Train Schedules Arrive and Depart Times Listed By Number
No 1 arrives from the south at 9 45 p m departs west at 10 05 p m daily No 8 arrives from the south at 1 45 p m departs west at 2 10 p m No 5 arrives from the south at 1 45 a m departs west at 2 10 p m daily except Sunday No 2 arrives from the west at 6 55 a m departs south at 7 10 a m daily No 4 arrives from the west at 2 10 a m departs south at 2 30 a m daily No 6 arrives from the west at 12 45 p m departs south at 1 30 p m daily except Sunday No 7 arrives from Duluth at 9 15 p m daily except Sunday No 8 departs for Duluth at 7 30 a m daily ex
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Unday
Duluth
New Route to Eastern and Central Wisconsin with Through Sleepers
The line announces a new through service to Eastern and Central Wisconsin with superb parlor cars and palace sleepers on all through trains. Trains run via Union Depots in St. Paul and Minneapolis with Milwaukee Express departures at 9 30 a. m. from Minneapolis and 10 00 a. m. from St. Paul to New Richmond Chippewa Falls Eau Claire Stevens Point Wampaca Neemah Menasha Oshkosh Fond du Lac. Arrivals to St. Paul 6 20 p. m. and Minneapolis 6 55 p. m. daily except Sunday. Through sleepers Chicago Ashland and Milwaukee Stevens Point. Parlor cars St. Paul Abbots Ford. Rates, time cards, berths, and tickets at No. 5 Nicollet House and FPICES No. 173 E Third Street Merchants Hotel block St. Paul.
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Wisconsin
Union
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee Express
New Richmond
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Stevens’ Point
Wampaca
Neemah
Menasha
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Fine goods and groceries advertised across Parker's Westfall's stores
An extended advertisement notes Parker's offers fine fruit cigars and confections with delivery, Kentucky Liquor Co. carries wine and whiskey, Blatz beer, and imported goods. Westfall's block store promotes suits undercoats boots and shirts, tax service, piano tuning, and rare flash promos including Tan sell's Punch cigars gift items and limited gold plated match safes.
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Tansell
R. Parker
Prices on jewelry and watches at Veon’s Fifth street
It highlights Elgin watches starting at $8.00 and all Veon stock priced on the same ratio. Goods are bought under a warrant and sold similarly. It urges readers to visit Veon before purchasing.
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A. E. Veon’s
Fifth Street
Elgin
Veon
Cloaks Sold Cheap at Cohen Bros Stock Sale
An immense stock of cloaks advertised as very cheap at Cohen Bros prompts shoppers to visit the store for bargains on outerwear.
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Cohen Bros
House on Fifth Street North with Easy Terms
A one story five room house on a lot and a half on Fifth Street North with city water and a good cellar is offered at a low price with easy terms. Also notes of various small items for sale or trade include a single harness, J A McCoy photography, and a piano duet album. A Swiss tale about illumination of the Rhine and an English lord causing mischief is recounted with moral implications.
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Fifth Street
J. B. Dovenas
Schaffiausen
Rhine
Milord Anlaise
Switzerland
Milord
Brainerd News Highlights Local Activities and Rail Updates
The item fills Brainerd and area with notes on theater like roller rink openings and free skates for women. It reports on railroad employment growth, depot rules at Gull River, a new hospital search commission, and local business openings including a kitchen restaurant and Tobaccos shop. It mentions a fatal shooting in Texas and several local visits and travels among residents.
Brainerd News Briefs Include Domicile Change and Post Office Fine
Col Canfield and wife winter in the Hartley block. Hi Johnson fines for indecent exposure at the post office. Charles Ray transfers from Northern Pacific Brainerd line to St. Paul run. Villard hotel changes hands to Slipp and Spalding with plans for first class standards and northwest popularity.
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Col. Canfield
Hartley
Hi. Johnson
Charles Ray
Northern Pacific
Ashland
Brainerd
St. Paul
Charlie
Duluth Tribune
Villard
Slipp & Spalding
Northwest
East Brainerd church to host series of meetings
A series of extra meetings will be held at East Brainerd Congregational church starting Sunday evening October 18. The public is cordially invited to attend these meetings.
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East Brainerd Congregational Church
East Brainerd Firemen invited to Mahlum house event
The committee at Mahlum house East Brainerd extends a cordial invitation to the Brainerd Fire Department to attend next Friday evening under the auspices of Hope Hose Co. No. 3. Wa. Gopsnort P. McDonald Wm. Can NAN.
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Liberty Hose Company No. 3
Mahlum House
East Brainerd
Hope Hose Co. No. 3
Fire Department of
Brainerd
Wa. Gopsnort
P. McDonald
Can Nan
Brainerd Welcomes Dr. E H Stanley Dentist
Dr. E H Stanley opens a Brainerd dental practice in the Cafe block on Front Street. A first class artist in his profession he already built a lucrative client base in Little Falls and now plans to devote his full attention to Brainerd with a guaranteed satisfaction promise.
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Brainerd
E. H. Stanley
Front Street
Stanley
Little Falls
Cohen Bros Cheapest Stock of Ladies and Gents Underwear
The advertisement proclaims the best and cheapest stock of ladies gents and children's underwear in the city offered by Cohen Bros with emphasis on low prices and broad selection.
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Cohen Bros
Photographers Open New Aitkin Branch Under Hopper
The photographers Robinson and Hopper establish a branch in Aitkin with Mr Hopper in direct supervision while Mr Robinson remains in Brainerd. They credit their success to square dealing and strict business principles ensuring value and courteous service.
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Robinson & Hopper
Aitkin
Hopper
Robinson
Brainerd
Fifth
Front Streets
Grand jury reports on jails and city prison conditions
The grand jury reports all bills disposed of and finds the county jail in good repair and sanitary. It condemns the old 5th Street city jail as filthy with poor ventilation and unsafe as a lockup, urging its sale and replacement by new prison facilities.
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District Court
Crow Wing
Cass
Itasca
5Th Street
Sargent Opera and Comedy Company in Brainerd Saturday
On Saturday evening this week Mr. H. J. Sargent presents an opera and comedy company of high merit. The troupe features Miss Alma Stuart Stanley and a strong supporting cast including Miss Hattie Moore and Mr. Frank Blair. The one night only engagement is Saturday Oct 17 with seats sold at Cable's drug store.
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H. J. Sargent
Rhea
Janish
Scott Siddons
Alma Stuart Stanley
Harry Gates
Hattie Moore
Frank Blair
Louise Edgar
George Wilkinson
Cable’s
Very Good. in the city at Cohen Bros.
Very little readable context remains about Cohen Bros in the city. The fragment hints at a location in the city and Cohen Bros as a business but provides no actions, dates, or outcomes to summarize.
Pine forest trip to White Fish Lake with Gull River party
The Dispatch sports writer, with Seth Phillips and M. Flint of Gull River, vacationed near White Fish Lake last Friday for several days in pine forests. The return trip featured a snow storm and tame geese seen near Brainerd area.
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Seth Phillips
M. Flint
Gull River
Disparch
White Fish Lake
Brainerd
Minnesota
Brief Minnesota district court session reports several verdicts and dismissals
The week’s term led by Judge Stearns saw Civil outcomes including a $308.45 verdict for Asa W. Miller against Northern Pacific R R and $112.50 for Elmer Frasher. Several cases were dismissed or continued and tax cases settled. criminal dockets included pleas, dissections, and nolle prosequi in multiple matters.
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Stearns
LaFayette Smith
Hartley Bros. & Dewar
John Clayton
C. F. Kindred
Asa W. Miller
Northern Pacific R. R. Company
Brainerd Flouring Mill Co
J. H. Ko
Cloaks Offered At Cohen Bros In Wide Price Range
Immense stock of cloaks advertised from Cohen Bros with prices from four dollars to seventy five dollars. Deep discounts aim to attract shoppers seeking bargains on outerwear.
Two Tramps Die in Wheat Car Wreck Near Aitkin
Train No 20 bound for Duluth derailed four miles east of Aitkin on the Northern Pacific. Four cars of wheat and the caboose were ditched. Two unknown men, about 25 to 30, found dead in the wheat, identified by letters as John A. Cochran and Louis Dust. Coroner Graves took charge. bodies buried at Aitkin after no inquest. Evidence suggests rail expansion caused the accident.
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Conductor Bay
Duluth
Aitkin
N. P
Graves
John A. Cochrane
Louis Dust
Wm. Dust
Champaign
Lil
Jamestown
Dakota
Cochrane
Mabel
Valant
Penn
Cohen Bros Announces Low-Cost Cloaks and Wraps
The firm proclaims the most complete and cheapest stock of ladies cloaks and children wraps in the city, inviting shoppers to visit Cohen Bros for bargains.
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Cohen Bros
Cohen Lros
Wreck on Northern Pacific at East St. Cloud Crossing
A Northbound Northern Pacific engine No 94 operated by Daniel and fireman Fear smashed into an eastbound Manitoba grain train at East St. Cloud crossing. The engineer slept forty eight hours, both jumped as the crash occurred at about twenty two mph. Ground kerf planted with No 1 wheat. track torn for two rods. three Manitoba cars wrecked. wreckers from St. Cloud and Brainerd cleared the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
East St. Cloud
Manitoba Road
N. P
Daniel
Fear
Manitoba
St. Cloud
Brainerd
Cheapest stock of Ladies and Children's Cloaks and Wraps
Cohen Bros advertises the city’s lowest prices on ladies and children's cloaks and wraps with bold discounts and a wide selection.
Sneak Thief Steals Coffer Box From Brainerd Undertaker
A Brainerd undertaker reports a theft of a coffin box described as the meanest sneaking crime. The note from the Wadena Tribune condemns the act, while an unrelated ad notes Day and Meagher offering an immense stock of carpets at low prices.
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Wadena Tribune
Day & Meagher’s
Groves Dakota Farm Yields Heavy Wheat and Grain
Charles Grove's 500 acre Dakota farm near Hillsboro produced 9 766 bushels of wheat 1 900 of oats and 117 of barley plus vegetables, according to Pioneer Press.
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Charles Grove
Hillsboro
Pioneer Press
Brainerd Plans Street Railway and Lights Project
Brainerd activates a street railway and electric light initiative. The town seeks lively workers to build a thriving community, while the Perham Bulletin notes that dead men need not apply, underscoring demand for active contributors.
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Brainerd
Perham Bulletin
Brainerd Man Seeks Government Appointment Through Kelly Tie
The Duluth Herald reports John Lannon of Brainerd linked by marriage to Kelly's wife is seeking a job since the new Democratic administration began. A telegram to report at St Vincent for duty was sent, with Dr Guernon as customs collector to place him.
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P. H. Kelly
Brainerd
John Lannon
Kelly
St. Vincent
Guernon
Duluth
Northern Pacific Transfers Station Agent from Little Falls
The Northern Pacific shifts station agent Martin to Brainerd after about three years in Little Falls. He leaves behind many friends and an estimable family. He will be replaced by Mr. Jelley, said to be as capable as his predecessor, maintaining Little Falls as a key northern road point.
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Geo, Childs
Texas
Mr. Childs
Brainerd
England
Arthur Childs
Little Falls
Northern Pacific Company
Martin
Jelley
Minneapolis
Appointment of John F. Bannan as mounted inspector
Mr. Kelly defends the appointment of John F. Bannan to the St. Vincent custom house role saying the young Pennsylvanian came from Brainerd where he worked in Northern Pacific shops. His father is a prominent Democrat and he had strong endorsement from the local congressman.
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John F. Bannan
St. Vincent Custom House
Kelly
Woman hires buggy and horses then vanishes in Benton county
A well dressed woman in her forties hired horses and a buggy at Mr Charles Bowman's livery, planned a six mile drive, paid and promised return by noon, then disappeared after being seen on Orion road. The outfit valued at 500 to 600 dollars. A lawyer who loaned fifty dollars to the woman is left out of pocket.
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Aitkin
11Th Judicial District
Minnesota
A. D
L. F. Knox
Alexander Godin
Crow Wing
Brainerd
Howes and Spaulding
Register of Deeds
Warren H. Leland
Nina B. Leland
Louise M. Witt
William H. Witt
George E. Hayes
Crow Wing County
Charles Bowman
Kling Road
Benton County
Orion Road
Boman
John Rogers
Costes& Freeman’s
Sauk Rapids
Rogers
St. Clare Journal Press
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State OF Minnesota
L. F. Evex
Alexander Gopix
Frank Gopix
Peter Mertz
Mary Provoost
Benoit Provoost
Mortgagors
H. Theviot
W. H. Weibeler
Fred Luken
H.theviot
Office of the Register of Deeds
Crowning County
W.H. Weibler
Frep Luken
Fernald
Minn
Leon Fe, Lum
Elizabeth A. Wood
Eleventh Judicial District
State of
Leon E. Lum
Aintiff
Bramerd
John H. Cappers
Bes
Delia E. Cappers
B. Sleeper
Brainerd, Minn
1885
S.G
Julius D. Cheney
Abbie J. Cheney
Ribbel
Dover Post Offce
G .S. Pernald
Frater & Fernald
Attorney At Law
W A. Fleming
7Th
Tth
Juniper Streets
Episcopal Church
R K. Whitely
MIMN
Wisconsin Central Line
Nicollet House
Third Street
Merchants’ Hotel
F. H. Ancon
Estern
Parker's
Kentucky Liquor Co
Key West
Parker’s
E. BE. M. Smith
Blatz
Wiener
E. E. M. Smith
W. J. Dyer & Bro
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Minneapolis and
New Gospel Choir
McGranahan
Westfall’s
Milwaukee
Sixth Street
Grant
W.J. Dyer & Bro
Field, Thayer & Co
Westfall
James L. Libby & Co
Parker
Badger
J. A. McCoy
7Th Street
Ravine
Barber
Robinson & Hopper’s
Dr. Stanley
Cale Blook
F. Alderman
Connecticut
Hi. Cohen
C. L. Spaulding
New England Kitchen
N. McAfee
Northwestern Newspaper Union
James Goodman
Michigan
Indiana
Ed. Gray
A. E. Taylor & Co
E. J. Brownson
C. P. Potter
O. Ferguson
Baptist Assembly
Persimmons
State Baptist’s Convention
Eva Barber
Burnhamville
F. M. Barber
J.D. Barstow
Mrs. B
Royalton
J. D. Lachance
Disrare
J. A. McColl
Little
John Vorge
Fred Conrath
Milner
James Smith
Franconia, Minn
City
Charles White
Smith
R. L. Johnson
Winnipeg
Wm. Johnston
Shontell
Philadelphia
Detroit
Here
Fargo
McCabe and Green
Northern Pacific Road
D. W. Whitford
Laurel Street
W. H. Medlar
Brainerd and Aitkin
Grand Jury
the District Court
Elias Flynn
State
Chas. Bellis
Elizabeth Dodge
Hannah Carey
Pat McNaughton
Wm. Dake
McNaughton
Sleeper
Nolle
John Nixon
Nixon
Tiff
Frank Cannon
Alex. Billings
Wm. Hendricks
Allen Delaney
Hendricks
Mammoth Stock
Brainerdite
Dakota Farm
the Mounted Inspector
ROYAL
Bai
Linary
Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
N.Y
J. W Koop
Elouse
Night
Alma Opera Comedy Co
Arthur Sullivan
Louisa Edgar
Frank B. Blair
Geo. Wilkinson
Musical
General Outfitters
Catholesalae and Retail
M. McFadden
Court House
America
W.S Douglas
Geest Tanhest
Tom
Boston
Price Clothing House
Ooerse
A.E. Taylor & Co’s
A. Taylor & CO
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