FIRST LESTER SCHOOLHOUSE BUILT IN 1892

There were one hundred and twenty-nine school-houses valued at $90,500. One hundred and eighty-six examined for certificates. Eight persons held state license. There were twenty-six rooms in the graded schools; viz; Rock Rapids, ten, Larchwood, three, Lester, two, Inwood, two, George, two, Little Rock, two. Doon, three and Alvord, two.