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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1887
Page
8
M Cullen enlarging East Brain erd saloon. county commissioners set regular session next Tuesday. Manitoba railroad to lay two more tracks St Paul to Minneapolis with fare drop to 25 cents round trip.
R. M. McKenzie elected assistant principal at Brainerd High School with a salary of 75 dollars monthly and will also handle editorial duties on the Daily News. The Anoka Herald notes this appointment and its educational duties. Mrs. Geo. Phillips dies. Mr. Phillips once worked as a Villard hotel clerk and friends express regret. J. A. White and family visit A. T. Kimball’s residence on Pine River road for a week. Authorities warn about game-law offenses amid local comments. Northern Pacific Fergus & Black Hills branch changes include Sperbeck replaced by Harkins and Harkins moving to main line with Fox taking the freight run. James T. Hughes now handles the freight.
A thief took the checkers chess and dominos belonging to the Brainerd Y M C A from their rooms in the bank block. The act prompted comments that such a person would steal from a contribution box, highlighting misconduct by someone in Brainerd.
The Brainerd band accompanied the fire department to Little Falls for the annual parade of fire laddies. Early , the morning passenger faced delays and the group rode a way freight. Train Dispatcher Lantz traveled to Fargo to study the division for the fall rush.
Front street jeweler F G Sundberg announces a fresh triple plated silverware assortment including castors spoonholders and vases ideal for birthdays and weddings. Minnesota State Fair preparations surge with record horse interest as Leonard Johnson plans to exhibit 75 Percheron and French Coach horses across entire barns.
Frank Hartley is in Duluth. L. P. White Sundayed in Fargo. E. W. Kaley spent Sunday in the city. Drayman Boland has gone to St. Joseph. L. J. Cale and wife returned from a visit. Alec Benson visits Brainerd from St. Paul. Minnie Troxel visits Ft. Ripley. Frank Shonte and Frank Houston left for Chicago. George Leopold visits his mother in Duluth. J. D. Blackney visits briefly. Mrs. W. B. McChesney of Barnesville visits Mrs. Sam. Parker. C. M. Patek and Miss Cohen go to Minneapolis. Frank White goes to Minneapolis to study four years. Conductor and Mrs. Corcoran visit from Morris. Mrs. Corcoran stays. Mrs. Koop and Mrs. De meules hosting sister Mrs. H. N. Richardson from Stevens Point. H. S. White, father of Mrs. P. Stilling, dies at seventy eight. Leon Lumour returns from business and pleasure trip. Mrs. W. W. Campbell of Ada and Mrs. Jillson of Chicago visiting N. H. Ingersoll. Jillson departs. Mrs. J. L. Adams of Sprague visits several weeks. Eugene Goodwin of Daily News goes to Minneapolis for exposition. Slug Ole acts as foreman. N. H. Ingersoll leaves for Plover. wife joins in Minneapolis for exposition. On return Mr. Ingersoll brings his mother.
Two marriages recorded at Catholic church in 1887. Edward Finley wed Ellen Whalen on Monday August 29 officiated by Rev Fr Watry. William R Preston of this city married Nettie M Johnson of Kite Cloud Michigan on Thursday evening September 1 officiated by Rev J A Rowell.
A strong audience attended the Hamlet rendition at the opera house Tuesday despite a heavy rain storm. Geo. C. Miln is praised as a high degree actor and Adele Payn, long associated with him, is well suited to the stage. The stormy scene between Hamlet and his mother was notably impressive, and the Mini Dramatic Company is said to have improved since their earlier visit, with potential for crowded houses if talent is valued.
A Duluth Evening Journal item quotes a reader criticizing Manager Condon for bringing the Black Crook troupe to Sleeper Opera House then skipping the advertised second night. The critic calls the company snides and questions Condon’s past as a low-end show manager.
The article notes land in northern Minnesota once valued for lumber now shows strong agricultural potential as timber is removed. Pelican Lake area soils and gardens impress, with lumber firms reluctant to sell before timber removal ends. President Merriam aims to attract top horses for Minnesota State Fair races alongside other famed trotters and runners.
Messrs Frank Houston and Frank Shontell of Brainerd represent the city at the exposition per Pioneer Press report.
Col. Sheehan of the White Earth agency laments Brainerd dealers selling liquor to Indians and urges keeping Indians on the reservation to curb arrests and robberies. He cites Charles Juster of Mille Lacs, who faced trial after aiding an Indian seeking whisky, as evidence of the policy’s impact.
A traveling correspondent notes the 8:00 a.m. departure from Minneapolis toward Fargo on the Northern Pacific Railway. The route passes productive agricultural districts and towns along the Mississippi, highlighting Brainerd as the Crow Wing County seat with about 10,000 residents. It mentions Harry Totton, a local boot and shoe merchant, and cites local industries, drought effects, and a disturbance involving Crow Indians near Aitkin resolved after government intervention.
A.A. Jamieson and wife visited Brainerd for a few days. A hunter killed four bears a few miles north this week. Geo Keene and wife from Brainerd visited B. F. Cale in the village. Ed Hotchkiss trains boxing and expects full use of his hand soon. Miss Carrie Stratton of Excelsior visited Mrs. H. B. Morrison and cared for J. A. Davis's children while he and his wife traveled.
Local residents include Mr Harrison visiting and Louie Johnson venturing into poultry. Repairs completed at the lumber yard. C F Kindred loses a Jersey calf to wolves at Sylvan Lake. Miss Carrie Mooers remains ill though slight improvement noted. State fair attendance urged. house for sale and loan terms listed. School reporting changes announced with principal's in-office hours.
Jas McVeah, former night editor of the Daily News, accepts the post of telegraph editor at the Star, Minneapolis new evening newspaper.
Multiple local vendors advertise goods from crockery and dinner sets at D. M. Clark & Co to Day & Meagher’s clothing and boots to White & White firearms. Items include new stock, harness, hosiery, candies, valises, and household wares. Odds and ends note public money in Auglaize County, a dam project, and sports and crime brief items.
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