grart’s doctor bills reach about $40,000 amid recent illness. Minneapolis flouring mills halt operations for two months. Iowa storm reports persist, with many lives lost and ongoing recovery efforts.
Beadle County Democrats in Dakota refuse to back the constitutional convention, signaling firm opposition amid regional political tensions and party strategy discussions.
The grand commandery of Da Kota Knights Templar closed its second annual coneclave at Yankton last night and announced plans to meet next year in Watertown.
Ex postmaster Hibbs of Lewiston Idaho, accused of defrauding the government of $20,000 through altered money orders, was arrested yesterday in British Columbia. He carried about $10,500 when captured.
An editor at Valley City refuses the post office job offering thirteen hundred dollars a year. Barnum plans to offer him a fabulous sum to travel with his show as the chief.
Mayor Rice of St Paul vows no permits to gamblers. Gamblers seek none, just to be left alone, as Brainerd residents note. The exchange highlights local tension over gambling activity and enforcement.
A claim arises that a $30 000 check signed by W H Vanderbilt was received at the World office in New York linked to the Bartholdi pedestal fraud, but the report questions the authenticity of the payment and the connection.
Reports say Rev. John Walton, convicted of rape at Wadena, was egged in Motley last Monday and driven into a swamp by locals who condemned him as indecent and immoral. No injuries reported, investigation underway.
A steadfast claim asserts Ferdinand Ward concealed at least a million dollars, possibly more, and may have placed it in safes or vaults across London Paris Chicago or New York, ensuring safety from discovery.
A farmer near Gary killed a colt that had one eye set in the center of its forehead. The mare owner’s prized curiosity is lost as a result of the rare animal’s death.
The state will oversee the Niagara Falls grounds next month while the village guards stay under local control and continue to run things as usual.
An immense rain of logs one and a half miles long stretched above the dam at Sauk Rapids and broke at 8 p m Sunday, plunging over the rapids with no damage to either dam or bridges. Forty million feet passed by in twenty minutes.
A Barnesville woman arrived at the rink door and was refused admission for lacking 25 cents. She then bought 75 cents worth of meat on trust, sold it for 25 cents, continued skating until six, and finally bought a can of peaches on credit to give to her husband for supper.
A. De Lacy Woods launches the Sauk Rapids Free Press Vol. 1 No. 1 with a neat tidy sheet filled with local matters. If the editor maintains quality the paper should meet with success among Rapids readers.
Hawley dispatch reports Eddy Muncy and his younger brother Albert drove cattle near Arndt Rushfeltz. Eddy told Albert to stay on a bridge while he worked. Albert wandered off, was found in a creek, and died of exposure after attempting to cross six inches of water.
Rumor says several late legislators want the governor to call an extra session in St Paul to pursue a new apportionment after the census. Attorney General Hahn opposes the move citing expense and hints the legislators seek more leisure than duty. Pioneer Press.
Gen Logan disputes the idea that smoking caused Gen Grant’s decline. He cites Grant’s long history of throat and lung weakness from West Point days. Indoor confinement in later years likely revived dormant illnesses, and Mount McGregor’s air could only prolong life briefly.
A Minneapolis Tribune item mocks The Daily Telegraph and The Standard for exaggerated London circulation figures. It notes the Telegraph declares a higher weekly in bold, while the Standard asserts the reverse, and concludes with sharp irony about a local editor in Brainerd who would rival London liars in puffery.
A New York Sun report from Washington charges Minnesota as a major timber theft hub. It details frauds on public pine lands, half breed scrip, and a $20,000,000 valuation of Indian reservations. A Republican Democrat syndicate allegedly steered contracts, with investigations exposed by a Minnesota senate inquiry. The fight over the surveyor general spot mirrors broader national contest and graft fears.
The Wisconsin Central Line announces a grand land excursion on June 30 to Bismark Mandan Dawson Steel James town La Mour Carrington and all intermediate points between Ash land Duluth St Paul and Minneapolis on the N P railroad with return. Tickets cost about one cent per mile for the round trip and are valid forty days. must be bought June 30 but good on any train within the listed area. Travel west via Ashland Superior and Duluth and return via Minneapolis and St Paul. Inquire at ticket agents for rates from W C R R stations and see bills for details.
Heavy rains and Friday night storm battered Yellow Medicine Lyons and Blue Earth counties with hail and flooding. Wheat in several areas shows distress and potential losses, with some reports of total damage while others foresee partial yields. Flooding along the James River valley and Winona road adds to crop concern as Glyndon reports three nights of heavy rain.
An advocacy note praising Royal Baking Powder for making light tender pie crusts without butter or with less butter. It argues crusts are more wholesome economical and easier to prepare and that the powder neutralizes any lard flavor while preserving flavor and digestibility.
Duluth Herald quotes a Duluth advocate urging Brainerd to secure the third hospital for the insane. The commissioners should approve locating the facility there and grant land to support it, prompting calls for state assistance and regional relief.
An uptown barber fires Jim the assistant for repeated blunders and absent mindedness. He offered champoo, sold Elixir for hair growth, shaved a moustache off a drunken patron, nearly cut an ear during a dog fight, and shouted Next after finishing Deacon Jones’s shave, prompting the firing.
Mrs Dubois of St Seuveur Quebec claims Edouard Lambert known as Big Bear is her cousin, son of Louis Lambert and Marie Frechette, and once a captive of Cree Indians who later married a chief’s daughter and became a tribal leader. She cites a brother’s visit confirming facial marks.
Johnnie Campell a Minneapolis news boy under nine years old has saved over $300 from selling papers. The rapid earning reflects a busy route and early financial diligence for a child in the city.
Blackleg outbreak detected among cattle near Yankton prompts veterinary checks and movement restrictions. Local herds are being monitored while authorities advise farmers to isolate affected stock and report sudden deaths or swelling. Public notices urge caution for neighboring farms and ensure proper carcass disposal per guidelines.
Quotations from the Phrenological Journal advise temperance in eating drinking and sleeping to keep the brain in good condition for memory. It warns against excessive sleep or sleeplessness and against margin notes overloading attention. Writing can distract. reading twice aids recall. rest and quiet aid stable mental focus.
A young artist explaining a publisher’s need for “picture” children helps spark a revival of old ideas in American book and Christmas card art. The designer’s Red Riding Hood sketch inspires a century old dress on modern babies, launching a lucrative holiday trend.
A compilation of anecdotes on women in society from 19th century papers describes physicians like Dr. Anna Waxner of Emporia Kansas earning 5000 dollars yearly, opinions on wives and femininity, and a New York case where a woman refusesto take an oath in court. It also mentions a wealthier woman in a carriage urging charitable subscriptions.
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