No. 1. eight mills; No. 2, twelve mills; No. 3, fifteen mills; No. 4, none; No. 5, fifteen mills ; No. 6, twenty-five mills ; No. 7, fifteen mills; No. 8, fifteen mills; No. 9, none; No. 10, fifteen mills; Nos. 11 and 12, none; No. 13, twenty-five mills.

There seems to have been a break in the numbering of districts at this time for several numerals are missing. Of the remaining districts, No. 26, had seventeen and one-half mills ; No. 24, had twenty mills ; Nos. 14 and 25 had twenty-two mills; and Nos. 13, 15, 21, 22, 27 and 31 had twenty-five mills.

First Teachers' Certificates The first record of certificates issued was on October 17, 1885. On that date John M. Linn received certificate number one; W. C.

to the extent of $6.42 per district ; the balance was distributed according to the school population at the rate of 64c per pupil. There were 686 pupils in the county.

The apportionment of the following January was $778.45, which gave each district $8.48, and distributed 85c per pupil. The school census of 1886 showed 360 bovs and 326 girls.

The Schools Today

In 1920 report there is shown in Sheridan county a total of 116 districts. Ninety-two of these are housed in frame school houses, five in brick and four in stone or concrete. There are eight log and three sod school houses in the county, and all the houses are in fair condition.

There are 3108 pupils in Sheridan county, and 169 teachers, nine of whom are male and one hundred sixty female. The last state apportionment to the county was $4296.99. Four