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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1891
Page
4
Duluth visitors in Brainerd include J J Kennedy and John Hughes while J C Flynn from Little Falls calls on Brainerd. Residents travel to Winnipeg and Chicago. Mrs Paine and Mrs Fleming depart for trips. faith notices, ball for N P Fire Brigade, and church events fill the week with community activity.
Rail timetable lists arrivals and departures for trains Nos. 5 9 11 6 10 12 and many shuttles. It notes connections Morris to St Paul Brainerd Little Falls details Duluth Wehpeten and freight Nos. 53 54 and a warning that trains cannot be relied on for regular movement and may be abandoned without notice by the company.
Bright display promises more complete boot and shoe stock than ever before in Brainerd. Props custom work and repair services by R F Warrens on Sixth Street. Also advertising carpets and rugs at D M Clark Co and cheap gents summer neckwear at Days. Notes storm safety and weather wisdom with a humorous gas caution and a travel ad for the Wisconsin Central to Milwaukee ST and points East and South.
New fall and winter wear samples arrive and can be inspected at Gre. N. Day's with orders left there. Hoffman's corner Front and 5th Sts advertises opportunities and a boarder seeking schooling. D. M. Clark & Co. announces a large infant carriage shipment and paints and sundries. L. J. Cale's promotes Henrietta shoes and a large, reduced neckwear selection at Day's and Cale's.
A special council committee reported on seven charges against City Clerk Murphy and seven against Chief Barron. It recommended Barron resign to Mayor Hagberg and Murphy be asked to resign with an audit panel appointed. Council adopted the reports eight to two. The Dispatch declined to publish the full findings for now. A potential clash with Mayor Hagberg looms as events unfold.
Yesterday marked opening of the Crow Wing County Fair with light entries due to drizzle. Merchants plan strong exhibits including Geo N Day Campbell & Smith Henry I Cohen and a notable county poor farm showing. Expect strong turnout tomorrow as shops close and crowds gather. full report to follow. Enterprise grocery house criticized for high prices.
Obituaries report death of lumberman John Fitzgerald at Northern Mill Co camp No 4 from heart failure. He is shipped to Hassan Minn. Others mourns include Mrs Guru Peterson dies of consumption at 33, with funeral at Norwegian Lutheran church. Esta M Haunt dies at almost 4 from scarlet fever. Delia Grace dies at Windsor hotel aged 48, wife of engineer Frank Patterson. she had been recently divorced. Miss Lotta Grandelmeyer visiting Minneapolis. various social notes on residents and birthdays. multiple lost and reward notices for livestock and personal items.
At the close of the recent Teachers Institute in this city, certificates were issued to Second Grade S Van Vliet Caroline Rich Madora Dresser Hulda Klatte and Third Grade H H Mann Bertha Curtis Sarah Nichols Bethie Prince Belle Phelps Yettie Flint Mattie Rickerson Judson Dye.
District court opened with Judge Holland presiding as bids fail to continue next week. Grand jury returned indictments against James McElroy for second degree assault and Mrs. Geo Barclay for selling liquor without a license. No indictments for Ellis and Provost in Paddy Ryan murder case. Three civil cases decided: Slipp v Hartley verdict for plaintiff, Paine v Slipp verdict for defendant, Gardner v Reid verdict for plaintiff with mare and harness awarded and defendant to keep cow or its equivalent valued at $25.
Des Moines Daily Register notes a sensational comedy at the Grand last night titled The Firemen's Ward. The plot follows Little Nell, ward of Relief Fire Co. No. 1, and hero Jack Hernon as a fire scene and rescues unfold amid songs and dances. Performers praised. engagements listed for Friday and Saturday Sept 25 and 26 with usual prices.
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