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FIRST SCHOOL BUILDING
BUILT IN FARNAM


This picture was taken in the early '90's and shows the first school building which was erected in Farnam, which was built in the year of 1889, and stood where the Stebbin's hotel is now. When the building was built which is now the Stebbin's hotel, this building was moved and is today part of the Ralston property, where Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Ledwich are now living.
We have had several look over the pupils pictured in this group and most of them have been identified. According to those who looked this group over the following have been identified:
Back row, left to right: Jennie Grooms, teacher, Laura Clark, Mayme Garven-Ainlay, Lois Hayden-Martin, Pearl Caley-Ainlay, Ada Kitchen-Puderbaugh, Pansy Dunton-Menke, Lillian
Rolph-Ainlay, Harry Kitchen, Chas. Hartwell, Herb Hartwell, Fred Baker, Cliff Baker, Lester Kitchen, Geo. Foote, above, Chas. Wood, above, Bessie Grooms, Maude Grooms, Floy Caley-Thompson, Grace Wood-McNickle, Harry McNickle, Howard Whetstone.
Second row from back, Claude David, Fred Crow, Fern Squires, Ella Squires, Ethel Kitchen, next four were not identified, Nona Stilley, Hazel Moyer, Ethel Barton, Edna Barton, Bert Barton, Earl Crow.
Front row, left to right: Lena Tonne, Minnie Tonne, Bess Wood-Tisdell, Maggie Garven, next four were not identified, Tom Garven, Allen Wood, Allen Divoll, Omar Kitchen, one not identified, Sidney Dunham, Clarence Balser, Bert Baker, Dan McNickle, Albert Tomme.
1886 1936

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