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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1890
Page
2
Fragmented OCR shows precinct ward listings and numeric tallies for Firet Ward Fifth Ward Deerwood and Davenport areas with numerous figures. The document records vote counts by ward within Crow Wing County for 1890 and neighboring locales with scattered totals.
Merman's plurality is slightly above two thousand. Two constitutional amendments were defeated. Afrkrn county elected a lady superintendent of schools. Buarye is expected to lead the Republicans to success in 1892. Wallar has joined the prohibition party in Minnesota. Crow Wing county cast 24 votes for the prohibi tion state ticket. Bos Dunn predicts higher wages and wheat prices if Democrats prevail. Life smiles on those awaiting results.
Tae Hon. C. A. Gillman lost to Henry Keller for the senate seat in Stearns county. The snippet suggests Gillman believed Alliance nomination for Congress would have given him a swift advantage.
In Indiana the election ballots displayed distinct party emblems at the top. A rooster topped the Democratic ticket, an eagle the Republican, the rising sun the Prohibition, and the plow and hammer the People's ticket, as noted in an exchange.
Frank Basxry, a blind editor now at Salt Lake City, is slated for a remarkable eye operation. The planned procedure involves transplanting rabbit eyes and connecting them to the optic nerves, a method with several documented successful cases.
The Red Lake Falls News denounces coercive voting practices in Polk county where voters were forced to cast straight alliance ballots. Reported methods include removal of tickets, distribution of ballots, and physical shoving to the ballot box to enforce party loyalty.
Officials in St Paul finished assessing real and personal property as fixed by the state board of equalization. Personal property valued at 109,399,434 dollars and real property at 497,128,295 dollars. Total state property value 606,527,729 dollars.
The Little Falls Herald reports on a chaotic local election process with judges serving from Tuesday evening to Wednesday night. Some board members slept or left the room, prompting talk of potentially throwing out the city’s vote.
The Fergus Falls Journal notes Bob Dunn of the Princeton Union remains among the last, while crow wing county supporters push back on the Journal. Dunn leads the state ticket head with 92 more votes than the head of the state ticket and sits ahead of all Republican candidates except Halstead.
A Duluth story claims A J Whiteman backed Kittle Halvorsen to defeat Comstock in the Fifth district race. Returns reportedly show Halvorsen benefited from Whiteman's campaign support, marking a testament to his political shrewdness despite trailing Comstock.
The table on the legislative vote is near final until official canvassing by the district board. It shows Price beating Dunn by five votes and Halsted by twenty five. Pine River votes were discarded for irregularities. Long Lake cast 18 votes for J C Price with one at Mooersville. Final canvass may alter figures.
The official returns for Cass county are taken from the auditor's sheets after the votes were canvassed. The document records the final tally by precinct, listing candidate names, parties, and vote totals for the countywide and district contests.
The St. Paul Globe notes how the post election period shows political change with lobby visits by defeated senator candidate Hon. J. C. Flynn and implied alignment with Boss Quay. Flynn has not appeared in St. Paul since the landslide, while observers see the ongoing influence of political bosses.
The Republican legislative slate fared poorly as intra party disputes and local issues toppled rival candidates. Flynn suffered the heaviest loss in Brainerd due to local feuds, while Little Falls backlash and a united Democratic ticket aided the Alliance surge.
The court handed down five decisions, holding that a buyer of a return ticket from a broker can travel on the original issuing railroad. In the Minneapolis to Detroit case, the ticket, issued in August 1888 by Northern Pacific, was rejected by a conductor. Carsten was forced off after fare was demanded, then recovered by a fellow passenger. the district court ruling denying damages was reversed by the supreme court.
A brief moral remark warns against placing excessive trust in a minister and falling asleep during the sermon, reflecting a proverb like sentiment from a local column or reader letter. The line emphasizes vigilance in attentiveness to religious instruction.
A telegram to the Pioneer Press alleged real estate interests would move the Brainerd shops to Superior. The Northern Pacific general manager denied the report on the next day, stating the removal was not planned and that the claim originated from real estate agents.
Nov 13 reports in New Roads and St Cloud indicate railroad surveyors are at work on a line from St Cloud to Wadena to connect with the Wadena and Park Rapids road now under construction. Officials expect the Sauk Centre Northern road to extend north through Todd county to Wadena and link with a northern road from that village.
A historical description of Spanish barbers who shave donkeys and men alike, noting the custom for donkey coats and a raised neck pattern. It contrasts Spain’s stern shaving ritual with American pampering, detailing bare metal chairs, suds in brass basins, and the barber’s domineering demeanor during the procedure. There is a vivid scene of travelers and locals enduring the sharp, rigid grooming experience.
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