Miss Bessie Bray, married Frank Veidt

~Obituary Link

 Frank & Bessie were married on Sept 1, 1910, my grandmother (their daughter) was born Feb 8, 1912, and Bessie died Feb 2, 1913.  Grandma just passed away last year on Feb 18, 2007. Submitted by family descendant, Cyndi Taylor

LeMars Daily Sentinel, May 8, 1958
MISS ETHEL BRYANT, FORMER TEACHER HERE
DIES AT LINCOLN, NEB.

"She came to LeMars as a child, and attended the public schools and Normal school. She taught in the county rural school until her marriage Dec. 4, 1892, to Henry W. Darville." ~from her obituary

Claudia Crouch and Conrad Hauff were married in LeMars Oct. 2, 1901. They lived in a farm on Perry creek until they moved to Merrill in 1904." ~from her obituary

LeMars Sentinel, 18 Oct 1907, SENEY: Miss Kennedy went to Ireton Saturday where she will teach the Grammar grade in the Ireton school, during the teacher's absence of about two weeks. [Transcriber note: this is Miss Mae Irene Kennedy, the daughter of Miles Kennedy of Seney.]

LeMars Sentinel, 26 Jun 1908, SENEY: Miss Mae Kennedy closed her school in Grant township Friday and is attending summer school in LeMars.

Hawarden Independent, 13 Nov 1947: Obituary of Mrs. Bushby

LeMars Sentinel, Dec. 9, 1890

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)--Miss Maggie March is Sundaying with her parents. She is teaching school near Kingsley.

Laura Muffett....later became Mrs. Charles J. Darville.
~link to her teaching certificate/contract

Sioux County Herald
September 9, 1880

SENEY ITEMS.
The fall term of school began today with Miss Carrie Murphy, of LeMars, as
teacher.

Miss Bessie Robertson, later Mrs. Sylvan Locer

~link to her 1909 Teaching Certificate

~photo page link

LeMars Sentinel, April 21, 1911

SUNNY KNOLL:
Miss Bessie Robertson, the Breezy Hill school teacher, gave a fine play at the Root home to her friends before closing her school, and a delicious four course supper was served by Miss Robertson and Miss Root.

Note: I think this might be Elizabeth Ann "Bessie" Robertson Locer. She got married in June of 1911 and was a teacher in Washington township in May 1910. ~submitter, Bruce Atkinson

~From the above Sentinel article we see evidence that she was teaching in Portland township, Breezy Hill School, in the Spring of 1911--before her marriage in June.

Early pioneer teacher--was the mother of two later teachers, Misses Cleo Jones and Lola Jones. Click on Rosa's linked name for her obituary page.

"She attended schools in the county and Westmar College then known as the LeMars Normal school. She taught in rural schools before her marriage."

HINTON: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Ida C. Koenig and Miss Tina Schmidt from LeMars have been engaged by our directors to attend to the educational wants of our rising generation; for this winter, Miss Koenig will teach the Central school and Miss Schmidt the Melbourne school.

FREDONIA: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Maggie Rea and Mary Winslow are again at their post of duty as school teachers.

THE FIRST WARD SCHOOL

The writer had the privilege of visiting this school Wednesday in company
with Prof. E.N. Coleman. The building is the new one built last summer and
contains four very neat and attractive school rooms. Everything about the
building from the slate black boards down to the rubber pointed pointers,
are of the latest and most approved styles. Paddy Comisky attends to the
janitor work of the building and does his work well. The rooms are all
heated by hot water pipes, the furnace and heater for which are placed in
the well finished basement.

The room of Miss Emma Kehrburg was first visited. She has an enrollment of
forty-nine little folks, who are kept busy from morning until night and are
never allowed to tire. The little people appear to be making very rapid
progress.

The next room on the ground floor is taught by Miss Louden who was engaged
in listening to an exercise in grammar. In this room as well as the others
the pupils appeared to be interested in their studies and to be at work.

On the upper floor are Misses Powers and Smith both excellent teachers and doing fine work.

The people who have children to attend the Franklin street school may well
feel proud of the school building, of the teachers and of the children. Few
cities have any better conducted building or school throughout. It is a
great pleasure to Prof. Coleman as well as the teachers to have parents and
patrons visit the schools and see for themselves what is being done. It is
as well the duty of such parents and patrons, which is too often neglected.

PERSONAL.

Miss Grace Treat began her school in Preston last Monday.

ADAVILLE: Mr. Joe Eckerson is teaching in Liberty township in the Bauerly district.

LeMars Sentinel, Oct. 1, 1896

Adaville: Miss Otis will teach the Valley school this winter.

Hinton: The schools in Hinton and sub-district No. 4 will commence next Monday with Miss Frances M. Robinson and Mrs. Chas. Jones as teachers.

Potosia: We made a mistake in regard to schools last week. Miss Hattie Frost will teach the Reynolds school and Miss Madison the Montague school.

Hancock: School in district No. 1 commenced on the 21st. Miss Leitch, of Sioux City is teacher. School in No. 2 also commenced the same time, Miss Vanosdale, a cousin of John N. Pike, who recently came from the east, will teach in the new school house, said to be the best in Plymouth county outside of the high school building in LeMars. No. 3 was successful in getting Mary Harlan again. This school commenced on the 7th. Miss Maggie Kundert, of LeMars, also commenced her work in No. 4, on the 21st. She has taught this school for several years and has a foundation laid for much good in that district. Hancock proposes to be second to none on schools. Her people are getting to the front when they bid for good schools.

At the annual meeting of the school board on the 21st they re-elected Miss
Louise LaBerge as township treasurer and Chas. N. Norse as secretary again.

These two have made efficient officials and such are needed. The board
fixed the teachers' wages at 28, 33 and 36 dollars respectively.

O'Leary: School in district No. 2 commenced Monday.

LeMars Sentinel,

16 Jan 1899

SENEY: Miss Sadie Alderson has resigned her position as teacher of the Emery school. Miss Anna Daniels, of Maurice, has been employed to teach the balance of the term.

LeMars Sentinel, 12 Oct 1906

EVANSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Miss Kate Fritz, teacher in district No. 9, was unable to attend to her
school duties Friday on account of sickness.

LeMars Sentinel, 06 Sep 1907

MILLNERVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
School in district No. 6 opened Monday, September 2, with Miss Cora Havens, of Sioux City, as teacher.

~Note: This refers to Sioux No. 6 school

LeMars Sentinel
Friday, November 15, 1907

CRATHORNE: (Special Correspondence)

Miss Anna Strader returned from Sioux City, where she spent her vacation, and opened her school in Preston township last Monday. Her father, Samuel Strader, accompanied her to Crathorne and spent Sunday with Mrs. A.
Robertson.

~Obituary for Mrs. Anna Strader Gabel. "Thanks, Bruce Atkinson, for contributing this early teacher news item and obituary."

Teacher Resigns

   The school board of the Independent District of Remsen received the resignation of Miss Dorethea Lindemann last Monday night and it was accepted. Miss Lindemann has taught the school just the present term, three miles east of town, and it was with regret that the board acted on her resignation, but her mother is not in the best of health and Miss Lindemann felt that her help was needed at home and hence resigned. The board cheerfully recommends her as a good teacher and her services for the district have been entirely satisfactory. The board is now looking for another teacher to fill the vacancy and we hope that they manage to find one, but we understand that the teachers are very scarce at the present time.

STRUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Our school kids have two weeks vacation. The teachers, Miss Anna Keiffer and May Atkinson are spending their vacations at their homes in Remsen.

SUNNY KNOLL:
Miss Bessie Robertson, the Breezy Hill school teacher, gave a fine play at the Root home to her friends before closing her school, and a delicious four course supper was served by Miss Robertson and Miss Root.

Note: I think this might be Elizabeth Ann "Bessie" Robertson Locer. She got married in June of 1911 and was a teacher in Washington township in May 1910. ~submitter, Bruce Atkinson

~link to her 1909 Teaching Certificate, submitted by Tim Tone, a grandson

~link to a photo page picturing Miss Robertson and also a nice photo of her last school children group

Additional Note:  L.F. Root owned land (section 23) one mile north of the Breezy Hill School (section 25) – 1907 Atlas; Portland Township

Miss Hazel Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Parker, of this city, and Melvin P. Merritt, of Sioux Falls, S.D., were the principals in a quiet wedding which took place in Sioux City on Monday, May 7, at the residence of Rev. H.E. Hutchinson, pastor of the Methodist church, who performed the ceremony. The only witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Parker, parents of the bride. The wedding was a quiet affair on account of recent bereavement in the Parker family.

The bride is a popular young woman who has made her home here for several years and has been engaged in teaching school with success.

The bridegroom is employed with the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha Railway Company. He is a member of Company D, Fourth, South Dakota guards, and expects to be called out for service with his regiment at any moment. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt will make their home in Sioux Falls and left for that place on Tuesday evening.

SENEY: (from the same newspaper)

Miss Hazel Parker, former teacher in the school here, was married last Monday to Melvin Merritt, of Parker, South Dakota.