Train schedules from south and west routes with daily times
No 1 arrives from the south at 9 45 departs west at 10 05 p m daily No 3 arrives from the south at 1 45 departs west at 2 10 p m No 5 arrives from the south at 1 pm departs 2 10 daily No 2 arrives from the west at 6 55 a m departs south at 7 10 a m daily No 4 arrives from the west at 2 10 a m departs south at 2 30 a m No 6 arrives from the west at 12 45 p m departs south at 1 10 daily except Sunday No 7 departing from Duluth at 9 15 p m daily except No 8 departs for Dubuque at 7 30 a m daily except Sunday
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Negee
Nde
Dearte
Cucdaneng
Duluth
Dube
Sanday
Departing addresses in St Paul area list
A departing notice lists locations in St Paul including No 173 E Third Street and nearby districts such as the Market area around Merchant Hotel block. The fragment mentions street directions and local landmarks to guide readers on movements through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oat
Third Street
Ock
Mrchante
Sitaanasesis
St. Paul
Notice for Public Publication Final Proof in Crow Wing
Land order notice published in St Cloud Minnesota April 1 1885. Mancer E Barney of Crow Wing county Minnesota seeks final proof for NEN and ESE of section 36 township 44 range 32. Proof hearings set May 23 1885 before A W Frater clerk at Brainerd Minnesota. Witnesses: J M Martin John Chisholm Wm Cole Chas H Mayo all of Crow Wing county Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Coorp
A. W. Frater
Brainerd
Mann
Lucie Dacius
Crow Wing County
Minn
Nek
Uw Y
Ole Anderson
Crow Wing Co
A. Lessard
Min
Thomas King
J.L.C. Miller
U. 8
Laxp
St. Clavp
Mike Shealter
Edward Broder
Crow Wing
D. H. Freeman
Register
W. B. Mitchell
Mirx
Minng
Mancer E. Barney
J. M. Martin
John Chisholm
Wm. Cole
Chas. H. Mayo
Laxpy
St. Croup
Mixn
Peor
St. Cloud
Charles C. Wheeler
Crowne County
John Miiem
H. E. Baker
A. J. Erath
H. Erath
P O
Deerwood
Ian
U.S. Land Officer
Sr. Clorp
Willis W. Perry
Harry P. Stanchfield
D.H. Freeman
Fresh goods and notices brighten Brainerd shops
A collage of local promotions and updates from Brainerd merchants and residents. Parker's and Gardner's advertise fresh groceries and confections while Parker's touts classy entertainment with Kate Claxton at the opera house May 16. Kentucky Liquor Co offers champagne and fine cigars, Day & Meagher's unveil new suits and hats, Westfall's discounts on wool shirts and neckwear, and J. B. Gardner's Sixth Street grocery urges shoppers to buy locally. Multiple items mention weather, local people, and upcoming moves or arrivals.
Parker's sale and city finances headline Brainerd notices
A crowded local notice describes Parker's sale and a list of twenty individuals paying a total of 130 dollars for the demi monde to replenish the city treasury. It notes Day & Meagher's cheap cash store fronting Front Street, several shops offering shoes, carpets, oil cloths, and white shirts, plus rink events, a ten hour race, and various social updates statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day & Meagher’s
Cheap Cash
Front Street
Curacoa
Day & Meagher's
Day & Meagher
Brainerd Roller Mills to Be Led by Geo Stephenson
Geo Stephenson returns to Brainerd to take charge of management at Brainerd Roller Mills and will reside on Fourth Street North in the Lowerhouse. Heath and Mulligan paints are praised for exterior work. Conklin Clark & Co offer a full line from their Front Street hardware store and feature Practical Hints on Decoration. Municipal court juror selection begins Monday, to run three months with three senior aldermen and the municipal judge selecting. Jurors may not serve again for one year after one term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BratNerp Warteer Co
Geo. Stephenson
Winnipeg
Brainerd
Fourth Street
Heath & Mulligan
Conklin, Clark & Co
East Brainerd Announces New Sample Rooms and Improvements
L D Maxwell opened a new sample room in East Brainerd on Friday evening. Alderman Forsyth is guiding noticeable improvements at the Frank Congdon residence on Fourth avenue, aimed for a June occupancy. Cullen Bros enlarge their sample room by twelve feet, under W W Havens. W H Titus remains gravely ill, with uncertain recovery, and planned Michigan treatment canceled due to sudden deterioration. East Brainerd shows significant building activity compared with the rest of the city. Thomas Lower and wife returned from Michigan. Mrs Lower’s mother, once very ill, died there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Maxwell
East Brainerd
Alderman Forsyth
Frank Congdon
Fourth Avenue
Cullen Bros
W. W. Havens
W. H. Titus
Titus
Michigan
Thomas Lower
Ower
Sixty sixth anniversary of the Jolly Oddfellows observed
Monday evening the Jolly Oddfellows celebrated sixty six years in America with a crowded Sixth Street hall and a grand repast for about one hundred forty. The order was founded April 26 1819 by Thomas Wildey and four others, now boasting over half a million members and more than 50 million dollars in charity. The local Wildey and Evergreen lodges thrive in a fine hall, boasting growing memberships and strong community ties.
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Oddfellows
Order
America
Sixth Street
Thomas Wildey
Atlantic
Pacific
Brick Yard Work to Begin This Friday at Schwartz Place
Mrs. M. Schwartz told a Dispatch representative that brick yard work will start Friday with active preparations for a busy season. The yard capacity is about 4,500,000 bricks. 2,000,000 have been concentrated for by Duluth parties and more orders are expected to reach full capacity. About fifty men will be employed at start, wages $1.40 to $1.60 per day. Schwartz has added a $2,000 brick barn among recent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwartz
Sauk Centre Herald Skating Rivalries Stir Local Rink Talk
The Sauk Centre Herald notes Max Nicholaus as the top skater of the Northern Prairie area with dominant showings on rollers. Brainerd disputes the claim, while Olson of Sauk Centre sets a high local standard with a 114 mile ten hour record, prompting a challenge to Nicholaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauk Centri Trebune
Sauk Centre Herald
Max Nicholaus
Pacific
Brainerd
Nicholaus
Olson
Second Annual G A R Camp Fire Delights Local Audience
The G A R boys held their second annual camp fire in the city. The program featured tableaux singing and declaiming that recalled the Civil War era. The entertainment was financially successful and left old soldiers nostalgic while inspiring younger attendees.
Five Keys Found Near Opera House Included Post Office Key
A ring of five keys found at an office near the opera house is offered to the owner upon payment of this notice. The set includes a post office key.
Careless gun use prompts city action after Brainerd accident
Two youths Hoyt and Mlu t ch ins fired at a tin can with a .44 rifle across the river in Cass county opposite Fourth street. A bullet pierced a window at Joseph McCabe’s house and struck Mrs. C. E. Philbrook on the sofa, entering her leg and requiring surgery. She may be left crippled. the suspects were jailed and released on $100 bail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Hoyt
Wm. Nlutchins
Cass County
Fourth Street
Joseph McCabe
C. E. Philbrook
J. L. Camp
Fire in riverbank laundry sparks stampede at gala
During a G A R entertainment Tuesday night a fire alarm broke the crowd. The old river bank laundry owned by L P White burned to the ground with no water from a nearby hydrant. Tourists called tramps lodged there and are suspected to start the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. White
Taking the Census in Brainerd by Mr. Riley
City assessor T M Riley under county guidance begins state census work as law requires May first. The text outlines official duties and enumeration rules including names, ages, sex, birthplaces and conditions, with special lists for families and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Riley
Wilson
Brainerd
Riley
Diamond Wail Finish Promises Superior Wall Coating
Clark & Co on Front street offer a new and improved wall finish for inside work. Sold ready to use with hot water, it comes in twelve different tints. The firm claims it to be the best product of its kind seen and superior to competing paints for finishing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saints Cookhin, Clark & Co
Front Street
Olson Accepts Veon Challenge for Brainerd Ten Hour Race
Otto Olson accepts Joe Veon’s challenge to a ten hour Brainerd race for the championship and gold medal Olson won in the first race. Two or three others may enter. entrants not yet learned. Prizes: $10 for first, $10 for second, $5 for third. The race starts next Thursday at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Olson
Joe Veon
Brainerd
Olson
Not Guilty Vote Mystery In Brainerd Bonds Debate
The St. Cloud Press inquires whether Register Hartley cast the lone vote for Brainerd bond issuance. Hartley is occupied in the land office, while the solitary voter claims knowledge of his action and cites newspaper ink as motive, noting it might be the only way for his name to appear in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cloud
Register Hartley
Brainerd
Hartley
Duluth Herald
Lost boy described in fanciful terms seeks confectionery merchant
A bizarre notice from 1991 describes a boy of unusual description with an empty bag and four pricks, wearing a muffle-chop coat and bright clothing, last seen “whitewashing smoke and shoveling the sun off the bridge” to earn money. He mentions E. E. M. Smith as the seller of confections and vest brands of tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. M. Smith
Smith
For Rent Hartley block stores in Hartley—lease terms open
For Rent. The stores now occupied by W. A. Smith Co in Hartley block. Term of lease to suit tenant. Hartley Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Smith & Co
Hartley Block
G A R Post Uniforms Sold At Westfall Store
All members of the G A R Post may purchase tiring uniforms now available at F M Westfall's. A large assortment recently received is being offered at bottom prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.M. Westfall’s
Aldrich and Anoka Briefs Bring Rail News and Obituary
A set of new frogs were installed at the east end of the Aldrich switches with old ones sent to Brainerd for repairs. The work-train delivered over 500 cords of wood to the Aldrich yard last week. Conductor Blessing, famed for calm timing, reached Dower Lake on schedule after a tense delay. Mrs. Henry E. Leland of Anoka, born Maria J. Cundy in St George, N.B., died in Anoka April 23 at 5 PM aged 29. funeral at the Baptist church Sunday at 2 PM. Mrs. John Nevers of Brainerd was visiting Anoka friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich Journal
Brainerd
Aldrich Yard
L. Clark
Verndale
Aldrich
Sam
Blessing
Dower Lake
John Nevers
Anoka
Henry E. Leland
Leland
St. George
N. B
Maria J. Cundy
Baptist Church
Rosa Guillott Contests Miss Hunter In Minneapolis Skating Trials
The Minneapolis News Letter reports on two skating trials between Mile. Rosa Guillott and Miss Bertha Hunter in Minneapolis venues Crocker rink and Twenty-Eighth street rink. Hunter, younger and shorter, wins the first race while Guillott suffers a fall but pursues. Final outcome: Hunter wins the Tuesday race. mood remains jubilant for Hunter and her mother.
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Crocker
Rosa Guillott
Bertha Hunter
Madamoiselle Guillott
Miss Hunter
Minneapolis
Twenty-Eighth Street
Mile. Guillott
Skavers
Madamoiselle
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Stevens’ Point
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Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Minnneapolis
Fond Do Lac
F. H. Anson
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Milton Pedeniat
Asa Hayford
Hayford
W. B. Mitchet
W. B. Mircenett
State OF
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Cass
Itasca
Asnre C. Davis
Sumamneen
Hvey Davis
11Th Judicial District
Leon E. Lum
A. D
Y H. Ribbel
G S. Fernald
Frater & Fernald
Attorney At Law
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O. Paquin, M
Tth
Front Streets
Juniper Streets
Episcopal Church
M. McFadden
Register OF Deeds
Court House
R K. Whitely
Civic
Gardner's
Parker's
Kate Claxton
Opera House
Kentucky Liquor Co
Gardner’s
J. B. Douglas
J. B. Gardner
F. H. Elvidge
Leopold's
T. McMaster
C. C. Fife
Fergus Falls
Westfall’ S
Mississippi
E. E. M. Smith's
Westfall’s
Shaw
R. A. Benson
Cale
Kash
J. H. Bryant
John Brown Tract
New York
Parkers
E. W. Sleeper’s
Corner Sixth and
Laurel Streets
O. H. Hubbard
South Brainerd
Seventh Street
E. M. Westfall
6Th Street
Parker’s
Leopod’s
Graves
The
Wells Fargo Express Co
Mr. Crumb
Eghth Street
Conklin & Clark
Milo Porter
Little Falls
Milo
Topsy
Harry Vaupel
T. McMaster’s
J. B. Robinson
Long Prairie Leader
H. Theviot
C. H. Martin
Northwest
Wm. Roberts
Fort Ripley
Comstock
Cullen
W. W. Perry
Gulf River
Tts
Perry
Burt Harmon
R. Gilby
Aitkin
Philadelphia
Day & Meaghers
R. H. Paine
North Side
Mr. Paine
H. Rosenblatt
Fifth
Caughie & Glass
Ellen McNeal
A. W. and
J. T. Frater
City
Iberia, Oho
McNeal
Tift
John Williams
Broadway
Holly Streets
James McNaughton
Wil
Villard
South
C. H. Douglas
Manitoba
Mr. D
Col Sleeper
HH. Norrison
Dunspatch
Hishouse
L. N. Lowell
J. J. Howe & Co
Mr. Lowell
George Royal
Mr. Royal
H. M. Barron
J.J. Howe & Co
Barron
J. L. Smith
Villard Hotel
Brainerd Loan Agency
A. L. Hoffman
D. E. Shop
Mr. Slipp
Dave
Rock of
Slipp
Jolly Oddfellows
Cound
Fato
Renara
Hartley Bros
Geo. Bertram
George
Rosa
American Eagle
ANA
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
N. Y
S.W. Gray
R. Parker
A.l.hoffman
LA D
W.S. Dyers& Bro
Minneapolis and
Gardner
Groceries Provisiorpis
Mill Track
Ihla
7Th
Swartz
Farrar & Forsyth’s
Sleeper
Taylors Addition
N. P
Keep Bros
J.H. Koop
Braimer
S. Walker
East Front Street
Beene & Wew
Insurance Agen
Lummermen
Ieanen
O. H
Mill Won
Fort Wood
Sto
H. M. Barro
I Bard
Brainerd, Minn
J.H. Gossett
Orient
Seventh and
Dr. Frazier
Frazier Medicin
F. M. Cable & Co
Dr. Walton
Mother Walton
Frazier Medical
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