Sale of Caledonia, Watterson & Saltzman Country Schools 1960

VAN WINKLE, HIGHTSHOE, OWENS, MILLER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/27/2012 at 17:01:12

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 15, 1960

Caledonia No. 2 School
Lotts Creek Township

Three rural schools in the Mount Ayr Community school district were sold Saturday at public auction for $697. Lotts Creek No. 2 (Caledonia) was sold to Orville Van WINKLE for $147; Lotts Creek No. 5 (Watterson) was purchased by Ted HIGHTSHOE for $200, and Poe No. 6 (Saltzman) went to Sam ADAMS for $350.00. Dennis OWENS was the auctioneer and Kermit MILLER served as clerk.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012