09 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1887
Page
1
Tomorrow features races and baseball at the fair grounds with a county fair turnout urged today and tomorrow. The city council has allocated 200 to aid the fair, while other local notes include a post office robbery in Northern Pacific Junction and a Fergus Falls land office receivership report.
The Itasca Lumber company proposes to build a dam on the Swan River in Itasca county near section 35 township 56 range 23 west. A hearing on the petition will be before the Aitkin county commissioners on September 12. The rest advocates rough justice for a man named Murray, expressing strong anger.
The Fergus Falls Journal reports Labor day on September 5 in large labor centers with processions speeches and picnics. It notes no anarchist or socialist red flags appeared and praises the stars and stripes as a unifying symbol for workers nationwide.
Hints say Gov McGill planned to speak at the Brainerd county fair but a key party stalled the plan. Secretary Relf may shed light on the subject. Grand Army volunteers forecast 50 000 visitors for the Sham Battle at the State Fair, with railroads ordering more tickets as excitement grows over the event.
President W. R. Merriam traveled to Detroit and Cleveland last week to secure attractions for the Minnesota State Fair races. He aims to bring Harry Wilkes Oliver K Patton Jay-Eye-See and other leading trotters to compete. The event promises to draw vast crowds as numerous top horses prepare for the largest prizes ever offered at a state fair.
Outside Minneapolis residents protests against further government money for Falls of St Anthony improvements favoring Minneapolis mill owners. Critics argue the state should fund other regions and question why Minneapolis residents cannot finance water power upgrades themselves.
The St Paul Common Council introduces an ordinance granting The Rapid Transit Co. rights to build and maintain an elevated line within two years with round trip fares capped at 25 cents or 15 cents one way. A political note follows on water power disputes between Minneapolis lumbermen and mills over Mississippi River falls and dam projects.
Col Hogeland and Molesworth teams completed initial lines between Brainerd Milaca and Brainerd Leech Lake with August work. Till nears Mississippi from Crookston. final location and cut off lines finished or underway. city vote decision looms over line routing.
The article recalls the life of Miss Sylvester born near Swan River Mor rison county who moved to Brainerd three years ago and worked as a housemaid at several local places. It notes relatives in Brainerd including cousin Fred Abear of the Journal and condemns the accused Murray for his alleged acts. The piece indicates indignation in the city and praises Murray being in Hennepin County rather than Crow Wing.
A War veteran recounts severe dyspepsia cured by Swift's S S S after eight bottles weight restored from 135 to 180 pounds. He and his wife both benefited, with ongoing use for safety. The ad touts S S S as a pure vegetable blood medicine free from potash or mercury, claiming extensive cures and nationwide sales. Treatise mailed free from Swift & Co. Atlanta Drawer 3.
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition houses works by over two hundred eminent American painters including the Morans Smilies Wm and Jas M Hart Boughton Champeney Bricher Bradford Patterson Brown Nicoll DeHaas Lyman and other top names. Despite the exhibit’s excellence, admission stays ten cents for entry to fourteen galleries and the sculpture hall, with unique artworks in every balcony.
This advertisement extols the lungs and breathing machinery, urging removal of obstructions in air passages. It claims Boschee's German Syrup, sold by druggists for 75 cents, can reliably relieve coughs colds and chest illnesses when other remedies fail.
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