This Was Brainerd - May 31 - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter

A boy sits atop a beautiful horse on an early street in Brainerd.

By Terry McCollough

May 31, 2022 04:00 AM

MAY 31

20 years ago (2002)

The state of Minnesota's suit against Potlatch and Sappi, Ltd. failed an attempt at mediation that had been urged by Judge Richard Zimmerman. The suit involves non-compete language in the sales agreement that would not allow a purchaser of the Brainerd mill to make fine coated paper, the exact product it was widely known for.

30 years ago (1992)

The Brainerd girls' track team will be sending six girls to state in seven events as the Warriors finished third in Section 8AA. Girls coach Geri Skogen, named Section Coach of the Year, says this is the largest group in her eight years here. On the boys side only two will go: Josh Augst and Chris French, who went one, two in the shot put.

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40 years ago (1982)

(Adv.) It's New . . . from Brainerd Savings and Loan! Our 91-day Money Market Certificate – now 11.48%. Pays the same rate as 91-day Treasury Bills. A $7,500 minimum deposit to earn the top rate; lower amounts earn a slightly lower rate. Brainerd Savings and Loan Assn. - 6th and Oak.

60 years ago (1962)

Members of the local national Guard unit will leave for annual summer field training at Camp Ripley on June 2. Lesson plans have been prepared and field equipment has been issued. The convoy of troops will move immediately to bivouac where they will live in the field for four days and nights before a tactical night march back to camp.

80 years ago (1942)

Golfers of the Brainerd Country Club will make their annual trek to the Pine Beach Golf Course on Sunday, June 7 for Courtesy Day. Members are grouping up for the drive to conserve gas and tires. Green fees are without charge and Jack Madden, manager of Pine Beach, says the course is in fine condition.

100 years ago (1922)

This funny story comes from the Methodist church and concerns the Rev. E.A. Cooke. As he opened his Sunday sermon, he referred to the fact that he had broken his watch and would be glad to borrow one so he would not talk too long. The response was overwhelming as more than two dozen watches were immediately offered.

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28/50: 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.

29/50: 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.

30/50: 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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37/50: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives

38/50: 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

39/50: 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.

40/50: 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.

41/50: 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.

42/50: 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.

43/50: 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.

44/50: 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.