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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1893
Page
4
N. H. Ingersoll and F. W. Wieland publish a weekly notice issued every Friday morning from rooms 5 and 7 Sleeper block Brainerd Crow Wing county Minnesota. Annual terms are $1.50. Describes the finest job printing office in the city.
A whirlwind of notes from Brainerd recounts visits by Mrs. White and Mrs. Scriver, employment news, church events, and a fatal accident near Miller’s mill. The paper covers school start plans, wedding invitations, charity meetings, and a burglary with two arrests, plus sports chatter about Brainerd’s baseball claim and local shop notes.
James F. Hawkins formerly of this city and Miss Jennie Welch of the Welch family wed at St Francis Catholic Church in a Wednesday ceremony at nine o'clock. Rev Fr Lynch officiated with Miss Kate Canan as bridesmaid and Joseph Ily as groomsman. Hawkins, once a public school teacher here and son of Mr and Mrs J B Welch, will reside in Minneapolis where the couple planned to live after the noon train departure.
The September term court adjourned by Judge Holland to October 16 at 2:30 for the murder trial of Hum Wing Sing and Hum Hong in Brainerd. Counsel W S McClenahan and W W Erwin sought the adjournment citing funds for the defense, with a telegraphic transfer planned from New York but delayed by a Montreal customs issue. The county attorney noted both defendants agreed to a joint trial and admitted Lee Bang’s municipal court testimony. The prosecution’s judge, W A Fleming, withdrew due to fundraising uncertainty. A city council meeting approved water closet repairs at the jail and the electric light system budget adjustments, while a Bargain Sale limited to six pairs was announced by Henry L Coney Ginnis & Co. A Brainerd civil calendar item and Ascalon Commandry No 16 Masonic session were also listed with invitations to Sir Knights.
Sundberg's silver inlaid ware and C B White tools invite customers at new Walker block store. Congdons offers wagon touch up and varnish, Veon sells jewelry at low prices, Dr Niven gold lined plates praised, J R SmithIns in Sleeper Block for fire insurance, D W Whitford handles oak leather harness, OC Paine's grocery offers fresh cheeses, Troy laundry promotes home service with pickup and delivery.
A Chicago dispatch reports the American Sunday School Union conference at Moody Bible Institute with about 200 students trained to spread Bible knowledge. Evangelists D L Moody McNeil Riddell Henry Varley Geo F Ventecost Maj Whittle and other preachers lead crowded nightly tent and tabernacle meetings.
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