Source: Jackson County Sentinal, 05 Feb 1874 (Very hard to read)
Sub. District No. 1, Butler township -- Miss Lettie Burk, teacher; no. of terms taught, 3; whole number of pupils enrolled, 35; ranking scholars -- Dennis Donovan, Miss Hannah Donovan, Miss Lizzie Burk, Richard Donovan.
Sub. District No. 2, Butler township -- Miss Mary Noonan, teacher; number of terms taught, 10; whole number of pupils enrolled, 26; ranking scholars -- Miss Ellen Crotty, Miss Ellen Noonan, David Crotty, John Henneberry.
Sub. District No. 3, Butler township -- Mr. W. W. Quigly teacher; number of terms taught, 12; whole number of pupils enrolled, 56; ranking scholars -- James Curran, Thomas O'Connor; Miss Bridget Ward, Miss Hannah Collins.
Sub. District No. 4 -- Miss Mary Burk, teacher; number of terms taught, 8; whole number of pupils enrolled, 39; ranking scholars -- Miss Elisa Kyle, Miss Catharine Bull (Buil?), Philip Grace.
Sub. District No. 7, South Fork township -- Mr. J. F. Garretson, teacher; number of terms taught 14; whole number of pupils enrolled, 39; ranking scholars -- Oscar Edwards, Marshall Davis, Miss Esther Ellis, Miss Emma Davis.
Sub. District No. 9, South Fork township -- Miss Hannah Hubbard, teacher; number of terms taught, 1; whole number of pupils enrolled, 21; ranking scholars -- Miss Ida Morehead, Edna Morehead, Leroy Springer, Martha Kaler.
Sub. District No. 8, South Fork township -- Miss Nettie Hamilton, teacher; number of terms taught, 8; while number of pupils enrolled, 25; ranking scholars -- Ida Gee, Robert Tult (Taft?) Miss Florence Gee, Emina Anderson.
Sub. District No. 2, Maquoketa township -- Mr. J. D. Wilson, teacher; number of terms taught 1; whole number of pupils enrolled, 51; ranking scholars -- Albert Rice, Ronella Rice, Albert Wenuch (Wennch ?)Emmit Tubbs.
GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT: Room 2, J. H. Orcutt, Principal; No. of Scholars Enrolled 45; No. Scholars Blonging, 42; Average Daily Attendance, 40
NINETH GRADE -- A CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Mary Campbell, Blancha Laku and Burg. Brown.
EIGHTH GRADE -- B CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- E. Willis, Joseph Milner, Kate Hubbard, Mary Hitchcock and S. Ralston.
SEVENTH GRADE -- C CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- John Milner, Chas. Green and Chas. Waterman.
SIXTH GRADE -- D CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Katie Ralston, Fannie Chmulik and Frank Clough.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT -- ROOM 1: Emery Shattuck, Teacher; No. Scholars Enrolled ?5; No. Scholars Belonging, ?2; Average Daily Attendanc, ?0.
FIFTH GRADE -- A CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Eva Milner, Eugene Standard and Scott Cooper.
FOURTH GRADE -- B CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Mettie Teepid, Mary Stanks, Samuel Sumner and Fred Green.
THIRD GRADE -- C CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- David Shirk, Burt Dye and Frank Ralston.
SECOND GRADE -- D CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Dal. Atkinson and Bu?? Bristol.
FIRST GRADE -- F CLASS: Ranking Scholars -- Hattie Updegraft and Lettie Green.
ROLL OF HONOR: The Roll of Honor contains the names of those who have not been absent or tardy during the month.
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT: Mary Campbell, Chas. Cass, Harvey Durgan, Kate Hubbard, Ellen Hitchcock, Geo. Hunt, Joseph Milner, Blanche Mishler, S. Ralston, Katie Ralston, Mary Shirk, Samuel Shirk, Ed. Willis, Mary Hitchcock.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT: Nettie Clough, Clara Green, Lettie Green, Ida Hitchcock, Dal. Atkinson, Burt Bristol, Joseph Baris, Emmett Baria, Scott Cooper, Alva Cooper, Burt Dye, Fred Green, Willie Hitchcock, Geo. Lamotte, Duane McCarty, Jacob Shirk, David Shirk, Eugene Stoddard, Eleanor Updegraft.