The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-21
MONROE.

MONROE.
From the Republican.
Lawrence Hill of Springfield, q D ,
arrived Thursday for q visit with his
brother. H. J. Hill and family.
Miss AKA Parry, daughter of Mr.. and
Ilrs. Owen Parry. returned last week
from Excelsior Springs. Mo-, much i'm
proved in health.
Mr.. and Mra Schoonmaker and daugh-
ter Miss Lurs, of Rock Island, ILL.,. arc
visiting relatives here this week. Ms.
Schoonmsker is Q sister OF Anna L.
Smith.
Farmers on the route Wero alarmed
the first Of the week over the cold wealth
or. as tho corn is still green and . frost
would be bad. As q whole this country
never saw better crop OF corn, every
ear foot long and all we'll filed.
Work on the new school building is
progressing and the board hope to have
it completed in q few weeks. In the
meantime they have partitiOned of q
portion Of the intermediate room for the
fourth teacher. When the new building
is completed the primary teacher will
move into it.
Rob and Roy Clayburn came home
Tuesday for a weeks visit with the home
folke Bob is still employed at South
Omaha. but Roy is now in Chicago,
where he has position in the signal de-
partment of the Rock Island railroad. a
chief material clerk His duties take
him ont over the system considerably as
he has the material in his department to
look after.
Last week the Republican ommitted
to mention the burning OF the house on
the old Sanford farm, on Tuesday eve
ming. As the house was vacant at the
time, the origin of the fire is mystery.
Soon after the fire broke out. about
nine p. M, the flames were seen in Mon
roe, and several from here went to the
house, but as there was no water supply
available it quickly burned to the
ground. The house was the property OF
]. ID. Stires Of Columbus, who owns the
farm.
VIM. Siega is going to be upto date
on the lighting proposition for his store
building. He intends to install q private
lighting plant and mas the engine and
dynamo here now, and is waiting for the
wOrkmen to install the plant for him.
1t is probable that besides the store
lights he will install one on the outside
OF the building. Mr.. Sigea's enterprise
in this line will no doubt result in other
lighting of this kind for Monroe. ana in
the end means a general lighting system
for the town.
Mrs. Ruth Kenyon returned last Sat-
urdsy from Omaha and Lincoln, and
while at the latter place she attended the
annual state convention OF the rural
letter carriers Besides being an alter
nate from Nebraska to the national con-
vention, she will represent South Dako-
ia at the National convention Of rura;
letter carriers, to he held in Little Rock,
Ark, and has received her credentials
for the two votes from that state in the
national meeting. Mrs. Kenyon will
leave Saturday OF this week for the con-
vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Farlin have been
called upon to part with their little baby
Helen Edna, who died Tuesday evening
at 5 o'clock. The badly was nearly
eight months old. Many friends gather
ell at their home Wednesday at p. m,
to attend the funeral services. A few
words intended to comfort were spoken
by Rev. J. Robert Beale of Monroe. and
then the parents and several friends fol.
lowed the body to the Friends cemetery.
where interment was made with appro-
pirate religious ceremony. We extend
our heartfelt sympathy to the beresved
parents and relatives.