JANUARY 4
20 years ago (2003)
The Warrior girls' basketball team had the effort but not the win against St. Cloud Tech. Brainerd gave 7th-ranked Tech all they could handle before falling 43-35. Brainerd was undersized inside against Tech, which features 6-3 twin sisters Katy and Jessy Preston, who have already signed for Div. I Univ of San Francisco.
30 years ago (1993)
Crow Wing County's unemployment rate jumped from 5.0 percent to 6.7 percent in November, higher than the normal seasonal surge according to state labor data. Employment in the county dropped by 850 jobs in the month, while only about 450 workers left the job force.
40 years ago (1983)
Fluoride foe Irene Johnson took the city council to task last night for continuing to fluoridate the city's water despite a motion Oct. 4 designed to end it. The motion said the city is only obligated to fluoridate if it can deliver unfluoridated water free to those who request it. The delivery has proven impractical.
60 years ago (1963)
Lt. Governor Karl Rolvaag gained in the county recount of votes in the state governor's race. There were 1,172 votes here that were challenged by either the GOP or DFL. Those will head to St. Paul, where a three-judge panel will determine if the ballots will figure in the final totals. Total number of challenged ballots statewide is approaching 90,000.
80 years ago (1943)
Despite the opposition of 12 petitions representing 594 signers, almost all from Brainerd churches and PTA associations, the city council last night, by a 5-3 vote, passed an ordinance that would allow dancing in places where liquor is served. Still at issue is a state law which may prohibit such dancing.
100 years ago (1923)
The payroll of the NP Railroad shops continues to show daily increases. In the last report in the Dispatch, the superintendent's numbers showed a force of 879. Today it numbers 906, being 383 old men (former strikers) and 522 new workers. Applications of 75 old men are pending, and they are returning to work at between eight and ten per day.
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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