The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-07
CORRESPONDING
MELROSE NEWS.

DoSo IL LIN MI ~ IIuIu.
A severe sand storm on Monday.
We appear like a city now.
Rail-roading is by no means dull.
Keep the boom moving.
The mill is taking in plenty of wheat
this week.
Mic Koenigs has the frame of his addi-
ton up and pretty thoroughly enclosed,
and is rushing things this week.
The Manitoba work train with a crew
of eighty men arrived at this place on
Monday. They will do grading west of
this place all summer, Strengthening
curves and cutting down the hill west of
Sank River.
J.G. Root sold his farm just east of
town this week to c. Borgerding, for a
consideration of $4,000 in cash.
Will and Emma Doty went to New
York last Monday to visit their brother
in-law, Silas Burton. =
At the meeting of the Garfield club last
Monday evening five new members
Joined, and a good, interesting talk was
given by several of the talkative and &C
tive members.
10 Little has taken up his residence in
the northern part of Dakota, having left
here o than a week ago.
w. A. Whittemore goes to St. Cloud
on Monday morning to serve on the
petit jury. This trip to the sanity at
mosphere is the first one he has ever en-
joyed, having resided on a farm west of
this place for t~wenty-six years. Keep
your eye open, Will, is our earnest adj
vice.
Mrs. May Limbaugh returned to her
home at Little Falls last Tuesday, after
a weeks visit at this place.
The Pangburn Bros. of Sank Centre,
are busy this week laying up the cellar
walls for the new drug store.
DR.. ]. A. Du Bots of Sank Centre, syrup
compounder of considerable fame, was in
our village last Saturday, on profession
al duty.
Mrs. IL. Smith Of St. Cloud, delivered
a very interesting lecture at the Metho-
dist church last Friday evening, on one
of the absorbing topics of the day, the
boys in Jail and what can be done for
them.
E. c. Richmond returnedfrom up coun-
try last Friday.
DR.. J. M. McMasters, one of Sank Cen
tres most genial pill-mixers, gave your
correspondent a call on last Thursday,
which was very pleasant and highly en-.
joyed. Come again doctor and stay
longer.
A. A. Whitney went to St. Cloud last
Friday on business.
Fred Woods of Sank Centre, was in
our midst shaking hands vigorously
with friends last Friday.
Hon. Martin Heisler of Lake Henry,
was busy in our village last Saturday.
Rev. c. B. Wyatt, wife and children, o.
Grove Lake, came over on Monday to
enjoy a pleasant visit among old friends,
The elder went home on Wednesday, and
will return to finish his visit the latter
part of the week. Everybody was de-
lighted to welcome them back, and will
endeavor to make their stay pleasant.
Peter Wilhelm had to build a sheG
south of his hotel for sleeping apart
ments to accommodate the train men last
Tuesday. Business is rushing at thu
boarding house now.
Drs. Rich & Foster, dentists, of Saul
Centre, will make stated business visit:
to Melrose hereafter. This gives oul
village the advantages Off high ORDER
of work.
Arrangements have already beer
started for an old fashioned Fourth o
July celebration at this place, under thu
auspices Of H. w . Van Rensselaer, G. A
R. post. They will spare no means MOI
time in the elaborate preparations to b.
made, and you can rest assured that
grand time will be had, and everybody
is invited. Don't fail to come, for a big
time is promised.
Henry Kalkman, wife and family, O
Duluth, are here on a visit this week tt
his parents, and Henry is r~ustling about
on business. Having heard of our boon
he is after some vailable lots.
Decoration day was observed in a very
appropriate way aft er the heavy shower
passed, and a very large attendance wa:
out topay a tribute soffond remembrance
to the sacred memory of the departed a:
well as the surviving heroes. A very
able address was delivered by w. B
Whitney, which elected great approba
ton from the at tentive listeners. Thu
fremen and brass. band aided in making
the afternoon entertainment a pleasant
success.
The Meters Grove correspondent who
voices his versio n of the trouble in thu
Nordstern, which arose at the Schutzer
Festh at that place, has indeed done
much injustice to the parties going tc
IaSh SSlSbldkiOh HUH N1SlIOSC. LIZ
facts of the whole matter are that The
company from Melrose were invited
guests and Welt there for the purpose O
innocent anu sement and had calculated
to act as true, and honorable gentlemen
and would flave done so provided they
had been tire ated inc civ.1manner. They
did not tax e their wives and best girls
there to be ill-treated and showered by a
promiscuc ,us throwing of beer glasses
They did not start thefracas, as reported
but stool all manner of in~solence, the
tearing down of the target when they
were shooting after paying for their
shots in advance. They were snubbed in
numerous ways and generally aggra.
waited Until f%orbearance had ceased to be
a virtbe. The last straw which broke
| the cam els back was the aforementioned