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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
2
The bill prohibiting manufacture or sale of cigarettes has passed the senate and is expected to pass the house, signaling the end for the so called coffin nail.
Law increases bounty on female wolves in January to May to 15 dollars. Crown wolves get 5 dollars in other seasons. Female cubs receive 4 dollars and male cubs 2.50 dollars.
A winn introduced by Senator Bendiet would let a horseshoer place a lien on any animal he shoes until fees are paid if proper notice is filed within six months of the work. The measure aims to secure payment and adds a specific time limit for filing the lien.
Andrew Carnegie sailed for Europe last Friday and before leaving gave New York City 5.2 million dollars for 65 public libraries on the condition of suitable sites. He also donated 1 million dollars to St. Louis for library purposes.
The Tuk Standard Oil Company reports dividends totaling 60 million dollars since March 1900 with Rockefeller receiving 21.08 million. Critics call the payments highway robbery and say Rockefeller's gifts to religious and educational institutions cannot offset the perceived injustice.
Tuk news dispatches warn another miners strike looms in coal regions on April 1. A scheme of arbitration could settle all labor troubles and would be the era's greatest blessing. Loss and waste from strikes by all parties is never regained.
The daily press on Sunday reported the Northern Pacific railway company sold all land west of the Missouri to an eastern syndicate for forty million dollars. If true, this would be the largest land sale in world history.
The Duluth grand jury condemned the police department for allowing gambling houses and saloons to violate laws and attacked several county commissioners for wasting funds by paying extra to favored suppliers. It urged other grand juries to follow its example.
A county commissioners special meeting will discuss rebuilding the dam bridge. The old structure is wrecked and residents must detour five miles. Plan calls for a near full rebuild with new piling and a 20 foot rise to ease loads and create gentler grades.
Unity Lodge hosts 21 initiates in Odd Fellowship with Grand Master Alex Van Pragg and Grand Marshal W Powers in attendance. A veteran’s jewel is presented to J. S. Jamieson by Winnipeg lodge, recognizing 25 years in the order. Harry Parker of Sauk Centre joins regional attendees for the social luncheon after the ceremonies.
Nate Richardson was re elected mayor of Little Falls on Tuesday. Vague reference to Ma Dusenberry gear and neighbor gear from Vermont appears in note about stores.
The city plans to relocate houses of ill repute away from Laurel street near the bridge to an isolated site. The mayor’s message notes the move as a necessary measure to remove the public scandal from a busy thoroughfare, though arrangements are not yet final. Athletic League Organized Forming the North Star Inter-Scholastic league delegates from Aitkin Little Falls Brainerd and Cloquet met in Aitkin to organize. Officers chosen include Geo Dukee Little Falls president Carl Brockway Brainerd vice president M T Allen Cloquet secretary O E Safford Aitkin treasurer. The league will manage field sports football basketball and baseball for high schools. first field meet May 15 at Little Falls with next annual meeting in this city.
District court reports verdicts in several civil actions with Cluff Bros. winning $437.30 and Anna Buber $250 against Northern Boom Co. Jurors convict Ralph Hall for forgery and accept guilty pleas from James Sullivan and Dan Lambert in separate robbery cases. The State v McLaughlin arson trial continues.
The Big 9 shoe store owned by R. F. Walters on 6th street advertises 300 pairs of new spring shoes at $2.00 per pair. D. M. Clark & Co. offers storage for stores and household goods.
The Brainard high school ladies face the normal school ladies club in the normal gym in a historic first girls basketball match in St. Cloud. Brainerd will play the normal school second team with conditions on normal players who played in Brainerd. The St. Cloud Girls High School team features Edna Clouston Vera Nevers Edith Smith Anna Gorenflo Alberta Bean Carrie Mahlum Genivieve Bush Carrie Tyler Mabel Brown Christie Pierce chaired by Mrs. Geo Whitney.
The schedule begins September 14 with Little Falls facing Wadena in Little Falls. The list includes Brainerd and Aitkin games at various locations through November 28, with multiple matchups featuring Little Falls, Brainerd, Wadena, Cloquet, and Aitkin across home and away dates. A separate notice promotes Prof Bruns at the Arlington Hotel on March 25 26 27 with free examinations.
Ad promoting Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming energy and health benefits. Says pills cure torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague and banish sick headache malaria with no griping. Mentions price 25 cents at McFadden Drug Co and H P Dunn Co.
Local ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring remedy promising quick results and lasting wellness all summer. McFadden Drug Co urges readers to try the product this month as a seasonal blessing.
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