Ingersoll and Wieland Post Office Brainerd Entry
The notice records N. H. Ingersoll and F. W. Wieland as entered at the Brainerd Minnesota post office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
2
The notice records N. H. Ingersoll and F. W. Wieland as entered at the Brainerd Minnesota post office as second class matter.
The undersigned agree to publish during 1897 only at full legal rates under Minnesota law. No reductions for notices furnished on plate. Resolutions of respect and similar items will be charged at three cents per line per insertion. Brainerd Minnesota Jan 1 1807.
Smith & Winslow engaged in insurance and loaning money, real estate, and rental of houses. Various local moves include John N. Nevers traveling to St Paul, Mrs. C. P. McLean visiting Little Falls, and Dr. Paquin visiting Brainerd. Market items note a dog found for 2c per pound, Bracu & Son, and John J. Smith hosting a card party. Lenten services begin at the Catholic church, and Oysters from Baltimore offered at Benson & Gray for 40 cents a quart.
Miss Grace Johnson returns to LaCrosse from visit with sister Mrs Hemstead. Lawyers in attendance include John Jesswold Jr of Duluth Charles Fowler of St Paul and J H Rhodes. Maggie Atherton visits from Grand Rapids. Presbyterian Ladies Aid meets March 10 at Mrs Wm Lawrence home. Local business ads and travels feature Rev T M Edmands and others. Community events include W C T U and G A R meetings, Minstrel entertainment, and Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Railway updates. A dramatic company performs Hip Van Winkle and The Prisoner of Algiers with complimentary matinees for schoolchildren sponsored by Am brose Tighe.
Regular council session with full attendance reviewed February clerk and police reports showing $263 in fines. January electric revenue totaled $59334, an armature renewal approved, and various bills itemized. Licenses granted, green jack pine wood contract awarded, street and highway openings referred to committees, and adjournment following.
The county board weighed options for a new Mississippi wagon bridge after deeming the old structure beyond repair. County Attorney Fleming said the county, not the city council, bears responsibility, and a bond issue would require a special election. Archibald urged a toll bridge, while others favored using public funds to build a free crossing. the meeting extended past midnight without a decision.
County Superintendent J. A. Wilson announces a teachers public examination on Tuesday and Wednesday February 23 and 24 and on Friday and Saturday March 12 and 18. Exams set for multiple days to assess candidates across the district.
A Brainerd board of education meeting accepted the resignation of T. M. Edmonds from the examining board and referred purchases for microscopes and paper to committees. The death of Michael Hagberg prompted heartfelt resolutions. other actions covered janitor papering, payroll financing, and elections to the examination board. The district court term lessee includes multiple continuances and verdicts while the grand jury probes taxes and county expenses amid indictments for forgery murder and grand larceny.
Amusement loving public enjoyed two Friday and Saturday performances of the Jack Pine Minstrels under veteran show manager A J Halsted. The house was packed both nights and the entertainment was rated superior to many professional companies. Halsted knows how to draw crowds and could teach the opera house manager a lesson.
The city again lacks electric lights after the armature of the incandescent machine burned out Monday. No spare unit on hand means about two weeks without power while the armature is sent away and rewound. Each breakdown costs at least five hundred dollars in rent and loss. The council must investigate to locate the fault and prevent costly mishaps.
The Brainerd board approved numerous county bills for goods, services, and poor farm support including purchases from McColl, Koop, and McFadden Drug Co. and services by Laneberg, Shattuck, and others. A new county physician, Dr. J L Camp, was elected at forty dollars monthly plus mileage, with a separate bond and routine adjournments noted.
Will Leave Brainerd announces that Hon Leon E Lum forms a law partnership with Heber Hartley of Duluth and Porter J Neff of the Zenith City. The firm takes effect April 1 and Lum will move to Duluth though he may keep an office in Brainerd and visit weekly. He regrets leaving and hopes to return if dissatisfied with new work, a move mourned by friends who value his role in city improvement.
Notice announces the dissolution of the firm M Mahlum & Co dated March 4 1897. Arthur Hagberg will continue the business, pay existing bills, and collect all outstanding accounts. Signatories include M Mantum and Arravr Hacsera.
All members are requested to attend the next regular meeting Saturday March 13 1897 for important business. Comrade S Marri serves as commander.
Attorney Leon E Lum appears in dated March records with entries from March 5 to 12 19 and April 26 to April 6 4. These traces show formal filing dates and references to multiple actions in a legal timetable.
Benson and Gray reduce pork roasts and pork steaks to ten cents per pound with choice cuts at this low figure available at all times. All kinds of fresh salt water fish are received daily.
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