Nancy McKee, mother of Mrs. Eva Mouser, was the first teacher in this school. She received 10 or 12 dollars per month salary and "boarded around." as it was called with the different families in the district a week at a time.

 The second school building was a frame one located on the site of the school which was in use in 1940. This was a frame building erected in 1864. It was very plain with the long home made benches, painted board for blackboard, sheep skin erasers, and noisy slates. For the fifty or sixty pupils who were enrolled here during a school year, one bucket and tine dipper served all for drinking purposes. The wafer in the bucket was changed twice a day, and pupils usually became quite thirsty during school hours.

 The story of how Prairie Flower received its name is Very interesting. It is said that a group of campers, perhaps a family on their way west to find a new home, stopped over night at this school To them it looked so muck like a flower

 sitting alone in the vast prairie that they caned it "Prairie Flower." They wrote the name on the blackboard with a piece of keel and it remained there until the board was repainted.

 A mile south of the school stood the Booth home, known to many as the "Bell House." It is said that is was nicknamed ibis because of the dinner bell the Booth's had. It was the only such bell in this section, and said to be the first bell cast west of the Mississippi.

 Some of the early teachers were Nancy McKee (1864); Alpharetta Campbell (1866); Lida Booth (1871); T. C. MaughIin (1872); Nettie Robertson (1873); Martha Crawford (1873); Emma Runyon (1873); Mary J. Smith (1875); Joseph Booth (1876); Mattie Thrasher; Amanda Johnson, Viola Donahey (1883); Com Knupp (1885); Lizzie Eckels (1890).

 Five Booth girls and one Booth boy attend this school and taught here. The were Luna (1888). Viola, Eva, Esther and Joe. Three generations of Booth's attended this school and no other district school. They were W D. Booth, his son, and in 1941 the grandson of Mr. Booth was attending Prairie Flower.

  In July 1882 it was decided that a new school was needed in this district A

  contract was entered into between Wm: Caldwell, president and WID. Oldfield carpenter. The school which was to cost $198 was to be presented to the school board October 20, 1882 "in a substantial workman like manner and to be delivered to WID. Caldwell free from any lien. "

  The contract also stated "said Wm. Oldfield will be paid $25 when foundation is finished, $50 when ready for plaster, remainder $123.50 when said house is finished and delivered."

  The president at this time was Wm. Caldwell, secretary P. J. Booth and treasurer J. W. Baker.

  The third., building was used for church services when the church building  burned in 1925.       .

  In 1904 it was still remembered by some of the former pupils the time when someone put a skunk in the teachers desk. The culprit was not apprehended, but the school was dismissed for the remainder of  the day.

  These names are a few of the families who sent children to this school: Booths, Caldwells, Ezra Smiths, Byers, Runnells, Rittenhouse, Pages, Hites, Bakers, Hoeckers. Caynes, Threshers, Simpson and Clendennings.

  The teacher in 1940-'41 was Mildred Thatcher, the pupils were Harold Hall, Leonard Booth, Stanley Jarrard, Junior Turnipseed, Lorene Booth, Phyliss Hall, Richan1 Anderson, Douglas Fuhr and Donna Cave.