Moorhead Elects Mayor Pledging Saloon Restrictions
The city of Moorhead on Tuesday elected a mayor who pledged to restrict saloons, marking a significant shift for a town long known as a wide open community.
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1900
Page
5
The city of Moorhead on Tuesday elected a mayor who pledged to restrict saloons, marking a significant shift for a town long known as a wide open community.
The United States Supreme Court sustains the Texas anti-trust statute in a ruling prompted by a case brought by Standard Oil Company. The decision upholds the law as constitutional and enforceable within Texas.
In Little Falls on Monday the Republican candidate defeated the incumbent Democratic mayor, signaling a solid Republican sweep and the defeat of the present mayor.
The B N M R railway reported gross earnings of $309,435.33 in 1899 with $6,188.70 paid as state tax. In 1898 the line earned $184,458.22 and paid $3,689.16 in tax.
Money raised at Bay field Wisconsin to import a car load of Angora goats for range trial on cut over pine lands. If successful the project may determine the land use. Promoters claim goats have succeeded in similar experiments.
Rev. Sue. pen's trial of running his ideas as a paper in Topeka last week proved the venture would produce a religious publication, not a true newspaper, and would not coexist with a genuine newspaper, signaling failure if continued.
The Pioneer Press lauds Judge Morris for a Duluth speech defending his Porto Rico tariff vote as a principled stand not a party move. It argues the Sixth district gains pride in his integrity and influence, noting little local feeling beyond campaign talk and few letters or telegrams before and after the vote.
Mrs J H Zellers of 63 Main St reports relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills for six months of kidney pain and back ache. She bought a box from local druggists and notes improved energy and no more phone calls, with Foster Milburn Co as sole U S agents.
Advert says girls may have a June wedding look with red lips laughing eyes and a lovely complexion by using Rocky Mountain Tea this month. The brief promotes beauty benefits and timing through a product named Rocky Mountain Tea.
Notice of mutual dissolution of the partnership Albert and Jermo in Crow Wing County Minnesota. Lewis Albert continues the business and will pay debts and collect all accounts. Dated March 21, 1900. Signed Lewis Albert and Lewis Jermo.
Charles Backer applies for a license to sell intoxicating liquor in a frame building on Lot Five Block Two of Walter Brown’s Pequot plat Crow Wing County Minnesota from April 8 1900 to April 3 1901 A Mahlum County Auditor announces a hearing set for April 3 1900 before the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners
The undersigned W L Whitcomb submits an application to set liquor in a ground floor frame building on a described lot in Crow Wing County Minnesota. The hearing is scheduled for April 3 or 3rd. the adjourned meeting date is April 3, 1900, before the Board of County Commissioners.
Notice of public sale on February 26, 1900 at 4 o'clock PM at the office for tracts described as a fraction of Lot The following fractions for Section Township 43 North Range. End of text.
Land Office at St. Cloud Minnesota March 1 1900 notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that such proof will be made before W A M Johnston Clerk of District Court at Brainerd Minnesota on Friday April 20 1900 viz John Pp Gorst H K No 16108 for the NW NE and NE NW Section 27 Township 43 Range 41 He names witnesses George Gibson William Green Henry M Davie Samuel Williams to prove continuous residence and cultivation of said land all in St Matthias Minnesota Brainerd Minnesota.
Final proof notice filed at the Cloud Minnesota land office by Fred Grunhagen for the SE X and W X of Section 2 in Township 17 Range 28. Proof to be made before W. A. M. Johnston on March 27, 1900. Witnesses listed: Deitric Harms Fred Erenich Fred Dehning Christ Dehning. P O address Aitkin Minnesota. M D Taylor Register.
Land Office at St. Cloud Minn February 2 1900 notice that William Petre has filed for final proof to support his claim for EX NW and Lot 1 Sec 26 Range 45 29 Brainerd Crow Wing County Minn before W A M Johnston Clerk District Court Brainerd on March 23 1900. Names involved include George Bock Henry Wellwood Jonathan Finley Joseph Golla with postoffice address Brainerd Minn. M D Taylor Register
Notice states the settler has filed intent to make proof before the District Court clerk in Brainerd Minnesota on Saturday March dist 1900. Names include John Bateden H E 16780 and land description N percent NW fourth Section 4 Township 48 Range 29 with residence and cultivation. References Warren Odfredham Robinson Milton D Gorton Peter Barto and Brainerd Crow Wing County Minnesota addresses.
February 20 1900 ed settler files notice of intention to make lerk of District Court at Brainerd Minnesota on Monday April 2 1900 Anton Enius H E No 16% for the NW sec 22 Township 46 Range 2 land owners Emil Hanson John G Hanson Erick Tisk Peter Nygren Deerwood Crow Wing Co Minn P O address of all Register
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