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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1891
Page
4
Pay day for railroad workers shifts to nine hours while Leon Lum visits the state capitol. Fish and game meetings draw officials as millinery bargains lure shoppers. Weddings, travels, court terms, and civic improvements populate Brainerd and area with notes on lanterns, hydrants, sewer work, and street repairs.
Residents found the post office moved overnight from its longtime site to the Shipp Atherton block on Front Street next to Hoffman's bazaar. The change, done under orders from headquarters without public notice, sparked mixed reactions among neighbors. The Dispatch notes the new location removes the crowd from the old entrance but questions potential impacts from a nearby saloon.
A letter from Camaitonton North Dakota reports a remarkable wheat harvest across Foster county with yields from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. Senator Casey holds 70 000 bushels storage. Carrington serves as grain market hub with two elevators. The piece notes plentiful geese hunting, low land costs, and overall statewide harvest optimism.
Mrs George Merriott of Brainerd visited relatives and returned home Sunday night. A new pump house may be built soon. The potato digger enjoyed fine weather this week. E Floreen, a Swedish divinity student from Brainerd, held services here Saturday. Last Sunday many local young men hunted nearby. shooting was heard all day. Rev O J Wagnild of Brainerd and Rev Moen of Otter Tail preached a fine sermon on Tuesday the 6th. Mr Roberts lost an ox last week. it died in a mud hole likely from hunger. Farmer Boy.
A large audience filled the parquette circle and galleries on a wet day as the Wilson Dramatic Co presented The Diamond Mystery at the Princess opera house. The plot centers on a stolen diamond necklace and suspected lovers who are innocent. Villains and a comic lawyer figure, with a soubrette, are defeated and justice prevails. Performers included J. W. Melton as a lover and Pearl Hight as a charming soubrette, with O Connor, Alma Farley, Williams, Mackeod, Dahl, Hildebrand, and Jennie McAlpine. Tonight features A Farmer's first, and Wednesday offers The Rancho King.
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