October 15, 1908 Monday was a good day, a little dusty, but otherwise an ideal October day. It was the day of the school election. Votes for school bonds – 113, votes against – 16, defective ballots – 4, total votes – 133.
October 19, 1908 Football game Friday P.M. Colo and Maxwell (Colo news). (Insert 2003: These are the first notes we have noticed on adjoining towns playing football.)
October 22, 1908 W. W. Ballard, principal and E. A. Biesnecker, high school teacher. Enrollment: Grade 12 = 2, Grade 11 = 7, Grades 9 and 10 = 28. Grammar department = 35, Emma Grove, teacher. Intermediate = 33, Miss Brooke, teacher. Primary = 36, Lena Burney, teacher. Total tuition students = 23.
October 22, 1908 Public Notice. Truancy Law – any child 7 to 14 years shall attend public, private, or parochial school for at least 16 school weeks in each school year. Any person violating these regulations shall be charged with violation of Truancy Law. Fines are $3 to $20 for each offense.
October 29, 1908 The school board met and passed resolution issuing the $14,000, 5% bonds and floating them.
November 5, 1908 John Lafferty husked 140 bushels of corn one day last week, on reliable authority. He did his own chores morning and evening of that day. (Insert 2003: There have been periodic fall school work vacations for children to help with picking corn. 140 bushels of corn x 75 to 80 ears per bushel = 10,500 to 11,200 ears of corn to throw into the wagon box and then scoop into the corn crib.)
December 18, 1908 (Friday evening) High School play, “Meet Mr. Bob ” – comedy. Cast of high school students: Leon Cooper, Willie Pritchard, Myrtle Ball, Lee Carver, Clara Dolph, Mattie Hattery, and Blanche Soper. Admission – adults .25, children .15.
December 24, 1908 This is the regular meeting last Monday night, the question of a schoolhouse site was brought before the meeting. On motion it was carried by a majority the board purchase the three full acres immediately east of Haley residence and pay therefore the sum of $1,100 as per proposition submitted, the same to be used for the schoolhouse site.
January 21, 1909 In this issue is the notice asking for bids for erection of the new schoolhouse. The site is a prominent elevation with natural drainage on the sides, and is well suited to show the noble proportions of the building whose size will be 61 by 65 ft. two stories and basement. The rooms will be adapted for high school and grade work. There will be 8 rooms (not counting basement rooms) and by the aid of folding doors, allowing rooms to be opened together, a large auditorium will be assured for lectures, school plays, and other gatherings of a scholastic or public character. The whole will be heated by steam. Everything will be modern and in conformity with sanitary requirements. The plumbing and sewage will be considered important features. By Feb. 23 the contracts will be let and soon thereafter the work of the building will begin.