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.

Mrs. Fred Meyers, the present efficient county superintendent, assisted the compiler in collaborating the data, in this story of the Sioux county schools, which work is much appreciated.

The Churches

Rev. J. A. Scamahorn, the pioneer minister of Gordon, was the first ordained minister to hold services in Sioux county, so far as we have been able to learn. He followed the building of the railroad to Summit, now Harrison.

True, there were services held in the homes of the county, and possibly at Fort Robinson, prior to that time. It is known that the first services held in the county, outside of those of which we find no record, at the fort, were on the Niobrara river at Agate, or the Graham ranch.

Mrs. Katherine Graham, wife of Doctor Graham, who located the ranch in eighteen seventy-eight, called the few neighbors and the cowboys together and held services at regular intervals after that date.

Reverend J. H. Skinner in eighteen eighty-eight came to Harrison and preached in a building on Main street where the Lowry hotel is now situated, until the first Methodist church was built. Reverend J. F. Lusk occupied the Methodist pulpit in eighty-nine and ninety. E. E. Rorick followed, and then W. C. Glasner. In ninetythree Reverend J. W. (Wick) Kendall assumed the charge. He was followed by Chas.