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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1885
Page
2
Brainerd Dispatch is the official paper for Crow Wing Cass and Itasca counties. Entered at the Brainerd post office as second class mail. Subscriptions cost 1.50 dollars per year in advance. Editors and proprietors N H Ingersoll and F W Wieland.
Of 2 332 post offices surveyed only 487 have reported presidential election turnout.
The state fair opens next Monday promising to eclipse all previous exhibitions in Minnesota. St Paul residents expressed strong disgust at the female baseball nine that played there Monday.
Over 100000 head of cattle have been removed from the reserva i under the orders of the presi ent.
J. J. Hill and C. A. DeGraff will represent Minnesota at the National Cattle convention in Chicago on November 17 and 18.
Louis Demules a long time resident of St Paul died in that city on Monday at the age of 53. He was the father of A J Demules, a familiar figure to many in the community.
Mandan residents held an indignation meeting to demand Judge Francis be removed after he granted the Marquis de Mores a change of venue to Bismarck.
Three thousand shovelers toil on the Wisconsin Central line from Milwaukee to Chicago. The extension is expected to be completed January 1 1886.
All-howay-kishay, a White Earth Indian, was committed to the county jail in St. Paul Wednesday morning to await action by the federal grand jury for selling liquor to Indians.
A Manitoba brakeman is held on bonds under Traill county for ordering a tramp from a moving train. The tramp suffered a severe injury leading to amputation, drawing attention to alleged tramper rights in Dakota.
The Northern Pacific railroad company reports August land sales totaling 77,912 acres for 901,633 dollars. This compares with 32,874 acres sold last August for 158,986 dollars. Most buyers are actual settlers planning cultivation and development of the country.
Three months after Wisconsin raised the saloon license from 75 to 200 dollars, reports from about 100 towns show 277 fewer saloons and a total annual revenue increase of 224000 dollars, with improved regulation overall.
The Big Woods cover 5,000 square miles and 4 200 000 acres with hardwood species such as white and black oak maple hickory basswood elm cottonwood tamarack and more totaling over fifty kinds. A pine region surrounds the northeast, spanning 21 000 square miles or 13 440 000 acres.
J M Hannaford of the Northern Pacific reports strong outlook for 1885 with wheat shipments from Washington to the East likely to exceed last year’s 80 000 bushels and reach about 200 000 bushels. Cattle shipments to the East may total 125 000 head amid a vibrant Montana cattle trade. The railroad is in excellent condition and ready to haul anticipated loads.
A new Scribner and Welford book offers many practical recipes for eggless cakes from griddle to bride cake using Royal Baking Powder. Experienced housekeepers note growing use in economical kitchens, praising lighter texture, less butter, and easier handling without eggs.
The Washington correspondent cites Governor Curtin recalling a Russian Empire spy network and a Canadian American diplomat’s quarrel over saluting the czar. He recounts an American traveler who refused to apologize and vanished after a Russian notice to skip.
The Phonetic Journal notes Thomas Allen Reed's praise of Phil lip Brooks for rapid preaching. Brooks in Caterham averaged 194 words per minute. in Westminster Abbey a 30 minute sermon reached 213 words per minute. The piece mocks reporters chasing speed and warns against Brooks visiting the Atlantic.
At a New London meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society Dr L Webster Fox recounted a rare congenital cataract case in a 60-year-old woman. The operation used Critchett spoon. the patient gained light perception, later could distinguish colors and objects, and by weeks later could name items. Fundus details noted unusual oval discs and sparse vessels. lenses were two-thirds normal size and nearly spheroidal.
The un signed Gazelle di Parma critic faced a plagiarism accusation when a colleague suggested a copied article. The queen responded by confirming authorship of the piece, published two years earlier, and the dispute ended.
A French physician reports to the Society de Biologie of Paris on how sleeping on different sides shapes dreams. Right side dreams are vivid yet illogical and often resemble verses with nightmares, while left side sleep yields more intelligent, recent, and comprehensible dreams.
A St Paul Globe report describes a courteous officer who moves people off railing areas around trees, then allows them to sit again after he passes. He repeats the gentle reminder each circuit, earning praise for his uniform and manner.
Benedict Kirk, famed Mississippi gambler, narrates a steamboat con on the Indiana shore. He and a jayhawker dupe a fellow gambler with four aces versus four kings, Kirk adapting a misdeal to keep the pot, then losing his share when the participant keeps most of the winnings. The tale ends with a cash grudgingly returned.
A tiny yellow bee wanders into a Common Street shaving shop. The German barber, a fat man, and a French customer all swing tools at the insect, misdirecting blows onto each other. The bee escapes unharmed as a policeman arrives amid glass and cries. New Orleans dimes-Vennocrat.
A collage of humorous exchanges and social snippets from southern newspapers. Jests about ice water and bottles, a Georgia engagement doomed by a rival, a Washington street machine called a willipus willopus, and a Nashville rock-crushing device all showcase lighthearted mischief and social mores of the era.
The Brainerd Driving Park Association is formed under Minnesota law with seven directors, capital stock of 500 shares at $20 each, and a July 15 1885 start for twenty years. Founding members include Carl H Douglas Halsey J Spencer Newton McFadden Charles F Kindred Chauncey B Sleeper Frank B Thompson and David E Slipp. The organization appoints a president vice president secretary and treasurer with notices by Brainerd newspaper prior to meetings.
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