MARCH 25
20 years ago (2002)
The city council has approved a request from the union representing Potlatch employees for office space after the mill closes in May. The union requested the space so employees had a place to come for information, services and counseling. The agreement will run for 60 days and is renewable.
30 years ago (1992)
(Photo) Julie Allord activities director at Woodland Good Samaritan, talks with Hattie Kinsmiller, who celebrates her 105th birthday today at the village. Born in Germany, Hattie moved to Brainerd at the age of three months.
40 years ago (1982)
The 7th grade enriched math team at Franklin Junior High recently placed sixth in the nation in a segment of the Junior High Math League. After four segments the group, coached by Lowell Scearcy, ranks second in Minnesota. Jay Imsande and Bill Ewell both rank in the top 100 math students in the nation.
60 years ago (1962)
The sheriff's office reported a new twist in stealing gasoline this weekend. A car was driven from the owners yard in Pine Center, then run into a ditch, where all the gasoline was drained from it. A truck parked in that same owners yard also had its gas tank drained. Neither vehicle was damaged.
80 years ago (1942)
Police today began their annual spring drive against youths riding bicycles on sidewalks after a 5-year-old girl was hurt after being hit by a bike yesterday. She was knocked to the ground and suffered a severe cut to her mouth. Police warned that violators will be prosecuted.
100 years ago (1922)
The inquest into the death of Brainerd's Ed Jenest, shot while trying to rob the Gleason Grocery Store in Grand Forks, brings new details to light. It seems assured that he was the same man who robbed that store of $100 a year ago and got away. A Fargo man held up and robbed a week ago says it was the same man who robbed him last year, and was Jenest.
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.
