OCTOBER 1
20 years ago (2002)
Mille Lacs Lake is “reasonably close” to its original condition, said Dick Osgood, a lake management consultant, who recently completed a survey of its water quality. Phosphorous and chlorophyl have decreased and the lake “is at optimum levels for walleye reproduction,” he said.
30 years ago (1992)
The Warrior girls' swim team out numbered and outscored Little Falls yesterday as they won 11 of 12 events enroute to a 132-53 victory. Brainerd's Renee Linn and Jenny Kuepers each won two events as Brainerd moved to 3-1 in the conference and 6-1 overall on the season.
40 years ago (1982)
The Rural Fire Assn. last night voted to accept Brainerd's latest fire protection pact offer, which could mean the end of negotiations that began last April. The major agreement change is to base the association's contribution on cost of living rather than assessed valuation. The contract runs through 1984.
60 years ago (1962)
Three teenage boys from Crosby – wet, cold and scared, but unharmed – were rescued early yesterday morning after becoming lost while partridge hunting in the Cuyuna hills area near Crosby. Becoming lost two miles from the nearest road, they started a fire which a forest ranger spotted from a fire tower and sent in a rescue crew.
80 years ago (1942)
Led by Brainerd's total of $95,491 the total sale of War Bonds in Crow Wing County came to $135,516 for the month of September. This far outstripped the county quota of $79,700. Over 50 percent of the sales came through the campaign at the two movie theaters.
100 years ago (1922)
The Brainerd Gas and Electric Co. is now purging air out of the mains and filling them with gas, then maintaining pressure in those areas. They have 150 customers with applications for meters, which are being installed. All apparatus and lines have been fully tested and gas service will soon be widespread.
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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