Sawyer Co. School History - 
Preston School

 


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(Transcribed from the book "History of Education In Sawyer County, Wisconsin, 1902,"
pages 220 - 221)

Named after Isaac Preston who is the oldest resident of the neighborhood.  He and his family located here in 1883 and he has been a patron of the school since it was opened.

The frame school house was erected on the S. E. ¼ Section 33-41-9 during the fall of 1887 - C. C. Brown doing most of the carpenter work.

Terms of school have been maintained as follows:

JORDAN, Nellie C. - October 19, 1887 to March 30, 1888.
REILEY, Kitty - September 3 to November 22, 1888
REILEY, Kitty - September 2 to November 22, 1889
REILEY, Kitty - November 25, 1889 to February 21, 1890
WILLITS, Nella F. - May 26 to August 15, 1890
WILLITS, Nella F. - February 23 to May 22, 1891
SKEEDE, Lulu C. - June 8 to August 28, 1891
MAURICE, Kate - September 21 to December 9, 1891
JORDAN, Nellie C. - March 14 to June 3, 1892
JORDAN, Nellie C. - August 29 to December 15, 1892
JORDAN, Nellie C. - December 19, 1892 to February 10, 1893
FLAGG, Bessie - May 29 to August 11, 1893
JORDAN, Nellie C. - April 2 to July 20, 1894
BECK, Hilda - September 17 to December 7, 1894
McLAUGHLIN, Jennie - April 15 to July 5, 1895
HARRINGTON, Curtis L. - September 9 to November 30, 1895
SABEAN, Grace - April13 to July 3, 1896
HELLWEG, Elmer - September 14 to December 4, 1896
HELLWEG, Elmer - March 22 to May 14, 1897
HELLWEG, Elmer - September 13 to December 31, 1897
CATLIN, Alice - April 11 to July 1, 1898
SKOGSTAD, Lena J. - September 12 to December 9, 1898
SKOGSTAD, Lena J. - May 1 to June 23, 1899
SKOGSTAD, Lena J. - September 11 to December 29, 1899
SKOGSTAD, Lena J. - April 2 to Jun 22, 1900
BIEGLER, Ada Grace - October 15, 1900 to February 1, 1901
BIEGLER, Ada Grace - February 4 to June 21, 1901
Ada Grace BIEGLER has been employed to teach this school during the coming school year (1902).