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The Brainerd Daily Dispatch from Brainerd, Minnesota • Page 5

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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 11. 1920 THE BRAIXERD DAILY DISPA C' ju TkGtrm DISPATCH GETS AERIAL MAIL Traveled From Chicago to Minnea by U. S. Government plane on Tuesday AIll SERVICE IS EXTENDED Business Interests of Minneapolis Subscribed for Hanger and a Suitable Field 4 4 4 4 4 Dispatch has lectivcd a letter from Edward A.

Purdy of Minneapolis which traveled by aerial mall from Chicago to Minneapolis and thence by train to Brumcrd, making remarkably fast time. TOWN DESERTED DAY Merchants and Clerks Enjoy Outlngi and Many Picnic Parties Are at the Nearby Lakes NO SET PROGRAM FOR THE DAY 4 4 4 4 4 (By Edward A. Purdy. Postmaster of Minneapolis) This letter comes to BraineiJ Dispatch, from Chicago with the fits' dispatch of aerial mail to arrive Minneapolis, It left Chicago at 7:30 a. m.

Tuesday and was delivered to the Brainerd Dispatch early Wednesday morning. Save it. Some day it may be a valuable historical document. Had this letter been dispatched by train and Chicago at th same time, it would have rived in Minneapolis at 10:30 p. August 10th, tfK) late to connect with tra'n leaving for your city, thus losing om business day.

The postal plane making the inaugural flight is an 800 h. p. Martin propfiled by two Ltlbcity motorft of 400 h. each. It carried on its first trip letters and lias capacity for 80.00U which will be its load wlieq llying on regular schedule.

Its avei age speed will be approximately 100 miles per hour. Landing will be made gt Twin City Field (old Speed way track on 34th Ave. beyord Minnehaha Falls). The arrival of the plane marks the beginning ot daily air service be tween Minneapolis and Chicago. regular schedule on which ships will operate will be announced irnme diately following test flights.

Postal authorities, both Depart men tal and local, propose to prove to pa trims of the Northwest that air mail Is not to be an innovation of a spec tacular or stunt nature, hut a necessary and economical adjunct to th service, C. F. Superintendent the Inaugural flight, of the inauguarl flight. The returning plane, apolis. will at p.

m. on Wednesday, August 11th. All mail endorsed conspicuously All on of will be dis Tourists Surprised When They Attempted to Enter Hardware or Grocery Stores The annual picnic of the mei chants and their clerks of Brainerd has left the town as deserted at Goldsmith's village. Not a goods store, grocery store or meat market is open. banks closed at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.

Tourists were bit the hardest, Having no knowledge of this annual picnic, most of them going to the pecting to lay in supplies and found only confectionery stores, bakeries, rug stores and hotels open. There was no progtam for the picnic, most ot fhem going to the akes for bathing and fishing. patched for this flight. To connect mail should be in Minneapolis Pot Office not i than 11:30 a. in.

Fo the present, only first class mut will be sent by air. There is no ex fra charge, regulai rates of apply. The Postmaster, on his own ac count and on behalf of the Second Assistant Postmaster General. O't Praeger, wishes to take this occasion to thank the business interests Minneapolis which have so generous ly subscribed toward the erection the hangar and the acquirement a suitable field, thereby making possible for Minneapolis to one of the first important aerial mail centers of the country. W.

F. Brooks, W. A. Durst and II M. Gardner have given unsparingly of ir time for this enterprise.

To their efforts actual accomplish- mtn tis in a large part due. IR0NT0N AITKIN COUNTY FIRE CASES Same Procedure for Aitkin County May be Followed as in St. Louis-Carlton Cases S00 RAILWAY IS DEFENDENT Jtonlon, August 9 Fairly good scores at the Iiontun tin club shoot. Four squads wer ut. The latdies Altar -ociety held an ice cream social at Cashen butld- ng.

Iron ton schools resume studies on September 7th. in spite of dtf Acuity in securing teachers. Superintendent Edwards has been able to sign Up a full quota. High school are asked to register Friday, Saturday or Monday Sept. 7th.

Mr. and Mrs. George Fay tained foi nephew and nice Mr. and Mrs, Charles Marcus Fay cf Duluth. A of Mrs.

John Hill is hei cousin. Mrs. Lillian of Low Angeles, California, and latter' grandson, James Wells, Mr, and Mrs. C. J.

Mnen, who were married at Amery, Wisconsin, have to Ironton. P. G. Pantoret of Duluth was In tow n. Mrs.

George Ridley visited In Biaiuerd Monday. T. Nyhus and Arthur Mayhcu motored to Brainerd. Mrs. William Scaficld and daughter visiting in Duluth.

Mr. and Mrs. August Brunos and children motored over front Pequot to visit Mrs. Brunos' parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Dahlstedt. Mr. and Mrs. I. W.

Smith have n- turned front a visli in Duluth and were by son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. Settlers Charge Loss of Life and Pro perty To Railway or Federal Agent of Company Aitkin county, like St, Louis anti Carlton counties, has its problem itigatlon arising front the or fires of October 12, 191 S. whet many settlers have claim railway John Button Payne, as agent nt undet Transportation AcL It is an effort is made to of the Aitkin the same manner as Carlton and St.

Louis county cases, three judges of the district to en butte at Aitkin and the question of liability, if any. The district judges of the 15th judicial district Judge S. MrClcnuhan of Brainerd, Judge F. Wright i Park Hnpids. and Judge e.

W. ton of Bemidji. Damages range front property losses to damages persons. MARKET REPORT TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC AUCUST A free tuberculosis clinic will he; held at the court house at Brainerd, Saturday, August 14th, from 11 a. m.

to 12 ui. Di Matuh will conduct the i ban to Which ail doctors of the are tied to send suspuamis and all suspected cases urged to come. BASEBALL BUNTS The mouldcts car repaln rs a gutue soon, the prorods to go the Inneftt of striking girls. Both teams practicing daily. Alderman ts a handy man fii-i are any number of heavy hit ters tn the moulders as well as the tr repairers.

Vtlhatd Nwunvillt a to 3. Fats of lit iuerd not s.tti: Med with 12 4 victor) ith it the Leans aeb eved tbetu, claim that with Fat It In pla ti lugs would have differnt a at some to have to aetiH the DISPATCH WAFT ADS PAY PVulUjpino Underwear Moni: Beautifully Embroidered Very Dainty Pattern The lUaniicM bud of underwear ts the daintily embroidered Pbitiipieo underwear. TI materials are taken to that country when it is made and embroidered tnnler ihe sujwrvi.Mon of underwear experts. It is not but appeals at oner to women wanting pretty underwear of jvlenly of taste. Our new garnet is arc here.

H. F. Michael Co i Gru In Wheat ANo. northern, $2.70 to No. 1 ti.

$2.65 to Porn 3 yellow $1 12 to $1.44. Oats No. 3 to Harley Choice. $1.03 to $1.08. No.

2, Si. Pan! Mveslack Cattle 3.000; market 2 higher: lop price, $14; imlk sales, $7.25 to $14 00. murket lower: top price, $15; Imlk of $14.50 to $14.75. Sheep 700; market steady; top price, $12.50. Smith and their sort.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Proctor, Mr.

and Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Saml- stront picnicked ut Gun lake. Marriage I. icen ses 4 ODDEST STORIES 4444444444444444 4 4 4 tt 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 July 28 Ralph Llewellyn Gates and Anna Laura July 28 Gust B.

Carlson and Mae Burgess. July Adclbcrt E. Halfpapp. Simkane Washington, and Catherine E. Davis.

July 31 Charles Milton Cundiff of Clay county, Iowa, and Elizabeth Hosy. Attg. 2 Thomas Derogeur and File- roan DoRosier. Aug. 4 Michael Johnson and Flora Zetta Maxim.

Aug. 6 Mrs. Winnifred V. Falk John Hick Miller. Aug.

Hill and Hilma Tuoini Aug. 9 hcsti-r E. Musbclmun and H. Wilber. Mrs.

Henry Rosko solved the difficulties of a gas famine by using electric iron to cook 4 a meal on. turned this iron upside down, flunked ft in with brickbats on the top of 4 kitchen and then the meal. if a ric at home of P. T. Bidv U.

The family had 4 just adopted a month old 4 puppy, coolie end part 4 and little fellow 4 4 stray away from A 4 4 reward is offered for the turn 4 4 of pup. 4 4 4 4-4 444444444444444 Gave it to Children and Grandchildren Mrs. V. M. Katz.

502 Armondale N. Pittsburg, writes: "I gave Foley's Honey and Tar to my little grandson when he had a bad cold and it did him lots of good. I used a lot of it when my own children were It must have merit to hold the leadership generation af. ter general km. H.

P. Dunn, druggist MINNESOTA A land of home a name in song Of stream from Big ktone to Memlota A queen in steel is Minnesota Where and splendor iwtb be- A fertile field with tassel tresse Ten thousand take with snug re cesses. With srnilfng glen and laughing fall, Hiatt is grandest, of them all O. £. HERVLN.

643 Thomas St. Paul. St. Paul IIiiy Market Timothy -No. 1, $26; No.

2, $24 50: No. 3. $13. Clover Mixed No. 1, $23; No.

2 $18. Standard. $25 50; No. 1. $23.50.

Sweeney A NEW CAR FOR 4S.4MI Our enamel will itmkc ear look like lo w. quart will do a ran a I tout, a touring tu will rtqu.ii« about two Judd Wright A Sen 939 Laurel St. TQM THUMB The Wriggler Sizes from 2 inch up and in colors for dark or bright days. If not pleased take it back. Your dealer your Sold by K.

B. KING uad A LB LKAI tO. Busy Bee Society Busy society of the Swedish Lutheran church will meet on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at home of Mrs. P. A.

Johnson, Norwood St. NOTICE Just Opened Business. Ladies and Gents Fine CUSTOM TAILORING Cleaning. Pressing and Repairing Workmanship Guaranteed JOKIE. LAINE SAA I 504 Laurel St.

Gardner Blk. ri IMO done as much as antjthing else to fill up the movie houses ynur tirrmc- cardinfi tho have to tiavcl try, ii'-rrvcr the rpt to U. S. Nobby. For ordinary country The U.

S. Chain or Usco, For front The S. Plain. For bfst every U. S.

Royal Cords. OCfiD fCBBf-CMAIN USCO PUUfl at the crowds that Ltep out of their cars in front of the movies every summer evening. The movie managers would be renting half of their theatres for store space, if it for the automobile. It is typical of Americans that they took to the automobile as a matter of course just as they have to the movies and to every other great invention of the last half century. And the same thing has happened every time.

Taking things as they come is a fine way to foster waste and extravagance. As regards tires, the comeback is about due. People arc pretty near through pay- ing for something tliat there when they look for it. What a man pays for in a fire is quality a limited number of miles or the privilege of getting a rebate in case the miles come up to the limit. U.

S. Tires are guaranteed as to with no limitation of mileage. And that holds just as good for the small car tire as for the biggest U. Tire got. only one standard of quality with U.

the size of the car has nothing whatever to do with it. IV We represent U.S. Tires in this town. find it worth while to talk to us before you buy any more tires. United States Tires Woodhead Motor Brainerd Murphy Auto Ironton Valkntiae Jo bn Nisswa.

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