Local briefs include travels and theater work moves
Rev and Mrs Davis left Wednesday for Chicago and the world’s fair. James Kelehan begins veneering at the Olympic theater building. Mrs Laura Fitzgerald and Mrs Emma Hanson, sisters of Mrs L W Chase, are visiting from Montana. Mr and Mrs Fred Brinkman returned from Chicago and other eastern points. J Adams of Sprague WA, formerly with the N P car department, is in the city. Rosenblatt store stock is in Coroner Dean’s possession after Olson and Co of Minneapolis claimed a $3800 interest. sheriff had held it on a Gardner judgment. Archie Dickson killed when a well caved in at Ledgerwood ND. he was 40 and recently married to Alice Floyd of Daggett Brook. funeral plans not set.
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Rosenblatt
Front Street
Dean
J. S. Gardner
Archie Dickson
Duluth
Ledgerwood
North Dakota
Alice Floyd
Daggett Brook
Local notes from Brainerd and surroundings and regional events
Dr Niven the dentist plans visits Sept 29 and 30. O Beach leaves for Grand Forks on business. B D Congdon of Nelson Penn visits relatives. Geo Watts returns to Brainerd to see family. Mrs D H Hughey back from the east. Mrs Georgia Congdon begins fall term at Oak Lawn. L D Beach heads to Chicago for the World’s Fair. A L Nutting moves here from Motley. J W Jones buys 40 acres off Harmon for 300 dollars. Mrs W A Fleming to Chicago for relatives and World’s Fair. Ed Hurley attends a railway telegraphers convention in Helena. City council adjourns for Labor Day. St Francis church social nets 56.50 with praise. Congress bill seeks 600 dollars for Anna Osborne for Fort Ripley fire loss. Band stand moved near YMCA. Gypsy king and queen and troupe perform at YMCA Building September 13 with 15 cent admission and free lunch. Northern mill shaft repair prompts restart. Mrs Fred Lowe barely recovers from paralysis after Fargo trip. Lumberman’s Hospital moves to Bluff Avenue, new remodel. Congregational Ladies Aid meets Sept 13. supper 25 cents. Randall Wright attempts suicide with a small revolver. scalp wound. Thirty-one girls under Mrs C Atherton plan concert Sept 12 at First Congregational Church. Chenquatana club hosts euchre for Dr and Mrs McPherson. Winnie Small wins ladies prize, C D Johnson wins gentleman’s prize. Boyle recounts Salt Lake theatre anecdote about Lourdew moderator. Attorney A Y Merrill ready to go on record on railroad land taxation case. reference to U S Circuit Court ruling and North Dakota constitution.
Handsome Sixth Street Block Named Columbian
The new Sixth Street block by W. D. Mc Kay has been christened Columbian with the inscription carved on stone hoisted into position yesterday. The front is nearly complete with plastering and washing down begun. A full write up will follow after completion.
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Sixth Street
W. D. McKay
Brainerd and Duluth Baseball Games at Fairgrounds
Brainerd meets Duluth in two weekend games at the fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Duluth boasts a flawless season record against nine opponents and visits a strong Brainerd club in top form. Expected to be the season’s big event with 25 cent grounds admission.
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Brainerd
Duluth
Fairgrounds
Bones Unearthed Of Gigantic Animal On Farm Near Staples
A local correspondent reports that bones of a very large animal were found under sod on a field opened by W. H. Hallett six miles north of Staples. The thigh bone measured far larger than a horse bone and a rib fragment suggests an immense girth. Residents rode out to search for more remains. One leg bone was two and a half times the length of a horse’s limb.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Staples
W. H. Hallet
Multiple Infant and Adult Deaths Chronicle Local Obituaries
Gone Beyond mourns infant Alfred Stallman aged five days and infant child of A Peterson aged six months. James King 35, typhoid fever, Lumberman's Hospital. funeral Thursday with Rev. Jenkins. Charles Derdoski 45, throat troubles, East Brainerd. funeral Saturday at St Francis Church with Fr. Lynch. Deceased leaves a wife and seven children.
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A. Peterson
James King
Lumberman’s Hospital
B. & N. M. Railroad Company
J. A. Jenkins
Charles Derdoski
East Brainerd
St. Francis Catholic Church
Fr. Lynch
Little Falls Defeated Brainerd in Baseball Waterloo
The Little Falls club lost to Brainerd 5 to 18 amid pitching problems and partial attendance. Morrison started well but tired in the fourth. Goetz also faltered as Brainerd proved stronger after a reorganizing. Reports say Little Falls may disband. Brainerd's win and Little Falls’ fate loom over local sports notes.
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Caesar
Brutus
Charles I
Cromwell
Napoleon
Wellington
Little Falls
Waterloo
City of the Pines
Morrison
Goetz
Brainerd
Little Falls Transcript
Mystery of a Hidden Remains Near Jonesville
John Voerge and his son found a long-decomposed male body five miles east of Jonesville while cranberry hunting. Coroner Dean and officials planned to transport the remains to town for examination before burial, with death cause uncertain due to extensive decay.
Brother learns of Onstine suicide in East Grand Forks
W. H. Onstine learned by telegram on Wednesday of his brother Sylvester M. Onstine s suicide at his East Grand Forks home. Deputy Coroner Wyatt will hold an inquest, the body to be buried at Chatfield Minnesota. Sylvester had worked as a bookkeeper for J J Howe & Co in Grand Forks.
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W. H. Onstine
M. Onstine
East Grand Forks
Globe
Grand Forks
N. D
Wyatt
Crookston
Sylvester M. Onstine
Chatfield
Minn
Brainerd
BEERWOOD SCHOOL OPENS AND COMMUNITY NOTICES
The town starts classes in district No. 27 with Miss Ruby Prentice as teacher. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. 8S. H. Rothermel of Duluth visiting R. B. Coffin. A Sunday school picnic and dances at local homes are noted along with auctions, sales, and local business promotions.
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H. Rothermel
Duluth
R. B. Coffin
Ruby Prentice
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Chase & Sanborn
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Sleeper Opera House
J. R. Smith
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Brainerd, Minn
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W.J. Bain
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F. B. Johnson
Sherwood
Couga
Straton
Wight Bell
Nanhoras Restaurant
City Hotel
Hagberg & Lagerquist Wholesale and Retail
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Odd Fellows’ Block
Ib. Johnson
Aga A
Ssratim
Cale
East Front Street
Brainerd Dispatch
Crow Wing and
Cass Counties
N. H. Ingersoll, F P. W. Wieland
Editors and Proprietors
Crow Wing County
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Dr. Niven
Mrs. Davis
James Kelehan
Olympic Theater
Laura Fitzgerald
Emma Hanson
L. W. Chase
Montana
Fred Brinkman
J. Adams
Sprague, Wash
N. P. Company
O. Beach
B. D. Congdon
Nelson, Penn
Geo. Watts
D. H. Hughey
Georgia Congdon
Hamline
Oak Lawn
L. D. Beach
A. L. Nutting
Motley
McKay
J. W. Jones
Harmon
W. A. Fleming
Ed. Hurley
Helena, Mont
the Order of Railway Telegraphers
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Anna W. Osborne
Fort Ripley
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Fargo
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Bluff Avenue
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J. N. Nevers
N. H. Ingersoll
Randall Wright
Chenquatana Club
Mrs. McPherson
Winnie Small
C. D. Johnson
Edwin Milton Boyle
Salt Theatre
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Lourdew
A. Y. Merrill
Supreme Court
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Marshal School Furniture Co
Congdon
Minneapolis School Furniture Co
McGinn & Bailey
C. H. Paine
Stewart
Howe
Montor
D. M. Clark & Co
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Jonesville
Mr. Voerge
Voerge
J. J. Howe & Co
Royal
Minneapolis
Mixn
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Minn. I Hospital College
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Wall ST
Ork
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Sundbergs
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Rodmo
McColl
Congdon’s
McGinnis & Co
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Darling Pit
Tribune
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Phitie Small
Selina Fetter
Lucius Henderson
E. D. Lyons
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Atlanta, Ga
Veon
St. Francis Branch
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
Charles Derduskie
St. Francis No. 1
Thomas H. Murray
Joan McDonato
Justin Lermner
Committee
D. W. Whitford
Laurel Street
McGinn & Bailey’s
O. H. Paine & Co
D. W. Waitrorp
Joan Cameron
Veon’s
Gardner’s Block
Reliable Fire Insurance
Acker
Brainerd Mercantile Go
T. McMaster
Lumbbermen’s
White
Contractof & Builder
Sash
Docova
Laurel St
Front and
Laurel
Katz Bros
McCall’s
7Th Street
Wales
Laurel and
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