- Rock River School was located at the north side of the intersection
of Hwy. 59 and Clear Lake Rd. in
- Milton Township. I grew up on the farm
adjoining it. My grandfather, Earl Dane KIDDER, gifted
an acre of land to the school for use as a ball diamond. I remember
the auction that was held when the school closed. I attended
with my grandfather, Earl. There was a pet Mina bird in a cage
at the auction that talked. It said, "Farmers... watch your
pocketbooks." A friend that attended the school, Orville
TITUS, once told me that the roof had caught fire one
year, and until the school could be rebuilt, classes were held
in the front parlor of the farmhouse across the road. I believe
the Wayne HEMENWEAY family owned it at the time. They
did when I was a boy. Mrs. MONAGHAN was the teacher there
for about 40 years. [More to follow regarding Mrs. MONAGHAN
soon.]
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