The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

MONROE.
From the Republican.
The Misses Emma Smyer and Susie
Niemoller were Columbus visitors Tues
day.
Aessrs. Stires and Gates are having
valuable land saved from the rsvs9es
of the Loup river. The Omaha Defect
or Co. is doing the work.
Ms. Cue Tessendorf returned home
from the Columbus hospital last Thurs
day and is getting along As we'll Ne could
be expected after her operation.
Ellis Williams loaded q car OF house.
hold goods and left Thursday evening
for their new homo st Philip, 8. D
Nns. Williams and children, who are at
present with Nm. Williams mother, will
leave later, when Ellis gets settled on
his claim.
Talk about training horses. Tuesday
Rob Thomszins four horses were going
around land bitched to sgang plow and
Bob was in the center of the piece
with fork. scattering ont . burnt
straw pile. They would turn the corners
all right and vent just the same as with
the driver. Surely this was killing two
birds with one stone.
Mrs. Stromsberg, residing on the
Magnusson farm, west OF town, died last
Saturday evening. death being due to q
complication of diseases. ANNA Aida
Carlson was born in Sweden, May 8,
1876. There she grew to vomsnhood
and was married to Mr.. Stromsberg.
They came to America in 1892 and lived
on q farm near Genoa, moving to the
present place Q year ago. She was q
member OF The Royal Neighbors. Sew
en- children, besides her husband, are left
to mourn her loss. Funeral services
were held Tuesdsy afternoon from the
house and the Friends church, and she
was laid to rest in the Friends cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wshl and Mrs. Wshl Of
Iowa. and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and Miss
johnson of Lincoln were those from q
distance who were here to attend the
funeral.
Monday evening the hoard Of educa-
tion held their regular meeting, and one
of the important matters up for consi-
deration was the election OF teacher.
But two applications for positions were
acted ON, however, Miss Anna Potter BE-
ing retained for the grammar depart
ment and Miss Collins was not re-engag-
cd for the intermediate room. The re-
naming two places will be filed at the
next meeting in May. C. VanAllen will
drive the school wagon for another year
and the selection of q janitor was post
poned for one month. The adding of
another grade will be acted on at the
annual board meeting in June, As the
board would rather have an expression
from the patrons before acting on this.
The old recess matter, which was thought
to have been disposed of, bobbed up at
this meeting, and the board gave the
opponents of the no recess rule q chance
by rsinstating the recess for the remain
der of the year. But when the scholars
in the rooms effected heard of the action
of the board. they took q vote on tho
matter, and were almost three to one in
favor of no recess, showing that they
were very much pleased With the modern
plan Of no recess. They are going to
stop at this, but will try and get the pat
rons interested enough to get the modern
ways iu vogue again. Monroe schools
have won an enyiable reputation the last
year for being up-to-dste and for ex-
cellent work accomplished. and there is
no doubt but what the patrons will see
to it that the same hi kh standard is main
tained in the future.