Sheriff Peter Mertz of Crow Wing County Notice
Peter Mertz Sheriff of Crow Wing County Minnesota announces a notice dated September 3 1885 circulated September 4 5 6 7 indicating official county action.
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Peter Mertz
Crow Wing County
Minnesota
Leon E. Lem
State OF Minnesota
County of
Crow Wing
District Court
Eleventh Judicial District
S.G. Dickinson
Julius D. Cheney
Abbie J. Cheney
Train schedule fragment shows daily arrivals and departures
No. 2 arrives from the west at 6 55 a m and departs south at 7 10 a m daily. No. 4 arrives 2 10 a m departs 2 30 a m daily. No. 6 arrives 12 45 p m departs 1 10 p m daily except Sunday. No. 7 from Duluth 9 15 p m daily except Sunday. No. 8 departs for Duluth 7 30 a m daily ex
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Desn
Anday
Deris
Duluth
Milwaukee Express Announces New Route and Parlor Cars
The railroad unveils a route to Eastern and Central Wisconsin with through Sleepers and Parlor Cars on all through trains. Trains depart Minneapolis 9 30 a m and St Paul 10 00 a m and arrive 6 20 6 55 p m from Fond du Lac Oshkosh Neemah Menasha Wampaca Stevens Point and others. Through sleepers from Chicago to Ashland and Milwaukee to Stevens Point. Tickets and timetables at No 173 East Third Street St Paul Merchants Hotel block.
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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 shopping and cigars at Parker's and Kentucky Liquor Co
The ad catalog highlights Parker's goods from confectionery to cigars and fine tobaccos. The Kentucky Liquor Co offers imported cigars, Blatz beer, wines, and deliveries. Westfall's block store promotes clothing, boots, underwear, and affordable outerwear with frequent sales.
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Kentucky Liquor Co
Key West
Blatz
Wiener
Milwaukee
Sixth Street
Field, Thayer & Co
Westfall
Prices on jewelry and watches at A. E. Veon’s
A. E. Veon on Fifth street offers first class Elgin watches from $8.00 and all other stock at the same ratio. Goods are bought under a warrant and sold similarly. Visit Veon before purchasing to take advantage of the opportunity.
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A. E. Veon’s
Fifth Street
Elgin
Veon
Cohen Bros Presents Immense Stock of Very Cheap Cloaks
An advertisement notes Cohen Bros offers a vast cloaks collection at very low prices. It emphasizes low-cost outerwear and urges shoppers to visit for bargains on coats and cloaks.
For Sale and Trade Notices on Fifth Street and Local Anecdote
A compact notice lists a house with five rooms on Fifth Street North for sale with water service and a good cellar at low price and easy terms, plus a harness and a camera album offer. A Swiss Rhine illumination anecdote follows, detailing a Parisian admiring couple and a staged spectacle interrupted by a thunderstorm.
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Fifth Street
J. B. Deveras
Brainerd News Roundup Reports Local Moves and Plans
Brainerd enters a hopeful boom as residents return from travels and new businesses start. Cabinet photographs offered at Robinson & Hopper's. a New England Kitchen opens on Sixth Street. a daily paper may launch with spring. Local visits include Alderman, Spaulding, Brownson, and others. the Northwestern News paper union envoy and a state Baptist convention audience are noted. Railroad activity expands with NP freight and dispatch offices. a skating rink hosts free Tuesday events and a grand opening dance. a legal case against a skating license is highlighted.
Brainerd Notices and Local Business Updates
Col Canfield and wife take winter quarters in the Hartley block. Fli Johnson pays a $10 fine for indecent exposure at the post office. Charles Ray shifts from Northern Pacific Ashland run to Brainerd St Paul service. Villard transfer: Slipp & Spalding take control and plan a new management era. The hotel aims for a first class standard under new operators in the Northwest.
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Fli. Johnson
Charles Ray
Northern Pacific
Ashland
Brainerd
St. Paul
Charlie
Duluth Tribune
Dispatch
Villard
Slipp & Spalding
Northwest
Series of meetings at East Brainerd Church begin Oct 18
A sequence of extra meetings will be held at East Brainerd Congregational church starting Sunday evening October 18. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend these meetings.
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East Brainerd Congregational Church
Hope Hose Co 3 invites Brainerd Fire Department event
The committee invites the Brainerd Fire Department to a gathering at the Mahlum house in East Brainerd next Friday evening under Hope Hose Co No 3. Attendees named Wa Gopsnort P McDonap and Wm Cannan.
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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. McDonap
Wm. Cannan
Dentist Dr. E H Stanley Opens Brainerd Office
Brainerd gains a new dentist, Dr. E H Stanley, who has located in the Cale block on Front Street. He is described as a first class artist with a lucrative practice from Little Falls and now dedicates himself to Brainerd, guaranteeing satisfaction to all.
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Warren H. Leland
Nina B. Leland
Louise M. Witt
William _H. Witt
George E. Hayes
Office of the Register of Deeds
Crow Wing
Minnesota
Morty
Brainerd
Crow Wing County
E. H. Stanley
Cale
Front Street
Stanley
Little Falls
Cohen Bros Best and Cheapest Underwear Stock
Cohen Bros advertises a vast stock of ladies gents and children's underwear in the city highlighting low prices and wide selection. The notice emphasizes value and variety for shoppers seeking affordable undergarments.
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Cohen Bros
Photographers Robinson and Hopper Open Aitkin Branch
Photographers Robinson and Hopper establish a new branch in Aitkin under Mr Hopper while Mr Robinson remains in Brainerd. They credit their steady public trust and firm business principles for success during hard times, promising courteous service and value.
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Robinson & Hopper
Aitkin
Hopper
Robinson
Brainerd
Fifth
Front Streets
Grand Jury Report Urges Sale Of City Prison Site
The Grand Jury reports all bills disposed of and visits county jail find it in good repair and sanitary. It condemns the old 5th Street jail used as a city prison as filthy, poorly ventilated and unsafe, urging sale and replacement premises. Foreman Lyman P. White signs.
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District Court
Crow Wing
Cass
Itasca
5Th Street
Sargent Opera and Comedy Company to Visit Brainerd
On Saturday evening Brainerd will see Mr. H. J. Sargent’s opera and comedy company. The troupe features Alma Stuart Stanley and a strong supporting cast including Harry Gates Hattie Moore Frank Blair Louise Edgar George Wilkinson and others. One night only Saturday Oct 17 seating is on sale at Cable's drug store.
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H. J. Sargent
Sargent
Brainerd
Madam Janauschek
Modjeska
Dion Boucicault
Rhea
Janish
Scott Siddons
Alma Stuart Stanley
Harry Gates
Hattie Moore
Frank Blair
Louise Edgar
George Wilkinson
Cable’s
Louisa Edgar
Frank B. Blair
Geo. Wilkinson
Very Good. in the city at Cohen Bros.
In Cohen Bros. store the item marked Very Good appears in the city display. A local listing notes availability and pricing for customers in the area.
Gull River Dispatch Sports Team Traveled to White Fish Lake
The Gull River Dispatch sports man joined Seth Phillips and M. Flint for a few days in the pine forests near White Fish Lake, about 36 to 40 miles north of Brainerd. They enjoyed delightful weather and rich wildlife including deer and bears, returning Monday amid a snow storm and a tame flock of geese guarded by an old lady at a back door.
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Seth Phillips
M. Flint
Gull River
Dispatch Sportsman
White Fish Lake
Brainerd
Minnesota
Brief Brainerd district court session records rulings
The week’s civil docket shows several dismissals and verdicts. Notable items include a 308.45 verdict for Asa W. Miller vs Northern Pacific Railway and a 112.50 verdict for Elmer Frasher vs William Schwartz. Multiple cases were settled or continued with judgments and tax collections noted. Indictments were found against Elias Flynn with a fine, and other criminal actions ended in continuances or dismissals.
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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
Elias Flynn
State
Chas. Bellis
Elizabeth Dodge
Hannah Carey
Pat McNaughton
Wm. Dake
McNaughton
Sleeper
Nolle
John Nixon
Crow Wing County
Nixon
Tiff
Frank Cannon
Alex. Billings
Wm. Hendricks
Allen Delaney
Ed. Gray
Hendricks
Cohen Bros Cloaks Sell Cheap From Four Dollars Up
An immense stock of cloaks advertised at Cohen Bros with prices starting at four dollars and ranging to seventy five dollars. The item promises very cheap cloaks aimed at attracting customers.
Tramps Die in Wheat Car Wreck near Aitkin
Train No. 20 bound for Duluth derailed four miles east of Aitkin on the Northern Pacific. Two laborers, John A. Cochrane and Louis Dust, were smothered in a hay car wagon loaded with wheat. Coroner Graves took charge. bodies buried at Aitkin without inquest.
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Conductor Bay
Duluth
Aitkin
N. P
Graves
John A. Cochrane
Louis Dust
Wm. Dust
Champaign
Jamestown
Dakota
Cochrane
Mabel
Valant
Penn
Cohen Bros Offers Unmatched Coat and Wrap Stock
The most complete and cheapest stock of ladies and children cloaks and wraps lies at Cohen Bros, delivering a broad selection at affordable prices for shoppers seeking value.
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Cohen Bros
Cohen Ros
Wreck on Northern Pacific at East St. Cloud crossing
A Monday morning collision on the Northern Pacific at East St. Cloud crossing involved engine No. 94 and a Manitoba grain train. The NP crew, working 48 hours straight, escaped before impact as the Manitoba train was seen too late. Wreckage spread wheat and smashed cars. track torn up for two rods. wreckers cleared the line afterward.
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Northern Pacific
East St. Cloud
Manitoba Road
N. P
Daniel
Fear
Manitoba
St. Cloud
Brainerd
Meanest Sneak Thief Stole Coffin Box in Brainerd
A Brainerd undertaker reported a theft of a coffin box last week, described by the Wadena Tribune as the meanest sneak thief. On a separate notice Day & Meagher advertise immense stock of carpets at low prices.
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Wadena Tribune
Day & Meagher’s
Grove farm yields record wheat oats barley near Hillsboro
Charles Grove’s Dakota property covering 500 acres produced 9,766 bushels of wheat 1,900 bushels of oats and 117 bushels of barley plus vegetables according to the Pioneer Press.
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Charles Grove
Hillsboro
Pioneer Press
Brainerd Street Railway and Lights Plan
Brainerd plans a street railway and electric lights as part of building a live town. The Perham Bulletin notes there are active residents helping develop Brainerd, while those who are inactive are not welcome.
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Brainerd
Perham Bulletin
Brainerd Man May Get Federal Job Through Kelly Link
The Duluth Herald reports John Annon of Brainerd, tied by marriage to Kelly's wife, sought a position since the new Democratic administration began. A telegram from Kelly ordered him to St Vincent for duty, with Dr Guer non, the new customs collector, promising a post.
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P. H. Kelly
Brainerd
John Annon
Kelly
St. Vincent
Guernon
Duluth
Northern Pacific transfers station agent to Brainerd
Little Falls residents learn Martin is moved to Brainerd after three years serving as station agent. He is succeeded by Mr. Jelley, said to be equally competent, reflecting Little Falls importance on the northern line.
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Gull River
Bramerd
Little Falls
Northern Pacific Company
Martin
Brainerd
Jelley
Minneapolis
Bannan Named Mounted Inspector at St. Vincent Customs
Mr. Kelly defends the appointment of John F. Bannan as mounted inspector at the St. Vincent customs house. He notes Bannan, a Pennsylvania native who worked in Brainerd at the Northern Pacific shops, is the son of a prominent Democrat and was strongly endorsed by his district’s congressman to placate Democratic allies.
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John F. Bannan
St. Vincent Custom House
Kelly
Woman hires buggy and horses then vanishes near Benton county
A well dressed woman fifty miles from Sauk Rapids hired a span of horses and a buggy from Charles Bowman's livery, paid in advance, and promised noon return. She feared two o'clock, then disappeared after driving toward Orion road. a lawyer later recovered $50 loaned for the team. The horses, a sorrel and chestnut, are valued at $500 to $600.
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Charles Bowman
Kiling Road
Benton County
Orion Road
John Rogers
Costes & Freeman’s
Sauk Rapids
Rogers
St. Clare Journal Press
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11Th Judicial District
L. F. Krox
Ve. Alexander Gopin
Frank Godin
A. D
L. F. Knox
Alexander Godin
Towit
Howes
Nblic
Mary Provoost
Benoit Provoost
Mortgagors
H. Theviot
W. H. Weibeler
Fred Luken
H-Theviot and Company
Mort.s
Eaid Crowning County
TuEeviot
Free LoUkes
G.S. Femnaro
Minn
Elizabeth A. Wood
State of
Leon E. Lum
Bramerd, Minn
John H. Cum
Delia E. Coppers
C.B. Sleeper
Brainerd, Minn
Dp' Ul. Ribbel
Destiet
Pfernald
Frater & Fernald
Attorney At Law
W. A. Fleming
Ofice
7Th
Juniper Streets
Episcopal Church
R K. Whitely
MIMN
Wisconsin Central Line
City
Nicollet House Rock
Third Street
Merchants’ Hotel Block
F. H. Anson
Northwestern
Parker's
Parker’s
Tansie
Parker
E. E. M. Smith
W. J. Dryer & Bro
Minneapolis & St. Paul
W. J. Dyer & Bro
Minneapolis and
New Gospel Choir
McGranahan
Westfall’s
Grant
W.J. Dyer & Bro
James L. Libby & Co
Tansell
R. Parker
J. A. McCoy
7Th Street
Schaffhausen
Rhine
Milord Anlaise
Switzerland
Milord
Ravine
Barber
Robinson & Hopper’s
Dr. Stanley
Cale Blook
F. Alderman
Connecticut
H. Cohen
C. L.spaulding
New England Kitchen
N. McAfee
Northwestern Newspaper Union
James Goodman
Michigan
Indiana
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
J. A. McColl
Little
John Vorge
Fred Conrath
Milner
James Smith
Franconia, Minn
Charles White
Smith
R. L. Johnson
Winnipeg
J. A. McCell
Wm. Johnston
Shontell
Philadelphia
Geo. Childs
Texas
Mr. Childs
England
Arthur Childs
Detroit
Here
Fargo
McCabe and Green
Northern Pacific Road
D. W. Whitford
Laurel Street
Col. Canfield
Hartley
W.H. Medlar
Brainerd and Aitkin
Grand Jury
Lyman P. White
the District Court
Mammoth Stock
Brainerdite
Dakota Farm
the Mounted Inspector
Aube
Royal Bowe Ee
Oturecy PY
Raning
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall Street
N. Y
J. W Koop
General Outfitters
Elouse
Night
Alma
M. McFadden
Register of Deeds
Ourt House
Arthur Sullivan
Burietta
Ferd Lust
America
Douglas
Tom
A.e.taylor & Co’s
A. Ta&ylor & CO
Boston
Rice Clothing House
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