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Saturday December 27th 2025
Phillips West Neighborhood Upcoming Events www.phillipswest.info ”“ March 2017
March 2nd (Thursday) 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ”“ Phillips West Monthly Community Meeting!
Join your neighbors and other Community Partners for updates from Local City Government & Minneapolis Police & the City Kid Farmers Program. We will also have Met Transit & Hennepin County Present to discuss the I-35w Access Project Construction that will be starting this June. The meeting will take place at the Center for Changing Lives Building in the Centrum Room (2400 Park Avenue). Free parking is available in the rear of building off of Oakland Avenue. Free Jakeeno”'s Pizza Dinner will be provided! If you would like more information or would like to get involved in the neighborhood please contact Crystal at 612-879-5383 or email her at pwno2005@yahoo.com.
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Chester Colburn died in 1898 “Hair Worker,” ”˜Miraculous”' “Dr.” of Magnetic Healing may have died to “Hide his shame”
The 144th “Tale” was intended to be the story behind the name carved on this headstone, Anson O. Colburn. He was a miller and died on July 20, 1878 from pneumonia. The rest of his story remains harder to uncover than it should have been because he appears to have gone by his middle name, Otis. Thus “Tale” 144 shifts to his younger brother Chester Colburn, a colorful man of varied talents, and Carrie Colburn, Chester”'s wife. Sue Hunter Weir
By Sue Hunter Weir
This is one of those stories that started out being about one thing and wound up being about something else. The original idea was to write a story about the symbols on the headstone of Anson O. Colburn who died on July 20, 1878, from pneumonia. It turned out to be harder than it should have been to find out anything about him because regardless of what name is carved on his headstone, he appears to have gone by his middle name, Otis.
It turns out that Anson/Otis is related to two other Colburns who are buried in the cemetery. Chester (C. J.) Colburn was Anson”'s younger brother and Carrie Colburn was Chester”'s second wife.… Read the rest “Chester Colburn died in 1898 “Hair Worker,” ”˜Miraculous”' “Dr.” of Magnetic Healing may have died to “Hide his shame””
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