Multiple Local Incidents From Oak Lawn to Duluth
Lena Schwinderman, nine, dies from dicothe ria while two siblings battle the disease in Oak Lawn. Tom Carey bonds kept peace after a threatened murder during a drunken spree. Jim Frost seeks nose treatment at Hot Springs, not cancer, expects six weeks to two months away. A party tours Rice River for deer, few pronged bucks killed. Deputy Barstow handles a demented female for hearing. may be sent to St Peter. A. E. Taylor escapes a rock works accident with no bones broken. Duluth mill talks advance with J A Davis and J R Howes amid firm failures. An East Brainerd hunter hides a first deer under cover till night, neighbor plays joke by stealing the carcass.
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Jim Frost
Mr. Frost
Congdon to Paint Brainerd for Xmas Trade Arts
R. Congdon the artist returns from Duluth at week end to give Brainerd a thorough portrait canvas for Christmas trade. His work is of superior grade and should draw buyers. Meanwhile local youth trouble rises as two Brainerd boys are jailed for stealing a Front street merchant’s display table. Sheriff Jensen of Moorhead and N. J. Chambers of Barnesville pursue a felon who forged a deposit check bearing Barnesville hotel origins. the suspect failed to reveal identity. The case hinges on a Fargo bank check forgery linked to a missing remittance.
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T. R. Congdon
Duluth
Sheriff Jensen
Moorhead
N. J. Chambers
Barnesville
City
Fargo Bank
Brainerd
Express
Brown Currie wedding in Brainerd notes Emma Currie
At the bride's mother's residence on Broadway, on Wednesday evening November 9 1887, Angus Brown wed Emma Currie. Rev J A Rowell officiated. guests included close friends. Brown is master mechanic at Northern Pacific shops Glendive MT. bride admired in Brainerd. Also Swanson Mickle nuptials on November 7 1887 officiated by Judge Fleming Gull River area.
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Brown—Currie
Broadway
J. A. Rowell
Angus . Brown
Emma Currie
Brown
Northern Pacific
Glendive
M. T
First K T Ball Invited in Brainerd at Masonic Temple
Invitations issued by As Calon Commandery No 16 K T for a grand ball at the Masonic Temple in Brainerd on Tuesday evening November 15. Uniformed Sir Knights will attend. a banquet will be served. Tickets priced at 1 50. Signed by C L Spaulding W Hemstead A J Halsted A J Sovereign H Ribbel and F D Stanley.
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Ascalon Commandery No. 16
K. T
Masonic Temple
Brainerd
C. L. Spaulding
W. Hemstead
A. J. Halsted
A. J. Sovereign
H. Ribbel
F. D. Stanley
Local Notes From Meeker and Stearns Counties
Abbot returned from Meeker County where he built a barn for his brother Scot Woolsey, who has been painting a dwelling at Eden Lake Stearns County. Mrs Veon of Brainerd organized the Fort Ripley W C T U League at Fort Ripley last Saturday. Jacob Showers visited the county seat this week. Gospel meetings at Gorst schoolhouse this week, with good progress and donation party for Eld Orrin R Jenks at Seth Bratt residence. Preaching at Fort Ripley schoolhouse Sundays at 7 pm. D M Clark Co displays fine crockery line in the city. Dinner sets, tea sets or dishes by the piece. call early for bargains.
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Sam. Abbot
Meeker County
Scot
Woolsey
Eden Lake
Gorst
Seth Bratt
Eld
Orrin R. Jenks
D. M. Clark & Co
Man Ends Life in Cass County After Long Illness
Coroner Camp confirms a suicide by Nels Gustafson Johnson, 44, a Swedish immigrant living with his brother on a Cass County claim. He suffered incurable stomach cancer and shot himself at home after family left to work. A note asked his brother to inform his people. Official papers name Dr. H. E. Cassex and ARTHUR BR. AMBER. County provided a decent burial. Matteson reports the details.
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Motley
Cass County
F. L. Matteson
Nels Gustafson Johnson
Johnson
St. Paul, Mann
Nels G. Johnson
H. E. Cassex
Bethesda Hospital
Nels Johnson
Arthur BR. Amber
Matteson
Death Inference From Poisoned Alcohol In Camp Cook
The body of James Chiddock, a camp cook from Simson & Hurd's north of Brainerd, died after drinking a mixed alcohol containing aconite at a hunter's camp. A hunter who tasted the drink felt heart and limb discomfort. Chiddock succumbed shortly after saying he was gone. Coroner Camp ruled no inquest needed. burial in Potter's Field. Chiddock was from New Brunswick with a family.
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James Chiddock
Losey & Dean’s
Simson & Hurd
Brainerd
Chiddeck
Potter’s Field
New Brunswick
Herd Law Restricts Livestock Grazing in Cass County
W A Fleming reports a newly obtained copy of the last legislature’s herd law restricting cattle, horses, sheep and swine from roaming from April 1 to October 31 in township 133 range 29. It imposes liability for damages when stock trespasses and grants landowners the right to restrain roaming animals, with distress and sale governed by general distraint statutes.
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Cass County
W. A. Fleming
Brakeman James Murphy Arrested For Coat Theft
James Murphy a Northern Pacific brakeman on the here to Brainerd run was arrested by a Minneapolis inspector on the charge of stealing fur overcoats from a Minneapolis & Pacific car in the railroad yard. The case set for November 18 with $700 bail. Murphy, a married man living at 247 Fremont Avenue North, may be part of a suspected rail yard theft gang active recently.
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James Murphy
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis
Pioneer Press
Here
Brainerd
Minneapolis & Pacific
Murphy
Freemont Avenue
Sunday meeting on promising words and church note
A meeting is set for Sunday at 3 30 p m with the subject The promise He hath promised us. Fourteen new papers were filed in the past two weeks. There have been 125 visits to the rooms during the last week, with interest rising daily.
Paquin and Marshall to Wed at Holy Trinity Church
Spectator staffer Frank R Paquin and Miss Janie D Marshall of Kenyon will marry this evening at Holy Trinity Church. After November 15 they will reside at 517 Eighth Ave. The Minneapolis Spectator notes well wishes from friends and family. Local merchants announce new stock including infant shoes at Day and Meagher and lamps at D M Clark Co. White and White report a range of shotguns and ammunition for sportsmen.
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Frank R. Paquin
Spectator
Janie D. Marshall
Kenyon
Holy Trinity Church
J. A. Graham
Meteor sighted over St. Cloud and local court notes
About 8 o clock Monday night a large meteor lit the sky from east to west at St. Cloud, about a foot in diameter with a 15 foot tail, brightening the area for two to three minutes. Also, Winnipeg customs inspector appointment and various local notes include a Manitoba yard worker accused of abusing his family, Judge Sleeper's decision likely upheld, debate over a foreign sheriff, extensive county fire losses, elderly men earning income, and Sauk Rapids Sabbath liquor rise.
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St. Cloud
Only a Farmer's Daughter at the opera house
A noted play titled Only a Farmer's Daughter will be presented at the opera house on November 21. The Columbus State Journal calls it immensely interesting from start to finish, with high praise from the press. Critics hail its skillful authorship and the show’s dramatic impact drawing strong audience applause.
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Opera
Columbus State Journal
Detroit Free Press
Buffalo Courier
Philadelphia Ledger
Printer Seeks Winter Work in Metley Minnesota
Experienced printer seeks winter job. Understands job work thoroughly. Address C. C. Nest, Met ley, Minnesota.
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C. C. Nest
Metley, Minn
Evangelistic address and meeting by Mrs. M. L. Smith
Mrs. M L Smith of St Cloud will speak on Evangelistic work in prison and jails at the Congregational church Sunday evening November 13. An open invitation is extended to all and a parlor meeting for interested ladies will be held at Mrs M McFadden’s residence Saturday at 3 PM. Also imported flower pots for sale at D M Clark & Co with finest lines in the city.
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M. L. Smith
St. Cloud
Congregational Church
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Towneze-Mcfadden Bloch
Brainerd Dispatch
Crow Wing County
Cass and
Itasca
N. H. Ingersoll
F. W. Wieland
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Minnesota
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Oaklawn
Tom Carey
Tom
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W. 8. McClenahan
A. F. Ferris
Jake Paine
J. L. Smith
Rice River
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St. Peter
A. E. Taylor
J A. Davis
J. R. Howes
Rood, Maxwell & Co
David Stucky
Messrs. Davis and Howes
Northwestern
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John Hughes
Dennis O’brien
O’brien
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Morris
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Bismarck
C. E. Horn
LaCrosse, Wis
Geo. Lewis
Wm. Seelye
Electric Lght
C. F. Kinedied
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Dispatron
Fourth Street
R. K. Whitely
Dan Caffrey
Michigan
Dan Caffery
Mount Pleasant
Swanson
Micckle
Ben P. Swanson
Alice Mickle
Gull River
Ft. Ripley News
Fort Ripley
Monarch
Day & Meagher
Rochester
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White & White’s
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L. P. White
Peter Mertz
Spencer
First National Bank
City of Brainerd
Doran
Chas
Cross
Electric Light Co
Reilly
Serapa
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Guernen
Mr. Gee
Bates
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Jos Lamb
Manitoba
Benton County
Peter Cheney
Sauk Rapids
D. M Clark & Co
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Johnson & Bain
Geo. B. Clutt Bros. & Co
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Ro Ackers
Imense
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Whitely, ‘A
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FFICK
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Frater & Fernald
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W A. Fleming
5Th Street
L M. Roberts
W. A. Smith
Parker & Torrina
N. P. Foundry
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
S.& J. W Koop
Millspaugh Ford
Farouth Brainerd
KR. F. Walters
Resi Bieks” Akkstockens
Fifth and Front Streets
C. EK. Smith
Smith’s Empire Hotel and Restaurant
F. G Sundberg
Betth — 4Th
Wm Gilbert Chock Co
F. G. Sundberg
Keene & Nevers
C. Smith
S.sleeper
Opera House
9Th Street
Sleeper’s Park
C. B. Sleeper
Sleeper
State OF Minnesota
Fifteenth Judicial District
Awanize M. Brown
A.D
Havill, No 17
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Cassell & CO
Dearborn St
Chicago
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Maim
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