The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-23
coRREsPoNDENcE.
MELROSE.

Maj. Clark went to Minneapolis on
Wednesday and will not return for sever
al days.
John Hoeschen of Freeport, was in our
village last Tuesday on business.
Peter Grein of Cold Springs, has opened
up a harness shop at this place in the
VanRanselaer building. This makes the
second industry of the kind we have in
this village. Competition is necessity
of trade.
John Schualuberg is erecting residence
on Pleasant hill this week.
10 Primus's new residence is finished
and has been painted this week.
Mrs. V. Freeman of Grand Forks, ND.
propped off at this place last Monday to
visit her relatives for few days, when
she will take her departure for Tacoma,
Wash. Ter, where she goes to visit her
son, Harry.
a. A. Whitney went to St. Cloud dur
ing the week.
10 Trisko went to Sank Centre Mon
day to see his brother, Max, who met
with the misfortune of losing hand
vile at work in feed mill.
c. P. Anderson is building neat fence
around his residence this week.
Mr.. Brown, chairman of board of su-
pervisors of Raymond, was in town dur
ing the week on some business with
County Commissioner Whitney.
Rev. J. F. Hamilton of Sank Centre,
will deliver the memorial service at this
place next Sunday morning under the
auspices OF the G. A. R. post of this place.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
The stone for the new bridge at this
place just cast of Clark's mill IS arriving
by cars from St. Cloud and two or three
parties at this place are supplying all
they. can by teams.
The contract for the stone work on the
piers let to Murphy of St. Cloud, has been
thrown up by him.
The contract for building the hey bow
spring combination bridge at this place
was let to the South Park bolt works of
St. Paul.
Decoration day will be observed at this
place by a general closing of business
places. All the arrangements for the day
will be looked after by VanRansselaer
G. A. R. Post. The cornet band will lead
the procession followed by the old vets,
the sons OF veterans, the fremen, and
last but not least, the school children.
The Grafton will be delivered by ex-Gov:
Barto of Sank Centre, which means
something good and interesting.
The well business at the Melrose cream
cry is stcker. Cheney has gone down
90 feet and still the prospects are very
probationary. There is a fearful drv
crowd coming and going from that hole
in he ground every day.
w. II. Cheney received tubular we'll
machine this week with which he can go to
the depth of 900 feet, and set it up at
once At the creamery. He says he will
have water or Cinnamon and as one is
about as the other in this country, it
makes but little difference w hich ne strikes
first.
Ed Richmond loaded the counter for
the banl. Of Belgrade on Monday and
went over there to set it up. It is a
beauty and reflects much credit on our
home industry.
The peculiar purifying and building up
powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla make it
the very best medicine to take at this
season.
J. Sauer of St. Paul has opened up a
barber shop at this place. He can be
found at Waltz restaurant and is anxious
to show the average Melroseite what a
good shave means.
George William Curtis will present in
Harper-'s Magazine for June one of Mot
ley's letters which was not included in
the recently published Correspondence. "
1t is addressed to young literary aspi-
rant of twenty-five years ago, who al
lows it to be published, but wlthholds his
name. The writing of history forms the
subject Of the letter.