Monroe County - 1909

The elementary school division of the Monroe City Public Schools opened Sept. 13 with an enrollment of 183. The high school opened the previous week with 105 students on its rolls.

Ed L. Bush and Miss Anna Robinson were married Sept. 12.

Ray Jett enrolled in William Jewell College, Liberty.

Frank Grimm accepted a position as clerk in the W.H. Moss Drug Store.

A daughter was born Sept. 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sandifer, north of town.

There were four cases of typhoid in the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Preston.

J. M. Pike and son of Boulder, Colo., were visiting relatives in the  Monroe City and Indian Creek communities.

Miss Ethie Lewis enrolled in William Woods College, Fulton.