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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1884
Page
3
The Lizzie Evans troupe performed to a full house Wednesday. A Grand Army benefit occurred, and the opera house is set for another showing of the German Volunteer. Local notices mention social dances, travels of Metzger and Fernald, and Thanksgiving school closures.
Thanksgiving dinner praised as finest in the city. Comstock bound over for East Brainerd robbery. Maud Clifford granted divorce in Brainerd district court. Maud Clifford linked to Duluth Variety theatre performances. Saphar praises Brainerd talent for German Volunteer rehearsals. Dr Camp’s missing overcoat incident. F4d Smith to travel south for expo and Hot Springs. John Cochran to run shop. Sun of Little Falls glows red in election coverage. Stewart Oval Parlor stores promoted as best. Linnemann and Kraemer marry. St Joseph ties noted. New stock carpets at Day & Meagher's. Pap Thomas Post charity entertainment announced. Saphar rehearsals of German Volunteer with top Brainerd talent. New drop curtain debuts in opera house listing participating firms. Curtain praised as handsome and promotional.
Report shows 430 pupils enrolled and 366 average daily attendance in November 18S4. Attendance rate stands at 86 percent with Banner School at room 5 and Lincoln School under Miss Dobner. J A Wilson serves as principal.
Died at her residence in East Brainerd on Thursday of consumption Mrs Eliza Livingood aged 32 recently moved from Kansas with her family for her health but to no avail Rev 8 White preached the funeral sermon on Friday Died Wednesday afternoon at No 182 6th Street South Mrs Celia Lashawa aged 77 cause due to extreme old age funeral in Catholic church Thursday afternoon Teachers excursion from St Paul to New Orleans leaves Dec 23 round trip 833 15 expenses not exceeding 675 address B F Wright superintendent of schools Wad ham's boots and shoes advertised at low figures
An ominous note urges arming for safety with cigars from Smith at the corner of Fifth and Front streets. The fragment hints at a fatal accident avoidance claim tied to the store’s wares.
A list of Brainerd individuals reflects hopes and regrets as they look ahead. Figures include W Hartley seeking post office retention, H Relf facing election doubts, Judge Douglas on tramp-free courts, and Mayor Gardner tracking gambling activity. The column blends personal hopes with local concerns and odd anecdotes.
Thanksgiving was observed with large family dinners and morning services. The Congregational supper at 7th and Front netted funds for the Ladies' Aid. At the Methodist church an evening program featured music, recitations, and a notable lecture and sermon, drawing a crowded house and substantial receipts.
On Tuesday at 10 the wedding of Mr W Quinn to Miss Rosa Willis took place at the Catholic Church in Brainerd with J M Quinn as groomsman and Miss B McGivern as bridesmaid. Rev Teutenberg performed the ceremony. A reception followed at the bride’s parents on Ninth Street South with an elegant supper, dancing, and music. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jas Willis, is well known here. the groom, employed by the Northern Pacific railroad, has many friends. A lengthy list of presents accompanied the union including cash, silver items, china sets, linen, a satin pin cushion, gold pins, and more from family and friends.
Fragmentary text notes a shop at the Wacker store connected to a Sleeper block and a quire of C Sleeper alongside J. L. Smith, mentioning Decil Cable in the title context.
Special United States commissioners led by W. W. Hartley of Brainerd Gov Wm R Marshal and Capt O Merriman convene in St Paul to appraise and condemn about 2600 acres around Gross Lake and White Fish Lake Cass County for the upper Mississippi reservoir project. The landowners include Northern Pacific Central Trust Co NY Farmers Loan Trust Co and several Minneapolis individuals. The session will last several days as affidavits of indemnity are prepared.
Thursday filings announce the Aitken Mille Lacs and Minneapolis railway company with capital of 1 million dollars, routing from Aitken to Mille Lacs Lake shore then to Minneapolis. Incorporators include D J Knox C W McDonald J J McDonald F E Kretch Thos R Foley W W Parkdale L T Moses McKinney and G W Knox. Principal place of business is Aitken.
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