The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-02-11


town and also OF the state, now de.
ceased: lsam. Pryor, John, Mary and
Safah, children Of Roland Burnett.
who had pre.empted the eighty acres
on which part OF the town vas az
'er"ards located: George Russell,
nephew Of the late Judge Il u Russell.
the children OF the Thorpes, Of Jacob
Martin aud OF Larkin Packuood, who
had pre- emptied the other eighty on
which tie town vas located: Paris
Pfcuts. Cora PfOuts, afterwards tile
aife Of T. l. Laughlin, and Col kel.
ley's son. Mary Burnett, one Of the
pupils referred to, afterwards became
the wife OF John Collins, the teacher
Nr. Collins died In 1851, while serving
a. circuit clerk. Sarah Burnett, nov
4, ceased, married Thomas Collins,
a prominent member OF the ST. 10
,pph bar for years, Who j. nov de.
ceased
rior TO the year lsj7, the town OF
oregon included two districts. known
- Fast and West, numbered resprc.
lively ~ and -, each being provided
with separate buildings. Ia lSj1 theS,
Two districts we're united aud a new
brick building was planned and com.
menced. Tie structure vas twenty
four 10y sixty feet, two stories higl
and Included four rooms aud I've
balls. This building was first occu
pied IN the fail uf lNj- by cyrus Cook
A. principal. q. ". i'ayless and Mrs
4 Cook a. assistants.
rfUf Cook was retained for Two "
more terms, after which the follow
tng were employed A. principals, =
" Collins. Nnrul Wa'rgu,. Green o.
uif.lrn. Daring the school year ui
l~ul.i Colonel Clarke Irvine was vfiu
Irirl.. assisted by Mr.. T.. W,Nl.
lW Iihrr uf Iur fr.ua ioNnsmiu. ID
! win a WcIiy, and Miss BETTE Collins,
nJA Mrs. Bunker, Of this city AZ.
ter hin the following for a hunter
% year, li.lrd In succession the posi-
ton " principal N.dh lIuismin
Rev Morrison, Thomas Miller ard
! G. Mcknight.
Mr. Miller taught IN ~ 49,. and
Niil. remains among Us. residing H.
Forest cry, aud las uassrd his four
Srpr" wears and l. IN exec lent health
only two rooms II the old brick build.
ing were occupied, Tor educational
work, aud one was devoted TO athlet.
icS, notably asNing on which the boys
tried 10 see which could 80 the high.
est Tie curriculum vas that OF that
day. Among tie pupils we're Ian.
T. Lewis, recorder, aud now de.
ceased; Alexander vanBuskirk, wis
Kennedy, Ella Kennedy, Ora Pink.
stpn Mathews, and I'd. Pink.
S,un, Ian and l'hilip Schultz,
a ice Hall Helen Lehmer, T.. T.
lieelef, Carrie Collins, Eda IN A Welty,
MiNS Ellen Sterrett, afterwards Mrs.
Moore BENNETT, Jonas Watson,
George bowman. John iIasness.
Andrew krcek, Ella Allen, and Neil
kunkel
TIE special school district Of ore.
vun "aS not est sblishrd until Aug
ust, lN'h At that time the statutes
provided that towns and cities might
organize as special districts upon petit.
tition Of twelve free holders, asking
that an election he held for that pur.
pose, and II majority Of the tax pay
Ing citizens voted In favor Of such
action, then HE special district should
he created, The petition asking for
this election was signed by:
Levi Thompson, WIN. Rlskins,
David Foster, q. NJ. Edison,
Samuel Watson, NJ. Lehmer,
NJ. kyger, Clarke Irvine,
Jno. q. Cottrell, InO, T. Mcknight :,
Isaac llullinger, NJ Sayille,
!. u, &. Curtis, Stephen blanchard,
", T. Conley, u, Murphy,
Samuel Stuckey, Jno, Mes,
I, u. Parrish, VIM. kaucher,
Horace Cooper, WIN, Hawkins,
A, !, Castle, Geo, Wolf,
u, |. Allen, W. Is, Davis,
q, " Burr, Peter Rush,
Daniel David, :. T., Jewell,
5. II. Whitmer,. Adam Klippel,
u. i. Ruley, ID. w. Reed,
T.. NanBuskirk.
The election was held on the 18TH
of August, 1863, and a majority Of