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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1889
Page
2
A London based limited liability company offers window washing for private houses at 8 cents per window. The arrangement applies to residential properties in the area served by the firm.
A spring near the soda springs in Ashland emits a gas so deadly that any breath from it is fatal. Local reports describe a near constant ring of birds snakes lizards and small deer found dead around the site.
A California journal notes that 248,000 gallons of creosote will coat new San Pedro wharf piles and that the creosote is imported from Germany, illustrating wartime material costs on the Pacific coast.
A correspondent from Arizona reports that after a law made it an offense for Indians to appear in a city without trousers the red men accepted the decree stoically. They would carry their pantaloons on their arms until reaching the city and then don them, removing the garments when they left the city.
An Ohio poultry raiser reports that when feeding his flock the chicks always circle him from right to left. They crowd around and march in a continuous revolution in that direction, resisting interruption or any attempt to change course.
J D Beals cleared a boiling spring in his pasture when a foot long snake emerged from the snow. A large frog sprang out next, followed by two more frogs the next day as he returned. He suspects the animals mistook the season for summer.
A Portland man tried selling 12 acres at 850 per acre earning a buyer who backed out when his wife refused to sign the deed. He then set 1000 per acre with another buyer and again faced deed refusal. Now the 12 acres are listed at 20000. The tale echoes the value of a wife who won’t sign deeds.
Latest figures detail the American Falls outline at 1 000 feet and 165 feet high. The rapids above the falls drop about 40 feet to a half mile. Horseshoe Falls are about 2 600 feet wide with a 158 foot height and about 55 feet rapids descent to three quarters of a mile. Total water volume over both falls runs about 15 000 000 cubic feet per minute, roughly one cubic mile weekly or 54 cubic miles annually.
During a military parade the Afghan emir, seated on a small platform with the British envoy and Dr Griesbech nearby, narrowly escaped when a sepoy from Asa Herati regiment fired at him. The bullet hit his chair as he leaned forward. The deputy commander in chief claimed the assassin. The emir remained calm and ordered the march to continue.
The guide advises offering a calm hand for a dog to sniff and respond with friendliness. If the dog remains sullen, withdraw the hand quickly and avoid approaching unfamiliar dogs with timidity or menace. Rely on trusted friends for information about strangers dogs.
An unidentified man on a Hudson River Railroad northbound train asked the station agent for Miss Helen Van Duren then went to Miss Buckley’s school. He claimed authority to serve papers for identification in Trenton on March 23 to obtain a $28,000 legacy. The worry at the school was brief.
Announcement notes a forthcoming change in the Office of Supervising Architect at the Treasury. Secretary Windom has offered the post to a western architect and awaits a reply. The Treasury circular explains 5 cent nickels can be sent from Philadelphia Mint by express at $20 multiples, or by registered mail where express delivery is impracticable, with government covering registration fees. The piece lists Harrison’s last nominations including Andrew C. Bradley and Whitelaw Reid, and lists postmasters for Iowa, Wisconsin, and Dakota assignments.
Peter Nearshalsky, imprisoned fifty four hours at Black Diamond colliery Mt Carmel Pa, dies from nervous exhaustion and injuries after rescue. Mrs Helen Brader leaps to death in New York City. Virginia veteran husband dies at soldiers home. Crushed, displaced homes near Hyde Park church. Two trains collide near Spartanburg leaving two dead and several injured. Fire, flagman injuries reported.
Information sought on Joseph Smith an elderly veteran who lived at Elbow Lake and disappeared after being seen with a stranger near the Fergus Falls station on the night he carried a large sum of money His pension remains unclaimed and his family fears murder In St Paul Mr H S Taylor superintendent of public schools died voice of a heart attack while walking home from Plymouth Church with Lucien Warner After collapsing on a curb he died stating I am going Mary the name of his wife
A troubled roundup of sensational cases: Dr. Darmonth in Carey Ohio faces bigamy charges after a Oswego complaint. Deputy W A Moody slain in Fort Smith Arkansas and sixteenth deputy fatally hurt in Native territory this year. Simon Olson found hanged near Mankato Minnesota. Belmont Indiana police clash as William McMinnis is captured. Spoon River District figure Charles Calhoun dies after a gun confrontation with Markel of Smithfield Illinois. Dooley feud rumored. Wells Fargo embezzlement case in Des Moines resolved. counterfeit Bennet case with White tied to Waterford. Edgar Swan defaulter case in Lynn Massachusetts with bond set. a grim discovery on Samuel Hewitt’s farm in Green County West Virginia.
A body found in a wooded area shows extensive head injuries and a pistol tied nearby. German immigrant Pankroft Popp, linked to horse theft in Pope Morrison Wright counties, was captured after matching a stolen team description. Separately, rumors about Fred Norse’s Cardiff hospital whereabouts are dismissed by investigators and family.
Telegraphs from Commander Kempf at Mare Island confirm quiet conditions in Apia and no battle between Olga and Nipsie. Berlin commission to Samoa sails April 18 with Kass Phelps and Tes. Sydney reports anxiety over German conduct, Australia fears foreign dominion, while Cap Haytien action shows political violence and arms movements abroad.
In Dubuque district court Judge Ney charges the grand jury to indict any person making cider or violating the prohibitory law and to prosecute county officers or justices who break the law. The explanation unsettles liquor dealers and saloon keepers while customs seizes the steamer Walla Walla for false inward freight entries. Four barrels believed to hold sauerkraut contained opium valued near 10000 dollars, carried through to Tacoma then onto the Victoria and to Tacoma again. Penalty for false entry is 1000 dollars. The Fargo Argus notes seed shortages, poor quality crops, and potential shipments to North Dakota and Northern Minnesota to meet bread needs ahead of harvest.
A Northwestern Live Stock Journal note argues against state inspection, warning farmers that local butchers would gain while beef prices fall. It claims Chicago and other markets would push cheaper cattle locally, ruin prices, and burden farmers unless inspections raise consumer costs.
The New York market shows No. 2 red at 93 94 cents, No. 1 red around $1.04, and No. 2 white near 96 97 cents with varied elevator and afloat quotes. Chicago and Minneapolis quotes list grains and staples with flour steady, pork at $12.05–12.10, lard around 6.90, and butter around 12–21 cents per pound with cheese at about 9 11 cents.
Eight hundred delegates greet the Tem Trance gathering in Huron while Gov. Larrabee of Iowa praises prohibition. He cites population gains and rising bank deposits as signs of the law’s success and urges unified support for South Dakota’s constitutional prohibition plan.
Chicago real estate man William H. Davis was arrested at the Chicago Trust and Savings bank on forgery charges tied to a pattern of schemes including selling the same property to multiple buyers. He posted bail, disappeared, and is said to have drained his real estate holdings with about 15000 dollars in alleged ill gained funds. Davis had been active on La Salle Street and built a large block on Third Avenue near Van Buren. His former residence on Robey Street is deserted and his wife reportedly left town.
The cabinet debated opening all or part of Oklahoma to settlement. A recent law authorizes the president to open about 8,000,000 acres of land and it is expected he will issue a proclamation adding this acreage to the public domain.
The Minnesota Senate weighs Halvorson’s bill for electing school superintendent public examiner and dairy and oil inspectors at regular elections. Other measures advance on licensing five month courses for medicine and name changes for married men affecting families. House actions include a labor statistics bill passage and a telegraph gross earnings tax proposal amid a busy session.
Prof. Thomas Davidson argues in the Forum that true gentility rests on character and labor rather than birth or wealth. He criticizes both historical English elites and modern Americans for equating status with privilege and calls Christianity's moral teaching central to determining worth.
A London Truth essay argues against treating seven or eleven year olds as fully rational. It compares criminal boys to biting puppies and scratching kittens, contending harsh moral judgments should be avoided, preferring pragmatic restraint over punitive framing.
London fogs form from carbon particles that attract water droplets to create an opaque mass. Winter heat from city fires drives up air currents that carry the smoke away. Substituting anthracite or wood coal could ease the fog. Five of six miners at Black Diamond colliery in Pennsylvania were rescued alive and will soon be brought to the surface.
A collection of farm counsels on dignity of labor and simple comforts, plus notes on potato costs in southwestern Minnesota and dairy cow traits. A Pennsylvania dairy men’s association speaker stresses cow diet, variety, and sufficient feed for milk and beef, with guidance on forage.
The article notes extensive flax seed production in western regions sold cheaply for Eastern farmers to buy instead of grow. It describes flax as exhaustively depleting ammonia and minerals, but Western farmers accept this. Boiled whole flax seed aids digestion and can replace hay when fed with straw, offering cost effective nutrition. Oil meal fattens less than whole seed but is safer if the seed is well boiled before feeding.
The article argues farming yields steadier long term gains than many trades. It notes that while seasons vary, farmers build savings through daily work and prudent living. Increased fertility and better barns boost stock, crops, and eventual wealth, contrasting with urban business volatility.
Mr. C. P. Gillette reviews chinch bug diseases in Bulletin 3 of the Iowa Agricultural College Experiment Station. He links historic epidemics in 1867 and 1883 to modern observations, noting the disease follows microscopic germ transmission and may wipe out local bug populations if conditions allow.
John Schmidt a 14 year old in the Jeffersonville area conducts a revival at a school house in Ohio Falls attracting packed crowds. His eloquence and biblical knowledge impress locals despite limited schooling.
To facilitate digestion and assimilation of food take Allen’s iron Tonic Bitters. Drugstore, St. Paul, Minn.
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