The following short articles appeared in the Rock County Herald on June 15, 1877:"Alex McKay, formerly of the mercantile firm of McKay & Wold, proprietors of the ‘Pioneer Store,’ the first establishment of its kind erected in Luverne, is building a store at Madison, Lake Co., Dakota. (This building stood at the east end of Main Street and Oakley.)P.J. Kniss has let the contract for breaking up strips along all the streets on Warren & Kniss’ Addition preparatory to planting the same with shade and ornamental trees next spring. The spirit of enterprise displayed by these gentlemen will soon make that by far the most desirable part of town for all purposes, unless the owners of the old town plat wake up and bestir themselves. (Warren & Kniss Addition is east of Highway 75 to Cedar, and the North Street is Lincoln south to Fletcher.)The following were markets listed for the week:Wheat 1.50Oats .60Barley .55Corn .75Butter .15Potatoes 1.25Eggs (fresh) .10Coffee .28Tea .65Kerosene,head light .40 per gallonThe Baptist Church edifice now towers aloft near the west end of Main Street. The frame was raised the latter part of last week, and since then the sound of the hammer and saw has been heard whenever the weather would permit. The building is now fairly enclosed, although the siding is yet to be put on. The work will be pushed on to completion as fast as circumstances will permit."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
