APRIL 17
20 years ago (2003)
With traffic on Hwy 371 between Nisswa and Pine River expected to double by 2030, MnDOT is already looking for ways to improve traffic flow and safety. But residents in Pequot Lakes, Jenkins and Pine River are concerned that bypasses might dry up their local economies.
30 years ago (1993)
Margit Rinke, the most prolific scorer in Warrior basketball history, picked her birthday yesterday to sign a Div. I tender to play at LaSalle Univ. in Philadelphia. She was the second Brainerd girl to go Div. I, with teammate Sarah Northway having signed last fall with the Univ. of Arizona.
40 years ago (1983)
If your minister missed a Sunday service during Lent, don't worry. He wasn't down with the flu. He was in jail. Five Brainerd ministers: Steve Schaitberger, Nate Lundgren, C.E. Hoversten, Dale Sewall and Bernard Popesh, spent a weekend in the county jail to better understand it. They all came away depressed.
60 years ago (1963)
Stray dogs in Brainerd will be disposed of in a more humane manner under an agreement reached by the Lakes Region Humane Society and the city council. Unclaimed dogs will be injected with sodium pentathol by veterinarian E.E. Brittin, producing a quick, painless death. Currently, dogs are shot by police officers.
80 years ago (1943)
Donald Lyng, 20, being held in the county jail here awaiting trial on charges of larceny, escaped this morning. His cell door failed to lock when the matron brought him his breakfast. After eating, he slipped into the common area, then locked the matron in his cell when she returned for his dishes. He walked out of the jail and stole a car, driving west.
100 years ago (1923)
The construction foreman of the NW Bell Telephone Co. has arrived from Duluth with a work crew to begin construction of the new telephone line to West Brainerd. The new cables will put all areas of Brainerd on a par for service. Last week's sleet storm damaged lines and poles in rural areas, but most are now repaired.
8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.
27/46: People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
28/46: Chicago Tavern on Gilbert Lake circa 1938-1943. Dancing and food. Al LaBarre was the owner. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area' published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
29/46: State Champion was this Brainerd amateur baseball team of 1894, which later saw two of those players advance to the major leagues. Pictured here are (front row) Frary, catcher; Phyle, rf-pit.; Howe, pit., rf; C. McCarthy, 1st; (middle row) Burgum, shortstop, W.P. Buckley, manager; Hill; 3rd; (back row) W. McCarthy, cf; Blandy, lf; Warner, 2nd. Source: 'Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971'. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1971.
35/46: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives
36/46: W.E. Lively, the hustling Maxwell auto dealer, has sold a Maxwell to Joseph Johnson. Pictured is a Maxwell Mascotte Touring 1911 by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1526033
37/46: This truck belonged to Silas Hall's Transfer Line just after World War I. It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving. The picture was taken in front of the railroad freight office. Before the truck, Silas Hal used teams of horses and wagons which he kept at 415 Main (now Washington Street). Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
38/46: The 1916 Brainerd police force, pictured here, included the following men: The plain clothes men at either end were Jack Brandt (left) and Ted Nesheim; (front row, left to right) Charles Varner, chief, and Tom Templeton. (Rear, left to right) Erick Graff, Hans Saude and August Swanson. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
39/46: This building at Seventh and Laurel, still a well-known landmark in Brainerd, was the home of the Citizen's State Bank, from 1909 to 1927, when the bank then moved to quarters across the street. This picture was taken in 1913. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.
40/46: The "fill" grounds skating rink, located near Franklin Junior High School, winter of 1938-39. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.
41/46: 60 years ago (1959) (Photo) Robert Dobson, 15, is interested in how long he can keep a kite aloft. He launched a kite at 3 p.m. yesterday near the court house and it's still flying despite a near disaster when a truck caught the kite string. The weatherman says it will remain windy today. Photo illustration, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.
42/46: Brainerd Dispatch archives
43/46: The state hospital campus on Highway 18.
44/46: Santa takes a ride during a Christmas parade in downtown Brainerd.
45/46: Children crowd around Santa during downtown Brainerd Christmas festivities.
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