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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1885
Page
4
Gardner's offers fresh eggs and butter. Parker's sells fresh vegetables and candy. Smith sells smokers goods, canned goods, and cigars. Gardner's touts free city delivery and low prices. E. E. M. Smith runs a top cigar store with low prices. Foote's drug store sells cheaper house plants. Day and Meagher's announce new ladies slippers. Sleeper Corner hosts ham arrivals and loan agency ads.
The Water Company has a full force of first class plumbers ready to supply water to houses on short notice. Parties desiring connections this year are urged to place orders now to help retain the current workforce. Brainerd Water Co.
Brainerd residents learn the circus will not visit on Suh but on June 16. A small boy has eight more days of grace to collect stray pennies. A high school entertainment tonight at the opera house aims to fund a school library. Moonlight party at Gilbert Lake features ice cream music and a lake ride. Ed Gray saloon keeper, missing town, was spotted in Duluth then headed to Superior after settling debts. A five mile race at the rink Saturday pits H C Stivers against J R McDonald. The Glacier Northern Pacific excursion car, finished in cherry, debuts June 1 with ex President Billings aboard for a coast trip.
Nicolaus overtakes Olson to win by a lap in the three mile derby at the roller rink on Tuesday evening as Olson loses grip and spectators note the event. A local liquor ad and a park shooting incident with Day & Meagher are also described with calls to curb midnight thefts.
Miss Jennie L Averill daughter of Mr and Mrs I A Averill aged 16 died of inflammation and abscesses of the liver after long illness confined to her room for 22 weeks. Funeral Wednesday afternoon from the house with Rev E J Brownson preaching. James Herbert Phillips three months son of W R and Gussie Phillips Oak Lawn township died May 24.
The Barlow and Wilson minstrels opened with two evening shows and a matinee at the Minneapolis Grand, drawing full occupancy with standing room. The company offered three end men changes, strong singing, clean jokes, a lively finale The Base Ball, and notable acts by Hall, Dougherty, Griffin, and Marks. They’ll perform at Sleeper opera house on Wednesday June 3 with tickets 50, 75, and 1.00. reserved seats available at J L Smith’s.
Report of a Chippewa Indians war dance near Gull Lake with noted chiefs. City council troubles unfold over sewer plans and a bond issue for Dan Caffrey’s saloon, while debates over assessments and a proposed double dog tax provoke local tensions and fear of state authority.
F H Elvidge has been in the city several days this week. H Spalding registered at the Merchants in St Paul on Tuesday. Frank H Coon accepted a position in E Burnstine’s wholesale liquor house. Mrs Ed J White visits her parents Mr and Mrs A C Kimball at Champlin. Geo Holland Peter Mertz and J H Hoop heard Bob Ingersoll at Minneapolis Saturday night. Mr St Ahern returns from Brainerd reporting progress and more business activity. C W McMillan of Motley has left town for Iown. Lawyer Fleming visited St Paul on legal business. Mrs B A Whitney returns to Brainerd from Port Arthur Ontario where she worked in millinery. F M Cable Geo Linburg and an escorted party spend the week in Ashland Wisconsin trout fishing. a box of trout arrived Thursday for exhibit in the post office drug store.
A special city council meeting last Monday approved bills for F A B King Co and Geo Britton for wood and dead horse burial. It moved to remove the Fifth to Sixth Street billboard, relocate it to Sixth Street between Front Street and the railroad, and adjourned to Monday. The term of the board of health appointees was fixed by ward. Sewer bonds of 15000 were indefinitely postponed. A sidewalk petition on Laurel Street was referred for signatures. Julia A Sanborn liquor bond approved. Fire department constitution read and sent to protection committee. Next meeting set for Monday evening.
Reported from Fort Ripley as N P Clarks log drive from Crow Wing reaches the Mississippi and lays up for the Nakasippi drive to depart. The unions will meet at the mouth in a few days and likely reach Little Falls within a week. Perham enacts a curious fire attendance ordinance with fines and expulsions for firefighters and residents. Uncle George Kimball of Fort Ripley loses house and barn to a lightning fire with no insurance. Richard Neill of Green Prairie returns to Canada for a visit after years away.
Found item described as a meerschaum pipe with initials A F B on it. Finder rewarded if returned to Brainerd laundry.
The famous Ashland hotel owned by Wisconsin Central will open June 1 with room rates cut from four dollars per day to two fifty and three dollars. Despite lower prices the high standard remains, as Ashland grows as a popular western summer resort aided by improved rail service and the hotel’s renom.
Cincinnati Enquirer lauds Barlow & Wilson's Minstrels for two performances at Heuck's Opera House. Show praised as best minstrel entertainment in Cincinnati with all-new acts, strong end men, and notable routines including a skating scene and "The White Elephant" finale. George Wilson commended for comic voice and versatility. June Brainerd visit noted as upcoming engagement.
Chas M Patek at the corner of Sixth and Laurel streets advertises the most complete furniture line in the northwest with parlor sets, frames, plushes, and tapestry in stock. Repairs and upholstering are emphasized, with summer orders invited at reasonable rates. Cons M Patex, proprietor.
Prayer by Rev. E. J. Bronson at the park exercises followed by G A R orders and welcomes. Brainerd City Band plays American Hymn. Capt C B Sleeper speaks as Day’s Orator. Cemetery services repeat with G A R rites, band music, and grave tributes by Pap Thomas Post. Salute to the dead with three blank rounds by Pap Thomas Post firing party.
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