Local Notes and Obituaries From Brainerd Area
Wm. Lovejoy dies of peritonitis at Mooersville. Mrs. Campbell of St. Paul visits her Metcalf relatives. T. J. Nary named Gull River postmaster. Mrs. H. Douglas leases Palace Hotel. opens today. Summer weather pleases the public. Mrs. E. O. Webb visits Minneapolis. Ed. McGowar dies from fall injuries at Staples after breaking his back. May Campbell short Brainerd visit. McColl keeps prices on artist material steady or reduced. R. J. Bell visits. Benton county attorney elected. W C T U meets Tuesday at 3 in YMCA lecture room. Fred Clark shot in Mandan dies in Brainerd. Accident occurred during a meeting to protect Mandan from Indians. Gun Club season averages published with prizes: a Winchester rifle and hunting coat. McColl offers artist materials savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Clark
Mandan
Mr. Clark
Brainerd Sanitarium
LU. White
Ed. H White
Bazaar and Wedding Report From St Pauls Parish
The ladies of St Pauls Episcopal Church plan a Monday and Tuesday bazaar at the rink featuring a gypsy fair with a variety of goods and reasonably priced Christmas gifts. Admission 10 cents for the fair, supper 25 cents, supper with oysters 35 cents, oysters 15 cents. A quiet wedding occurred near this place on Tuesday last, Ammi Edson and Lydia B Chaffins married at the Edson residence in the presence of relatives and friends. they begin housekeeping in Crow Wing county. The ceremony was performed by a local justice of the peace. St Matthias Minn November 21 1890.
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Ladies of
Ammi Edson
Lydia B. Chaffins
Mary R. Edson
Edson
Victor
Wright County
Vermont
Crow Wing County
St. Matthias
Minn
Brainerd Gun Club Plans Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot
The Brainerd Gun Club will host a grand turkey shoot on Thanksgiving Day at the Driving Park, weather permitting. The event will be held at blue rocks for turkeys and is open to all, members or nonmembers, with a general invitation to the public.
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Brainerd Gun Club
Blue Rocks
Festival of the Seasons sale at First Congregational Church
The ladies group will host a two day rink sale titled Festival of the Seasons with their Respective Holidays on December 3 and 4. Fancy and domestic articles will be offered. A supper will be served from 6 to 10 p.m. All are invited.
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M. E. Church
C. H. Treglawney
Brainerd
Capital and Labor
Epworth League
First Congregational Church
Council actions and listings in town minutes
The record notes payments to various individuals and firms, and committee referrals for the Catholic church basement dirt, electric lights superintendent, and street matters. It also mentions a cloak firm representative event, rental room offers, a horse sale, and local business notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Robinson
Richard Ross
Gull River Bumber Co
Sale of State Lands in Crow Wing and Cass Counties
State of Minnesota Land Office announces public sale of unsold or forfeited state lands in Crow Wing and Cass counties. The sale occurs January 3 1891 at 10 a m in the County Auditor's office Brainerd. Lands listed at Auditor's office for ten days before the sale. W W Braden Commissioner of the State Land Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Crow Wing County
Minnesota
Law Directa
Crow Wing
Towi
Denry Spalding
Leon E. Lum
St. Paw
Cass
W. W. Braden
State Land Office
Deputy sheriff honored in local eulogy and shop notices
Dan Get Your Gun a local column salutes Dav. Gunderson Alliance deputy sheriff of Crow Wing county who visited Aitkin friends last Tuesday. The piece also promotes J J Kennedy & Co offerings jam packed with neckwear harness goods and storm sashes while advertising D M Clark & Co stoves lamps crockery and fall lines at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dav. Gunderson
Alliance
Crow Wing County
Gunn
Hornets or Wasps? Depot Antic in Alabama
At a Alabama depot onlookers argued over a nest. A solid man claimed it was a wasps nest while another insisted it was hornets. He tore the limb loose, suffered a brutal fall, and left with injuries as the train neared.
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Alabama
New York Sun
Debate Over New President Residence in Washington
In Washington there is much discussion about building a new residence for the president. Opinion is divided with many favoring the idea, while some believe the present White House could suffice for an executive mansion or a separate presidential residence, though it may be inadequate for both uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sness
White House
Drummer’s cheek prompts Iowa shopkeeper tale in Palmer rotunda
In the Palmer rotunda on a Saturday evening a traveler recounts selling clothing to a wary Iowa merchant named Wolf. The trader refused standard terms, offering peculiar barter until the seller finally concedes to the buyer’s preferred payment schedule. The anecdote highlights merchant sagacity and stubborn bargaining.
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Chicago Tribune
Palmer Rotunda
Iowa
Sioux City
Wolf
Set¢He
Religion in Russia and the two classes of clergy
The piece contrasts black and white clergy in Russia. It notes educated Russians largely lack religion and describes the aristocratic, resented priesthood under serfdom with peasant contempt. It highlights the black clergy as educated and worldly, while praising the Greek church service and its unaccompanied chant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Leroy- Beaulieu
God
Silk and Silkworms Offer New Female Occupation
The article notes a small U S silk cocoon crop and government purchases for experiments. It urges women to request silk-worm eggs from the silk bureau to start a profitable home cocoon industry and expects thousands of participants as cocoons rise in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
New York
Silk Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Department of
Charleston
8. C
Word
Kennan's prison garb draws crowds in exile life lectures
Frack G. Carpenter notes that George Kennan wears his Siberian prison suit and iron chain on stage during exile life lectures. The costume has already earned him $20,000 and continues to add to his earnings each night as audiences respond to the dramatic display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kennan
Siberia
America
Hero on North Street Car Offers Seat Then Wins Admiration
A crowded North State Street car fills with standing passengers including a young woman. A slim young man rises to give her a seat, but another man sits first. The man claims the seat, then the hero confronts him and reclaims the perch for the lady. The crowd applauds as the young man returns to his paper.
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North State Street
Othe
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Sixth Street
H. McGinn
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Straton’s Liniment
DO. White
White &, White
Laurel Street
Brainerd Dispatch
Crow Wing and
Cass Counties
N. H. Ingersoll
IV. Wieland
Editors and Proprietors
Northern Pacific
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Fergus Falls
Winnigeg Junction
Duluth & Manitoba
St. Paul
Morris Accommoan
Mina
Pacific Coast
Stap
Staples
Duluth
N. P. Junction
State OF Minnesota
15Th Judicial District National Building Loan & Protective Union
J.J. O'Driscoll
Annie O'Driscoll
W. A. J. Giles
St. Cloud, Minn
District Court
August Rudke
Christian Sievers
William J. Hinrichs
Fred Eimer
Christian Erickson
Deerwood
A. Barto
Register
Whitford’s
D. M. Clark & Co
L. D. Beach
Dakota
Mrs
J. N. Nevers
Dan Caffrey
St. Cloud
G. S. Fernald
N. A. Mott
West Superior
City
Wm. Cresskell
Wm. Lovejoy
Mooersville
G. W. Vanderslice
Y.M.C. A
W. E. Campbell
Liberty Hose Co. No
East Brainerd
Fred Campbell
Chas. Metcalf
Tacoma
W. W. Hartley
McColl
T. J. Nary
Gull River
H. Douglas
Palace Hotel
E. O. Webb
Minneapolis
Ed. McGowar
May Campbell
Crow Lake
W. G. Nye
Odd Fellows
R. J. Bell
Sauk Rapids
R. H. K. Whitely
The
Minneapolis Daily Times
R. K. Whitely
Chenquatana Club
H. D. Powers
Chicago
Campbell & Smith’s
Carne Tsvey
Estey
W. S
Han
Springfield
Mass
H. J. Spencer
S. F. Alderman
William Peiffer
Susie Miller
Peiffer
Chris Schroder
New York Mills
George
John Clark
Baptist Church
A. F. Ferris
I. A. White
J. R. Westfall
Ewes
Wm. Paine, Jr
Dr. Groves
W.S. McClenahan
J. Cowan
J. Paine
J.J Frost
Eeewe
N. HL. Ingersoll
W. J. Bain
A. L. Hoffman
Teen
Wm. Hack
C. Atherton
A. E. Veon
the City Council
Ald. Howe
M. R. Shedd
Eletric Lights
Campsety & Suiru
J. E. Goodman
Ninth Street North
Gergen & Moore’s
Tompson Bros
Lanp
Dan
Wm. Bredfeld
Bredfeld
Front Street
J.J. Kennedy & Co
J. A. White
J. J. Kennery & Co
D. M Clark & Co
Russia
U. S. Gov't Report
John Brockway
Sleeper Block
Reeson & Walters
Cress Creek Lehigh Coal
Eighth and Main Streets
N. P
Ims of
Campbell & Smith's
Gar
Campbell & Smith
T. G. Cochran
Troy Steam Laundry
T. G. Cochran, Prop
Johnson & Bain
Corner
Cor
Fifth and Front Streets
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