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District No. 6 was created in 1886 from parts of districts 2 and 5. The District

encompassed parts of Townships 29 and 30, Range 31 and 32 in northern

Jasper County. The school, known as Dixie School, was first located four miles

northeast of the town of Alba. In September 1886, a new schoolhouse was

built one mile north of Alba.  Dixie closed about 1920.

Uriah Smith Resigns

Uriah Smith who was recently elected representative by voters of the eastern district of

Jasper county has resigned his position of teacher of the Dixie school near Preston and

in his stead Miss Gertrude Etter of southeast of Jasper was named by the board.  Mr Smith

has hired a substitute for some time but did not resign until after the election.

The Jasper News, 26 Nov 1908

Miss Mary Curtis has been employed to teach the Dixie school this coming winter.

The Jasper News, 16 Jun 1910

There will be a pie supper at the Dixie school house next Wednesday night the 23rd.

Everybody invited with pies and pocketbooks.

The Jasper News, 17 Nov 1910.

Dixie School begins Monday with Miss Sylvia Delp of Carthage as teacher.

The Jasper News, 13 Sep 1917