MARCH 22
20 years ago (2005)
The public comment portion of the C-I school board meeting was re-scheduled for later at a larger venue after the Ironton city hall was overwhelmed with people, leaving many outside last night. Main purpose of the meeting was to discuss strategy with their attorney in answering a lawsuit by the teachers' union.
30 years ago (1995)
The name will change but the community-based philosophy will stay the same, said Andy Anderson, president of International Bancorporation, a Minnesota company. They are buying American National Bank in south Brainerd and its two branches, according to Tom Johnson, American's president.
40 years ago (1985)
Jenny Gross, Brainerd, who was the winner of the Brainerd school district spelling bee earlier, went on to win the North Central Regional Spelling Bee in Bemidji. The Washington School 7th grader now moves on to the state spelling contest to be held in late April.
60 years ago (1965)
The school board met in special session last night to exercise options on about $100,000 worth of property that will become the site of the new technical vocational school. The land is largely west of 5th Street and South of Quince Street. There are a few properties that will require condemnation proceedings.
80 years ago (1945)
A battlefield promotion to the rank of 1st Lieutenant was given to James Quinlan, 29, of Brainerd, serving with the 112th Infantry deep in Germany. He has seen almost continual action since emerging from Normandy and pursuing the Germans. He was awarded the Purple Heart in ferocious fighting in the battle of Hurtgen Forest.
100 years ago (1925)
A young lady from the south side was accosted and chased across the railroad tracks just before noon on Sunday. She was enroute to the Bethlehem Evangelical Church when the man jumped out from behind a box. She screamed and ran. Men from the church went back with her to search but couldn't find the attacker.
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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