(Taken from the Grace City Gazette, 1916)

From Woodrow Rustler: "The writer paid his first visit to Melville last Friday evening. It is one of the first towns in Foster County. The population is made up of retired farmers, widows, politicians, Jack Highly, and Nick Loesch.

"Melville is noted for its beautiful girls. The town is one of the most progressive in Foster county. For excitement they have a change of postmasters every fort night."

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 366