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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
4
An advertisement notes a printing office in Brainerd Crow Wing County Minnesota offering weekly Friday mornings service from rooms 5 and 7 Sleeper block with a yearly rate of 1.50. It is presented as the finest job printing establishment in the city.
Classified items offer loans, rentals, and sales across Paine & McGinn market Sundberg store Bane & Bane meat market Atwood drug Ribbel dentistry and Mablum grocery. Social events Church notices and a concert at First Congregational. Local incidents include a missing boy coat and a Cedar lake accident update and bank block repairs.
The Brainerd area reports on church calls, a new photographer opening in Aitkin, a W C T U contest schedule with prizes, rail and lake transport plans for Gull Lake area, a fresh Excelsior creamery at Motley, Dr. Riesland eye exams, Hoffmann buys Brainerd brewery, railroad shop and saw mill prosperity, and a municipal court case involving W Patterson over arson threats.
The Staples based items note Al Sanders moving his family to Verndue and Mrs. Murray visiting St Paul friends. Others include Claude Dueber returning from St Cloud, Major Raffee from Washington DC, W H Lanktree joining Staples with R R Wise, and J L Snyder from the Y M C A visiting Little Falls. Several plan moves to Montanas Glendive B C and Georgia.
Gov Clough appoints J G McGarry of Walker Cass county as judge of probate. County commissioners to meet soon to name rest of officers. Rumor says George Hardy may be sheriff George Kirk possibly auditor and B F Hartshorn county attorney.
Fort Ripley News notes Jerry Howe from Brainerd visiting Monday for a log drive on the Noka Sebie river. Wa Bredfeld and wife of Brainerd spent Sunday with the Roots. Dr. Young of Brainerd visits each Monday and has many patients nearby.
In a 1910s style note Nogt N. Jacks confirms two fine entertainments by The Smalley Concert Co and J Arthur Leining. Olaf Krarer lectured in Portland under my auspices years ago and is described as a novelty. Tickets sold at Davis Music Store and Atwood's drug store.
The remains of John Elder were brought to this city by Mark Murphy of Minot North Dakota. The funeral was held at the residence of D R Elder on Fourth Street North. Rev. R C Opie preached. Elder died after a long storm trek about 25 miles from shelter with his sleigh and horses unhitched. He lay down exhausted in the snow and died peacefully. The body was in good preservation and identified by relatives.
The 12th annual encampment of the Park Region Association G A R will be held in this city on June 22 20th and 24th. Arrangements are being made to ensure a grand success.
At a Tuesday meeting Ascalon Commandery No 16 elected E C George A Keene Geo D LaBar and Henri Ribble along with senior and junior wardens T E Netterauer and F B Johnson treasurer J N Nevers recorder E M Westfall and a third officer. The Board of Education met Monday approving room changes, salary raises for teachers, and the selection of Biggs as high school principal with a 100 dollar monthly salary.
The Wisconsin Central Lines operate fast trains from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Ashland Milwaukee and Chicago reaching most major Wisconsin cities. For eastern trips consult your nearest ticket agent for complete train information. Jas C Pono General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
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