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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1895
Page
1
The column surveys a string of issues from a libel suit against Tue Wadena Tribune to a possible Cuba annexation and a proposed capitol site gift. It argues about pensions, municipal charters, and legislative paths, urging flexible special legislation to let cities choose appropriate charters.
A country pastor announced permanent departure with a scathing farewell blaming parishioners for lack of love and support. He claimed God would not bless the church, cited unpaid salary, mouldy offerings, and wormy types before saying he goes to a penitentiary chapel.
The measure updates open seasons for game and fish but keeps prairie chickens partridge grouse and quail unchanged. It allows pond nets in interstate waters under conditions and protects moose elk and caribou until Jan 1 1898. Seasons cover ducks geese brant snipe Sept 1 to Apr 15. golden plover Sept 1 to Jun 1. deer Nov 1 to 20 with a cap of five per person. bass pike etc May 1 to Mar 1. brook trout May 1 to Sept 1. The board may authorize spear fishing December January February for home consumption from inland lakes for all fish except bass pike trout. State shipment of bass pike trout inland waters is banned.
The article notes Roman tunnel engineering and modern rail tunnels, highlighting the Thames tunnel begun 1825 finished 1848, the Severn tunnel, and famous routes like St Gotthard Mount Cenis and Hoosac. It cites counts of canal railway and sub aqueous tunnels and promotes Burlington Route travel with W J C Kenyon, St Paul Minnesota.
Legislators toured Ely Tower Virginia City and Biwabic and viewed Chandler and Hale mines. The visit showcased 2000 ton daily soft ore from Chandler with 63 percent iron, 700 workers in Tower mines, and Auburn mine output at 110,809 tons. Tour ends with Duluth return and praise for organizers and northern ore potential.
The text argues that cheap ore production will drive rapid increases in output from the Mesabi and Vermillion ranges, claiming the supply is inexhaustible and will continue to grow steadily over the years.
Notice states Rostad Bane Co dissolved by mutual consent E C Bane retires Rostad and Benson continue business to collect debts and pay bills Dated March 20 1895 corrected names and roles as listed in the record La ontrae repaired at D M for city property listing agent J B R Surrs
The state superintendent’s eighth biennial report praises county schools for favorable progress over two years. Some districts extend terms to seven to nine months while teacher quality improves. Summers schools and free text books are urged, with calls to make state funding and one mill tax used as intended.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote portrays two well dressed women arguing over fare on a city car. One claims she paid with a nickel, the other hides a missing purse and accuses the conductor of stealing. The pair alight in indignation, while bystanders watch.
Early monuments prove wheat farming in ancient Egypt. Cervantes described his wife in a playful, satirical tale while Sancha Panza faced harsh treatment. The mole is portrayed as a capable civil engineer with multiple dwelling entrances for personal safety.
A New York Sun piece notes mothers should study children’s thumbs as a health and temperament indicator. It links thumb posture to vigor or subservience, and to prospects in marriage, while also quoting body temperature observations from the Kansas Medical Journal and historic anecdotes about heat tolerance.
The piece discusses the remarkable life moss from Jamaica Barbados and West Indian islands noted for its extreme vitality. It resists destruction under harsh conditions and regenerates from tiny fragments by rooting and growing into new branches. Only boiling water or direct thermal burning can kill it. Experiments show moss surviving in dry hot rooms and airtight containers without moisture.
A child recalls a precious home gift described as priceless and delicate a music box of small size with tunes for every minute. The piece then shifts to a biographical sketch of George Meredith detailing his birth in Hampshire 1828 education in Germany early works and later novels and verse commonly cited by admirers as his best poetry and prose.
An 1889 episode recounts Solomai, the Moqui chief, claiming encounter with vast white armies and tall buildings after being taken to Washington. Skeptics say the tale grew from isolation and misinterpretation. The piece also notes a misnamed battle near Arbela and ancient Greek Persian casualties.
On filing Martha Larsen of Crow Wing County Minnesota petitions for administration of Magly Johnson who died intestate in Crow Wing County on January 25 1895. The petition seeks Henry Mahle as administrator with notice to heirs and interested parties. A hearing is set for April 1 1895 at 10 a m at the County Courthouse Brainerd with publication of notice in Brainerd Dispatch for three weeks.
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