Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1910 — MONUMENT STONE IS HERE; ERECTION WILL NOW PROCEED [ARTICLE]

MONUMENT STONE IS HERE; ERECTION WILL NOW PROCEED

Monument Will be Ready for Unveiling July 4th, Except That All the' Names Cannot he Completed. V The stone for the base, steps, pedestals and exedra for the Mjlroy and Soldiers’ monument, arrived this Friday morning and will at once be taken to Milroy park, where it will be erected by William H. Mackey, the Rensselaer monument dealer. The work of engraving the names of the Jasper county soldiers on the monument will be begun as soon as the stone is placed in shape. It will be impossible to have all the names engraved on the monument by the 4th of July, but otherwise the monument will be ready ifor the unveiling, and arrangements are completed for that part of the day’s program. The other names to be placed on the monument will be put on after the 4th of July.. There bwve been a number of contributions lately, among them one -from J. B. Sayfter, now of Wishek, hi. Dak. who sent. $2 to help the movement and to pay tor having the name at his father, Lewis Sayjer* placed on the -monument. Mrs. *C. H. Patten and Miss Ben a L. Warren, of Kearney* Nebr., sent $1 to ■provide for the name of their father, S. T. Warren, on the monument. Other local contributors ane, J. C. G-wim 85; Mr. and .Mrs. L. A. Harmon ■|2, and the following 81 each; A. J. Brenner, W. H, Brenner, Eli Gerber, Joha Werner, .Nettie Price, Van Grant, •H. £E. Parkison, JErastus Peacock, joe Rejanolds, Ralph Donnelly and Mrs. Lydia,Moss. There is stilLmuch money to S>eraised and the aid of all readers at the Republican Is asked. Money may be sent to Airs. Mary F. Thompson, Mrs. Abide Roberts* George H. Healey, Dr. A. <G. Catt, S. F. Sparling J. Dean.