Report Card from Pine Grove Public School

Report of Charley Ferguson
In class A
For term ending 1895

Teacher: Susie C Hinds

Signed on back by D. S. Ferguson & M. I. Ferguson

PROGRAM
Graduating Exercises of Willow Springs High School.
1905
Baptist Church, Friday, April 7, 8 p.m.

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Invocation, Rev. A. J. May

Duet Maude Preston and Maude Harrington

Essay "Moral Duties" C. Vosberg

Recitation, "Rabbi Ben Levi," Elmer Abernathy

Vocal solo, Andy Harrington

Essay, "Good Nature," Maude Switzer

Recitation, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine", Mable O'Bannon

Instrumental Music

Essay, "Pluck," Archie Anderson

Address, "Honesty and Energy," J. C. Jadwin

Delivering of Diplomas

Quartette, Elihue Rowands, Andy Harrington,
Otto Gooch and Nolan Wilton

Admission 10c, to meet necessary expenses. Money in excess of
to go to school library. J. C. Jadwin, Prin.

Willow Springs, Mo
April 15, 1902

Mr. Ferguson, Pres. of School Board,

I withdraw my application for the Pine Grove school.

Respectfully
Lottie Slusser.

Written on scrap of paper:

Committee on Decorate
Nettie Palmer Mary Pruitt
Tenny Ferguson Winnie Wilkinson
Edna Styles E. C. Ferguson

Committee on Program
Capt. Wilkinson Miss May Howell
Russell Burnett Sam Howell
Mrs. Styles

Time - Sat. Sept 30, 1893

Place - New School house

Handwritten Form dated Nov 28 1900 at Sterling, Howell Co, Mo

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To the Bord of Directors of Pine Grove School Dist of Willow Springs township,

This is to certify that we the undersigned Citizens of Sterling & Vacinity ar all agreed in having a school at Sterling Howell Co Mo in house on SW 1/4 of Section 2, TS 27 R10 said house built by E. Bones.

I. T. Hollingsworth D. W. Hadley
Geo. W. Bowers J. C. Macy
Harry (his mark) Scott R. P. Garretts
Harry (his mark) Pane E. E. Ellis
Harry Scott Jr. C. R. Justice
J. A. Johnson B. T. Christy
H. T. Card T. J. Burnidge
T. W. Alabaugh I. K. Moore
H. A. Hockett C. O. Ganse

(Each person has signed their own name, excepting two, who made their mark.)

Envelope post marked August 29, 1888
From: SOUTH MISSOURI LAND CO., Land Department, Kansas City, Mo
To: C. J. Trowbridge, Assistant Treasurer, Willow Springs, Mo

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THIS INDENTURE Made this 29th day of December 1887 by and between H. H. Hunnewell and Isabella P. Hunnewell, his wife, Nathaniel Thayer, (formerly Nathaniel Thayer, Jr.) and Pauline R. Thayer, his wife, and Charles Merriam and Helen Merriam, his wife, of the County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, parties of the first party, and School District Number One (1) of Township Number Twenty Seven (27) North of Range Number Ten (10) West of the County of Howell and State of Missouri party of the second part, WITNESSETH;

That said parties of the first part in consideration of the sum of Five Dollars, to them in hand paid by said party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have Granted, Bargained, Sold and Conveyed, and do hereby Grant, Bargain, Sell and Convey to said party of the second part, its heirs and assigns the following described real estate, situate, lying and being in the County of Howell and State of Missouri, to wit:

In the North East quarter of the North West quarter of Section Number Twenty Seven (27) in Township Number Twenty Seven (27) North of Range Number Ten (10) West of the Fifth principal meridian, and Beginning at a point Six Hundred and Sixty (660) feet west of the South East Corner of said North East quarter of North West quarter, Thence West on quarter, quarter section line Four Hundred and fifteen (415) feet, Thence North Two Hundred and Ten (210) feet, Thence East Four Hundred and fifteen (415) feet, Thence South Two Hundred and ten (210) feet to place of beginning, containing Two (2) acres, be the same more or less.

John H Emmet, Notary Public in the County of Jackson, State of Missouri, attests on December 31, 1887, that George H. Nettleton appeared before him personally on behalf of the 6 parties and signed as Attorney in Fact for them.



WARRANTY DEED from the Hunnewells, the Thayers and The Merriams to the School District is filed for record April 23 1888 at 11:00 AM in book S, page 416 by T. B. Carmical, Recorder, which he certified to on May 4, 1888, at West Plains, Howell Co, Missouri.

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