The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-05-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
MELROSE NE VS..

MELROSE NEWS.
Here again.
Dell is sick of this job.
We always take pride in telling the
| news.
A. r. Pease, Sank Rapids, spent several
days in town this week among old
friends.
Chan. Harmon of Sank Centre, was in
town last Wednesday.
A. A. Whitney and Edwin Clark was
elected delegates to attend the. conven-
ton at st. Cloud last Saturday.
Frank Waldorf moved into his new res
idence on Wednesday,
James Duncan took his household
goods and started for the woods in the
north addition Wednesday where he will
occupy his new residence.
Alex. Mitchell's house is growing into
permanent form this week. ~
A man shipped nine hundred gopher
tails from this station on Monday to St..
Cloud.
Mrs. ]. P. Schafer is crowding her new
house and getting it ready for an early
occupancy.
Mic Kocnigs moved into his rooms over
the Bank of Melrose this week.
A. A. Whitney and ]. E. Campbell went
to St. Cloud last Saturday to attend the
county convention.
|. Joseph Vollmer, M. D., of Cedar Mills,
was in our midst during the week.
The speech of Col. Foster, of Sank Cen
tire, before the county convention last
Saturday in St. Cloud, was most COM
mendable effort and deserves the sane
ton and appreciation of all who heard it..
The Col. knows what to say and how to
say it.
Maj. Clark went to Minneapolis on
Saturday to be absent several days.
Railroad matters at this place are very
promising for the near future.
A Republican league will be organized
at this place in Clark's hall, on Friday
evening, May the 18th, at 7:3OP.M. Ev-
erybody is requested to turn out, as good
speakers will be in attendance.
A special election of the legal voters, of
the village of Melrose, will be held at the
hose house, May 26, 1888, between the
hours of 200 and 500 P. NJ. to determine
on whether we shall have water mains or
not.
At the meeting of the village council on
Tuesday evening last the contract for
sidewalk lumber was let to A. A. Whit
ney; for furnishing nails for same purpose
to H. B. Edelbrock and Caspers, Gerding
and Blank for furnishing oil for village.
These contracts are all tor ensuing year.
Frank Lindburgh took in the celebra-
ton at Little Falls last week.
Cleaning up these times is of generalin-
terest among our people.
H. w. VanRensselaer G. A. R. Post will
observe Decoration day May the 3Oth as
usual and cordial invitation is extend
ed to all who desire to participate in the
ceremonies.
The members of the Board of Health
will meet at the office of the health officer
on May Goth, 1888, at 7:3OP.M.
Col. Fosters cane has been found. We
wonder how it is with his grip.
Col. Oakley went to Albany on Mon
day to gather up the fragments of their
defunct G. A. R. Post at that place and
attach it to the post in this place. .
George M. Kolb has purchased the old
D. B. Mcdonald residence of the Bohmer
estate this week and from this out will
reside where peaceRnd quiet reigns SUI
preme.
Everybody is on the move this spring,
like the birds seeking new and happier
homes.
John w. Clark took his abode in the E.
S. Freeman residence during the week.
John BONNER has added several fine
new buggies to his livery outfit this week
and among the most notable features is
fine two-seated top carriage. John is a
rustler and means business.
Mic Koenigs is putting in cellar under
the building he recently purchased of the
Bank of Melrose.
c. M. Parsons, our most genial station
agent, comes out in bran new white
tile this week. Young ladies this means
more than he will admit.
Drs. Rich & Foster, dentists, will visit
Melrose on Tuesday next, to remain
three days. Office with DR.. Campbell.
John Beste is raising the Roller build
ing this week, where cellar will be put
in at once and the premises put in first
class shape.
Too cold and backward is the cry these
times.
Regardless of weather the boom still
speeds onward.
The G. M. Kolb block presents very
formidable front and it reflects much
credit on George, the way he has saw fit
TO arrange the Old and the new IN one
very attractive front with the finish he is
giving it.
Drs. Rich & Foster, dentists, of Sank
Centre, will make stated business visits
to Melrose hereafter. This gives our
village the advantages of high order of
dental work.
Office of Board of Health,
Meirose, Mimi,
Mays, 1888. -
AS it is provided by the state laws that
all property holders within this village
Melrose shall during the first of May in
each year, or as soon as practicable, re-
move from their respective lots or prem
Uses all refuse, garbage, and manure To
facilitate the requirements of this order
the piece of land south of town. belong