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Newspaper

Brainerd Dispatch

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1895

Page

5

Local notices mix of ads and social items in Brainerd

Brainerd and nearby town items include insurance by Smith & Winslow, sale of fresh oysters and bulk oysters at Ed Bane & Co, calls for a help wanted girl, travel notes on Ed Bane and Mrs Bennett, and social updates. Also reported are church activities, Sunday school events, a court case over forged endorsement, and a sensational tale of Kawkee Dick revealed as a rented disguise miscreant at the depot.

First Congregational Church J. C. Huntington

Wreck of Morris train near Brainerd disrupts mail service

The Morris accommodation train leaving at 6 30 morning wrecked at Buffalo Creek four miles south of Brainerd. Thirteen logging cars from the B and N M road were involved with one jumping the track and tearing up the line. No damage to the engine mail or baggage car. One foreign flat car and one N P box car damaged. Wreck cleared late afternoon forcing continuation to Staples. No St Paul mail received.

Morris Buffalo Creek Brainerd N. P Staples St. Paul

Currie and Clark Tie In Grand Junction October 22 1895

Mr. Howard Currie of St Paul and Miss Grace Clark of Grand Junction Colorado married at the bride’s home in Grand Junction on Tuesday October 22 1895. Currie is a veteran engineer on the St Paul division of the N P and well regarded. Mrs Clark, formerly a teacher here, is noted for her accomplishments and many friends.

Howard Currie St. Paul Grace Clark Grand Junction Colorado Currie N. P

Stade and Towers Tie the Knot in Oaklawn City

Mr. Herman Stade and Miss Bessie Towers were married on Tuesday October 29 1895 in Oaklawn City. Judge S F Alderman officiated making them man and wife. Stade is the son of C B Stade a prosperous Oaklawn farmer, and Towers is the daughter of ex Alderman James Towers of the Fourth ward.

Herman Stade Bessie Towers S. F. Alderman Stade C. B. Stade Oaklawn James Towers

Bazaar and Fair of St Pauls Episcopal Church 1895

The annual bazaar and fair by the ladies of St. Pauls Episcopal Church will be held at Gardner Hall on November 21 22 and 23 1895. The event features a reproduction of the Midway Plaisance Irish Village and Japanese booths with various fancy article booths and refreshments. A fine supper will be served each evening.

Ladies’ Aid Society First Congregational Church I. T. Dean A. E. Losey Geo. Keene T. J. Sharkey Lillian Follett T. M. Edmonds Milton McFadden Fannie E. Smith St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Gardner Hall

Catholic fair at Gardner Hall draws record crowds

The Gardner Hall Catholic fair closed last Saturday with large attendance and full halls. Supper service ran each evening and booths sold out. Prizes included an astralan cloak won by Miss Maggie Reinstadtler and a rocking chair won by Mrs. Willis Sr, among others. Proceeds totaled $1,302.

Gardner Hall J. H. Koop Maggie Reinstadtler D. M. Clark & Co Willis Meerschaum M. Lillig Louis Burne J. J. Howe Mamie Keough J. F. McGinnis & Co David McCarthy

State lands sold by deputy land commissioner on Saturday

Deputy State Land Commissioner Warner conducted a state lands sale as advertised in the city on Saturday. Auditor R C Dunn was expected to preside but fell ill at Little Falls and returned to St Paul. About 500 acres were sold at prices from five to ten dollars per acre with no competition. more could have sold if bids matched appraised values.

A. Morris Northern Pacific J. F. McGinnis & Co St. Paul Kaw Valley Union Lam Kawkee Dick Kawkee Dick Santa Fe Kansas Points Warner R. C. Dunn Little Falls

Two Children Die of Whooping Cough in Brainerd Area

Ruthie Peterson age unclear died Saturday October 26 from whooping cough. George Emerson aged 1 year 7 months died Monday October 28 from whooping cough in southeast Brainerd. Both children are listed as deaths in local notices.

Ruthie Peterson Mike Peterson Oak Street George Oscar Emerson Brainerd

Local Notes on Births Land Trips and County News

Mrs. Joe Edwards had a son on the 20th weighing nine pounds. Mr True Warming of Michigan visited seeking land and praised local lakes and meadows. Warren Hastings returned to Wright county to stay near Noka Lake. Joe Edwards proved up his Crow Wing county homestead. Milo Heath is reported in Georgetown North Dakota hospital after an accident with a chair. Ed Garlinghouse Will Martin and Wes Maholland left for Prairie River to hunt deer. U. No.

Maynard Crane Lmberman Cooperstown N. C Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association Crane Crance South Minneapolis Joe Edwards True Warming Michigan Warren Hastings Wright County Noka Lake Brainerd Crow Wing Milo Heath Georgetown N. D Garlinghouse Will Martin Wes Maholland Prairie River U. No

Stray Sheep Held for Owner at Brainerd Resident

A stray sheep is in the care of Arex Peterson at 114 Norwood Street Southeast Brainerd. The owner may recover by paying the cost of keeping the animal.

Norwood Street Brainerd

Japanese wood and ivory carving praised in seas and lands

Sir Edwin Arnold extols Japanese art for its superior carving with examples from Yokohama. A wood piece of two wrestlers amazes with anatomical accuracy while a rat and rice carving shows individual detail. A Philadelphia Record note recalls a dog submerged in a tub myth.

Edwin Arnold Europe Yokohama

Literary tastes and romance in a crossfire of gifts

The Washington Star reports a woman choosing Will over Herbert after both suitors pressed their claims. Herbert sent a volume of poems, while Will followed with a carefully edited bankbook showing financial standing and taste.

Herbert Will Washington Star

Also Mentioned on This Page

South J Sixth Street Sterling Siler Nove MES F. G. Sordberg M. Hagberg M. Hageberg Odd Fellows’ Block C. B. White I. A. White Dee Ea Hea Cite Cera Walker Laurel St Brainerd Dispatch Crow Wing and Cass F. W. Wieland N. H. Ingersell Editors and Proprietors Crow Wing County Minnesota H.C. Stiverne Journal Ingersoll & Wieland Dispatch A. J. Hatstep Tribune Minn Smith & Winslow Rent Houses Smith & Winslow, Insurance Smith & Winslow Loan Money Smith & Winslow, Real Estate Ed. Bane & Co’s Rev. Gravander 5Th Street Ed. Bane & Co Frank Bennett Mrs. Murphy Aitkin J. G. Smith Glen Flora Wis Annie Kerr Winnipeg City D. D. McKay Mary Dallas J. E. Goodman Wyckoff Polish Losey & Dean Frank Ferrin H. C. Stivers Snyder Little Falls Y. M. C. A Ribbel N. D. Flores Eric of the First Baptist Church Frank Hitt Angus Murray Wallace Idaho J. A. Bixby D. Johnson’s C. D. Johnson Cale Bliochs Front St Rostad & Benson Fifth Street Stratton House Choice Kansas City C. Dressen Missoula Mont The Presbyterian Church Stratton J. P. Taylor Exchange John Bubar Nannie B. Ireland Capt. Hopkins Englewood, Ills Salvation Army Corps J. E. Ireland John Boland N. P. Library Association Sixth Street O. Huntosh N. E. Barber Rigg’s Smallwood & Percy Front Street Eighth Street M. McFadden Lyman B. Varney Keeley Institute Geo. H. Homan Sauk Rapids W. S. Cluff Will Greenhalgh Bride Crookston Johnson Kathan Methodist Church Troy Eighth Street North Co-Operative Store A. E. Taylor Chicago Mr. Taylor E. Q. Parks Seventh Street North Anders Simons Yarvinaki Jennie Katrina Skinnari John M. Gross, Jr Lucy E. Taylor Messrs J. L. Smith Dr. Steele Anna P. Carter Woman’s Relief Corps Brainerd Corps N. B. Chase Red Lake Indian Reservation Mr. Chase Henry Hammerly Stillwater Jacob Hammerly Cross Lake Wabado Lake Hammerly Dean Halsted Werner Hemstead R. R. Wise Omaha Neb Mississippi R. F. Watters U.S W. H. Erb Hoffman Bazaar Minnesota Logging Company Nelson-Tenny Company Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Railway Minneapolis Lumberman M. E. Church J.C. Huntngton M. A. Pond L. P. Stapf Harris Cesta J. A. Wilson A. E. Pennell W. H. Travis Wadesaderenee A. Speer J.C. Huntington Anaeenaannheneaeiamaiaan Jas. McAllister Geo. R. Merrill D.D Chapman Kankee Dick Kansas City Times Cuyler Adams Hage Ned Joe Smith Aug. Hildebrand John Parsons John Berrey A. M. Peterson H. Mable Pointon’s Arex Peterson Philadelphia Record Andolin Princess of Wales Consuelo Miss Vanderbilt BY the Adies Capa Cashel Henry I. Cohen Sleeper Bloocke County Auditor's Office Louis Tache Brarxers Board of County Commis Sioners Lothrop Cass County Britton Louis Taoue
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