Teachers and Salaries at Yelm, 1888-1899
Introduction: The state archives in Olympia, Washington, contain some records from the early years of public schools in Yelm. The following information regarding teachers and their salaries is taken from those records. The dollar amount was the monthly salary of the teachers. Contracts were usually for three month school sessions.
1888-1889 Emma Mythaler Oliver
1-6-1891 Amelia Dittman $33.33
9-7-1891 Amelia Dittman 33.33
11-30-1891 Amelia Dittman 33.33
9-5-1892 Anna I. Bullock 30.00
1-9-1893 James Keho 45.00
10-9-1893 Fred J. Brown 42.00
10-1-1894 Emma Melvin 35.00
1-6-1896 Lizzie Waddell
10-6-1896 J. M. Keko
10-14-1897 D.G. Cruikshank 33.33
10-17-1898 Jane A. Tribbults 35.00
3-31-1899 Minnie F. Hawk 35.00
10-9-1899 Minnie F. Hawk 35.00