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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1894
Page
8
Brainerd Dispatch editors N H Ingersoll and F W Wieland publish weekly from Sleeper Block rooms 5 and 7 in Brain erd Minnesota. Subscription rate is 1 50 per year. The paper advertises itself as the citys finest printing office.
Entry indicates a second class matter processed at the Brainerd Minnesota post office with standard mailing designation and delivery handling.
Brainerd and nearby communities report visits and arrivals from Staples Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Topics include theater style events at Germania Maennerchor Jan 22, a Bee Hive boarding house fit up, an ice rink at Gilbert Lake Park, and multiple social calls by Mrs C E McMallen Mrs A J Sovereign Mrs L M Roberts plus staff moves at Shevlin Carpenter Brainerd Lumber. Local clubs and church activities highlight library concerts lectures and Christmas offerings.
On Bluff Avenue Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ahrens marked their paper wedding with a themed home celebration. About thirty five guests attended as C. D. Johnson presented a Verduroy couch and Miss Schonneman and I. T. Dean won head prizes in a progressing euchre game after elegant refreshments.
The remains of O T Wright, 37, were brought to the city from Fergus Falls on Monday and his funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. He was a brother of Mrs Geo Bertram and died of general paralysis. A two year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Miller died of spinal meningitis on Wednesday. The Catholic church funeral was held on Thursday with Rev Fr Lynch officiating. Mrs Henry Rosenberg, 40, died Tuesday of consumption and her funeral is set for this afternoon.
Mrs. H. J. Gross and Edith of Brainerd joined relatives for the funeral of O. T. Wright, a former D. & M. and railroad fireman later admitted to Fergus Falls asylum, buried in Brainerd after his death early this week. Engine 252 caused damage at the coaling track, plowing into the roundhouse wall without injuries.
The old frame Cass County court house on the riverfront burned Monday evening. It stood unused since the county factory collapse, housed Waite lumber industry for two years, with $2500 loss and $1100 insurance. Fire blamed on a defective chimney. no hydrant nearby hampered efforts. The factory will reopen at 150 6th Street South in a new building.
Various local notices advertise a fifty dollar reward for information on cottage burglaries at Gull Lake involving N McFadden J T Sanborn Gull Lake Club Gull Lake Pleasure Club and the old Mission. a call to locate settlers near the B N M Ry. game protection commentary urging Minnesota law enforcement. horse and staffing ads for Minnesota venues. ice delivery bid notice from Mryyearouis Brewing Company. a horse tak en up near St Matthias with owner to reclaim.
A ticket on a parlor suite valued at 50 dollars is offered with every one dollar cash purchase. The drawing or disposal date is December 22, 1894. Silverware, useful and ornamental, available at Mrs. F. G. Sundberg's store.
The Calhoun Opera Company presents Amarita at Brainerd on Wednesday evening December 5. The New York Casino production features 45 artists an upgraded staging full costumes and a larger scale than ever before with its own orchestra scenery and effects. Tickets are on sale at McFadden Drug Company and early sales suggest a full house.
An old smoker recalls comfort on the North Western Limited while reading. The Journal and 4S trade journal share paste making methods using white wheat flour rye flour and glue for paper hangers and wall sizing with practical steps and ratios.
An experienced old housekeeper in charge of a large downtown mansion is noted for a queer tidying routine. She rearranges chairs and moves mantel items daily, claiming the tactic creates fresh disturbance that deters mice and rats. A frontier hunter taught her that animals sense recent disturbance and avoid such sites.
Max and Earnie Schmaly return from Princeton with horses. Dan Pierson welcomes a fine baby girl born Nov 26. Prof Grant reports large school attendance. David Dykeman sold his valued oxen. Weather disrupts blacksmiths. E E Warren offers post office work. T G Dykeman serves west side. S M Dinwiddie reports good business. Republican victory noted. Lettie Chrysler visits Dykeman homes. Opera House manager reports Calhoun Opera Company at Eau Cratz Wis Nov 26. Amorita performed to large audience. praise for forthcoming productions. Local ads for Sherwood cough syrup varnish paints and tools. Insurance, cutlery, paint supplies advertised. Northwestern Line praised. promo by The Excursionist. Northern Pacific cheap books offer via six-cent stamps. Observer notes rail competition and Northwest lead.
The paper is made from old manilla fiber sourced from China and Japan. Old rope or cordage is shredded into stringy pulp and formed into a strong paper. The strength comes from the manilla fiber, noted as one of the strongest fibers known to the manufacturer.
A newly admitted young attorney walks to his office and is teased by a high school friend comparing his practice to Judas Iscariot. The exchange ends with a quip about company and ambition as they part. The item reflects city humor and social chatter of the era.
Walter E. Miller and Ida L. Miller defaulted on a mortgage to James L. Camp, later assigned to Julia McDonald. The premises in Brainerd Crow Wing County Minnesota, Lot 2 and SE quarter of NE quarter section 9 township 135 north range 27 west, are to be sold at public auction December 1 1894 to satisfy the debt of $730 plus costs.
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