The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-07-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
MELROSE NEWS.

MELROSE NEWS.
We can keep cool now.
A cold wave struck us on last Thursday,
Beautiful summer weather.
School meeting on Saturday evening.
Where has the red bandanna gone?
The Garfield club did not meet last
Monday evening as it should have done.
The democratic club discussed tariff re-
form at their last meeting.
The big r stands for so many things
that reform has been overlooked.
Don't forget to look wise andsay moth
ing: for that is what counts in the ma
jority of cases.
DR.. E. ]. Lewis of Sank Centre was in
this place on a professional trip last
Thursday and he did not forget to call
on old friends.
Miss Roma Kent, of Alexandria, is
spending the week in this place visiting
her old schoolmates and friends.
Mrs. Drummond of Boston, Mass. ar
rived at this place last Friday and is
stopping with her brother Richard Orr.
She is very low with:mesenteric consump-
ton.
A. T. Whitman of St. Cloud was in our
village last Thursday on business.
Chan Harmon of Sank Centre was
numbered among the arrivals and de-
partures of the past week.
A. A. Whitney went to the hub of the
county on Monday where he will be busy
on the board of equalization until Satur-
day. .--
Major Clark spent the past week in
Minneapolis on business.
.C.Richmond went to Cass county last
Saturday and will return this week with
his wife and child.
John Schoenberg went to West Union
last Friday to look after the firms inter-
ests at that place.
Was very sorry that we overlooked the
fact that the firemen took an active part
in the procession on the fourth and forgot
to mention them in the write up. twas
indeed a pure case of oversight and we beg
their pardon for the neglect as it was an
unintentional omission on our part
which we sincerely regret.
Fred Foot telegraphed A. A. Whitney
from st. Paul last Monday that he was
very sick at that place and desired to see
some of his old friends from Melrose
Clark Evans was at once wired to at St
Paul to call and see him.
Elder McClary will preach at the Meth.
odist church in this place next Sunday
evening. After which quarterly confer:
ence will be observed.
The literary and musical sociable hello
at the residence of Maj. Clark's on last
Friday evening was largely attended by
a very appreciative gathering, and thu
entertainment was so highly pleasing tt
all that were present that the evening
passed, as all remarked, altogether toe
quickly. The rendition of singing, mu
sic, recitation, and dialogue was indeed
a most superb success, and the violir
solos were delightful in the extreme; il
fact the whole program was most elab
crate combination which all enjoyed a.
highly as they did the delicious ice cream
and cake which was served as refresh
nents. AS so many expressed desir'
for a REPETITION of the entertainment, 'th'
kind host and hostess have made ampl,
preparations on Thursday of this week
Miss Lille Clark has gone to visit he
parents at Santiago. ....
T. Shay has been at work in the Mel
rose yard this week with about 800 mel
improving track and getting ready TO,
the building of shops and the like.
. He said he was just passing by-bu
: the next evening it was the other fellow
, that passed.
, Abe Rheinhart of East Grand Fork.
f was in town on Tuesday and went to St
) Cloud in the evening to see his brother
, in-law, A. A. Whitney.
e Oh where is the big R reform so mucl
| talked of by the local correspondent tt
> the St. Cloud Times!
The Kropp Bros. of St. Cloud, builder:
and contractors, arrived last Monday
with large crew of men and are nov
, rushing the foundation for the new bricl
building which will be utilized as tn,
bank of Melrose as soon as complete.
John Morehouse climbed to the top O
) the democratic club pole during the week
, and brought down their reform tariff
banner which had broken and become
unmanagable.
Does the local item singer for the St
| Cloud Times of this place have those spells
often that he manifested in the last
r weeks issue, and does he judge other PEG
pie from the condition that he so otter
finds himself in? We hope he may get
rid of this serious trouble before it be-
comes chronic and troubles his mind the
balance of his life.
S.W. Bakers family moved from Fergus
Falls into this village last Monday and
will occupy the residence formerly owned
by M. Koby.
: John Pallansch had the roof of his res
idence neatly painted this week which
adds much to its general appearance.
John Arman and family from Colo
Springs was visiting old friends in this
village during the week.
The front of the livery barn has beer
treated to much needed coat of paint
this week and the words; Livery Stable
have been added in large white lettersfol
lowed by the name of John BONNER as