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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1885
Page
3
Me. 1 arrives from the south at 9 45 p m departs west at 9 55 p m daily No 2 arrives from the west at 7 00 a m departs south at 7 10 a m daily No 6 arrives from the south at 2 05 p m departs west at 2 30 p m daily No 4 arrives from the west at 2 10 a m departs south at 2 25 a m daily No 7 arrives from Duluth at 9 15 p m daily except Sunday No 8 departs for Duluth at 7 30 a m daily ex
King of the Hab notes St Patrick day ahead and Brainerd sees mild March weather. Court term reports include Burns Mays default and no witnesses for the prosecution while Farnham resigns as chief engineer. Gardner’s delivery crew roams the block with no damage. Webb opens cigar store in Cable's old stand as Smith's stalls lure with novelties and cigars.
Chas Greeve will travel to Traill county D T next week to settle affairs for spring work on his large local farm. The city financial statement is published this week. Attend the temperance lecture at Hartley Hall Sunday evening. Flour feed oats etc in stock at Hagberg Hennett's. Thursday noon a fire alarm notified a chimney fire at P Clifford's saloon on Sth street.
Brainerd anticipates a brighter future as a new road becomes an assured fact, with prospects of local prosperity rising despite critics. O H Hubbard opens a real estate office in Sleeper block after remodeling, while T W Fleming of Illinois plans a temperance lecture at Hartley Hall. Hagberg Hennett sell oats and feed by the load, and Mrs. J K Pearce wins a silver spoons prize at Luken & Co. tea store amid a silverware promotion. A social party at Chas Greeves on 7th street ends with well wishes for the hosts. G G Hartley takes the Duluth land office post, with strong local support for his long-standing Minnesota ties.
Stanton's Best, successor to Newton's Best Flour, opens at Hagberg and Honnet's, offering a refined flour option for bakers and households in the area. The move signals a shift in local supply with new branding and continued emphasis on quality.
A steady stream of footwear arriving from the east fills Day and Meagher’s shelves with every description imaginable. Local customers browse fashionable boots sandals and work shoes as the shop advertises fresh stock daily.
The E. E. M. Smith store reopens after remodel presenting an inviting display of goods. Customers are urged to try cigars and confectionery while enjoying friendly clerks. A road land grant debate is noted as crucial for construction. March 19–20 roller rink exhibitions by Miss Nellie Towers and Prof. W. B. Dolson draw attention with respected praise. Evening admission 25 cents, skates extra. afternoon 10 cents with free skates.
Hope Hose Co. No. 1 held a regular meeting at the hose house with full attendance. Mayor Gardner J B Douglas and P Mertz joined as honorary members. Speeches were given by these citizens and the group adjourned. The fire company now lists twenty nine members and remains thriving.
The Kentucky Liquor Co will take the store beside the post office on 6th street. It will offer wholesale liquors cigars and retail lines of imported and domestic cigars and tobaccos. A select bottled goods line will serve private families for medicinal and table use. Delivery will be prompt.
The grand jury recommends constructing a new tier of cells over the old ones to house more criminals because current accommodations are inadequate. It also calls for heating the section for female prisoners and whitewashing the interior along with repairing the floor.
Day and Meagher's advertise new gentlemen's neckwear at very cheap prices. The display highlights latest styles and affordable options for men seeking fashionable accessories.
A man named Donley was killed at Clough Bros logging camp north of Brainerd when kicked by a hindmost ox while hauling logs. He was thrown against a stump and badly mangled. He died en route to Brainerd, and his body was sent to Minneapolis. He was about 60 years old.
Mr. G Scott of Norwood Street near St Paul track died Wednesday at 3 p m from pneumonia after a brief illness. He was sixty two and leaves a life and several grown up children. Funeral held Friday at 11 a m.
The new illustrated Webster's dictionary with three thousand engravings is hailed as the best book of the century, essential for homes, reading rooms, libraries, and businesses.
On Monday this week Northern Pacific shops in the city saw major changes. General foreman A Childs is moved to St Paul to oversee work there, replaced locally by William Percy, formerly coach department foreman. W Felton, previously in freight, takes Percy’s former coach shop post. About thirty five new workers were added this week, with further changes anticipated soon.
The Tuesday St Patrick’s day event at the roller rink promises a social evening with floor managers Wm Brannon Pat Murdy Pat McDonald John Hughes Michael Riley and John Cannan and arrangements by John McDonald John Kennedy D M Clark Johnny Burns W Koop and John McGivern.
Enthusiasm ran high as Hon. C. F. Kindred and party arrived in Brainerd for a grand Villard Hotel banquet. The land grant bill’s signing by the governor sparked jubilant toasts and plans for the Brainerd & Northwestern railroad, linking wheat country with Brainerd and promising local industry and prosperity. A stockholders meeting authorized construction, dividing the road from Brainerd to Grand Forks into northern and southern divisions, with operations aimed to start soon.
Unlaundried white shirts for men and boys offered at Day and Meagher's store with very low prices.
On Tuesday forenoon Spaulding transferred his interest in the Brain erd roller rink to partner D E Slipp who will run the business alone. The owners say they have had success and public approval with Slipp continued at the helm. Spaulding plans future work but may stay in town.
A year after resigning, Mr William Shon Shontell was offered and accepted a police position, returning to regular duty amid years of rumors about his reputation. An accompanying letter of recommendation from George Nicaons, Secretary of State, testifies to his integrity. Also advertised are a shipment of men’s indigo cheviot shirts from Day & Meagher at ten cents.
A Dispatch scribe tours Cohen Bros. Front Street store and finds a colossal Brainerd stock of dry goods. Latest patterns in fabrics hosiery house furnishings and crockery fill the vast shelves. The firm touts low prices and quality to sustain their growing trade as shoppers are urged to inspect their immense, leading assortment.
The legislature consolidates Brainerd into one city school district with a nine member board and a special ward election in April. The city gains annexed land from Cass county into Crow Wing county, with boundary changes and future elections to fill board and mayoral terms. District Court notes list cases, verdicts, and continuances ongoing in the recent term.
A compilation of social notes from Brainerd and nearby towns. Names include W. W. Regan, F. G. Sundberg, Geo. Cook, Miss Martin Metcalf, Mrs. J. Keys, Ex-Governor Pillsbury, Geo. Forsyth, Mr. D. Moreland, Geo. Hastings, Senator Buckman, Miss Agnes Boomer, Wm. Spencer, Dr. Carman, D. E. Slipp heir, P. M. Lagerquist, Day & Meagher's hats, J. C. Foote liquor, and references to St Paul Globe controversy. Additional items mention a new son and work changes, local business hires, and a hosiery sale from Rockford mills.
W A Fremine writes to East Brainerd readers defending the recent legislative act unifying the city into one school district. He argues supervision by a city school board and a centralized high school system will bring better teachers and schools, urging support despite concerns. He cites past opposition and praises motives of Kindred and Dr Howes, ending with a plug for J C Foote’s sewing machines.
Deputy United States Marshal Brackett of St. Paul conducted a trip through the city Thursday night en route to Moorehead with George W. Jenkins foreman of Clough Bros lumber camp at Pine River charged with violating internal revenue laws about liquor sales. Jenkins later returned to Brainerd having been discharged.
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