Tokio School Events
The land for Tokio School and Church was donated by E.T. Merideth as long as it was used for School and Church purposes.
Photo and information donated by : Carlene Denton
1909
TRANSCRIBED BY : TINA EASLEY
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January 6, 1909 - Paragould Daily Press
JIMMIE SIMS, DAVE BEAVERS , REPORTERS
BERTIE WILLIFORD , TEACHER
THIS IS THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL SINCE VACATION AND ALL SEEM TO HAVE ALMOST FORGOTTEN ABOUT OLD SANTA CLAUS BY THIS TIME .
SEVERAL NEW PUPILS HAVE ENTERED SCHOOL SINCE CHRISTMAS AMONG THEM BEING RHODES DOWLER , RUTH , LEO AND WALTER SANFORD AND DAVE AND ADA BEAVERS.
OUR PRIMARY HISTORY CLASS HAS COMPLETED THE BOOK AND IS NOW REVIEWING IT.
FOUR OF THE SECOND GRADE PUPILS HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO THE THIRD GRADE.
THE FOURTH GRADE ARITHMETIC CLASS THINKS IT HAS LEARNED HOW TO FIND THE NUMBER OF CUBIC FEET IN A WAGON BY NOW.
MR. DOWLER HAS RECENTLY MOVED TO MR. THOMPSON'S PLACE , AND HIS SON RHODES HAS ENTERED OUR SCHOOL.
MRS. BOB GOSSETT AND CHILDREN ARE VISITING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN ILLINOIS.
J.N. MERIDETH , WHO MOVED FROM TOKIO LAST SUMMER TO MARMADUKE , HAS BEEN VERY ILL FOR SOME TIME, BUT WE ARE GLAD TO LEARN THAT HE IS SOME BETTER NOW.
OUR TEACHER WAS THROWN FROM HER HORSE MONDAY EVENING BUT WE ARE GLAD TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - NOVEMBER 18, 1909
L.C. BROOKS , JIMMIE SIMS - REPORTERS
MISS BERTIE WILLIFORD - TEACHER
AFTER A FEW WEEKS VACATION WE ARE ENJOYING ANOTHER GOOD TERM OF SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 30 PUPILS .
THIS IS THE FOURTH TERM OUR TEACHER HAS BEEN WITH US.
ELMER SANFORD CALLED FOR HIS CHILDREN MONDAY WHEN IT WAS RAINING . AND HE PRESENTED US WITH A SHORT TALK ON THE VALUE OF TIME .
WILL THOMPSON AND WIFE AND LITTLE DAUGHTER VERA , VISITED FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN CAMPBELL, MO. LAST WEEK.
MRS. TOM SIMS IS VERY ILL THIS WEEK.
MISS PEARL PARKER RECEIVED SERVERE INJURIES FROM A FALL LAST SUNDAY , BUT IS REPORTED BETTER.
MRS. HASTY AND LITTLE DAUGHTER PEARL OF POPLAR BLUFF , ARE VISITING HER PARENT MR. AND MRS. DOWEL OF THIS VICINITY. LITTLE MISS PEARL IS WITH US IN SCHOOL AND WE HOPE NOT TO LOSE HER.
MISSES EDITH THOMPSON AND JIMMIE SIMS WENT DRIVING , SUNDAY.
CHARLIE BLAND HAS RECENTLY MOVED INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
G.C. MERIDITH HAS MOVED INTO HIS HOUSE HE RECENTLY BUILT.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - NOVEMBER 26, 1909
L.C. BROOKS , FLOSSIE MERIDETH - REPORTERS
MISS BERTIE WILLIFORD , TEACHER
AMONG THE NEW PUPILS TO ENTER SCHOOL THIS WEEK WERE HER AND ELZIE THOMAS . CHARLIE AND JESSIE COMBS AND BURLIE BURKETT.
MISS EDITH THOMPSON SPENT SUNDAY AT RECTOR.
GEORGE MERIDETH AND FAMILY SPENT SUNDAY AT THE HOME OF MARCUS WILLIFORD AT MARMADUKE. IT WAS MR. WILLIFORD'S BIRTHDAY AND HE WAS GIVEN A SUPRISE DINNER IN HIS HONOR.
DAN REYNOLDS WENT WITH A HUNTING PARTY TO MARKED TREE LAST WEEK. HE REPORTS GOOD LUCK , EIGHT DEER BEING KILLED.
WILL SIMS HAS RECENTLY MOVED INTO HIS NEW HOUSE.
TULAR THOMAS AND NEELY SWINDLE ARE ABSENT THIS WEEK ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS.
MISS JENNIE SIMS IS OUT OF SCHOOL THIS WEEK.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - DECEMBER 3, 1909
TOKIO SCHOOL
L.C. BROOKS , FLOSSIE MERIDITH - REPORTERS
MISS BERTIE WILLIFORD - TEACHER
THE MORRIS AND LAMBERT CHILDREN ENTERED SCHOOL MONDAY AND INCREASED OUR ENROLLMENT TO FIFTY .
THE LITTLE SON OF MACK THOMPSON IS VERY SICK.
WHILE CLEARING LAND LAST WEEK ELBERT NEWSOM CUT A TREE WHICH FELL ON HIS UNCLE'S DOG . IN TRYING TO SAVE THE DOG'S LIFE IT BIT HIM ON THE HAND ALMOST SEVERING HIS THUMB.
MILL HANDS ARE VERY SCARCE HERE . THE MILL WAS FORCED TO SHUT DOWN SEVERAL DAYS LAST WEEK.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOYED A SINGING AT MR. DROPE'S SATURDAY NIGHT.
TALAR THOMAS IS VERY ILL WITH PNEUMONIA. WE HOPE SHE WILL SOON RECOVER AND WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.
DAVE GOSSETT AND NEELY SWINDLE ARE ABSENT TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - DECEMBER 10, 1909
TOKIO SCHOOL
SYLVIA FITCH , FLOSSIE MERIDITH - REPORTERS
MISS BERTIE WILLIFORD - TEACHER
MR. MITCHELL SOLD HIS PLACE TO MR. MORRIS . MRS. JAQUES IS HERE FROM ST. LOUIS VISITING HER DAUGHTER PEARL .
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