The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-07-18
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Miss Mae Perry has been engaged tx
teach the school ear the poor farm.
Miss Maud Hofstetter will teach
the railroad school in Prosper.
Z. J. Pearson, the newly elected
clerk in No. "a, has served 81 years
as a school officer.
The present school census is 23l9,-
a gain of 6S oyer last year ever
though upwards of 100 names were
stricken from the list owing to the
Attorney Generals decision. The
greatest gain by any district was
Ethan. Her school census for 1901
was 26, and for 1902 is 4S,-a gain Of
nearly 81 per cent. Their apportion-
ment for January was $20.O2 and fol
July is $40. 22,-enough to pay Their
teachers salary for three months fol
the ensuing year.
A petition has been circulated
praying for the subdivision of
Rome township into five seperate
and independent school districts.
Any person desiring programs OF
this years county and normal insti-
tute graduating exercises, can
procure the same by writing this
office.
Rank in Glass Certificates have been
issued to Ingartha Thormodsgard
and Robert Chapman, Miss Maude
Grace teacher.
Amount of money withheld for
school libraries this year is 1921. 80.
Amount divided among the various
districts, s489O.12, of which 50, 1I9. "a
went to the city schools.
Several long tedious decisions on
technical points in the school law
have been rendered by this office
during the past week.
Prof. 0. E. Browne started on a
trip to the state of Washiatgon this
week, to look over the country and
also to investigate his mining inter-
ests in Utah.
Miss Lizzie Arland, who for the
past three years has rendered such
diligent service in the grammar de-
partment of the Mt. Vernon schools,
started for Washington last Monday,
where she will make her future
home with her parents. Miss Arland
is an accomplished young lady: a
hard working painstaking teacher.
She grew to womanhood in Mt. Yer
non, and will be greatly missed, not
only i'll their schools but in their
social circles as well. Alarge crowd
of school children and numerous
other friends assembled at the depot
to bid her goodbye and wish her
God-speed on her journey which will
be made in the company Of several
other members of the family. She
will engage in teaching again this
fall. May the success which has az
tended her efforts in the past, char
acterize her work in the future.
Upon a petition signed by Jacob Fl.
Puff, requesting the transfer of the
n. E. n of Sec. is, Twp. 103, Range
81, from Beulah school district No.
26. to Beulah school district No. 81;
and who upon Investigation, is found
to be the lawful and rightful owner
Of said o%ne-fourth section Of land
therefore, pursuant to Sec. II, Chap
ter 2. of the compiled school laws OF
1901, said N. f. 4 of Sec. Is, Twp.
JOB, Range 16, is hereby transferred
from Beulah school distict No. 26,
to Beulah school district No. 81, as
requested in said petition; and said
one-fourth section of land will hence
forth be a permanent part Of Be1lah
school district No. q, for school
purposes only. d
By order of the county superin-
tendent. o. w. Coursey,
Co. Supt.
Dated, Mitchell, D. S., July 9, 1902.
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