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Lemmon School Board plans new temporary school building
Lemmon South Dakota September 7 1908 the school board discussed securing temporary quarters and voted to construct a 24 by 40 foot two room building on the northeast corner of court house block. They approved furniture purchases from the American Seating Company and elected teachers including Miss Jewel Cutler Miss Pearl Marvin and Miss Verna Ione Jewel later replaced by Miss Anna Bowlus. The board also addressed water supply for fire protection and considered issuing warrants to raise 8000 for a new water system. A Fire Department was organized with Wm Nesbit as chief and a fundraising drive yielding about 800 in donations.
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Lemmon School
Lemmon
Court House Block
D. D. Getmar
Logan Berry
American Seating Company of
Chicago
D. D. Getman
F. A. Finch
Jewel Cutler
S. D
Pearl Marvin
Verna Ione Jewel
Business Men’s Club
Tire Fighting Company
the Lemmon Fire Department
Wm. Nesbit
W.L. Hale
Fred A. Leavitt
Nesbit
E. S. Garvey
C. C. Siderius
Court House Square
Fire Department