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A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921.
This Was Brainerd - May 25
A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1921. Written By: Terry McCollough | ×
Largest walleye caught over the weekend was this 12-5 specimen measuring 33 inches long and caught by Robert Pulsifer on a Lindy Rig and crawler in 28 feet of water. Second largest was this 11-11 walleye caught by Darrell Mortenson of Pequot Lakes on a Lindy Rig and leech.
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A landslide has closed the east traffic lane on SW 4
th Street about two blocks south of Laurel Street. The road remains open as there is still room for two travel lanes. City engineer Jeff Hulsether urges motorists to use caution as the area is still unpredictable. It appears to be a case of poor fill material used in 1964.
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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
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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.