This Was Brainerd - July 8

JULY 8

20 years ago (2002)

(Photo) Construction workers applied concrete for the roadway of the Hwy 371 interchange bridge. It will replace the stoplights at the intersection of Hwy 371 and Business Hwy 371 south of Brainerd on the new highway bypass. Traffic will now flow unimpeded from Baxter south toward the Twin Cities.

30 years ago (1992)

Break out the champagne! Madden's on Gull Lake is turning 50. An interesting fact: the resort serves up about 8,400 meals per week – coming to about 3 million meals since it opened. It has hosted every Minnesota governor, plus celebrities like Jesse Owens, Peter Graves, Nancy Lopez, Howard Cosell and FBI Director William Webster.

40 years ago (1982)

After more than four hours of deliberation, a county jury found Stanley Ebert guilty of second degree murder. Ebert, 47, had pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend after returning home from a dinner. County attorney Steve Rathke had asked the jury to find him guilty of first degree murder.

60 years ago (1962)

(Photo) The three top finalists in the Miss Brainerd contest are Judy Shortridge (left), first runner up, and Pat Prindle (right) the second runner up. At center is Joyce Trask, 18, Miss Brainerd 1962-63, being crowned by Marie Adolphson, the current Miss Brainerd. Miss Trask won a $150 wardrobe and a $150 scholarship.

80 years ago (1942)

Movie star Bob Burns, who with Mrs. Burns is a summer visitor at Gull Lake, will meet news and camera men today, breaking his silence and his attempt to avoid publicity the past several weeks. Mrs. Burns has been in poor health and Bob has been trying to give her a good rest.

100 years ago (1922)

John F. Woodhead of the Woodhead Motor Co. drove from the Twin Cities to Brainerd yesterday with the first Lincoln car in the city. The price of the car is $4,250 and is considered the most beautiful model of a coupe ever seen here.

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8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.

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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.

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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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