The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-08-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
MELROSE NEWS,

MELROSE NEWS.
Lowry weather.
All clouds and no sunshine.
1t is hot, nevertheless.
Watermellons are in the market.
For five cents you can get the stomach
ache.
The small hoy gazes on the apples in
the window these days, and this is far
better than to gaze on the window
through the apples.
Can we secure dude stranger of some
of our sister towns for few days OF &C.
tive service.
G. 1. Nickerson of Princeton, who ar
rived at this place on Saturday, will
hold the station down while c. M. Par
sons is absent.
c. M. Parsons started for his home at
i, Helena, Wis, on last Monday for a
months recreation and good old-fash-
toned visit with parents and friends.
The coopers are out of work for few
days this week, but they do not complain
for the rest is thoroughly enjoyed by them
all a. they have been kept extremely
busy the past year and this rest seems to
be opportune.
John Dogherty has been appointed po-
lieceman by the village council and he has
donned the star of authority and will
patrol the streets from 4 P. N. until 2 A.
M. each day. This is first class selection
and looks as if the council meant business
in their endeavor to maintain peace and
guarantee quiet on our streets.
Gertrude and Vannie Ulmer of St. Paul,
came mp on Saturday to make their old
schoolmates good long visit and get
the fresh air of our country village.
Mrs. Ella Lindburgh returned rom St.
Paul on Monday last.
Ed. Thomson and D. Wilcox, two of
Sank Centres prominent citizens, were
observed on our crowded streets On Tues
day evening.
Capt. Coe and U. NJ. Tobey of our SIS
ter city, Sank Centre, were numbered
among the prominent arrivals booked
tor the campaign discourse at our hall on
last Tuesday.
To whom does the curling tins belong?
The brick work on the new bank build
ing is all completed except the vault,
1,,I,;cI, x,,;11 - done f1,;s xuee1r
L. L. Foot came down from Burlington
Dakota to be in attendance at the funer-
al of his brother, who was inferred in the
Melrose cemetery on last Tuesday after
noon.
Fred Foot died in St. Paul on Mon
day morning of typhoid fever and was
brought to this place for interment on
Tuesday, and at 2 O'Clock P. M. the fun
eral services were held in the Methodist
church, conducted by Rev. S. B. KIM
nell, and his remains were laid to rest
beside his mothers, in the family lot in
Melrose cemetery.
Stick to your farm, Mr.. Nash, and you
will suffer no loss. For you must remem-
Der tits hard work to explain the posi-
ton of Cleveland, you're boss.
The speaker endeavored to teach our
people how to grow cabbage with profit
to themselves and to guarantee safe
crop for home consumption, but he would
have lost himself if he had strove to teach
them how to eat that commodity.
L. Thomson is erecting residence
west of A. A. Whitney's property, 14x26
| and 16 foot posts. 1t will be ready for
occupancy the first of September.
John Beste, with large crew of men,
are raising the Nodine building, which
will be set on an eighteen inch brick
foundation and leveled up. The premises
will be thoroughly renovated, painted,
and generally over-hauled for the perma-
nent residence of Peter Wilhelm, who has
purchased the place.
Thomas Sullivan went to Sank Centre
on business last Saturday.
Fred Grover took in the sights at Sank
Centre on Saturday.
John Enright sold his farm south of
this village on Monday. We did not
learn full particulars.
Dr.Little of Sank Centre spent two days
at this place the fore part Of the week.
Mrs. Henry Lowry and Mrs. Frank
Morehouse spent the past week at Eagle
Bend visiting Mrs. Lowry's parents and
gathering raspberries.
Peter Wilhelm, of Pacific house fame
has traded his hotel property for the
Nodine property in this place and will
give up the hotel business in about
month.
DR.. G. G. Griffin of Paynesville, was
among our good people for little BUSH
ness transaction during the week.
J. H. Haskamp and family have gone
to Washington Territory where they in
tend to locate permanently.
DR.. Foster from the Office OF Rich &
Foster, Dentists, Sank Centre, will again
visit Melrose on August 6 to remain six
days.
Ed. Mantor, of Hamline, was in our
village on Tuesday and made your cor
respondent a pleasant call.
J. H. Bruce, one of Getty's most prom
inent citizens was in our midst last Tues
day and brought his wife and daughter,
Mrs. E. Mantor, who were the welcome
guests of Mrs. ]. E. Campbell.
Max Nicolaus, of Sank Centre, was In
our village on last Tuesday evening and
listened to the political speech delivered
at Richmond's Hall.
DIR. R. B. Foster, of Sank Cenere, will
be in this village on next Monday and
can be found at the Office of DR.. Camp
hell nv all those desirioo wor1s in the