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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1896
Page
4
Local ads announce misfit carpet stock at D M Clark Co and various goods including stoneware and footwear. Updates report births deaths and visits, church events, an upcoming G A R encampment in Long Prairie, and a Decoration Day concert with War songs at the opera house.
Police rounded up ten men described as Indians in Duluth after a night in the tenderloin. They were fined five dollars each in municipal court by Judge Alderman and then left on the afternoon B and N M train back to the reservation.
The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish Lutheran church hosts a pound festival at the Y M C A hall on Saturday evening May 13. A bean supper runs from 6 to 7 30, followed by light refreshments and the pounds auction. The choir will sing several songs. Bring a pound for a good time.
Fragmentary note directs readers to call and verify availability, signed by R. F. Wartess of Front Street.
All applicants for teaching certificates in Brainerd Minnesota are to appear at Brainerd High School on Monday June 1 1896 at 9 a m for examination. Secretary T Menant Eomanns notes this is by order of the Board of Wrammers. Brainerd Minn May 15 1896.
Latest U.S. Gov't Report lists deaths including Oscar Hall aged five, Jacob Kosky 37, James Melody 49, Chas Johnson 32, and Sadie Altwine widow of Fred Altwine. Details note burial sites Evergreen cemetery Kaukauna Wis and Duluth shipments, with causes such as dropsy and exposure. Funeral services led by Rev D D McKay.
The report details record flooding and rising water levels, with the pumping station fire kept burning by Mr. Elder as water reaches the furnace. Brainerd Mill Co. runs at full capacity while Little Falls and other mills halt, and a log jam above Little Falls threatens city water power works. The city council convened, approving various expenses and reelecting officials, and plans to study poll tax law.
Mr K O Webb and Miss Lillian Arnold married at the bride's parents' East Brainerd home on May 18 officiated by Rev L S Staff. The ceremony was a quiet family affair, followed by the couple departing for Pennsylvania that night to aid a sick brother. Webb is manager of the N P foundry. Arnold is the daughter of grocer John Arnold.
On Sunday May 17 Frank A Merriott wed Miss Mary D Goller at P S Stillings residence with Rev A Wheeler presiding. John E Mattson and Annie Sophia Erickson, recently from Kansas City, were married May 20 at Swedish Lutheran parsonage officiated by Rev F M Eckman. Mattson has drawn a homestead near Hubert Lake twelve miles north of Brainerd and the couple will begin housekeeping and farming.
The Sleeper opera house presented Forget-Me-Not last evening to a large audience and added two strong performers to the company. Tonight Nance Oldfield stars in a very funny and entertaining production. Saturday offers The County Fair with a grand family matinee at 2 o'clock priced at 10 cents, with evening tickets ranging from 10 to 30 cents.
The Rosary society elected President Mrs Joseph Drapeau and Vice President Mrs M J Reilly with D M Clark as Treasurer and H Theviot as Secretary. The Sodality elected President Miss Kate Canan and Vice President Miss Mamie Carney with Miss Mary Fuller as Treasurer and Miss Rose Poppenberg as Assistant Treasurer. Miss Mary Hurley was Secretary with Prefects Misses Nellie Howe and Kate Kelly. R F Warters.
At the annual meeting of the Hook & Ladder Co. officers were elected for the year. Foreman Henry McGinn, First Assistant Jacob Paine, Second Assistant Frank G. Hall, Treasurer A. L. Hoffman, Secretary Jas. R. Smith. Delegates to Duluth Henry McGinn and N. H. Ingersoll.
Rev. A. E. Shoberg, raised in the city and son of A. P. Shoberg, will deliver a Swedish language lecture at Gardner Hall next Tuesday evening May 26. He spent over four years in India as a missionary learning native languages and customs, promising an engaging talk. Admission 25 cents, children 10 cents.
In Buffalo New York from July 7 to 11 arrangements are set for excursion tickets at 12 dollars round trip plus a 2 dollar membership fee. Tickets go on sale July 5 and 6 with liberal return limits. For stops routes and train times contact J Y Calahan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago Ill.
James Baker a well known city painter died of heart failure at Keoughs Hotel on Friday after a period of poor health. He had been drenched at the Gergen livery barn fire night, fell ill, and declined in health while remaining active. Gus Raymond found him dead at 2 pm. Baker, a Brainerd fire department member, was embalmed and his remains sent to Neponsett Illinois to join his parents and sister. The national colors hung at half mast on the hose house Friday and Saturday in his honor.
The West Brainerd Green House advertises pansies in stock with bright displays and a promise of ongoing availability for gardeners and flower enthusiasts.
The vestry of St Pauls Episcopal plans a July 4 excursion to Leech Lake to raise funds for church debt. Three steamers will shuttle attendees to the Indian agency for an on site Indian dance. a baseball game races and dances are on the program. Local cooperation will accompany a broad Fourth of July celebration at Walker. Key officers and committees are named with roles in railroad lake amusements athletics and advertising. No complimentary tickets will be issued.
At the May 20 regular shoot the 15 singles produced mixed results. Players Smith Mantor Camp Westfall Keene Walker Courtney Groves posted varied digit sequences showing scores and misfires across the session.
The Central District Y P S C E Convention will be held at Royalton on June 9 10 and 11 with Morrison Todd Crow Wing Benton Stearns and Douglas counties involved. Prominent speakers will deliver addresses on many subjects and the aim is full C E society representation.
St Croup Cycle Co of St Cloud Minnesota advertises bicycle repairs and prompt service along with a full line of bicycles and supplies in stock. The notice emphasizes quality work and swift attention for customers.
A lifelong rheumatic man in the Fifteenth ward displays a cabinet of alleged cures. Shelves hold potatoes marked with dates claimed to relieve rheumatic twinges, plus shriveled horse chestnuts a strand of amber beads a rabbit foot and other miscellaneous charms. He maintains each old potato is swapped when relief ends and a new one is placed in service.
An office boy reads The Midnight Murder when a visitor asks to see the guv'nor, only to learn he is not in. The boy shelves the question and insists the old man will be in tomorrow, resuming the tale of the mysterious milkman.
The article notes plaited straw bonnets will dominate this season with various historic styles in vogue. It predicts large bonnets tied with inch wide ribbons under the chin and small hats secured by three inch wide ties as milliners explain evolving trends.
According to George Kuntz a noted authority on precious stones, diamonds need not be taken to jewelers to gauge value. Expose them to sun or electric light for five minutes, then hide in a dark closet. Open the hand. a phosphorescent glow means genuine, lack thereof suggests glass.
A Harlem Life snippet features a witty exchange where a distinguished naturalist, speaking in Africa, jokes that a young man will regret provoking his long-standing dyspepsia once he begins to feed the pangs built up over twenty years.
In a brief 19th century vignette, Tommy Tucker notes Hark’s generous charity, yet jokes that his left hand never knows what his right is doing. The exchange ends with a quip suggesting boxing lessons as a remedy.
The Nickel Plate road will offer one fare for round trips from Cleveland May 1 through 31 with sales on April 29 30 May 1 and May 12. Three through trains depart Chicago at 8 05 am 1 30 pm and 9 20 pm. For details contact J Y Calahan 111 Adams Street Chicago IL.
To any person seeking information about Southern California a beautifully illustrated booklet describing the fairest portion of this semi tropical region will be mailed free. Address Observer Ontario California.
An ad lists a $400 loan option at 10 percent secured by real estate through W A Femina near First National Bank. It also promotes a children's shoe for $1 at Big Y R F Warrers. It notes St Louis as a major city and suggests visiting during the Republican or People's Party conventions, touts the Burlington Route for travel, and suggests asking a home ticket agent for details.
The Republican National Convention will meet in St Louis on June 16. It will be the party’s eleventh convention. Burlington Route trains serve principal points in eleven states and from St Paul Minneapolis and Mississippi Valley the Burlington is the best direct line to St Louis.
Delegates meet in St Louis on June 16 to nominate a presidential candidate. The Burlington Route is promoted as the direct line for delegates and visitors with home agents selling tickets under the Burlington name.
A special vestibuled train with sleeping, dining and baggage cars will run from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis on June 13 via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The route, known as Hedrick Route, serves the Northwest and offers first class accommodations for the Republican Flambeau Club and guests. Round trip fare is one dollar. sleepers may be used during the convention at low rates. For details contact Frank P. Nantz in Minneapolis or J T Conley in St Paul.
A sale of Misses Fine Kid Shoes featuring button and lace styles priced at 1.25 dollars per pair. Available for viewing at R. F. Watters'.
The Brainerd Roller Mill Co. announces a new flour and feed mill at Pine and Tenth Streets Brainerd Minnesota with 65 barrel capacity and steam power. The facility is fully equipped with modern machinery.
Saw mill with water power and piling grounds, located near Long Lake ten miles southeast of Brainerd. Includes 40 acres of farming land with house and accompanying improvements. Ideal for combined mill and agricultural operation. Property offers ready access to water power.
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