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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
4
Brainerd companies and individuals advertise services and goods including insurance from Smith & Winslow, furniture and second hand stores, bicycles, carpentry, and gambling house closures. Local travelers, court appearances, and society events are noted along with theater and saloon news and upcoming events at Hoffman's and the Sleeper opera house.
Atwood and Johnson, new proprietors of the drug business at No 4 Cale block, announce extensive improvements. A large shipment of goods arrived yesterday and is being arranged with new shelving and show cases to modernize the interior. The owners invite public inspection and aim to attract customers.
The Billy Marble Theatre Co opens a week at the opera house on May 18 presenting Our Boys in a well balanced season. Reviewer notes the company has skilled dramatic gifts, vivid vivacity from Billy Marble, and a strong lineup including a new military drama Comrades. The next two nights feature North Carolinians who need no introduction.
Summer effort to make the evening service more attractive includes a double quartette, a popular song service with all participating, and the use of Best Hymns. Pastoral character studies will be given. Services are one hour, begin at eight, and invite friends. Next Sunday evening topic is The good fellow that God hated. Morning topic is How to get along with disagreeable people.
John Commons born in Sauk City Wisconsin died aged 19 years, 2 months, 3 days. He lived in Brainerd 12 years after moving there at age five, then moved to Staples two years ago. He worked as night clerk at the Guy hotel in Brainerd until a week before his death. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church and burial followed in Brainerd.
Nickel Plate road arranges for sale of expression round trip tickets at twelve dollars with two dollars added as membership fee. Tickets go on sale July 5 and 6 with liberal return limits. For overs, routes and train times contact J Y Calaban general agent at 111 Adams St Chicago Ill.
The Law and Order League calls all citizens to attend a Monday evening gathering at the YMCA rooms to define law and explain city law. Family heads are urged to participate and support the effort.
A class of probationers will be received in full connection next Sunday morning during Sacramental services. In the evening Epworth League anniversary services will be held with a sermon by the pastor. All young people are invited. Quarterly conference set for Friday evening, May 92nd.
Mas J. E. Goopman offers stoves tables chairs and bedroom suits at reasonable prices. Goods may be viewed at residence on Ninth street north and must be sold at once.
Regular shoot results list players Weep Smith Walker Simmons Brown with varied scores and strange digit sequences. The text records 15 singles and a set of binary like strings accompanying each shooter entry. No clear totals or standard scoring appears, but names and partial scores are evident.
Applicants must appear for examination at the Brainerd high school on Monday June 1 1996 at 9 am. Per order Board of Examiners. T Mzarit Eomanos Secretary Brainerd Minn May 13 1896.
The Mississippi River at the dam is at its highest in years with no immediate danger at the dam. A force guards the dam and pumping operations are readied. The main risk is the city water system where the pump house could lose pressure if water rises more. A log jam between the city and Little Falls backs the river, affecting supply. The Northern Pacific pumping station near the railroad bridge is overhauled and ready as a backup. If flats pump fails, water may come through the N P plant, though fire pressure may remain limited.
The Board of Case County Commissioners convened in May 1896. Minutes approved. Petitions from Townships 134 and 135 were granted to run to Gulf Lake. Road overseers appointed: G. A. King-Gall River, F. L. McClellan Pillager, Fred Lubert Stony Brook. An appropriation of 2.10 from the poor fund supported railway fare for a pauper from Lothrop to Brainerd. Adjourned until first Monday in June. Separate notices advertise Nickel Plate train service to Buffalo for N E A convention with a 12 dollar fare plus 2 dollar membership. July 5 and 6 tickets, optional side trips to Chauteauqua Lake and Niagara Falls. Also ads for farm near Bay Lake and a long paragraph on Floquet and historic quotations.
A lecture by Professor Milne links earthquakes to crust fractures and internal cooling, challenging volcanic causes and noting worldwide tremor propagation. The piece also praises Billy and Ella Marble performers in Our Boys and North Carolina Folks, highlighting Nora Desweoiund and the Marbles as, and the company, delivering refined humor and stage charm.
A reprint advises men to maintain cleanliness and modest dress whether at work or social visits. It urges personal grooming, fresh linen, and simple, well‑knotted ties. It cautions against loud scarves and imitation jewelry and suggests choosing plain gold pieces and self‑tied bow ties.
A crowded omnibus encounter ends with a man pressing close to a young woman, crowding her into a corner as other passengers glare. The woman offers to yield her seat if he moves, then finally leaves the seat herself.
A note invites shoppers to bring one dollar to the Big 9 for a child’s shoe purchase. The item promises affordable footwear and a simple exchange, highlighting a bargain event likely targeted at families.
To any person seeking information about Southern California a beautifully illustrated booklet describing the semi tropical region will be mailed free. Address Observer Ontario California.
An ad offers a $400 loan at 10 percent with gilt edge real estate security through W. A. Fiexuine near First National Bank. Also promotes bicycle repairs, a full line of bikes and supplies by St. Cloud Minnesota’s St. Croix Cycle Co. and references travel to St. Louis and Burlington Route tickets.
The Republican National Convention will convene in St. Louis on June 16, marking the eleventh such gathering for the party. Burlington Route trains reach principal points in eleven states and serve as the direct line from St Paul Minneapolis and the Mississippi Valley to St Louis.
A selection of Misses Fine Kid Shoes featuring button and lace styles is offered at $1.25 per pair. Available for viewing at R. F. Watters'.
Republicans will convene in St Louis on June 16 to nominate a presidential candidate. Delegates and visitors are advised that the Burlington Route offers a direct line, with home agents selling tickets under the Burlington banner.
Nickel Plate road offers one fare round trip for the general conference of the M E church from May 1 to 31 with sales on April 29 30 May 1 and 12. For details contact J Y Calahan Gen Agent 111 Adams St Chicago Ill.
A special vestibuled train with sleeping, dining and baggage cars travels from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis on June 13 via the Hedrick Route. Depart Twin Cities afternoon, arrive St Louis next day with sidetrack near convention hall and hotels. One fare round trip. For rates and accommodations contact Frank P. Nantz or J T Conley.
The Nickel Plate road sells round trip tickets for the General Conference of the M E church in Cleveland Ohio from May 1 to 31 with sale April 29 May 12 and May 26 at one fare. Three through trains leave Chicago at 8 05 am 1 30 pm and 9 20 pm. Details from J Y Calahan 111 Adams Street Chicago Illinois.
New flour and feed mill at the Brainerd Roller Mill Co on Pine and Tenth Streets Brainerd Minnesota with a capacity of 65 barrels and powered by steam.
Sawmill with water power and piling grounds paired with 40 acres of farming land including house barns and outbuildings located ten miles southeast of Brainerd by Long Lake.
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