The first teachers' institute in Sioux county convened July twentieth, eighteen ninetyone and continued ten days. Professor N. E. Leach and wife were the instructors. The teachers in attendance were : Sarah Parsons. Minnie Smith. Will H. Davis, Eva E. Conner, Ben B. Smith. J. H. Newlin, Elsie Merriam. A. P. Babcock, Mabel Robinson, Minnie Crane, Anna Kirbey, Myrtle Zimmerman, Mrs. Sarah Shaw, Mrs. Ella Newlin, Alice Thomas, Mrs. Sadie Gilles. Mrs. J. W. Smith, and Lilly Thomas.

Of these, there were five who had one hundred per cent perfection in attendance, promptness and standing. Of these five, two, namely. Will H. Davis and Elsie Merriam were later county superintendents, and one, J. H. Newlin is editor of Sioux county's only newspaper.

HISTORY OF WESTERN' NEBRASKA

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Box Butte county, Dawes county and Sioux count}' now unite in a teachers' institute, which is held at Chadron, the home of the state normal. In June, nineteen twenty, thirty-nine teachers from Sioux count}- were in attendance.

The Harrison schools today have the following teachers: Sadie Trumm, first and second grades: Nell Osborn, the third and fourth; Genevieve Reece, the fifth and sixth, and Mary Bonsall, the seventh and eighth.

In the county high school, Edgar Wright is superintendent: May Conn, domestic science: Roy J. W. Ely, agriculture and manual training, and Mrs. Ely, business instruction, typing, etc.

Seventeen districts in the county have bonded debt, only two of which levy more than ten mills for the sinking fund. Seven districts have a building fund with none over ten mills. The levy for the county high is eight mills, and the total county levy for other purposes is twelve and one-tenths mills, and the total county levy for other purposes is twelve and one-tenth mills. Harrison village has a levy of fifty mills for all purposes.