The Oakes Times from Oakes, North Dakota • 59

THE intelligence and moral status of a community is usualty well estimated from the amount of interest manifested in the public schools. From the earliest period of its existence Oakes has maintained a good school system. The building is of brick and is situated at a commanding point in the eastern part of the It has a a steam heated and is a the modern conveniences that the city sewer and waterworks a walks have been laid all around the building and a nice line of shade trees planted which in a few years a a a value of the property. The first school building, which is shown on another page, was erected in 1887. That JOHN H.

COULTER, president of the board of education, was born at Whitby, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 21, i860 educated in Muskegon high school married to Miss Ollie H. Wilson of Whitby, Aug. 10, 1882 J. H.

COULTER The Public School System of Oakes THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING OF OAKES has two sons, Claude and Wilson came to Dakota in 1879, first settling in Spink county, in what is now South Dakota came to Oakes in 1891 and has since been engaged in buying grain has been grainbuyer for At- J. B. ANDREWS served the pupils of the district until about four years ago when a wing was built of brick and the frame structure of the old building brick veneered and remodeled throughout. give herewith a picture and short biography of each member of the board of education: Two years ago another wing was added, which is shown in the accompanying cut. The building sits about in the center of a half block, which belongs to the school.

About $14,000 have already been expended in the property. The members of the present board of education are: J. H. Coulter, president J. B.

Andrews, A. G. Ramharter, A. F. Klein and J.

W. Bush. W. S. Wickersham is clerk of the board.

We are pleased to antic Elevator at Norway Spur for past four years city marshal for several years elected to board of education in 1897 elected chairman to succeed Dr. Boardman owns residence on corner Fifth and Cedar streets. A. G. RAMHARTER.