At a meeting of the school board held Tuesday, the new school house was accepted.
It is a beautiful two-story brick structure, with a seating capacity of about two hundred, heated by steam and well ventilated. The brick used in its construction were made at Bemidji, and are of good quality and very durable. In the interior of the building every effort has been made for the convenience of the teachers and pupils. The walls are kalsomined in agreeable tints, and the blackboards will be of slate. The stairs are of oak and the floors are of hard wood. It is possible the board may make removal to the new school building at once, as the steam heating plant must be kept going. (Bemidji Weekly Pioneer, Dec 15, 1898)
This was the Central School.