The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10
MONROE.

From the Republican.
David Thomas was up from Columbus
Wednesday looking after his farm.
Little hoy Sheridan was taken to the
hospital Wednesday for an operation for
Appendicitis, and he is getting slong
nicely.
District No. IS, west of Monroe. lie en-
joying a vacation while the school house
is being fumigsted and cleaned. there
having been come cases of scarlet fever
iu that nei9borhood.
g. VsnAilen had a narrow escape
while coming home with the school
wagon in last Thursdays storm. The
wagon was upset and he bad his arm and
leg hurt. but he is still at bis post OF
duty.
Frank Croshaw. who sold his dray
business to Roy Thurston, expects to
leave for the west about March and 90
cate at Salem, Ore, where two o: bis
si-ters reside. Frank Ie going to try the
west and thinks he will like it better
there than in Nebraska
While r. q. Jones was visiting his
brother at Wayne, last month. someone
appropriated fat steer out of bis feed
yard. He has been making a quiet scar
CHI. but 80 far has failed TO locate it, As
the steer was raised on the place, it is
not likely that it strayed away.
Fourteen windmills on route one were
blown down and broken by last Thurs
days storm, ard alU ,st everyone We meet
has either a new mill or repairs on his
wagon. 1t is pretty tough fol. some OF
those who have deep wells. Lou and
Harry Hill ara using a horse power at
present.
On account of the chimney OF the
school building being blown down dur
ing Thursdays storm, there was no
school Friday. The damage was re-
paired Saturday. On Thuredsy evening
q number of the children who reside in
the country remained in town, and their
parents notified by telephone.
Miss Minnie Lowrey, who has been a
guest at the McWillisms home for few
weeks. returned last Friday to her home
in Dunbar. She was accompanied by the
Misses Dora McWilliam and Hester and
Maud Hill, who will visit about two
weeks, returning by the way of Lincoln
for q visit with Miss Lottie High.
E.E. Watts loaded car OF farm machi-
merry and household goods Thursday and
left that evening for Sargent, where he
has 240 acre farm. Ed was raised in
Platte county and for many years has
resided in this locality, and has many
friends O; himself and wife who are sorry
to see them leave, but wish them all
kinds of success in their new home.
Mr.. Niemcller intended to return to
Canada Thursday, but was delayed by
the storm. He is farming on a very
large scale up there and says they use
disc plows with foar heavy mules, and
the way they turn over the land is a
caution. Next year he is going to put
in forty acres of wheat as an experiment,
and says he has DO doubt but that i: will
be a success. as snow comes in the fall
and laye on the ground all winter.
The patrons of rural route No. from
Monroe ought to certainly appreciate
the efforts of the carrier, Geo. Alexander
in delivering their mail last Friday, the
day after the big storm. The morning
the outlook was anything but inviting
and there was a prospect Of his getting
stuck in q snow drift before he would
get out of sight OF town, but that did
not stop him and he made the entire trip
and delivered all the mail that day re.
turning on time. And he did this, too,
when he Was practically the only carrier
in this section to cover his route that
day. Uncle Sam ought to give him
good credit for this.
The old fashioned blizzard of last
Thursday was accompanied by the
heaviest wind that has visited this Sec
ton for years. The brick walls ct the
Gerard store building. which have been
standing sirce the fire last fall, were
levelled to the ground, and practically
the west side II the front OF the tore &C.
cupied by o. B. Preston was blown in.
requiring q new window frame before
the glsss can be replaced. The large
front window in Mn. Dickinson's resi-
denre was also demolished by the storm
and considerable damage being done
The buggy shed on the Nunter place,
now occupied by Vestal Moore, was also
blown down. Numerous windmills
throughout the country were blown
down and our dealers have been busy
supplying the demand.
PILES! PILES! PILES!